Universal Corporation (NYSE:UVV) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call May 25, 2022 5:00 PM ET

Company Participants

Candace Formacek - Vice President and Treasurer

Johan Kroner - Chief Financial Officer

George Freeman - Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Conference Call Participants

Ann Gurkin - Davenport

Steve Marascia - Capitol Securities

Operator

Good afternoon. Thank you for attending today’s Universal Corporation Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Earnings Call. My name is Foram, and I will be your moderator for today’s call. All lines will remain muted during the presentation portion of the call with an opportunity for questions-and-answers at the end. [Operator Instructions]

It is now my pleasure to pass the conference over to our host, Candace Formacek, Vice President and Treasurer of Universal Corporation. Ms. Formacek, please go ahead.

Candace Formacek

Thank you, Foram, and thank you all for joining us. George Freeman, our Chairman, President and CEO; Airton Hentschke, our Chief Operating Officer; and Johan Kroner, our Chief Financial Officer, are here with me today and will join me in answering questions after these brief remarks.

This call is being webcast live and will be available on our website and on telephone taped replay. It will remain on our website through August 25, 2022. Other than the replay, we have not authorized and disclaim responsibility for any recording, replay or distribution of any transcription of this call. This call is copyrighted and may not be used without our permission.

Before I begin to discuss our results, I caution you that we will be making forward-looking statements that are based on our current knowledge and some assumptions about the future and are representative as of today only. Actual results could differ materially from projected or estimated results, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

This is a particular note during the current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, when the length and severity of the crisis and resultant economic and business impacts are so difficult to predict. For information on some of the factors that can affect our estimates, I urge you to read our 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021, as well as our Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2022, which we expect to file with the SEC later this week.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, customer-mandated timing of shipments, weather conditions, political and economic environment, government regulation and taxation, changes in exchange rates and interest rates, industry consolidation and evolution, and changes in market structure or sources.