---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000102037-22-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UVV"
cik: "0000102037"
company_name: "UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/"
filed_at: "2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T07:40:10.123452+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Universal Corp six-month revenue up 34% to $1.08B; diluted EPS $1.15, adj. EPS $1.13

## Summary
- Sales $1,080.8M (+34% YoY); operating income $51.2M (+27%); diluted EPS $1.15 (+11%).
- Tobacco ops revenue $918.1M (+33%) driven by increased shipments, especially Brazilian carryover.
- Ingredients ops revenue $162.7M (+44%); operating income $9.1M (+29%) on strong demand.
- Declared $0.79 quarterly dividend payable Feb 6, 2023 to holders of record Jan 9, 2023.
- Approved up to $100M share repurchase program; ~24.6M shares outstanding.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000102037-22-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UVV
- cik: 0000102037
- company_name: UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/
- filed_at: 2022-11-03T23:59:59+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/102037/000010203722000036/0000102037-22-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000010203722000036/xbrl-20221103.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102037-22-000036
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102037-22-000036.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102037-22-000036.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ reported the six months ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $1,080.8, EPS $1.15.
  - Period: the six months ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $1,080.8
  - EPS: $1.15
  - Result: reported results
  source text: FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Six Months Ended September 30, Change (in millions of dollars, except per share data) 2022 2021 $ % Consolidated Results Sales and other operating revenue $ 1,080.8 $ 804.0 $ 276.8 34 % Cost of goods sold $ 890.8 $ 648.8 $ 242.0 37 % Gross Profit Margin 17.6 % 19.3 % -170 bps Selling, general and administrative expenses $ 138.8 $ 115.2 $ 23.6
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000010203722000036/0000102037-22-000036-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.