UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV) Financial Ratio Screen

NYSE Consumer Defensive United States USD 1315M
BUSINESS EXCLUSION FLAG*
Automated financial screen · activity assessed separately
UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV) is potentially non-compliant because its supplied classification is Tobacco. Companies operating in prohibited sectors such as conventional banking, insurance, alcohol, tobacco, and gambling are automatically excluded regardless of their financial ratios.

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MSCI new-inclusion financial-ratio snapshot

UVV financial screening at a glance

BUSINESS EXCLUSION FLAG*Financial ratios shown separately from business review — not a fatwa
Debt ratio
N/A
Not available vs 30%
Cash ratio
N/A
Not available vs 30%
Receivables + cash
N/A
Not available vs 30%
Impermissible income
N/A
Not available vs 5%

Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period used: March 2025. The ratios are automated proxies inspired by published methodologies; they are not official index determinations.

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Financial periodMarch 2025Calculation date2026-08-31S&P-style historynot availableLast activity reviewnot yet reviewed

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Business activity evidence

Business exclusion flag

The supplied classification (Tobacco) matches a prohibited-activity category.

Revenue segments: Not yet checked against an SEC annual filing.

Profile description reviewed: Universal Corporation, a business-to-business agriproducts company, provides leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment is involved in procuring, processing, packing, storing, and shipping of flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for consumer product manufacturers, as well as provision of related services. This segment also offers specialty services, such as custom blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, service cutting, reconstituted leaf tobacco manufacturing, and just-in-time product delivery services; and liquid nicotine for tobacco products manufacturers, as well as recycled waste materials from tobacco production. The Ingredients Operations segment engages in the production of specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, herbs, fruit and vegetable juices, concentrates, pomaces, ciders, purees, nutraceuticals, fruit fibers, seeds, seed powders, dehydrated products, botanical extracts, distillates, natural flavors, colors, and other value-added products for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and retailers, as well as food, beverage, and flavor companies. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Sources to verify: Secondary company profile and classification · Issuer website · SEC issuer filings

A sector label or company description can flag a risk but cannot establish a compliant-revenue percentage. Only sourced segment disclosures may support that calculation.

Published-ratio reproductions (not certifications)

The table shows implemented MSCI and FTSE/Yasaar-style asset-based models plus a provisional S&P-style leverage reconstruction where a complete 36-month denominator exists. These are independent calculations, not official index results or Shariah determinations. See formulas, sources and limitations.

Based on financial data from March 2025

Standard Debt Ratio Cash Ratio Receivables Income Status
MSCI Excluded — Tobacco BUSINESS EXCLUSION FLAG*
FTSE Excluded — Tobacco BUSINESS EXCLUSION FLAG*

Financial Highlights

P/E Ratio
15.6
Forward: 12.0
EPS
$3.39
Dividend Yield
622.0%
Payout: 96.2%
P/B Ratio
0.9
EV/EBITDA
8.4
EV: $2.4B
Revenue
$2.9B
Growth: -8.1%
Beta
0.6
Low volatility
Current Ratio
2.9

Profitability

Gross Margin 18.7%
Operating Margin 9.6%
Net Margin 2.9%
Return on Equity (ROE) 7.0%
Return on Assets (ROA) 4.7%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

Operating Cash Flow$327M
Free Cash Flow$264M
Total Debt$1.1B
Debt-to-Equity73.1
Current Ratio2.9
Total Assets$3.0B

Price & Trading

Last Close$52.67
50-Day MA$53.84
200-Day MA$54.44
Avg Volume208K
Beta0.6
52-Week Range
$49.96
$67.33

Financial data provenance and verification

The displayed fields were imported from yfinance on 2026-03-29 for the financial period March 2025. This is a secondary data feed and can differ from amended or newly filed statements.

Verification rule: check debt, cash, receivables, revenue and interest income against the latest primary filing before relying on an automated ratio.

About UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV)

CEO
Mr. Preston Douglas Wigner
Employees
11,400
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Tobacco
Country
United States
Exchange
NYSE
Market Cap (listing currency)
USD 1315M
Currency
USD

Universal Corporation, a business-to-business agriproducts company, provides leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients to food and beverage end markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. The Tobacco Operations segment is involved in procuring, processing, packing, storing, and shipping of flue-cured, burley, dark air-cured, and oriental leaf tobacco for consumer product manufacturers, as well as provision of related services. This segment also offers specialty services, such as custom blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, service cutting, reconstituted leaf tobacco manufacturing, and just-in-time product delivery services; and liquid nicotine for tobacco products manufacturers, as well as recycled waste materials from tobacco production. The Ingredients Operations segment engages in the production of specialty plant-based ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, herbs, fruit and vegetable juices, concentrates, pomaces, ciders, purees, nutraceuticals, fruit fibers, seeds, seed powders, dehydrated products, botanical extracts, distillates, natural flavors, colors, and other value-added products for consumer-packaged goods manufacturers and retailers, as well as food, beverage, and flavor companies. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV) halal to invest in?

The current automated result is Financial criteria not met or an activity exclusion was detected. It uses available public financial fields and simplified methodology proxies. It is not a fatwa or an official determination by AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI, S&P, or FTSE.

What is UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/'s debt ratio?

UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/'s debt ratio is not available in the MSCI new-inclusion reproduction: total debt divided by total assets, against a 30% threshold. See the methodology page for the official source and limitations.

What are UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/'s key financial metrics?

UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ has a market capitalization of USD 1315M in its listing currency, trailing P/E ratio of 15.6, and revenue of $2.9B. The company maintains a gross margin of 18.7% and a net margin of 2.9%. Return on equity stands at 7.0%.

How often is the screening data updated?

Calculation date: 2026-08-31. Financial period: March 2025. These dates are shown separately because regenerating this page does not refresh the underlying data.

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