secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ (UVV)
CIK:        0000102037
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-28T20:16:03+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-038822
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Universal Corp posts Q4 operating loss of $15M; FY2026 adjusted EPS falls 43% to $2.64
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- Fiscal year 2026 sales $2.92B (down 1% YoY); reported diluted EPS $1.30 vs $3.78 in FY2025.
- Adjusted diluted EPS (non-GAAP) $2.64 vs $4.63, down 43%; adjusted operating income fell 13% to $211.3M.
- Recorded a $41.1M non-cash goodwill impairment in Ingredients (Shank's operation); tobacco inventory write-downs also elevated.
- Tobacco ops revenue $2.58B (-1%), op income $211.5M (-12%); Ingredients ops revenue $348.1M (+3%), op income $3.2M (-74%).
- Q4 2026 operating loss ($15.0M) vs income $42.8M; diluted EPS loss ($1.73) vs profit $0.37 in prior year quarter.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000162828026038822/0001628280-26-038822-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000162828026038822/uvv-20260528.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038822

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