Company profile
Compañia Anonima el Universo
RUC 0990019657001 · Guayaquil, Guayas
Registry data
- RUC
- 0990019657001
- Legal name
- COMPAÑIA ANONIMA EL UNIVERSO
- Company type
- Stock corporation (S.A.)
- Size segment (SCVS)
- Large · 2025
- Incorporation date
- August 14, 1923
- Start of activities (SRI)
- July 10, 1923
- Subscribed capital
- $33,082,120
- Economic activity
- Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet
- ISIC code
- J5813.01
- Last year with filed statements
- 2025
- Address
- Escobedo 1204, 9 de Octubre
- Location
- Guayaquil, Guayas
- Region
- Costa
- Phone
- 045008888
Financial statements
- Current ratio
- 0.31
- Debt ratio
- 74.2%
- Net margin
- −37.0%
- Return on equity (ROE)
- −69.5%
- Revenue vs 2024
- −10.3%
The income statement · 2025
- Revenue $11,420,482
- Cost of sales $6,839,023
- Expenses $8,812,236
- Net result −$4,230,778
Balance sheet structure · 2025
What it owns
- Current assets $3,350,618 14%
- Non-current assets $20,249,008 86%
How it is financed
- Current liabilities $10,726,751 45%
- Non-current liabilities $6,783,663 29%
- Equity $6,089,212 26%
“Current” means within one year: what can be turned into cash, or what has to be paid, in that span.
| Year | Revenue | Net result | Assets | Equity | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,420,482 | −$4,230,778 | $23,599,627 | $6,089,212 | 208 |
| 2024 | $12,725,499 | $48,864 | $30,552,104 | $11,122,791 | 223 |
| 2023 | $17,631,071 | −$666,288 | $33,802,573 | $10,922,609 | 253 |
| 2022 | $0 | −$4,423,991 | $41,988,758 | $11,911,543 | 266 |
| 2021 | $15,822,751 | −$4,385,236 | $43,375,356 | $16,749,230 | 297 |
| 2020 | $15,765,590 | −$10,958,733 | $45,009,826 | $21,711,337 | 276 |
| 2019 | $27,852,778 | $291,446 | $54,881,941 | $25,611,711 | 451 |
| 2018 | $32,928,130 | $41,367 | $48,669,453 | $22,343,788 | 458 |
| 2017 | $30,813,817 | −$1,432,564 | $46,820,848 | $22,555,469 | 457 |
| 2016 | $32,061,279 | $477,445 | $47,086,524 | $23,775,466 | 458 |
| 2015 | $37,973,945 | −$4,244,096 | $48,890,073 | $25,783,374 | 497 |
| 2014 | $42,622,335 | −$2,156,514 | $54,666,458 | $29,990,023 | 646 |
| 2013 | $55,603,487 | −$2,304,877 | $55,909,476 | $32,535,839 | 734 |
| 2012 | $60,090,645 | $1,547,302 | $68,513,753 | $40,555,383 | 906 |
| 2011 | $58,371,470 | $1,065,096 | $68,779,033 | $39,901,254 | 847 |
| 2010 | $55,238,090 | $3,765,444 | $65,303,210 | $33,519,939 | 861 |
| 2009 | $48,539,179 | $2,113,110 | $69,050,818 | $31,656,296 | 1 |
| 2008 | $59,213,458 | $4,322,007 | $71,067,716 | $33,763,972 | 836 |
| 2007 | $55,591,260 | $4,039,543 | $67,645,823 | $31,867,223 | — |
| 2006 | $54,418,893 | $3,696,285 | $65,742,694 | $30,624,774 | — |
| 2005 | $48,303,309 | $3,154,951 | $63,225,363 | $29,859,781 | — |
| 2004 | $45,977,243 | $3,640,253 | $52,582,660 | $18,773,044 | — |
| 2003 | $41,821,613 | $2,999,480 | $48,874,970 | $19,095,788 | — |
| 2002 | $38,142,372 | $2,797,585 | $42,984,136 | $19,082,516 | — |
| 2001 | $29,042,486 | $1,815,813 | $36,426,961 | $17,015,030 | — |
| 2000 | $18,940,960 | $429,891 | $21,616,442 | $14,565,090 | — |
In 2025 it recorded revenue of $11,420,482 and a net result of −$4,230,778, a margin of −37.0%.
Its 2025 revenue exceeds that of 97.8% of the 95,463 companies in the country that recorded sales that year. In Guayas, it exceeds 97.3% of the 34,598 on record.
Within its activity (ISIC code J5813.01, 38 companies with sales), its revenue exceeds that of 97.4%; the trade’s typical margin was 1.1%.
Values in US dollars, as filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías, Ecuador’s corporate regulator.
Tax status (SRI)
updated September 3, 2026- Phantom taxpayer: No
- Nonexistent transactions: No
- Tax regime
- General regime The set of rules under which it files its taxes
- Required to keep accounting books
- Yes
- Withholding agent
- Yes When paying third parties, it withholds taxes and remits them to the SRI
- Special taxpayer
- Yes Designated by the SRI for its size, with additional filing obligations
- Start of activities
- July 10, 1923
Establishments · 41 registered, 6 open
- HEAD OFFICE Guayas / Guayaquil / Rocafuerte / Escobedo 1204 y Av. 9 de Octubre Open
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Ximena / Av. Domingo Comin S/N y Ernesto Alban - Calle 11 Open
- Pichincha / Quito / Mariscal Sucre / Av. Veintimilla E9-26 y Leonidas Plaza Open
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. Juan Tanca Marengo S/N y Av. Joaquin Orrantia Open
- Pichincha / Quito / Mariscal Sucre / Av Mallorca N24 310 y Av la Coluña Open
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Ximena / Av. Domingo Comin 103 y Ernesto Alban - Calle 11 Open
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. Guillermo Pareja Rolando Solar 1 y Benjamin Carrion Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. las Monjas S/N y Av. Carlos Julio Arosemena Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Febres Cordero / Portete 1500 y Av. Quito Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Ximena / Av. Domingo Comin S/N y 11Ava. y Ernesto Alban Closed
- Santa Elena / la Libertad / la Libertad / Av. 9 de Octubre 309 Closed
- Guayas / Samborondon / Samborondon / Av. Principal la Puntilla S/N y Rio Vinces y Rio Guayas Closed
- Pichincha / Quito / Centro Histórico / Av. Veintimilla E9-26 y Leonidas Plaza Closed
- Pichincha / Quito / Iñaquito / Naciones Unidas S/N y Av. Seis de Diciembre Closed
- Guayas / Samborondon / Samborondon / la Puntilla S/N Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Victor Emilio Estrada 213 y Balsamos Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Ximena / Av. 25 de Julio S/N y Ernesto Alban Closed
- Pichincha / Quito / San Juan / Robles 834 y 9 de Octubre Closed
- Pichincha / Quito / San Juan / Robles 834 y 9 de Octubre Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. Benjamin Rosales S/N y Av. de las Americas Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. del Bombero S/N Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Febres Cordero / Portete 4113 y 16 Ava. 17 Ava. Closed
- Guayas / Duran / Eloy Alfaro (Duran) / Samuel Cisneros S/N y Italia Closed
- Pichincha / Quito / la Magdalena / Av. Pedro Vicente Maldonado S11-122 Closed
- Santa Elena / la Libertad / la Libertad / 18 S/N y Diagonal B Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. las Monjas S/N y Av. Carlos Julio Arosemena Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / S/N Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / S/N Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Ximena / Solar 11 Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. de las Americas S/N y Benjamin Rosales Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. Francisco de Orellana S/N y Miguel H. Alcivar Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Rocafuerte / Boyaca 1215 y Velez - 9 de Octubre Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. Francisco de Orellana S/N y Av Muguel Hilario Alcivar Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / S/N Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / Av. Martha de Roldos S/N y Calle Tercera Closed
- Los Rios / Quevedo / Quevedo / Siete de Octubre S/N y Decima Segunda-decima Tercera Closed
- Azuay / Cuenca / Gil Ramirez Davalos / Gran Colombia 10-53 y General Torres Closed
- Esmeraldas / Esmeraldas / Esmeraldas / Sucre S/N y 9 de Octubre - Piedrahita Closed
- Manabi / Manta / Manta / Av. Segunda S/N y Calle Doce - Calle Trece Closed
- Santa Elena / la Libertad / la Libertad / Av. 9 de Octubre 309 Closed
- Guayas / Guayaquil / Tarqui / 13Er Pasaje 38 e No. Solar 10 y 2Do Callejon 23 C No. Closed
Tax status according to the public records of the SRI (Servicio de Rentas Internas, the national tax authority). The risk designations are the SRI’s, not a rating by this site: phantom taxpayer means the SRI considers the company to have no real activity at its declared address, and nonexistent transactions means it invoiced operations the SRI determined never took place.
Where it operates
It has 6 open establishments across 2 provinces, plus 35 closed.
Its locations trade under names such as OFICINA DE VENTAS · EL UNIVERSO - ISLA QUICENTRO · CENTRO DE DISTRIBUCION DURAN · DIARIO EL UNIVERSO · ISLA CCG · OFICINAS DE VENTA QUEVEDO · BODEGA QUITO · PROYECTOS, EVENTOS, Y FERIAS - QUITO.
Azuay: 0 companiesBolívar: no dataCarchi: no dataCañar: no dataChimborazo: no dataCotopaxi: no dataEl Oro: no dataEsmeraldas: 0 companiesGalápagos: no dataGuayas: 4 companiesImbabura: no dataLoja: no dataLos Ríos: 0 companiesManabí: 0 companiesMorona Santiago: no dataNapo: no dataOrellana: no dataPastaza: no dataPichincha: 2 companiesSanta Elena: 0 companiesSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: no dataSucumbíos: no dataTungurahua: no dataZamora Chinchipe: no data Point at or tap a province to see its figure
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Provinces with a presence
- Guayas head office 4 locations
- Pichincha 2 locations
Establishments declared to the SRI (Servicio de Rentas Internas, the national tax authority), updated September 3, 2026. The location is the province and canton on record, not each site’s exact address.
Activity classification (ISIC)
- Information and communication
- Publishing activities
- Publishing of books, periodicals and other publishing activities
- Publishing of newspapers, journals and periodicals
- Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet
Frequently asked questions
What is the RUC of Compañia Anonima el Universo?
The RUC (taxpayer registration number) of COMPAÑIA ANONIMA EL UNIVERSO is 0990019657001, according to Ecuador’s public corporate registry.
Is Compañia Anonima el Universo active?
Yes. Its legal status in the registry is Activa.
What does Compañia Anonima el Universo do?
Its registered economic activity (ISIC J5813.01) is: Publishing of newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, including advertising ones, with a frequency greater than four times a week. This information may be published in print or electronic form, including on the Internet
Where is Compañia Anonima el Universo located?
Its registered address is in Guayaquil, province of Guayas, Ecuador.
When was Compañia Anonima el Universo incorporated?
It was incorporated on August 14, 1923, as a stock corporation (s.a.).
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