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Burford Capital Limited BUR

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Burford Capital Limited

Overview of Burford Capital Limited

BUR NYQ
Financial Services Asset Management Small Cap
Burford Capital Limited (BUR), is a Small Cap company, in the Asset Management industry, last closed at $7.92, about 48.9% undervalued vs fair value, -42.4% 1Y return, ranked 649/1004 in sector.
$7.92
1.67%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 43.6%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$1.73B
Enterprise Value
$3.21B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.burfordcapital.com
HQ Saint Peter Port
Employees 160
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings May 6 Estimated
Dividend Jun 12 Ex-div: May 22

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$7
$12
$22
Current: $7.92 +49% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Financial Services - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Interest Income
$0
Interest Expense
$131.0M
Net Interest Income
$-131.0M
-38.5%%
Total Revenue
$341.2M
-60%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Financial Services

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Return on Equity
6.1%
Fair

Net Income / Equity - key bank profitability metric

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$32.4M
22.1% of Net Income

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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Active Leaks
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Improving
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High Impact
0
Critical
Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Burford Capital Limited's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
60
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Moderate
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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 88% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing BUR's balance between Growth (23.2%), Profitability (34.6%), and Safety (42.3%). Growth 23% Safety 42% Profitability 35%

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Growth

40th percentile vs peers
41
Key Signals
Revenue CAGR 3Y 87.6% 90p Rev Growth YoY -60.0% 20p TSR -16.1% 29p EPS Growth YoY -75.6% 14p
Strengths
  • Revenue Cagr 3Y in top 20% of peers (87.6%, 90th percentile)
  • Ebit Margin in top 20% of peers (1.93, 87th percentile)
  • Current Ratio in top 20% of peers (56.30, 90th percentile)
Risks
  • Rev Growth Yoy in bottom 20% of peers (-60.0%)
  • Eps Growth Yoy in bottom 20% of peers (-75.6%)
  • Growth below peer median (percentile: 40)

Profitability

60th percentile vs peers
60
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Safety

73th percentile vs peers
74
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Burford Capital Limited.

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