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Universal Corp (Universal) is a supplier of leaf tobacco and other agri-products. The company procures, finances, processes, stores, packages, and ships leaf tobacco products and sells to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. Its product portfolio comprises burley, flue-cured, dark air-cured, and oriental tobaccos that are used to produce cigars, smokeless and pipe tobacco products. The company also produces dehydrated vegetable products and juiced fruit and recycles waste materials obtained from tobacco production. It provides value-added services, which include blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, reconstituted leaf tobacco production, service cutting for manufacturers, and just-in-time inventory management. The company has a business presence across the world. Universal is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, the US.

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Headquarters United States of America
Address Stony Point Ii Building, 9201 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, 23235
Website www.universalcorp.com
Telephone 1 804 3599311
No of Employees 28,000
Industry Consumer Packaged Goods
Ticker Symbol & Exchange UVV (NYSE)
Revenue (2022) $2.6B 22.2% (2022 vs 2021)
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Net Income (2022) XYZ 43.3% (2022 vs 2021)
Market Cap* $1.2B
Net Profit Margin (2022) XYZ 17.2% (2022 vs 2021)
* As of and is in US$
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Products and Services

Products Services
Dark Tobacco Chemical and Physical Testing of Tobacco
Flue-cured Tobacco Service Cutting for Select Manufacturers
Oriental Tobacco Manufacturing Reconstituted Leaf Tobacco
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History

History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.

Year Event Description
2023 Corporate Changes/Expansions In May, the company announced an approximately US$30 million expansion project at its subsidiary Shank's Extracts, LLC.
2021 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In October, the company acquired Shank's Extracts, Inc. a flavoring and food company.
2021 Contracts/Agreements In September, the company entered into an agreement to acquire Shank's Extracts Inc, a provider of flavoring and extracts.
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Competitor Comparison

Key Parameters Universal Corp Philip Morris International Inc British American Tobacco Plc Altria Group Inc Japan Tobacco Inc
Headquarters United States of America United States of America United Kingdom United States of America Japan
City Richmond Stamford London Richmond Minato-Ku
State/Province Virginia Connecticut England Virginia Tokyo
No. of Employees 28,000 82,700 46,725 6,400 53,239
Entity Type Public Public Public Public Public
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Executives
Name Position Board Since Age
George C. Freeman III President; Chief Executive Officer; Chairman Executive Board 2008 59
Johan C. Kroner Chief Financial Officer; Senior Vice President Senior Management 2018 55
Airton L. Hentschke Senior Vice President; Chief Operating Officer Senior Management 2015 53
Preston D. Wigner Secretary; General Counsel; Vice President Senior Management 2007 54
Scott J. Bleicher Controller; Vice President Senior Management 2019 46
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