UVV · Universal Corp /Va/
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Q1 FY27 earnings call · Aug 6, 2026TL;DR. Universal reported a sharply weaker first quarter (operating income down 93% to $2.3M and a net loss of $5.0M) as tobacco oversupply and customer purchase delays cut tobacco segment operating income to $3.5M from $35.7M and the ingredients segment swung to a $0.7M loss, though management maintained that full-year customer demand remains consistent with its sales plan and liquidity stayed strong at ~$1.1B.
- + Net debt declined about $52M year-over-year to slightly over $1B, with approximately $1.1B of available liquidity.
- + Interest expense fell $1.3M versus the prior-year quarter and is expected to be lower for the full year.
- + Management expects no large dark air-cured inventory write-downs this year as new sales and inventory management initiatives take hold.
- − Consolidated operating income fell 93% to $2.3M and the company swung to a $5.0M net loss versus $8.5M of net income a year ago.
- − Tobacco segment revenue dropped 13% and operating income fell to $3.5M from $35.7M as oversupply slowed customer buying.
- − Ingredients segment swung to a $0.7M operating loss from $1.7M of income, with management saying tangible improvements will take time.
- − Tobacco segment results included $4.4M of negative operating income variance from foreign currency movements.
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share (non-GAAP) non-GAAP | -$0.2 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
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| Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Universal Corporation (non-GAAP) non-GAAP | -$5M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
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| Adjusted operating income (non-GAAP) non-GAAP | $2.3M | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing | — |
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| Available liquidity | $1.1B | as of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Gross profit margin percentage | 15.9% | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Net Capitalization non-GAAP | $2.4B | as of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Net Debt non-GAAP | $1.01B | as of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Net Debt/Net Capitalization non-GAAP | 42% | as of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Tobacco sales prices | 6% | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Tobacco sales volumes | 9% | Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Uncommitted tobacco inventory levels | 24% | as of June 30, 2026 | — |
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Versus peers
Tobacco — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
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UVV
this stock
Universal Corp /Va/
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$1.06B | -19.1% | -1.3% | 55.9 | 8.2% |
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PM
Philip Morris International Inc.
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$296.88B | +18.7% | +7.3% | 27.4 | 0.9% |
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BTI
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
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$118.02B | -6.4% | — | — | 0.1% |
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MO
Altria Group, Inc.
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$115.85B | +18.9% | -3.1% | 14.6 | 2.3% |
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RLX
RLX Technology Inc.
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$2.05B | -27.0% | +50.3% | — | 0.8% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| UVV | +2.5% | -6.5% | -16.3% | +2.2% | -19.1% |
| SPY | +2.0% | +1.7% | +11.3% | +2.2% | +14.3% |
| vs SPY | +0.6% | -8.3% | -27.6% | +0.0% | -33.3% |
Capital returns
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.