TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 74.5M
Net Income 36.9M 49.57%
EPS (Diluted) $0.14

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 6.2B
Total Liabilities 3.0B
Shareholders Equity 3.2B
Debt to Equity 0.96

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 291.3M
Free Cash Flow 155.1M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Burford Capital Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i341.2M807.1M161.4M51.7M228.7M
Cost of Goods Sold i-----
Gross Profit i-----
Gross Margin % i0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i31.8M64.3M49.1M46.7M39.5M
Other Operating Expenses i4.6M4.5M3.3M2.2M12.9M
Total Operating Expenses i36.4M68.8M52.4M48.9M52.3M
Operating Income i-----
Operating Margin % i0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-----
Interest Expense i-----
Other Non-Operating Income-----
Pre-tax Income i253.6M738.3M109.0M2.8M180.5M
Income Tax i24.0M20.1M11.6M9.7M23.5M
Effective Tax Rate % i9.5%2.7%10.6%348.8%13.0%
Net Income i229.6M718.2M97.5M-6.9M157.0M
Net Margin % i67.3%89.0%60.4%-13.4%68.6%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i-----
EPS (Basic) i$1.05$2.79$0.14$-0.13$0.65
EPS (Diluted) i$1.05$2.74$0.14$-0.13$0.65
Basic Shares Outstanding i219421904218865816218757232219049877218919822
Diluted Shares Outstanding i219421904218865816218757232219049877218919822

Income Statement Trend

Burford Capital Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i469.9M220.5M107.7M180.3M322.1M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i-----
Inventory i-----
Other Current Assets-----
Total Current Assets i-----
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i-----
Goodwill i267.9M267.9M267.8M268.0M268.1M
Intangible Assets i00000
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets-----
Total Non-Current Assets i-----
Total Assets i6.2B----
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i12.1M34.4M16.8M13.9M9.6M
Short-term Debt i-----
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i-----
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i1.8B1.6B1.3B1.0B681.3M
Deferred Tax Liabilities i-----
Other Non-Current Liabilities-----
Total Non-Current Liabilities i-----
Total Liabilities i2.9B----
Equity
Common Stock i610.0M602.2M598.8M598.8M598.8M
Retained Earnings i1.8B1.6B1.1B1.1B1.1B
Treasury Stock i9.6M4.5M3.7M00
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i3.3B3.2B2.4B2.1B2.0B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i1.8B1.6B1.3B1.0B681.3M
Working Capital i00000

Balance Sheet Composition

Burford Capital Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i229.6M718.2M97.5M-6.9M157.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i-----
Stock-Based Compensation i-----
Working Capital Changes i512.6M431.7M14.0M26.2M10.5M
Operating Cash Flow i736.7M1.2B148.1M40.4M182.6M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-661.0K-3.2M-407.0K-285.0K-360.0K
Acquisitions i-----
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i-661.0K-3.2M-407.0K-285.0K-360.0K
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i0-3.8M-8.0M-3.7M0
Dividends Paid i-27.3M-27.5M-27.7M-41.0M0
Debt Issuance i285.0M394.5M357.3M400.0M0
Debt Repayment i-49.8M-130.0M-79.9M-33.9M-5.0M
Financing Cash Flow i40.1M398.0M407.0M453.6M-5.3M
Free Cash Flow i216.1M-277.9M-466.5M-585.6M53.5M
Net Change in Cash i776.1M1.5B554.7M493.7M177.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Burford Capital Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 11.78
Forward P/E 7.37
Price to Book 1.24
Price to Sales 4.81
PEG Ratio 7.37

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 33.08%
Operating Margin 63.56%
Return on Equity 9.03%
Return on Assets 4.72%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.47
Debt to Equity 56.30
Beta 1.06

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $1.17
Book Value per Share $11.15
Revenue per Share $2.86

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
bur3.0B11.781.249.03%33.08%56.30
BlackRock 179.7B28.093.6613.92%29.69%28.51
Brookfield 103.4B232.592.460.95%0.73%156.81
StepStone 8.5B106.6034.16-12.81%-17.10%22.51
Hamilton Lane 7.2B24.497.3235.08%30.66%37.92
Janus Henderson 7.1B17.151.499.02%16.22%7.00

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.