secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV)
CIK:        0000102037
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000102037-21-000034
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Universal Corp Q2 fiscal 2022 EPS $1.04; sales up 16% to $804M, acquires Shank's
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- Diluted EPS $1.04 (up 73% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.96 (up 140%) on sales $804M (+16%).
- Tobacco ops income $35.8M (+52%); ingredients revenue $113.4M (+200%) on Silva/Shank's.
- Closed Shank's Extracts purchase on Oct 4, 2021 expanding plant-based ingredients platform.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.78 declared; payable Feb 7, 2022 to holders of record Jan 10, 2022.
- Citing logistical disruptions, inflation, and freight cost increases; expects second-half weighted shipments.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000010203721000034/0000102037-21-000034-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000010203721000034/xbrl-20211103.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102037-21-000034

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