Universal Corporation (UVV)
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Company Description

Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide.

The company operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations.

It is involved in the procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products.

The company contracts, purchases, processes, and sells flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos that are primarily used in the manufacture of cigarettes; and dark air-cured tobaccos principally used in the manufacture of cigars, natural wrapped cigars and cigarillos, smokeless, and pipe tobacco products.

It also provides value-added services, including blending, chemical, and physical testing of tobacco; service cutting for various manufacturers; manufacturing reconstituted leaf tobacco; just-in-time inventory management services; electronic nicotine delivery systems; and smoke testing services for customers.

In addition, the company offers testing services for crop protection agents and tobacco constituents in seed, leaf, and finished products, including e-cigarette liquids and vapors; and analytical services that include chemical compound testing in finished tobacco products and mainstream smoke.

Further, it provides a various value-added manufacturing processes to produce specialty vegetable and fruit-based ingredients, as well as botanical extracts and flavorings for human and pet food markets; and recycles waste materials from tobacco production.

The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Universal Corporation
Universal Corporation logo
Country United States
IPO Date Jan 5, 1988
Industry Tobacco
Sector Consumer Defensive
Employees 10,800
CEO Preston Douglas Wigner

Contact Details

Address:
9201 Forest Hill Avenue
Richmond, Virginia
United States
Website https://www.universalcorp.com

Stock Details

Ticker Symbol UVV
Exchange NYSE
Fiscal Year April - March
Reporting Currency USD
CIK Code 0000102037
CUSIP Number 913456109
ISIN Number US9134561094
Employer ID 54-0414210
SIC Code 5150

Key Executives

Name Position
Preston Douglas Wigner President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
Airton L. Hentschke Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President
Johan C. Kroner Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Beth Ann Luther Vice President of Taxes
Catherine H. Claiborne Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Harvard B. Smith Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer
J. Patrick O'Keefe Senior Vice President of Universal Global Ventures, Inc.
Joseph W. Hearington Jr. Vice President of Internal Auditing
McKeen Starke Senior Vice President & Sales Director
Theodore G. Broome Executive Vice President & Sales Director of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company Inc

Latest SEC Filings

Date Type Title
Nov 22, 2024 8-K Current Report
Nov 07, 2024 8-K Current Report
Oct 25, 2024 SC 13G/A [Amend] Statement of acquisition of beneficial own...
Oct 18, 2024 SC 13G/A [Amend] Statement of acquisition of beneficial own...
Oct 03, 2024 4 Filing
Oct 01, 2024 8-K/A [Amend] Current Report
Aug 29, 2024 8-K Current Report
Aug 08, 2024 4 Filing
Aug 08, 2024 4 Filing
Aug 08, 2024 4 Filing