---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000102037-21-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UVV"
cik: "0000102037"
company_name: "UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/"
filed_at: "2021-08-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T22:16:12.404154+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Universal Q1: Adj. EPS $0.30 up 1400%, Revenue +11% to $350M, Ingredients profitable

## Summary
- Adjusted diluted EPS of $0.30 vs $0.02 YoY; reported EPS of $0.26 down from $0.29.
- Revenue $350.0M, +11% YoY; Tobacco ops sales $293.8M (-2%) but operating income +76% to $8.9M.
- Ingredients ops revenue $56.2M (+222%) including Silva acquisition; operating income $4.3M vs $(0.7)M loss.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.78 per share declared, payable Nov 1, 2021 to holders of record Oct 11, 2021.
- Appointed Thomas H. Johnson as Lead Independent Director; shareholder votes ratified auditor and say-on-pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000102037-21-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UVV
- cik: 0000102037
- company_name: UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/
- filed_at: 2021-08-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000010203721000027/0000102037-21-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000010203721000027/xbrl-20210803.htm

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