Universal Stock Debt To Equity

UVV Stock

USD 54.63 0.18 0.33%

Universal fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Universal's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Universal Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Universal's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Universal stock.

		Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
	Debt To Equity	0.73	1.09

Debt To Equity is likely to climb to 1.09 in 2024.

This module does not cover all equities due to inconsistencies in global equity categorizations. Continue to Equity Screeners to view more equity screening tools.

Universal Company Debt To Equity Analysis

Universal's Debt to Equity is calculated by dividing the Total Debt of a company by its Equity. If the debt exceeds equity of a company, then the creditors have more stakes in a firm than the stockholders. In other words, Debt to Equity ratio provides analysts with insights about composition of both equity and debt, and its influence on the valuation of the company.

D/E

Total Debt

Total Equity

More About Debt To Equity | All Equity Analysis

Current Universal Debt To Equity

0.74 %

Most of Universal's fundamental indicators, such as Debt To Equity, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Universal is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

Universal Debt To Equity Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Universal is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Universal Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Debt To Equity. Since Universal's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Universal's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Universal's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Common Stock	Long Term Debt	Good Will	Property Plant Equipment	Current Deferred Revenue	Short Term Investments	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Investments	Accumulated Depreciation	Short Long Term Debt	Long Term Debt Total	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.89	0.52	0.87	0.89	0.86	0.98	0.58	0.4	-0.31	0.71	0.64	0.49	-0.15	-0.29	0.13	0.46	-0.71	-0.45	0.19	0.56	-0.46	0.52	0.08	0.25
Total Stockholder Equity	0.89		0.11	0.97	0.87	0.53	0.92	0.23	0.38	-0.19	0.69	0.45	0.18	-0.15	-0.29	-0.16	0.5	-0.61	-0.28	0.02	0.24	-0.12	0.14	-0.12	-0.12
Net Debt	0.52	0.11		0.2	0.34	0.82	0.38	0.69	0.02	-0.26	0.4	0.67	0.79	0.09	-0.21	0.71	0.34	-0.57	-0.68	0.42	0.84	-0.92	0.92	0.4	0.84
Retained Earnings	0.87	0.97	0.2		0.8	0.54	0.88	0.21	0.21	-0.19	0.84	0.58	0.31	-0.01	-0.41	0.05	0.61	-0.69	-0.47	-0.06	0.34	-0.26	0.23	-0.18	-0.09
Net Receivables	0.89	0.87	0.34	0.8		0.69	0.94	0.48	0.46	-0.2	0.53	0.39	0.17	-0.42	-0.08	-0.13	0.54	-0.67	-0.2	0.3	0.34	-0.2	0.36	0.26	0.24
Total Liab	0.86	0.53	0.82	0.54	0.69		0.79	0.82	0.32	-0.35	0.54	0.67	0.68	-0.11	-0.2	0.39	0.29	-0.62	-0.5	0.34	0.76	-0.71	0.79	0.28	0.6
Total Current Assets	0.98	0.92	0.38	0.88	0.94	0.79		0.53	0.43	-0.29	0.65	0.51	0.31	-0.29	-0.2	-0.03	0.46	-0.67	-0.31	0.18	0.42	-0.31	0.39	0.1	0.17
Short Term Debt	0.58	0.23	0.69	0.21	0.48	0.82	0.53		0.21	-0.03	0.2	0.34	0.58	-0.21	0.06	0.32	0.1	-0.22	-0.21	0.38	0.71	-0.56	0.76	0.39	0.56
Intangible Assets	0.4	0.38	0.02	0.21	0.46	0.32	0.43	0.21		-0.03	-0.08	0.03	-0.03	-0.11	-0.06	-0.62	-0.13	-0.07	0.16	0.3	0.03	0.11	0.05	0.14	0.06
Accounts Payable	-0.31	-0.19	-0.26	-0.19	-0.2	-0.35	-0.29	-0.03	-0.03		-0.18	-0.56	-0.22	-0.12	0.22	-0.11	0.07	0.27	0.04	-0.15	-0.28	0.18	-0.24	-0.11	-0.1
Common Stock	0.71	0.69	0.4	0.84	0.53	0.54	0.65	0.2	-0.08	-0.18		0.71	0.53	0.21	-0.62	0.41	0.71	-0.68	-0.75	-0.31	0.5	-0.51	0.4	-0.17	0.08
Long Term Debt	0.64	0.45	0.67	0.58	0.39	0.67	0.51	0.34	0.03	-0.56	0.71		0.84	0.52	-0.52	0.55	0.4	-0.58	-0.71	0.14	0.84	-0.68	0.74	0.04	0.3
Good Will	0.49	0.18	0.79	0.31	0.17	0.68	0.31	0.58	-0.03	-0.22	0.53	0.84		0.57	-0.42	0.72	0.18	-0.36	-0.73	0.16	0.93	-0.84	0.84	-0.01	0.41
Property Plant Equipment	-0.15	-0.15	0.09	-0.01	-0.42	-0.11	-0.29	-0.21	-0.11	-0.12	0.21	0.52	0.57		-0.58	0.33	-0.1	0.15	-0.43	-0.21	0.39	-0.26	0.2	-0.37	-0.2
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.29	-0.29	-0.21	-0.41	-0.08	-0.2	-0.2	0.06	-0.06	0.22	-0.62	-0.52	-0.42	-0.58		-0.19	-0.28	0.16	0.58	0.49	-0.33	0.38	-0.18	0.27	0.1
Short Term Investments	0.13	-0.16	0.71	0.05	-0.13	0.39	-0.03	0.32	-0.62	-0.11	0.41	0.55	0.72	0.33	-0.19		0.28	-0.36	-0.71	0.04	0.65	-0.77	0.65	0.05	0.51
Net Tangible Assets	0.46	0.5	0.34	0.61	0.54	0.29	0.46	0.1	-0.13	0.07	0.71	0.4	0.18	-0.1	-0.28	0.28		-0.67	-0.62	0.04	0.32	-0.33	0.38	0.31	0.35
Long Term Investments	-0.71	-0.61	-0.57	-0.69	-0.67	-0.62	-0.67	-0.22	-0.07	0.27	-0.68	-0.58	-0.36	0.15	0.16	-0.36	-0.67		0.65	-0.32	-0.41	0.57	-0.46	-0.18	-0.48
Accumulated Depreciation	-0.45	-0.28	-0.68	-0.47	-0.2	-0.5	-0.31	-0.21	0.16	0.04	-0.75	-0.71	-0.73	-0.43	0.58	-0.71	-0.62	0.65		0.04	-0.65	0.8	-0.63	-0.05	-0.47
Short Long Term Debt	0.19	0.02	0.42	-0.06	0.3	0.34	0.18	0.38	0.3	-0.15	-0.31	0.14	0.16	-0.21	0.49	0.04	0.04	-0.32	0.04		0.31	-0.24	0.45	0.53	0.57
Long Term Debt Total	0.56	0.24	0.84	0.34	0.34	0.76	0.42	0.71	0.03	-0.28	0.5	0.84	0.93	0.39	-0.33	0.65	0.32	-0.41	-0.65	0.31		-0.78	0.95	0.29	0.56
Cash And Equivalents	-0.46	-0.12	-0.92	-0.26	-0.2	-0.71	-0.31	-0.56	0.11	0.18	-0.51	-0.68	-0.84	-0.26	0.38	-0.77	-0.33	0.57	0.8	-0.24	-0.78		-0.81	-0.11	-0.65
Net Invested Capital	0.52	0.14	0.92	0.23	0.36	0.79	0.39	0.76	0.05	-0.24	0.4	0.74	0.84	0.2	-0.18	0.65	0.38	-0.46	-0.63	0.45	0.95	-0.81		0.5	0.77
Net Working Capital	0.08	-0.12	0.4	-0.18	0.26	0.28	0.1	0.39	0.14	-0.11	-0.17	0.04	-0.01	-0.37	0.27	0.05	0.31	-0.18	-0.05	0.53	0.29	-0.11	0.5		0.74
Capital Stock	0.25	-0.12	0.84	-0.09	0.24	0.6	0.17	0.56	0.06	-0.1	0.08	0.3	0.41	-0.2	0.1	0.51	0.35	-0.48	-0.47	0.57	0.56	-0.65	0.77	0.74

Click cells to compare fundamentals

Universal Debt To Equity Historical Pattern

Today, most investors in Universal Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various Universal's growth ratios. Consistent increases or drops in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's debt to equity growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use a static breakdown of Universal debt to equity as a starting point in their analysis.

Universal Debt To Equity

Timeline

High Debt to Equity ratio typically indicates that a firm has been borrowing aggressively to finance its growth and as a result may experience a burden of additional interest expense. This may reduce earnings or future growth. On the other hand a small D/E ratio may indicate that a company is not taking enough advantage from financial leverage. Debt to Equity ratio measures how the company is leveraging borrowing against the capital invested by the owners.

Competition

Predict Universal

Debt To Equity Over Time

Universal Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

935.27 Million

At this time, Universal's Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year.

According to the company disclosure, Universal has a Debt To Equity of 0.744%. This is 99.06% lower than that of the Tobacco sector and 98.59% lower than that of the Consumer Staples industry. The debt to equity for all United States stocks is 98.47% higher than that of the company.

Universal Debt To Equity Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Universal's direct or indirect competition against its Debt To Equity to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Universal could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Universal by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Universal is currently under evaluation in debt to equity category among its peers.

Universal Current Valuation Drivers

We derive many important indicators used in calculating different scores of Universal from analyzing Universal's financial statements. These drivers represent accounts that assess Universal's ability to generate profits relative to its revenue, operating costs, and shareholders' equity. Below are some of Universal's important valuation drivers and their relationship over time.

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Market Cap	1.1B	1.5B	1.4B	1.3B	1.3B	906.8M
Enterprise Value	1.5B	1.9B	2.1B	2.1B	2.3B	1.3B

Universal ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Universal's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Universal's managers, analysts, and investors.

Environmental

Governance

Social

Universal Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.0947
	Return On Asset	0.0489
	Profit Margin	0.04 %
	Operating Margin	0.03 %
	Current Valuation	2.48 B
	Shares Outstanding	24.69 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	3.13 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	81.78 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	396.27 K
	Price To Earning	22.27 X
	Price To Book	0.96 X
	Price To Sales	0.48 X
	Revenue	2.75 B
	Gross Profit	422.21 M
	EBITDA	283.86 M
	Net Income	119.6 M
	Cash And Equivalents	64.69 M
	Cash Per Share	3.52 X
	Total Debt	1.06 B
	Debt To Equity	0.74 %
	Current Ratio	2.61 X
	Book Value Per Share	57.28 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	(74.63 M)
	Short Ratio	3.19 X
	Earnings Per Share	4.87 X
	Target Price	59.0
	Number Of Employees	10.8 K
	Beta	0.76
	Market Capitalization	1.36 B
	Total Asset	2.94 B
	Retained Earnings	1.17 B
	Working Capital	1.39 B
	Current Asset	1.64 B
	Current Liabilities	246.27 M
	Annual Yield	0.06 %
	Five Year Return	5.46 %
	Net Asset	2.94 B
	Last Dividend Paid	3.21

About Universal Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Universal's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Universal using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Universal based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.

Thematic Opportunities

Explore Investment Opportunities

Build portfolios using Macroaxis predefined set of investing ideas. Many of Macroaxis investing ideas can easily outperform a given market. Ideas can also be optimized per your risk profile before portfolio origination is invoked. Macroaxis thematic optimization helps investors identify companies most likely to benefit from changes or shifts in various micro-economic or local macro-level trends. Originating optimal thematic portfolios involves aligning investors' personal views, ideas, and beliefs with their actual investments.

Explore Investing Ideas

Additional Tools for Universal Stock Analysis

When running Universal's price analysis, check to measure Universal's market volatility, profitability, liquidity, solvency, efficiency, growth potential, financial leverage, and other vital indicators. We have many different tools that can be utilized to determine how healthy Universal is operating at the current time. Most of Universal's value examination focuses on studying past and present price action to predict the probability of Universal's future price movements. You can analyze the entity against its peers and the financial market as a whole to determine factors that move Universal's price. Additionally, you may evaluate how the addition of Universal to your portfolios can decrease your overall portfolio volatility.

Macroaxis helps investors of all levels and skills to maximize the upside of all their holdings and minimize the risk associated with market volatility, economic swings, and company-specific events. View terms and conditions

Feedback Blog

Made with optimal in San Francisco

2024 Macroaxis LLC