Universal Corporation (UVV)
Operating profit margin
| Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | ||
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| Operating income (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 245,151 | 266,616 | 250,004 | 226,007 | 219,817 | 206,205 | 196,267 | 178,841 | 181,072 | 185,802 | 171,049 | 162,976 | 160,315 | 165,936 | 163,349 | 149,887 | 147,810 | 116,604 | 100,533 | 127,381 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 2,947,284 | 3,015,865 | 2,900,179 | 2,827,901 | 2,748,573 | 2,671,692 | 2,645,224 | 2,657,724 | 2,569,824 | 2,522,818 | 2,380,423 | 2,183,394 | 2,103,601 | 2,074,218 | 2,094,505 | 2,017,575 | 1,983,357 | 1,997,861 | 1,829,979 | 1,928,875 |
| Operating profit margin | 8.32% | 8.84% | 8.62% | 7.99% | 8.00% | 7.72% | 7.42% | 6.73% | 7.05% | 7.36% | 7.19% | 7.46% | 7.62% | 8.00% | 7.80% | 7.43% | 7.45% | 5.84% | 5.49% | 6.60% |
March 31, 2025 calculation
Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $245,151K ÷ $2,947,284K
= 8.32%
Universal Corporation's operating profit margin has shown fluctuations over the past few quarters. The margin stood at 6.60% as of June 30, 2020, decreased to 5.49% by September 30, 2020, and then improved to 7.45% by March 31, 2021. Subsequently, the margin remained relatively steady between 7% and 8% until March 31, 2024, when it reached 8.00%.
However, there was a slight decrease in the operating profit margin to 7.99% by June 30, 2024, before witnessing a significant increase to 8.62% by September 30, 2024. This positive trend continued, with the margin further improving to 8.84% as of December 31, 2024.
The operating profit margin for Universal Corporation as of March 31, 2025, was 8.32%. Overall, the company has shown efforts to enhance its operational efficiency and profitability, as evidenced by the upward trend in its operating profit margin in recent quarters.
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Mar 31, 2025