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Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |
Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data | UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA Unaudited quarterly financial data for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is provided in the table below. Due to the seasonal nature of the Company's business, management believes it is generally more meaningful to focus on cumulative rather than quarterly results.
| First Quarter |  | Second Quarter |  | Third Quarter |  | Fourth Quarter
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Results: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales and other operating revenues | $ | 271,472 |  |  | $ | 464,116 |  |  | $ | 758,054 |  |  | $ | 778,159 |
Gross profit | 55,540 |  |  | 85,071 |  |  | 147,572 |  |  | 122,091 |
Net income | 525 |  |  | 15,484 |  |  | 58,077 |  |  | 46,375 |
Net income attributable to Universal Corporation | 717 |  |  | 15,025 |  |  | 53,039 |  |  | 45,827 |
Earnings (loss) available to Universal Corporation common shareholders after dividends on convertible perpetual preferred stock | (2,995 | ) |  | 11,312 |  |  | 49,309 |  |  | 42,122 |
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Universal Corporation common shareholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | (0.13 | ) |  | 0.49 |  |  | 2.13 |  |  | 1.86 |
Diluted | (0.13 | ) |  | 0.48 |  |  | 1.87 |  |  | 1.64 |
Cash Dividends Declared: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share of convertible perpetual preferred stock | 16.88 |  |  | 16.87 |  |  | 16.88 |  |  | 16.87 |
Per share of common stock | 0.51 |  |  | 0.51 |  |  | 0.52 |  |  | 0.52 |
Market Price Range of Common Stock: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High | 56.82 |  |  | 56.35 |  |  | 45.63 |  |  | 48.10 |
Low | 52.16 |  |  | 44.39 |  |  | 38.53 |  |  | 39.27 |
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Results: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales and other operating revenues | $ | 433,528 |  |  | $ | 650,869 |  |  | $ | 767,802 |  |  | $ | 689,916 |
Gross profit | 71,468 |  |  | 119,312 |  |  | 139,307 |  |  | 103,204 |
Net income | 53,913 |  |  | 29,830 |  |  | 44,203 |  |  | 27,209 |
Net income attributable to Universal Corporation | 58,309 |  |  | 25,444 |  |  | 38,585 |  |  | 26,671 |
Earnings available to Universal Corporation common shareholders after dividends on convertible perpetual preferred stock | 54,597 |  |  | 21,731 |  |  | 34,873 |  |  | 22,958 |
Earnings per share attributable to Universal Corporation common shareholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | 2.34 |  |  | 0.94 |  |  | 1.50 |  |  | 0.99 |
Diluted | 2.05 |  |  | 0.90 |  |  | 1.36 |  |  | 0.94 |
Cash Dividends Declared: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share of convertible perpetual preferred stock | 16.88 |  |  | 16.87 |  |  | 16.88 |  |  | 16.87 |
Per share of common stock | 0.50 |  |  | 0.50 |  |  | 0.51 |  |  | 0.51 |
Market Price Range of Common Stock: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
High | 61.46 |  |  | 63.36 |  |  | 54.60 |  |  | 58.99 |
Low | 54.45 |  |  | 48.43 |  |  | 50.06 |  |  | 49.84 |
Note: | Earnings per share amounts for each fiscal year may not equal the total of the four quarterly amounts due to differences in weighted-average outstanding shares for the respective periods and to the fact that the Company’s convertible perpetual preferred stock may be antidilutive for some periods.
Significant items included in the quarterly results were as follows: Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2015
• | First Quarter – an income tax benefit of $8.0 million resulting from the ability of the Company's subsidiary, Deltafina S.p.A, to pay a significant portion of the European Commission fine and related interest charges settled during the quarter following the unsuccessful appeal of the case related to tobacco buying practices in Italy (see Note 3). The tax benefit reduced the diluted loss per share after dividends on the Company's convertible perpetual preferred stock by $0.34.
• | Second Quarter – restructuring costs of approximately $3.4 million, primarily related to workforce reductions in the Company's operations in Brazil, as well as the suspension of operations in Argentina. The restructuring costs reduced net income attributable to Universal Corporation by $2.2 million and diluted earnings per share by $0.09.
• | Third Quarter – additional restructuring costs of approximately $1.1 million, primarily related to additional workforce reductions in Brazil, as well the suspension of operations in Argentina. The restructuring costs reduced net income attributable to Universal Corporation by $0.7 million and diluted earnings per share by $0.03.
• | Fourth Quarter – a gain of $12.7 million from the reversal of a valuation allowance on the remaining unused balance of IPI excise tax credits in Brazil. The gain increased net income attributable to Universal Corporation by $8.2 million and diluted earnings per share by $0.30. The Company also recorded additional restructuring costs of approximately $0.4 million, which reduced net income attributable to Universal Corporation by approximately $0.3 million and diluted earnings per share by $0.01.
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014
• | First Quarter – a gain of $81.6 million resulting from the favorable outcome of litigation by the Company’s operating subsidiary in Brazil related to previous years’ excise tax credits. The gain increased net income attributable to Universal Corporation by $53.1 million. Excluding the effect of the gain on net income attributable to Universal Corporation, the Company's outstanding convertible perpetual preferred stock would have been antidilutive to earnings per share for the quarter. As a result, the gain increased diluted earnings per share for the quarter by $1.96. For the full fiscal year, the preferred stock was dilutive to earnings per share with or without the gain, and the effect on diluted earnings per share was only $1.87.
• | Second Quarter – restructuring costs of approximately $1.3 million, primarily related to the closure of a tobacco processing facility in Brazil and consolidation of those operations into the Company's primary facility there. The restructuring costs reduced net income attributable to Universal Corporation by $0.9 million and diluted earnings per share by $0.03.
• | Third Quarter – additional restructuring costs of approximately $3.4 million, primarily related to the facility closure in Brazil. The restructuring costs reduced net income attributable to Universal Corporation by $2.2 million and diluted earnings per share by $0.08.
• | Fourth Quarter – restructuring costs of approximately $2.0 million, representing additional costs associated with the facility closure in Brazil and costs related to voluntary early retirement arrangements at several locations. The restructuring costs reduced net income attributable to Universal Corporation by $1.3 million and diluted earnings per share by $0.04.

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