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Burford Capital Limited is a Guernsey-based company, which provides legal finance products and services, comprising core legal finance, complex strategies, and post-settlement finance. 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. 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.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)589.43m
- Net income in GBP205.17m
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithson Investment Trust PLC | -26.10m | -51.47m | 1.91bn | 0.00 | -- | 0.9111 | -- | -- | -0.3412 | -0.3412 | -0.1648 | 15.69 | -0.0106 | -- | -- | -- | -2.09 | 5.01 | -2.10 | 5.02 | -- | 85.91 | -- | 82.05 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 134.25 | 165.33 | 130.31 | -- | -- | -- |
| TP ICAP Group PLC | 2.20bn | 99.00m | 1.97bn | 5.18k | 20.58 | 0.9709 | 10.21 | 0.8945 | 0.1264 | 0.1264 | 2.80 | 2.68 | 0.3482 | -- | 6.28 | 425,536.00 | 1.23 | 0.7493 | 2.49 | 1.83 | -- | -- | 3.54 | 2.74 | -- | 11.83 | 0.3255 | 123.50 | 3.59 | 4.44 | -28.16 | 18.25 | -5.51 | -0.292 |
| JPMorgan American Investment Trust PLC | 434.96m | 424.07m | 1.98bn | 0.00 | 4.78 | 1.09 | -- | 4.56 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 2.38 | 10.14 | 0.2488 | -- | 174.89 | -- | 24.26 | 13.70 | 24.51 | 13.82 | 98.36 | 97.43 | 97.50 | 95.36 | -- | -- | 0.0488 | 7.47 | 349.42 | 89.00 | 321.69 | 138.62 | -- | 3.58 |
| Quilter PLC | 6.43bn | 50.00m | 1.99bn | 2.98k | 39.27 | 1.34 | -- | 0.309 | 0.036 | 0.036 | 4.64 | 1.06 | 0.1205 | -- | 10.71 | 2,155,548.00 | 0.0937 | 0.0812 | 0.095 | 0.0817 | 99.24 | 92.71 | 0.7776 | 4.87 | -- | 1.19 | 0.1575 | 158.19 | 13.03 | -2.16 | -76.00 | -8.64 | -38.10 | 6.20 |
| City of London Investment Trust plc | 310.57m | 297.42m | 2.09bn | 0.00 | 7.13 | 0.997 | -- | 6.73 | 0.5936 | 0.5936 | 0.6197 | 4.24 | 0.1443 | -- | 26.17 | -- | 13.82 | 5.17 | 14.01 | 5.26 | 96.26 | 90.07 | 95.77 | 88.27 | -- | -- | 0.0523 | 86.82 | 314.87 | 40.51 | 384.32 | 47.56 | -- | 2.06 |
| Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd | -80.30m | -37.70m | 2.28bn | 0.00 | -- | 0.7483 | -- | -- | -0.0152 | -0.0152 | -0.0323 | 1.23 | -0.0252 | -- | -- | -- | -1.18 | 8.07 | -1.19 | 8.07 | -- | 99.90 | -- | 102.94 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 70.79 | -104.36 | -- | -98.89 | -45.73 | -- | 2.17 |
| Burford Capital Limited | 589.43m | 205.17m | 2.33bn | 161.00 | 11.56 | -- | -- | 3.94 | 0.9164 | 0.9164 | 2.65 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,661,068.00 | -- | 7.17 | -- | 8.16 | -- | -- | 47.69 | 52.00 | -- | 4.07 | -- | 2.60 | 240.48 | 20.66 | 1,901.32 | 13.96 | 98.59 | 0.00 |
| International Public Partnerships Ltd | 87.39m | 44.25m | 2.35bn | 0.00 | 53.86 | 0.8347 | -- | 26.90 | 0.0232 | 0.0232 | 0.0458 | 1.50 | 0.0294 | -- | 1.89 | -- | 1.49 | 5.14 | 1.50 | 5.18 | 55.65 | 81.44 | 50.64 | 78.54 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 94.63 | -80.30 | -15.55 | -91.48 | -27.42 | -- | 3.08 |
| HgCapital Trust plc | 295.58m | 280.70m | 2.43bn | 0.00 | 8.64 | 1.00 | -- | 8.21 | 0.6132 | 0.6132 | 0.6458 | 5.28 | 0.1287 | -- | 1.24 | -- | 12.22 | 16.41 | 12.25 | 16.43 | 52.57 | -- | 94.96 | 95.94 | -- | 58.05 | 0.00 | 9.82 | 98.45 | 18.84 | 114.47 | 17.91 | -- | 7.16 |
| HICL Infrastructure PLC | 35.20m | 30.50m | 2.44bn | 0.00 | 80.75 | 0.7663 | -- | 69.24 | 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 |
| Man Group PLC | 1.10bn | 249.01m | 2.46bn | 1.79k | 9.91 | 1.96 | 7.85 | 2.23 | 0.2085 | 0.2085 | 0.9232 | 1.05 | 0.3373 | -- | 2.45 | 616,067.90 | 7.62 | 11.61 | 9.26 | 14.98 | -- | -- | 22.58 | 27.23 | -- | -- | 0.2173 | 47.55 | -32.56 | 4.00 | -61.51 | -3.04 | 1.26 | -1.27 |
| Monks Investment Trust PLC | 420.74m | 398.35m | 2.46bn | 0.00 | 6.79 | 0.9978 | -- | 5.86 | 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 |
| Abrdn PLC | 1.41bn | 328.00m | 2.50bn | 5.06k | 7.71 | 0.4872 | 5.59 | 1.78 | 0.1763 | 0.1763 | 0.7556 | 2.79 | 0.1657 | -- | -- | 278,370.90 | 3.86 | 2.89 | 3.87 | 3.06 | 95.45 | 94.76 | 23.30 | 17.15 | -- | -- | 0.1051 | 110.90 | -4.16 | -5.40 | 102.18 | -- | -17.67 | -8.40 |
| RIT Capital Partners plc | 315.30m | 240.20m | 2.73bn | 62.00 | 11.60 | 0.7574 | -- | 8.65 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 2.13 | 24.98 | 0.0784 | -- | 1.92 | 5,085,484.00 | 5.97 | 5.89 | 6.43 | 6.32 | 89.85 | 92.52 | 76.18 | 78.21 | -- | -- | 0.0724 | 23.16 | 128.16 | 14.77 | 111.45 | 19.52 | 8.45 | 2.86 |
| Bridgepoint Group PLC | 343.20m | 65.60m | 2.73bn | 378.00 | 40.41 | 3.64 | 32.32 | 7.96 | 0.0822 | 0.0822 | 0.4296 | 0.9114 | 0.1452 | -- | 0.2333 | 907,936.50 | 2.78 | 5.58 | 3.21 | 6.94 | -- | -- | 19.11 | 26.80 | -- | 17.48 | 0.6826 | 62.48 | 4.62 | 17.10 | -41.38 | -- | 4.34 | -- |
| Petershill Partners PLC | 452.41m | 272.49m | 2.76bn | 0.00 | 10.49 | 0.7359 | 10.13 | 6.10 | 0.2433 | 0.2433 | 0.4046 | 3.47 | 0.1005 | -- | 6.45 | -- | 6.05 | -- | 6.25 | -- | -- | -- | 60.23 | -- | -- | 14.68 | 0.0943 | -- | 230.72 | -- | 170.90 | -- | -- | -- |
Data as of Nov 21 2024. Currency figures normalised to Burford Capital Ltd's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX
26.67%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Orbis Investment Management Ltd.as of 30 Sep 2024 | 11.58m | 5.28% |
| BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 08 Nov 2024 | 10.03m | 4.57% |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLCas of 31 Dec 2023 | 9.22m | 4.20% |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texasas of 30 Sep 2024 | 7.82m | 3.56% |
| ODIN Forvaltning ASas of 31 Oct 2024 | 5.11m | 2.33% |
| Invesco Asset Management Ltd.as of 30 Sep 2024 | 4.31m | 1.96% |
| Invesco Advisers, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2024 | 3.18m | 1.45% |
| Geode Capital Management LLCas of 30 Sep 2024 | 2.57m | 1.17% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LPas of 30 Sep 2024 | 2.57m | 1.17% |
| SEB Investment Management AB (Denmark)as of 31 Oct 2024 | 2.15m | 0.98% |
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Data from 30 Sep 2024 - 31 Oct 2024Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
