Summary
Canadeans Universal Corporation : Tobacco Company Profile, SWOT and Financial Analysis contains in depth information and data about the company and its operations. The profile contains a company overview, key facts, major products and services, SWOT analysis, business description, company history, key competitors, financial analysis, recent developments, key employees as well as company locations and subsidiaries.
Key Findings
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Synopsis
Universal Corporation (Universal) is a leaf tobacco supplier and processor. The company is involved in procurement, processing, packing and supply of flue-cured and burley tobacco to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. It offers various services including blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, providing just-in-time inventory management and manufacturing reconstituted sheet tobacco. It processes and sells dark air-cured tobaccos, oriental tobaccos, flue-cured and burley tobaccos through various operating subsidiaries and unconsolidated affiliates. The company operates in various countries including Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands, China, Poland, South Africa, the US and Zambia. The major customers of the company include Philip Morris International, Inc., Japan Tobacco Inc. and Imperial Tobacco Group, PLC, China Tobacco International, Inc. and British American Tobacco, PLC. Universal is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, the US.
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The company profile relays all current information about the business operations, including key employees, major products and services, company history, locations and subsidiaries alongside a supporting statement from the Chairman and Managing Director.
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Key Highlights
Universal Corporation (Universal) is a leaf tobacco supplier and processor. The company is involved in procurement, processing, packing and supply of flue-cured and burley tobacco to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. It offers various services including blending, chemical and physical testing of tobacco, providing just-in-time inventory management and manufacturing reconstituted sheet tobacco. It processes and sells dark air-cured tobaccos, oriental tobaccos, flue-cured and burley tobaccos through various operating subsidiaries and unconsolidated affiliates. The company operates in various countries including Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands, China, Poland, South Africa, the US and Zambia. The major customers of the company include Philip Morris International, Inc., Japan Tobacco Inc. and Imperial Tobacco Group, PLC, China Tobacco International, Inc. and British American Tobacco, PLC. Universal is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, the US.
Table Of Contents
1 Universal Corporation
2 Universal Corporation - Key Employees
3 Universal Corporation - Key Employees Biographies
4 Universal Corporation - Major Products and Services
5 Universal Corporation - History
6 Universal Corporation - Company Statement
7 Universal Corporation - Locations and Subsidiaries
7.1 Universal Corporation - Head Office
7.2 Universal Corporation - Other Locations and Subsidiaries
8 Universal Corporation - Business Analysis
8.1 Universal Corporation - Company Overview
8.2 Universal Corporation - Business Description
9 Universal Corporation - SWOT Analysis
9.1 Universal Corporation - SWOT Analysis - Overview
9.2 Universal Corporation - Strengths
9.2.1 Strength - Strong Research Initiatives
9.2.2 Strength - Diversified Business Portfolio
9.2.3 Strength - Wide Geographic Presence
9.3 Universal Corporation - Weaknesses
9.3.1 Weakness - Decline in Revenue
9.3.2 Weakness - Narrow Customer Base
9.4 Universal Corporation - Opportunities
9.4.1 Opportunity - Growth in Smokeless Tobacco Products
9.4.2 Opportunity - Strategic Initiatives
9.4.3 Opportunity - Growing Global Tobacco Market
9.5 Universal Corporation - Threats
9.5.1 Threat - Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
9.5.2 Threat - Illicit Tobacco Trade and Imitative Products
9.5.3 Threat - Stringent Regulations
9.5.4 Threat - Expansion by Competitors
10 Universal Corporation - Company Financial Analysis
10.1 Universal Corporation - Five Year Snapshot: Overview of Financial and Operational Performance Indicators
11 Universal Corporation - Interim ratios
11.1.1 Universal Corporation - Financial ratios: Capital Market Ratios
11.2 Universal Corporation - Financial Performance and Ratio Charts
11.2.1 Universal Corporation - Revenue and Operating margin
11.2.2 Universal Corporation - Asset and Liabilities
11.2.3 Universal Corporation - Operational Efficiency
11.2.4 Universal Corporation - Solvency
11.2.5 Universal Corporation - Valuation
11.3 Universal Corporation - Key Competitors
12 Universal Corporation - Recent Developments
13 Appendix
13.1 Methodology
13.2 Universal Corporation - Ratio Definitions
13.3 Disclaimer
List Of Tables
Table 1: Universal Corporation - Key Employees
Table 2: Universal Corporation - Key Employees Biographies
Table 3: Universal Corporation - Major Products and Services
Table 4: Universal Corporation - History
Table 5: Universal Corporation - Subsidiaries
Table 6: Universal Corporation - Locations
Table 7: Universal Corporation - Annual ratios
Table 8: Universal Corporation - Interim ratios
Table 9: Universal Corporation - Capital Market Ratios
List Of Figures
Figure 1: Universal Corporation - Revenue and Operating Profit
Figure 2: Universal Corporation - Financial Position
Figure 3: Universal Corporation - Operational Efficiency
Figure 4: Universal Corporation - Solvency
Figure 5: Universal Corporation - Valuation
