Why is Universal Corp. ?
1
Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
2
Flat results in Jun 25
- NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 28.56 MM has Grown at -25.34%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 7.2%
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at USD 593.76 MM
3
With ROCE of 10.70%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.02 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -4.99%, its profits have fallen by -5.4%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -4.99% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Universal Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in FMCG)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Universal Corp. for you?
Low Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Universal Corp.
-4.38%
0.53
25.60%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
7.82%
EBIT Growth (5y)
8.15%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.37
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.89
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.56
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.12
Tax Ratio
26.55%
Dividend Payout Ratio
85.66%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
88.77%
ROCE (avg)
9.25%
ROE (avg)
8.87%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
11
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.89
EV to EBIT
10.29
EV to EBITDA
8.26
EV to Capital Employed
0.93
EV to Sales
0.80
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
9.08%
ROE (Latest)
7.87%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 4.53
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 62.12%
-10What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 100.71 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 5.81%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 33.22 MM has Fallen at -43.48%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 11.44% (YoY
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 4.53 times
Here's what is working for Universal Corp.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 4.53 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 62.12%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for Universal Corp.
Net Profit
At USD 33.22 MM has Fallen at -43.48%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 100.71 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.53 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 11.44% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






