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Burford Capital Limited provides legal finance products and services, comprising core legal finance, complex strategies, and post-settlement finance. The Company is also engaged in the asset management business. The Company's segments include capital provision, asset management and other services, and other corporate. The capital provision segment comprises the provision of capital to the legal industry or in connection with legal matters, both directly and through investment in its managed funds. The asset management and other services segment includes the provision of services to the legal industry, including litigation insurance. In its post-settlement business, the Company offers clients the ability to monetize post-settlement and other legal receivables. In its complex strategy business, the Company acts as a principal and acquires assets that are mispriced and for which value can be realized through recourse to litigation proceedings.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)580.76m
- Net income in GBP248.59m
- Incorporated2009
- Employees161.00
- LocationBurford Capital LtdOak House, Hirzel StreetSAINT PETER PORT GY1 2NPGuernseyGGY
- Phone+44 1 481723450
- Websitehttps://www.burfordcapital.com/
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC | 229.70m | 201.16m | 1.91bn | 0.00 | 10.09 | 0.95 | -- | 8.32 | 0.3588 | 0.3588 | 0.3924 | 3.81 | 0.1034 | -- | 31.45 | -- | 9.05 | 5.79 | 9.51 | 6.13 | 89.38 | 85.03 | 87.58 | 82.62 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 12.25 | 1,332.85 | 5.36 | 2,389.31 | 3.89 | -- | 1.11 |
| Mercantile Investment Trust PLC | 97.69m | 75.21m | 1.94bn | 0.00 | 26.17 | 1.05 | -- | 19.83 | 0.0955 | 0.0955 | 0.1238 | 2.39 | 0.0443 | -- | 18.98 | -- | 3.41 | 3.53 | 3.43 | 3.55 | 78.70 | 80.46 | 76.98 | 78.52 | -- | -- | 0.1495 | 68.44 | 138.65 | -- | 127.31 | -- | -- | 3.96 |
| Caledonia Investments plc | 233.80m | 203.80m | 1.94bn | 71.00 | 9.70 | 0.6593 | -- | 8.30 | 3.69 | 3.69 | 4.23 | 54.30 | 0.0767 | -- | 32.93 | 3,292,958.00 | 6.69 | 9.99 | 7.06 | 10.32 | 86.61 | -- | 87.17 | 91.27 | -- | 184.09 | 0.00 | 21.82 | 32.17 | 0.8151 | 42.62 | 0.5588 | -24.21 | 3.49 |
| HarbourVest Global Private Equity Ltd | 115.50m | 93.77m | 1.96bn | 1.10k | 21.49 | 0.659 | -- | 17.00 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.49 | 39.07 | 0.0371 | -- | -- | 104,999.20 | 3.01 | 12.81 | 3.02 | 12.83 | 84.53 | 97.14 | 81.19 | 96.10 | -- | -- | 0.0656 | -- | 393.40 | -7.65 | 285.74 | -10.43 | -- | -- |
| Smithson Investment Trust PLC | 321.92m | 293.32m | 2.04bn | 0.00 | 8.15 | 0.8873 | -- | 6.34 | 1.74 | 1.74 | 1.94 | 15.98 | 0.1293 | -- | 112.88 | -- | 11.78 | 5.01 | 11.80 | 5.02 | 93.70 | 85.91 | 91.11 | 82.05 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 134.25 | 165.33 | 130.31 | -- | -- | -- |
| Bridgepoint Group PLC | 321.60m | 70.70m | 2.06bn | 378.00 | 29.73 | 2.85 | 23.09 | 6.42 | 0.0871 | 0.0871 | 0.3978 | 0.9076 | 0.1544 | -- | 0.2688 | 850,793.60 | 3.39 | 5.58 | 3.96 | 6.94 | -- | -- | 21.98 | 26.80 | -- | 16.38 | 0.6339 | 62.32 | 4.62 | 17.10 | -41.38 | -- | 4.34 | -- |
| City of London Investment Trust plc | 140.56m | 127.17m | 2.16bn | 0.00 | 17.28 | 1.09 | -- | 15.37 | 0.2528 | 0.2528 | 0.2839 | 4.02 | 0.0675 | -- | 15.44 | -- | 6.11 | 2.59 | 6.15 | 2.63 | 91.93 | 81.32 | 90.48 | 77.92 | -- | -- | 0.0542 | 178.62 | -32.93 | -6.02 | -38.12 | -7.05 | -- | 2.58 |
| Petershill Partners PLC | 417.99m | 248.55m | 2.28bn | 0.00 | 9.57 | 0.6312 | 9.16 | 5.45 | 0.2199 | 0.2199 | 0.3694 | 3.33 | 0.0947 | -- | 4.42 | -- | 5.63 | -- | 5.81 | -- | -- | -- | 59.46 | -- | -- | 12.28 | 0.0927 | -- | 230.72 | -- | 170.90 | -- | -- | -- |
| HgCapital Trust plc | 247.91m | 230.52m | 2.33bn | 0.00 | 10.11 | 1.02 | -- | 9.40 | 0.5036 | 0.5036 | 0.5416 | 5.00 | 0.1095 | -- | 1.27 | -- | 10.19 | 16.41 | 10.20 | 16.43 | 41.94 | -- | 92.99 | 95.94 | -- | 52.85 | 0.00 | 9.82 | 98.45 | 18.84 | 114.47 | 17.91 | -- | 7.16 |
| Burford Capital Limited | 580.76m | 248.59m | 2.37bn | 161.00 | 9.73 | 1.35 | -- | 4.08 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 0.1403 | -- | -- | 3,607,227.00 | 7.47 | 7.17 | 8.78 | 8.16 | -- | -- | 53.22 | 52.00 | -- | 5.87 | 0.367 | 2.60 | 240.48 | 20.66 | 1,901.32 | 13.96 | 98.59 | 0.00 |
| Monks Investment Trust PLC | 420.74m | 398.35m | 2.46bn | 0.00 | 6.44 | 0.9463 | -- | 5.84 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.88 | 12.43 | 0.152 | -- | 28.30 | -- | 14.39 | 6.36 | 14.81 | 6.57 | 95.79 | 91.66 | 94.68 | 89.96 | -- | -- | 0.0774 | 3.24 | 978.05 | 14.55 | 687.16 | 15.10 | -- | 2.57 |
| International Public Partnerships Ltd | 72.02m | 27.86m | 2.47bn | 0.00 | 89.30 | 0.8533 | -- | 34.33 | 0.0146 | 0.0146 | 0.0377 | 1.53 | 0.0237 | -- | 1.75 | -- | 0.9169 | 5.14 | 0.921 | 5.18 | 45.10 | 81.44 | 38.69 | 78.54 | -- | -- | 0.0218 | 94.63 | -80.30 | -15.55 | -91.48 | -27.42 | -- | 3.08 |
| Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd | -24.20m | 5.80m | 2.51bn | 0.00 | 433.48 | 0.7905 | -- | -- | 0.0023 | 0.0023 | -0.0097 | 1.28 | -0.0074 | -- | -- | -- | 0.1774 | 8.07 | 0.1775 | 8.07 | -- | 99.90 | -- | 102.94 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 70.79 | -104.36 | -- | -98.89 | -45.73 | -- | 2.17 |
| HICL Infrastructure PLC | 35.20m | 30.50m | 2.59bn | 0.00 | 85.14 | 0.808 | -- | 73.53 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.0173 | 1.58 | 0.0107 | -- | 100.57 | -- | 0.9292 | 5.36 | 0.9295 | 5.36 | -- | 99.94 | 86.65 | 97.95 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 100.81 | -82.60 | -34.43 | -84.63 | -36.06 | -- | 0.492 |
| JPMorgan Global Growth & Income PLC | 338.65m | 322.78m | 2.74bn | 0.00 | 7.15 | 1.14 | -- | 8.09 | 0.7878 | 0.7878 | 0.8247 | 4.95 | 0.1697 | -- | 51.51 | -- | 16.17 | 9.68 | 17.35 | 9.79 | 97.15 | 93.53 | 95.31 | 90.39 | -- | -- | 0.0628 | 38.67 | 1,024.15 | 39.31 | 733.21 | 39.40 | -- | 6.77 |
| RIT Capital Partners plc | 143.20m | 66.10m | 2.77bn | 62.00 | 42.75 | 0.7845 | -- | 19.33 | 0.4444 | 0.4444 | 0.949 | 24.22 | 0.0355 | -- | 0.8919 | 2,309,678.00 | 1.64 | 5.89 | 1.74 | 6.32 | 75.98 | 92.52 | 46.16 | 78.21 | -- | -- | 0.0736 | 23.16 | 128.16 | 14.77 | 111.45 | 19.52 | 8.45 | 2.86 |
Data as of Jul 22 2024. Currency figures normalised to Burford Capital Ltd's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX
30.18%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Link Fund Solutions Ltd.as of 30 Jun 2019 | 15.19m | 6.93% |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLCas of 31 Dec 2023 | 9.22m | 4.21% |
| BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 05 Jul 2024 | 9.17m | 4.18% |
| Orbis Investment Management Ltd.as of 31 Dec 2023 | 8.21m | 3.75% |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texasas of 31 Mar 2024 | 6.70m | 3.06% |
| Invesco Asset Management Ltd.as of 28 Jun 2024 | 5.19m | 2.37% |
| ODIN Forvaltning ASas of 28 Jun 2024 | 4.67m | 2.13% |
| Invesco Advisers, Inc.as of 31 May 2024 | 3.18m | 1.45% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LPas of 31 May 2024 | 2.48m | 1.13% |
| SEB Investment Management AB (Denmark)as of 28 Jun 2024 | 2.16m | 0.98% |
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Data from 28 Mar 2024 - 28 Jun 2024Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
