Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Universal's Pre-Tax Income for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $76 Mil. Universal's Revenue for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $822 Mil. Therefore, Universal's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.22%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Universal's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
UVV'
s Pretax Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.52 Med: 6.89 Max: 9.07
Current: 5.79
UVV's Pretax Margin % is ranked worse than 55.77% of 52
companies
in the Tobacco Products industry
Industry Median: 8.28
vs UVV: 5.79
Universal Pretax Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Universal's Pretax Margin % 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 Pretax Margin %
For the Tobacco subindustry, Universal's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % 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 Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry
For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Universal's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Universal's Pretax Margin % falls into.
Universal Pretax Margin % Calculation
Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
Universal's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 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.
Universal (NYSE:UVV) Pretax Margin % Explanation
The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.
The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.
It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.
The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
Universal Pretax Margin % 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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