Universal (STU:UVV) 3-Year Book Growth Rate : 3.10% (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Universal 3-Year Book Growth Rate?

Universal's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €53.81.

During the past 12 months, Universal's average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 2.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value per Share Growth Rate was 1.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Book Value per Share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value per Share Growth Rate of Universal was 13.70% per year. The lowest was -7.00% per year. And the median was 6.20% per year.

Competitive Comparison of Universal's 3-Year Book Growth Rate

For the Tobacco subindustry, Universal's 3-Year Book Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Book Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Universal's 3-Year Book Growth Rate Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Universal's 3-Year Book Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal's 3-Year Book Growth Rate falls into.

Universal 3-Year Book Growth Rate Calculation

This is the 3-year average growth rate of Book Value per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Book Value per Share growth rate.

Universal (STU:UVV) 3-Year Book Growth Rate Explanation

Book Value per Share is the ratio of equity available to common shareholders divided by the shares outstanding. Book value per share effectively indicates a firm's net asset value on a per-share basis. It can be used by investors to gauge whether a stock price is undervalued by comparing it to the firm's market value per share. Theoretically, it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated.

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Universal (STU:UVV) Business Description

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Address

9201 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, VA, USA, 23235

Website

http://www.universalcorp.com

Universal Corp is a global leaf tobacco supplier. The company procures leaf tobacco from farmers, processes it, and sells it to companies that manufacture consumer tobacco products. Universal does not manufacture or sell any consumer products itself. The company's segment includes Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. It generates maximum revenue from the Tobacco Operations segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.