Universal Corporation (UVV)
Pretax 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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| Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 154,215 | 189,161 | 176,917 | 168,567 | 164,080 | 154,555 | 142,400 | 129,221 | 141,969 | 149,689 | 143,735 | 143,304 | 142,267 | 145,862 | 143,191 | 129,001 | 125,726 | 95,506 | 80,163 | 109,982 |
| 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 |
| Pretax margin | 5.23% | 6.27% | 6.10% | 5.96% | 5.97% | 5.78% | 5.38% | 4.86% | 5.52% | 5.93% | 6.04% | 6.56% | 6.76% | 7.03% | 6.84% | 6.39% | 6.34% | 4.78% | 4.38% | 5.70% |
March 31, 2025 calculation
Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $154,215K ÷ $2,947,284K
= 5.23%
Universal Corporation's pretax margin has shown some fluctuations over the past few years, ranging from a low of 4.38% in September 2020 to a high of 7.03% in December 2021. The pretax margin represents the percentage of each dollar of revenue that the company retains as profit before taxes.
The trend of Universal Corporation's pretax margin indicates some volatility, with ups and downs in different quarters. For example, there was a notable increase in pretax margin in the first quarter of 2021, reaching 6.34%, followed by further improvements in the margins in the subsequent quarters of 2021 and 2022. However, the pretax margin dipped slightly in the first two quarters of 2023 before picking up again in the latter part of 2023 and remaining relatively stable in 2024.
Overall, Universal Corporation's pretax margin has generally been within a range of 4.38% to 7.03% over the analyzed period. It is essential for the company to closely monitor and manage its expenses and revenue generation to sustain and potentially improve its pretax margin in the future.
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Mar 31, 2025