Universal Stock Earnings Per Share

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USD 55.68 0.79 1.44%

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Universal Company Earnings Per Share Analysis

Universal's Earnings per Share (EPS) denotes the portion of a company's earnings that is allocated to each share of common stock. To calculate Earnings per Share investors will need to take a company's net income, subtract any dividends for preferred stock, and divide it by the number of average outstanding shares. EPS is usually presented in two different ways: basic and diluted. Fully diluted Earnings per Share takes into account effects of warrants, options, and convertible securities and is generally viewed by analysts as a more accurate measure.

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Current Universal Earnings Per Share

4.87 X

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Universal Earnings Per Share 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 Earnings Per Share. 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

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Earnings per Share is one of the most critical measures of the firm's current share price and is used by investors to determine the overall company profitability, especially when compared to the EPS of similar companies.

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Universal Common Stock Shares Outstanding

Common Stock Shares Outstanding

23.58 Million

At this time, Universal's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is fairly stable compared to the past year.

According to the company disclosure, Universal has an Earnings Per Share of 4.87 times. This is 183.14% higher than that of the Tobacco sector and 22.06% higher than that of the Consumer Staples industry. The earnings per share for all United States stocks is 56.09% lower than that of the firm.

Universal Earnings Per Share 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 Earnings Per Share 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 earnings per share 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.

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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	0.49 X
	Revenue	2.75 B
	Gross Profit	422.21 M
	EBITDA	299.67 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

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