Burford Capital Limited

Burford Capital (BUR)

Company name:Burford Capital Limited
EPIC:BURTrading Currency:GBX
Market Sector:ASM6ISIN:GG00B4L84979
Market Segment:AMSMShare Type:DE
WWW Address:http://www.burfordcapital.com/Description:ORD NPV
Industry Sector:EQUITY INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS
 Price Price Change [%] Bid Offer Open High Low Volume
 790.00 uk.advfn.com/p.php?gfx=/gb/up 2.5 [0.32] 783.00 784.50 779.00 802.50 771.00 391,134
 Market Cap. [m] Shares In Issue [m] Beta EPS DPS PE Ratio Yield 52-Wks-Range
 1,727.33 218.65 1.64 85.02 9.80 9.29 1.24 2,045.00 - 380.20

Burford Capital Key Figures

(at previous day's close)
Market Cap.1,727.33m
Shares In Issue218.65m
Prev. Close787.50
PE Ratio9.29 
Dividend Yield1.24%
EPS - basic85.02p
Dividend PS9.80p
Dividend Cover- 
Cash Flow PS-83.67p
Return On Equity (ROE)23.30%
Operating Margin76.05%
PEG Factor-0.79 
EPS Growth Rate-11.71%
Dividends PS Growth Rate13.64%
Net Debt541.29m
Gross Gearing41.22%
Quick Assets411.67m
Net Working Capital276.12m
Intangibles / Fixed Assets8.48%
Turnover PS143.89p
Pre-Tax Profit PS109.43p
Retained Profit PS105.08p
Cash PS95.24p
Net Cash PS33.24p
Net Tangible Asset Value PS *434.31p
Net Asset Value PS488.88p
Spread1.50 (0.19%) 
* Calculation based on Ordinary Capital figure as contained in last annual report, and the most recent shares in issue figure. Therefore the ratio might be exposed to inaccuracies.

Burford Capital Balance Sheet

LSE:BUR:Liabilities+EQLSE:BUR:Assets

Share Price Performance

Sample Period †HighLow
1 week815.00758.50
4 weeks879.50758.50
12 weeks1,795.00380.20
1 year2,045.00380.20

Share Price Chart (5 years)

Burford Capital Historic Returns

Period †OpenChange%Open Avg.Avg. Daily Vol [m]Total Vol [m]VWAP
1 week792.50-2.50-0.32758.500.63773.39
4 weeks856.00-66.00-7.71758.500.85812.32
12 weeks1,585.00-795.00-50.16380.202.83825.70
26 weeks1,796.00-1,006.00-56.01380.201.861,022.35
1 year1,626.00-836.00-51.41380.201.391,229.71
3 years463.50326.5070.44380.200.881,196.87
5 years121.00669.00552.89118.000.621,051.42
† periods calculated are whole weeks rather than calendar months

Burford Capital Key Management Ratios

Burford Capital Investment Ratios

(Market value analysis) at previous day's close
PQ Ratio- 
PE Ratio9.29 
Tobin's Q Ratio 0.90 
Tobin's Q Ratio (excl. intangibles)0.99 
Dividend Yield1.24%
Market-to-Book Ratio1.62 
Price-to-Pre-Tax Profit PS7.22 
Price-to-Retained Profit PS7.52 
Price-to-Cash Flow PS-9.44 
Price-to-Sales PS5.49 
Price-to-Net Tangible Asset Value PS1.82 
Price-to-Cash PS8.30 
Net Working Capital PS126.28 
Price Pct to Working Capital PS6.26%
Earnings Yield10.76%
Average PE9.55 
Years in average5 
PE to PE average97.30%

Burford Capital Financial Ratios

(Leverage Ratios)
Debt Ratio36.48%
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.57 
Debt-to-Equity Ratio (excl. Intgbl)0.65 
Debt-to-Equity Market Value0.36 
Net Gearing29.77%
Net Gearing (excl. Intangibles)31.86%
Gross Gearing41.22%
Gross Gearing (excl. Intangibles)44.11%
Gearing Under 1 Year7.45%
Gearing Under 1 Year (excl. Intgbl)7.98%
Assets/Equity1.70 
Cash/Equity19.48 
(Liquidity Ratios)
Net Working Capital to Total Assets15.18%
Current Ratio3.04 
Quick Ratio (Acid Test)3.04 
Liquidity Ratio1.54 
Cash & Equiv/Current Assets50.58%
(Solvency Ratios)
Enterprise Value2,133.07m
CFO/Sales-0.58 
CFO/Attributable Profit- 
CFO/Assets-0.10 
CFO/Debt-0.24 
Total Debt/Equity Market Value0.43 
Total Debt/Sales2.38 
Total Debt/Pre-Tax Profit3.13 
Total Debt749.52m
Total Debt/Net Current Assets2.71%
(Dodds - Graham Ratios)
3 yr Compound Earnings Growth25.96%
5 yr Compound Earnings Growth36.62%
10 yr Compound Earnings Growth-%
Earn drops > 5% in 10yrs2 
Beta (60-Mnth)Beta (36-Mnth)
1.63580.9031

Burford Capital Operating Ratios

(Profitability Ratios)
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)14.22%
Return On Assets (ROA)13.04%
Net Profit Margin79.16%
Assets Turnover0.16 
Return On Equity (ROE)23.30%
Return On Investment (ROI)13.92%
Dividend Payout Ratio11.83%
Plowback Ratio88.17%
Growth from Plowback Ratio20.32%
Net Income Of Revenues73.03%
(Asset Utilisation Multiples)
Shareholders Equity Turnover0.29 
Fixed Assets Turnover0.21 
Current Assets Turnover0.83 
Net Working Capital Turnover 
Inventory Turnover- 
(Other Operating Ratios)
Total Assets-to-Sales6.07 
Debtors-to-Sales45.40%
Debt Collection Period165.72Days

Burford Capital Dividends

Announcement DateTypeCurr.Dividend AmountPeriod StartPeriod EndEx DateRecord DatePayment DateTotal Dividend Amount
25 Jul 2019InterimUSX4.1730/12/201830/06/201914/11/201915/11/201905/12/2019-
13 Mar 2019FinalUSX8.8331/12/201731/12/201823/05/201924/05/201914/06/201912.50
25 Jul 2018InterimUSX3.6730/12/201730/06/201808/11/201809/11/201805/12/2018-
14 Mar 2018FinalUSX7.9531/12/201631/12/201731/05/201801/06/201822/06/201811.00
27 Jul 2017InterimUSX3.0530/12/201630/06/201719/10/201720/10/201715/11/2017-
14 Mar 2017FinalUSX6.4831/12/201531/12/201625/05/201726/05/201716/06/20179.15
27 Jul 2016InterimUSX2.6730/12/201530/06/201606/10/201607/10/201628/10/2016-
23 Mar 2016FinalUSX5.6731/12/201431/12/201526/05/201627/05/201617/06/20168.00
28 Jul 2015InterimUSX2.3330/12/201430/06/201501/10/201502/10/201523/10/2015-
18 Mar 2015FinalUSX7.0031/12/201331/12/201407/05/201508/05/201501/06/20157.00
31 Mar 2014FinalUSX5.2331/12/201231/12/201321/05/201423/05/201416/06/20145.23
11 Apr 2013FinalUSX4.7631/12/201131/12/201222/05/201324/05/201317/06/20134.76
04 Apr 2012FinalUSX3.6631/12/201031/12/201118/04/201220/04/201223/05/20123.66
23 Mar 2011FinalUSX2.2231/12/200931/12/201006/04/201108/04/201117/05/20112.22

Burford Capital Fundamentals
 31 Dec 2015 (USD)31 Dec 2016 (USD)31 Dec 2017 (USD)31 Dec 2018 (USD)
turnover86.90100.00%163.40100.00%342.61100.00%401.20100.00%m
pre tax profit67.8878.11%104.0563.68%249.1872.73%305.1176.05%m
attributable profit64.4774.19%108.2766.26%249.3072.77%317.5879.16%m
retained profit48.9556.32%91.2155.82%229.4666.97%293.0073.03%m
eps - basic31.52 52.89 119.72 105.70 
eps - diluted31.52 69.94 119.55 150.30 
dividends per share8.00 9.15 11.00 12.50 

Burford Capital Balance Sheet

 31 Dec 2015 (USD)31 Dec 2016 (USD)31 Dec 2017 (USD)31 Dec 2018 (USD)
LSE:BUR:Liabilities+EQLSE:BUR:AssetsLSE:BUR:Liabilities+EQLSE:BUR:AssetsLSE:BUR:Liabilities+EQLSE:BUR:AssetsLSE:BUR:Liabilities+EQLSE:BUR:Assets
 31 Dec 2015 (USD)31 Dec 2016 (USD)31 Dec 2017 (USD)31 Dec 2018 (USD)
ASSETS
fixed assets fixed assets0.560.09%2.160.22%2.400.16%1.870.08%m
intangibles intangibles1.110.19%173.3317.90%161.7110.79%152.166.56%m
fixed investments fixed investments337.7256.85%562.0258.05%1,098.1973.24%1,639.9770.72%m
current assets - other current assets - other140.2123.60%11.101.15%33.932.26%41.451.79%m
stocks stocks--%--%--%--%m
debtors debtors69.0911.63%61.266.33%67.704.52%217.989.40%m
cash & securities cash & securities45.427.64%158.3716.36%135.429.03%265.5511.45%m
TOTAL594.10100%968.23100%1,499.35100%2,318.98100%m
LIABILITIES
creditors - short creditors - short27.704.66%94.999.81%66.634.44%172.867.45%m
creditors - long creditors - long132.3822.28%277.0828.62%634.1642.30%782.9733.76%m
creditors - other creditors - other--%--%--%--%m
subordinated loans subordinated loans--%--%--%--%m
insurance funds insurance funds--%--%--%--%m
TOTAL160.0826.94%372.0738.43%700.7946.74%955.8341.22%m
EQUITY
ord cap, reserves ord cap, reserves434.1673.08%596.1661.57%798.5653.26%1,363.1558.78%m
prefs, minorities prefs, minorities-0.14-0.02%--%--%--%m
TOTAL434.0373.06%596.1661.57%798.5653.26%1,363.1558.78%m
OTHER
NAV Basic- - - - 
NAV Diluted- - - - 

Burford Capital Cash Flow Statement

31 Dec 2015 (USD)31 Dec 2016 (USD)31 Dec 2017 (USD)31 Dec 2018 (USD)
Operating CF-20.14-6.67-102.32-233.31m
Pre-Financing CF-22.05-43.66-160.84-233.42m
Retained CF-47.70114.24-24.48131.46m

Burford Capital Brokers

NameActivityTypeMnemonicCode
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOT N.V.Market Maker(MME)Broker/DealerRBSMABNAGB22
Evolution Securities LimitedMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerEVOEVBGGB21MMT
Goldman Sachs InternationalMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerGSCOGSILGB2X
Investec Bank PlcMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerINV.IHCSGB21002
Jefferies International LtdMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerJEFFJEFFGB2X
J.P. Morgan Securities LtdMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerJPMSJPMSGB2L
Morgan Stanley Securities LtdMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerMOSTMSSEGB21
Numis Securities LimitedMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerNUMSRAZHGB2LBIC
Royal Bank of Canada EuropeMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerRBCEROYCGB22
Citigrp Global Mkt UK EquitiesMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerCITISBUKGB21
Merrill Lynch InternationalMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerMLSBSNCSGB2LBIC
Seymour PierceMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerSEYPSPBTGB21
UBS AGMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerUBS.UBSWGB2LEQU
Winterflood Securities LtdMarket Maker(MME)Broker/DealerWINSWNTSGB2LBIC
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