---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000102037-22-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UVV"
cik: "0000102037"
company_name: "UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/"
filed_at: "2022-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T12:11:31.418247+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Universal Corp nine-month rev $1.46B (+7% YoY), adj EPS $2.76 (+7%); ingredients double, tobacco dips

## Summary
- Revenue $1,456.6M up 7% YoY; gross margin 19.7% vs 19.2% (up 50 bps).
- Diluted EPS $2.44 (as reported) up 26%; adjusted diluted EPS $2.76 up 7% YoY.
- Tobacco ops sales $1,268.6M (-1% YoY), op income $105.6M (-2% YoY); shipping delays push some shipments to FY2023.
- Ingredients ops sales $188.0M (+116% YoY); op income $10.6M vs loss of $4.7M; boosted by Shank's Extracts acquisition (Oct 2021).
- Quarterly dividend declared at $0.78/share, unchanged from prior quarter; payable May 2, 2022 to holders of record Apr 11, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000102037-22-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UVV
- cik: 0000102037
- company_name: UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/
- filed_at: 2022-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000010203722000006/0000102037-22-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000010203722000006/xbrl-20220202.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102037-22-000006.txt

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