Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Universal's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $161 Mil. Universal's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,143 Mil. Therefore, Universal's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 14.11%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Universal's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
UVV'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.12 Med: 8.48 Max: 11.61
Current: 10.73
During the past 13 years, Universal's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 11.61%. The lowest was 6.12%. And the median was 8.48%.
UVV's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than 62.22% of 45
companies
in the Tobacco Products industry
Industry Median: 23.52
vs UVV: 10.73
Universal Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
The historical data trend for Universal's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Universal's Return-on-Tangible-Equity
For the Tobacco subindustry, Universal's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry
For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Universal's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Universal's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
Universal Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation
Universal's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
Universal Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
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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.
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