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Burford Capital Ltd (BUR)

Burford Capital Limited provides legal finance products and services worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Principal Finance, and Asset Management and Other Services. The Principal Finance segment provides capital against the underlying value of high-value single or multiple litigation and arbitration matters at any stage of the process from before filing to after a final judgment has been entered; and to a law firm that has agreed to take a case on a contingent fee or alternative fee basis, as well as directly to the client. This segment also offers legal risk management and adverse legal cost insurance services. The Asset Management and Other Services segment manages legal finance assets on behalf of third-party investors, as well as provides other services to the legal industry. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.

Sector: Finance Services

Industry: Asset Management

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Burford Capital Limited

NYSE:BURFinancial Services
-0.30%$3.36
AH Close$3.36+0.00%vs close
Mkt Cap$737.84M
Float198.93M
O/S219.6M
Inst Own69.0%
SI7.9%
Div Yield3.72%
Dilution
Delisting Issues Timeline
Financials Summary
Revenue$339.85M
Net Income$62.57M
Total Assets$6.64B
Free Cash Flow-$29.3M
Debt & Equity
Debt 47%
Equity 53%
Total Debt$2.15B
Total Equity$2.45B
Shares Outstanding
Short Interest
Split History

No splits on record

Nothing in BUR's public trading history: no forward or reverse split has affected the share count.

Balance Sheet Details
Assets$6.64B
Liabilities$3.51B
Accounts Receivable$186.91M
Accounts Payable$60.03M
Inventory$0
PP&E (Net)$14.29M
Goodwill$134.02M
Intangible Assets$0
Income Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-31
Revenue$339.85M$472.25M$1.08B$270.62M$108.12M$316.68M$327.65M$387.64M$319.11M$149.78M$94.09M$78.5M$58.58M$47.54M$24.97M
YoY Growth-28.0%-56.2%298.7%150.3%-65.9%-3.3%-15.5%21.5%113.1%59.2%19.9%34.0%23.2%90.4%-
Cost of Revenue$146.08M$131.02M$16.5M$74.99M$56.45M$4.84M$11.25M$71.83M$53.64M$39.03M$0$0$10.5M$0$0
Gross Profit$193.77M$341.23M$1.06B$195.62M$51.67M$311.83M$316.4M$315.81M$265.46M$110.75M$0$0$48.09M$47.54M$24.97M
Gross Margin57.0%72.3%98.5%72.3%47.8%98.5%96.6%81.5%83.2%73.9%--82.1%100.0%100.0%
Research and Development$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Selling, General, and Administrative$53.01M$31.83M$254.74M$37.93M$46.69M$99.34M$9.6M$415K$348K$315K$348K$381K$359K$335K$8.64M
Other$56.73M$55.81M-$8.01M$48.68M$2.19M$8.7M$92.53M$82.11M$69.58M$45.41M$93.74M$78.12M$28.37M$19M$434K
Total Operating Expenses$109.74M$87.64M$246.73M$86.61M$48.88M$108.04M$102.12M$82.53M$69.92M$45.72M$94.09M$78.5M$28.73M$19.34M$9.08M
Operating Income (EBIT)$84.03M$253.59M$815.67M$109.02M$2.79M$208.63M$225.52M$342.45M$272.69M$117.68M$0$0$2.15M$16.96M$15.89M
Operating Margin24.7%53.7%75.6%40.3%2.6%65.9%68.8%88.3%85.5%78.6%--3.7%35.7%63.6%
Interest Expense$146.08M$131.02M$94.61M$74.99M$56.45M$39.05M$38.4M$38.54M$23.51M$13.63M$8.92M$3.54M$0$0$0
Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$23.73M$1.8M$7.52M$5.03M$8.45M$16.98M$7.34M$5.99M$1.76M
Other Income (Expense)$0$0-$77.38M$0$0-$28.3M$225.52M-$38.54M-$24.25M-$20.05M$67.88M$47.32M-$40.37M-$67K$0
Income Before Tax (EBT)$84.03M$253.59M$738.28M$109.02M$2.79M$208.63M$225.52M$305.11M$249.18M$104.05M$67.88M$47.32M$2.15M$16.89M$15.89M
Income Tax Expense$11.84M$24M$20.08M$11.56M$9.73M$36.94M$13.42M-$12.46M-$123K-$4.82M$2.2M$687K-$519K-$423K$0
Net Income$62.57M$146.48M$610.52M$30.51M-$28.75M$143.28M$212.11M$317.58M$249.3M$108.87M$65.67M$46.64M$2.67M$17.38M$15.89M
Net Income Margin18.4%31.0%56.6%11.3%-26.6%45.2%64.7%81.9%78.1%72.7%69.8%59.4%4.5%36.6%63.6%
Supplementary Data
EPS0.290.672.740.14-0.260.650.971.511.200.530.310.220.010.100.09
Diluted EPS0.280.662.740.14-0.260.650.971.511.200.530.310.220.010.100.09
Weighted Average OS219.15M219.23M222.82M218.58M219.05M218.92M218.65M210.78M208.24M204.73M208.24M208.24M204.55M181.27M180.00M
EBITDA$84.03M$253.59M$821.19M$113.38M$5.98M$218.93M$0$354.6M$283.94M$124.44M$0$0$0$0$15.89M
EBITDA Margin24.7%53.7%76.1%41.9%5.5%69.1%-91.5%89.0%83.1%----63.6%
Balance Sheet
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011FY 2010
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-312010-12-31
Assets
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents$566.44M$469.93M$220.55M$107.66M$180.25M$322.19M$186.62M$265.55M$135.41M$158.37M$45.42M$93.64M$57.67M$25.56M$8.9M$9M
Short-Term Investments$89.49M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$144.81M$230.03M
Cash and Short-Term Investments$655.92M$469.93M$220.55M$107.66M$180.25M$322.19M$186.62M$265.55M$135.41M$158.37M$45.42M$93.64M$57.67M$25.56M$153.71M$239.02M
Accounts Receivable$186.91M$200.96M$287.07M$137.82M$106.41M$26.96M$53.64M$167.02M$4.33M$19.21M$36.09M$17.3M$24.65M$56.71M$404K$0
Inventory$0$0$0$0$0-$24.29M$0$0-$44.66M$0-$605K$0-$26.15M$0$0$0
Other Current Assets-$198.6M$0$0$0$0$22.34M$101.4M$134.06M$44.66M$2.56M$605K$398K$26.5M$0$135K$0
Total Current Assets$655.92M$681.11M$516.77M$245.68M$287.85M$364.06M$344.04M$495.37M$200.42M$210.9M$130.52M$168.55M$123.93M$82.27M$154.25M$239.7M
Long-Term Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment Net$14.29M$16.22M$17.41M$14.03M$13.07M$14.59M$20.18M$1.87M$2.4M$2.16M$563K$386K$504K$565K$0$0
Goodwill$134.02M$133.95M$133.97M$133.91M$134.02M$134.03M$134M$133.97M$134.02M$133.93M$0$0$0$0$0$0
Intangible Assets$0$0$0$0$0$0$8.7M$18.2M$27.69M$39.4M$1.11M$0$9.77M$21.2M$0$0
Long-Term Investments$0$0$0$0$0$2.19B$2.12B$1.64B$1.12B$570.78M$450.81M$362.28M$241.02M$240.54M$122.94M$61.82M
Deferred Tax Assets$2.73M$3.35M$927K$6.44M$78K$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Assets-$14.29M$5.34B$5.17B$3.89B$3.31B-$2.34B-$2.28B-$1.79B-$1.29B-$746.27M-$452.49M-$362.66M-$251.29M-$262.3M$44.69M$0
Total Long-Term Assets$136.75M$5.49B$5.32B$4.04B$3.45B$2.34B$2.28B$1.79B$1.29B$746.27M$452.49M$362.66M$251.29M$262.3M$167.63M$61.82M
Other Assets$5.85B$0$0$0$0$22.39M$29.87M$31.02M$12.89M$11.07M$11.1M$2.03M$856K$441K$0$0
Total Assets$6.64B$6.18B$5.84B$4.29B$3.74B$2.73B$2.65B$2.32B$1.5B$968.23M$594.11M$533.25M$376.08M$345.01M$321.88M$301.52M
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable$60.03M$12.1M$34.42M$16.82M$13.92M$9.56M$9.46M$9.33M$5.9M$71.95M$20M$5.7M$16.38M$610K$216K$5.33M
Short-Term Debt$221.97M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Current Income Tax Payable$0$21.14M$4.23M$2.56M$0$0$1.31M$0$0$0$942K$2.38M$1.99M$1.5M$0$357K
Current Unearned Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Current Liabilities-$368.54M$0$0$0$0-$54.95M-$564.42M-$660.66M-$30.39M-$325.23M-$158.85M-$150.71M-$21.23M-$3.66M$11.59M$0
Total Current Liabilities$221.97M$12.1M$34.42M$16.82M$13.92M$9.56M$9.46M$9.71M$5.9M$71.95M$20M$5.7M$741K$610K$12.61M$5.69M
Long-Term Liabilities
Long-Term Debt$1.91B$1.78B$1.55B$1.27B$1.03B$0$0$0$0$43.75M$0$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Unearned Revenue$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities$47.12M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Long-Term Liabilities$1.33B$1.13B$1.04B$618.03M$585.12M$0$0$0$0-$43.75M$0$0$0$0$0$0
Total Long-Term Liabilities$3.3B$2.91B$2.6B$1.88B$1.62B$681.33M$675.27M$638.66M$486.93M$71.95M$20M$5.7M$741K$610K$2.35M$5.33M
Other Liabilities$0$0$0$0$0$337.59M$434.26M$307.45M-$486.93M$228.16M$120.08M$139.31M$23.09M$11.68M-$2.35M-$5.33M
Total Liabilities$3.51B$2.92B$2.63B$1.9B$1.63B$1.03B$1.12B$955.83M$5.9M$372.07M$160.08M$150.71M$24.57M$12.9M$12.61M$5.69M
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Common Stock$615.45M$610.04M$602.24M$598.81M$598.81M$598.81M$596.45M$596.45M$351.25M$351.25M$328.75M$328.75M$328.75M$302.21M$290.38M$290.58M
Retained Earnings$1.8B$1.77B$1.65B$1.07B$1.07B$1.14B$899.06M$716.22M$423.22M$193.76M$102.55M$53.6M$22.42M$0$0$0
Comprehensive Income & Other-$199K$0$0$0$0$5.14M$37.48M$50.48M$24.09M$51.15M$2.73M$186K$340K$0$0$0
Other Stockholders' Equity$31.71M$42.96M$39.38M$69.61M$29.29M-$35.27M$37.48M$50.48M$24.09M$51.15M$2.87M$324K$339K$29.9M$18.9M$5.25M
Total Equity$2.45B$2.42B$2.29B$1.74B$1.7B$1.7B$1.53B$1.36B$798.56M$596.16M$434.17M$382.68M$351.51M$332.11M$309.27M$295.83M
Minority Interest$679.71M$837.4M$916.92M$644.49M$412.14M$260.35M$0$0$0$0-$138K-$138K$1K$0$0$0
Total Liabilities and Equity$5.96B$5.34B$4.92B$3.64B$3.33B$2.73B$2.65B$2.32B$804.47M$968.23M$594.24M$533.38M$376.08M$345.01M$321.88M$301.52M
Supplementary Data
Total Debt$2.15B$1.78B$1.55B$1.27B$1.03B$681.33M$675.27M$638.66M$486.93M$43.75M$131.28M$138.07M$0$0$0$0
Net Debt$1.59B$1.31B$1.33B$1.16B$854.2M$359.14M$488.65M$373.11M$351.52M-$114.62M$85.86M$44.43M-$57.67M-$25.56M-$8.9M-$9M
Cash Flow Statement
PeriodFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021FY 2020FY 2019FY 2018FY 2017FY 2016FY 2015FY 2014FY 2013FY 2012FY 2011
CurrencyUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSDUSD
Period Ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-31
Operating Activities
Net Income$72.19M$229.58M$718.2M$233.33M-$56.43M$208.63M$225.52M$305.11M$249.18M$104.05M$67.88M$47.32M$2.15M$16.89M$15.89M
Depreciation & Amortization$0$0$13.54M$4.36M$3.19M$10.69M$12.6M$10.11M$12.15M$578K$241K$9.72M$11.44M$11.14M$0
Deferred Income Tax$0$0$0-$10.28M-$9.27M-$5.33M-$4.52M-$1.69M-$1.65M$0$0$0$0$0$0
Stock-Based Compensation$0$0$14.11M$10.28M$9.27M$5.33M$4.52M$1.69M$1.65M$0$0$0$0$0$0
Changes in Working Capital:
  Accounts Receivable$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$2.24M-$10.64M$7.38M$516K$157K$0$0
  Inventory$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
  Accounts Payable$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
  Other Working Capital$351.42M$512.57M$431.72M$17.52M$16.82M-$12.04M$77.09M-$193.1M$105.48M$22.36M$2.06M$3.58M-$3.56M$0$0
Total Working Capital Change$351.42M$512.57M$309.05M$17.52M$16.82M-$12.04M$77.09M-$456.82M$103.25M$11.72M$9.45M$4.1M-$3.41M$4.25M$24K
Other Non-Cash Items-$452.62M-$525.43M-$1.33B-$721.32M-$548.95M-$26.61M-$323.52M-$91.72M-$468.55M-$123.02M-$97.71M-$153.47M$31.75M$18.05M-$9.22M
Net Cash from Operating-$29.01M$216.72M-$274.68M-$466.1M-$585.36M$180.67M-$8.31M-$233.31M-$102.32M-$6.67M-$20.14M-$92.32M$41.92M$50.34M$6.69M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-$284K-$661K-$3.21M-$407K-$285K-$360K-$3.4M-$104K-$650K-$1.57M-$421K-$100K-$236K-$27K$0
Acquisitions-$8.52M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0-$57.86M-$35.42M-$1.49M$0$0-$27.04M$0
Purchases of Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Sales of Investments$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing Activities$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Net Cash from Investing-$8.8M-$661K-$3.21M-$407K-$285K-$360K-$3.4M-$104K-$58.51M-$36.99M-$1.91M-$100K-$236K-$27.07M$0
Financing Activities
Debt Repaid-$353.06M-$235.15M-$264.49M-$277.36M-$366.07M$4.96M--$180M-$182.05M-$189.59M--$148.19M---
Common Stock Issuance$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$249.98M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Common Stock Repurchases-$15.31M-$5.09M-$3.76M-$8.04M-$3.69M$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
Dividends Paid-$27.39M-$27.33M-$27.5M-$27.66M-$41.05M$0-$28.42M-$24.58M-$19.84M-$17.06M-$15.53M-$14.26M-$9.93M-$6.59M-$6.59M
Other Financing Activities-$177.94M-$168.9M$152.54M$157.48M$123.49M-$293K$183.12M-$40.52M-$25.85M-$14.04M-$8.93M-$2.57M-$88K-$144K-$201K
Net Cash from Financing$132.41M$33.83M$389.53M$399.13M$444.83M-$45.21M-$67.42M$364.88M$136.36M$157.9M-$25.65M$130.08M-$10.01M-$6.73M-$6.79M
Forex Effect$1.91M-$515K$1.25M-$5.22M-$1.01M$472K$199K-$1.33M$1.52M-$1.28M-$523K-$1.68M$433K$112K$1K
Net Change in Cash$96.51M$249.38M$112.89M-$247.63M-$141.83M$135.57M-$78.93M$130.14M-$22.96M$112.95M-$48.22M$35.97M$32.11M$16.66M-$95K
Supplementary Data
Operating Cash Flow-$29.01M$216.72M-$274.68M-$466.1M-$585.36M$180.67M-$8.31M-$233.31M-$102.32M-$6.67M-$20.14M-$92.32M$41.92M$50.34M$6.69M
Capital Expenditure-$284K-$661K-$3.21M-$407K-$285K-$360K-$3.4M-$104K-$650K-$1.57M-$421K-$100K-$236K-$27K$0
Free Cash Flow-$29.3M$216.06M-$277.89M-$466.51M-$585.65M$180.31M-$11.7M-$233.42M-$102.97M-$8.24M-$20.56M-$92.42M$41.69M$50.31M$6.69M
Cash at Beginning$469.93M$220.55M$107.66M$180.25M$322.08M$186.62M$265.55M$135.41M$158.37M$45.42M$93.64M$57.67M$25.56M$8.9M$9M
Cash at End$566.44M$469.93M$220.55M-$67.38M$180.25M$322.19M$186.62M$265.55M$135.41M$158.37M$45.42M$93.64M$57.67M$25.56M$8.9M