Universal Corporation

$51.66 ▲ 0.54%
2026-04-21 10:04:01

Explore Universal Corporation stock price, valuation, financial statements, dividend history, analyst estimates, and long-term business fundamentals on StockSifting.

Market Cap
$1.3 B
Current Price
$51.66
52W High / Low
$67.33 / $49.96
Stock P/E
15.23
Book Value
$59.5
Dividend Yield
6.35%
ROCE
10.87%
ROE
6.97%
Face Value
EPS
$3.39
Exp Qtr EPS
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Tobacco
Employees
11,400
Beta
0.6
Debt / Equity
73.1
Current Ratio
2.91
Quick Ratio
1.55
Forward P/E
12.14
Price / Sales
0.46
Enterprise Value
$2.4 B
EV / EBITDA
8.48
EV / Revenue
0.83
Rating
None
Target Price
$78
EPS Forecast (FY)

Pros

  • Short-term liquidity looks comfortable.
  • Valuation is not stretched on P/E basis.
  • Meaningful dividend yield is available.

Cons

  • Return on equity is on the weaker side.
  • Net margin is relatively low.

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Quarterly Results

Figures shown in M / B

Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024
Sales861.29 M754.18 M593.76 M702.28 M937.19 M
Operating Profit82.66 M67.65 M34.94 M42.76 M104.08 M
Net Profit33.25 M34.17 M8.5 M9.34 M59.64 M
EPS in Rs1.331.370.340.372.39

Profit & Loss

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Sales2.95 B2.75 B2.57 B2.1 B
Operating Profit243.37 M225.53 M181.07 M168.24 M
Net Profit95.05 M119.6 M124.05 M86.58 M
EPS in Rs3.814.84.983.47

Balance Sheet

Figures shown in M / B

2025202420232022
Total Assets2.99 B2.94 B2.64 B2.59 B
Total Liabilities1.49 B1.46 B1.2 B1.2 B
Equity1.46 B1.44 B1.4 B1.34 B
Current Assets2.16 B2.1 B1.8 B1.75 B
Current Liabilities750.16 M711.36 M441.99 M518.72 M

Cash Flow

Last available yearly cash flow history

2025202420232022
Operating CF326.97 M-74.63 M-10.56 M44.88 M
Investing CF-58.82 M-60 M-50.35 M-142.66 M
Financing CF-63.23 M125.67 M38.95 M-16.76 M
Free CF264.37 M-140.65 M-65.23 M-8.32 M
Capex-62.6 M-66.01 M-54.67 M-53.2 M

5Y Margin & Growth History

Last 5 year derived history from yfinance annual statements

2025202420232022
Revenue Growth %7.23%6.96%22.16%
Earnings Growth %-20.53%-3.59%43.29%
Profit Margin %3.22%4.35%4.83%4.12%
Operating Margin %8.26%8.21%7.05%8%
Gross Margin %18.62%19.5%17.83%19.44%
EBITDA Margin %9.96%10.5%9.67%10.58%

Dividend & Split History

Latest dividend and stock split events stored from yfinance

Dividend History

Ex DateDividend
2026-01-12$0.82
2025-10-10$0.82
2025-07-14$0.82
2025-04-14$0.81
2025-01-13$0.81
2024-10-11$0.81
2024-07-08$0.81
2024-04-05$0.8
2024-01-05$0.8
2023-10-05$0.8
2023-07-07$0.8
2023-04-06$0.79
2023-01-06$0.79
2022-10-06$0.79
2022-07-08$0.79
2022-04-08$0.78
2022-01-07$0.78
2021-10-07$0.78
2021-07-09$0.78

Stock Splits

No stock split history available.

Shareholding Pattern

Shares and value shown in M / B

Holder Name Type Shares Value % Out Report Date
GLOBAL X FUNDS-Global X SuperDividend U.S. ETF Mutual Fund 0.27 M $14.32 M 0.01% 2026-02-28
iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF Mutual Fund 1.5 M $78.94 M 0.06% 2026-01-31
iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF Mutual Fund 0.57 M $30.18 M 0.02% 2026-01-31
DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC-U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio Mutual Fund 0.53 M $27.88 M 0.02% 2026-01-31
Invesco Exch-Trd Fd. TRT-Invesco High Yield Eqy. Dividend Achievers ET Mutual Fund 0.47 M $24.71 M 0.02% 2026-01-31
-SSgA SPDR ETFS Europe I-SPDR S&P Glbl Div Aristocrats UCITS ETF Mutual Fund 0.37 M $19.31 M 0.01% 2026-01-31
Blackrock Inc. Institutional 3.78 M $198.75 M 0.15% 2025-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc Institutional 2.98 M $156.92 M 0.12% 2025-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Institutional 1.78 M $93.72 M 0.07% 2025-12-31
State Street Corporation Institutional 1.44 M $75.92 M 0.06% 2025-12-31
Invesco Ltd. Institutional 0.85 M $44.9 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Mutual Fund 0.73 M $38.61 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC Institutional 0.62 M $32.84 M 0.03% 2025-12-31
Barclays Plc Institutional 0.61 M $32.11 M 0.02% 2025-12-31
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Mutual Fund 0.54 M $28.29 M 0.02% 2025-12-31