Burford Capital (BUR)

Company name:	Burford Cap Ld
Company Description:	Oil and gas exploration and production and the transportation of crude oil
EPIC:	BUR	Trading Currency:	GBX
Market Sector:	ASM6	ISIN:	GG00B4L84979
Market Segment:	AMSM	Share 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
1,800.00	-17.0 [-0.94]	1,796.00	1,799.00	1,834.00	1,837.00	1,797.00	543,457
Market Cap. [m]	Shares In Issue [m]	Beta	EPS	DPS	PE Ratio	Yield	52-Wks-Range
3,935.70	218.65	1.67	81.43	9.80	22.11	0.54	2,075.00 - 1,288.00

Burford Capital Key Figures

(at previous day's close)
Market Cap.	3,935.70	m
Shares In Issue	218.65	m
Prev. Close	1,817.00
PE Ratio	22.11
Dividend Yield	0.54	%
EPS - basic	81.43	p
Dividend PS	9.80	p
Dividend Cover	-
Cash Flow PS	-83.67	p
Return On Equity (ROE)	23.30	%
Operating Margin	76.05	%
PEG Factor	-1.89
EPS Growth Rate	-11.71	%
Dividends PS Growth Rate	13.64	%
Net Debt	541.29	m
Gross Gearing	41.22	%
Quick Assets	411.67	m
Net Working Capital	276.12	m
Intangibles / Fixed Assets	8.48	%
Turnover PS	143.89	p
Pre-Tax Profit PS	109.43	p
Retained Profit PS	105.08	p
Cash PS	95.24	p
Net Cash PS	33.24	p
Net Tangible Asset Value PS *	434.31	p
Net Asset Value PS	488.88	p
Spread	3.00 (0.17%)
* 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

Share Price Performance

Sample Period ^†	High	Low
1 week	1,863.00	1,789.00
4 weeks	1,863.00	1,595.00
12 weeks	2,045.00	1,574.00
1 year	2,075.00	1,288.00

Share Price Chart (5 years)

Burford Capital Historic Returns

Period ^†	Open	Change	%	Open Avg.	Avg. Daily Vol [m]	Total Vol [m]	VWAP
1 week	1,826.00	-26.00	-1.42	1,789.00	0.51		1,835.24
4 weeks	1,622.00	178.00	10.97	1,595.00	1.24		1,717.85
12 weeks	1,836.00	-36.00	-1.96	1,574.00	1.06		1,756.03
26 weeks	1,620.00	180.00	11.11	1,288.00	0.91		1,654.96
1 year	1,468.00	332.00	22.62	1,288.00	0.77		1,686.72
3 years	280.00	1,520.00	542.86	274.50	0.63		1,209.22
5 years	134.50	1,665.50	1,238.29	116.50	0.46		1,034.94
† 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 Ratio	22.11
Tobin's Q Ratio	2.06
Tobin's Q Ratio (excl. intangibles)	2.25
Dividend Yield	0.54	%
Market-to-Book Ratio	3.68
Price-to-Pre-Tax Profit PS	16.45
Price-to-Retained Profit PS	17.13
Price-to-Cash Flow PS	-21.51
Price-to-Sales PS	12.51
Price-to-Net Tangible Asset Value PS	4.14
Price-to-Cash PS	18.90
Net Working Capital PS	126.28
Price Pct to Working Capital PS	14.25	%
Earnings Yield	4.52	%
Average PE	9.55
Years in average	5
PE to PE average	231.48	%

Burford Capital Financial Ratios

(Leverage Ratios)
Debt Ratio	36.48	%
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	0.57
Debt-to-Equity Ratio (excl. Intgbl)	0.65
Debt-to-Equity Market Value	0.16
Net Gearing	29.77	%
Net Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	31.86	%
Gross Gearing	41.22	%
Gross Gearing (excl. Intangibles)	44.11	%
Gearing Under 1 Year	7.45	%
Gearing Under 1 Year (excl. Intgbl)	7.98	%
Assets/Equity	1.70
Cash/Equity	19.48
(Liquidity Ratios)
Net Working Capital to Total Assets	15.18	%
Current Ratio	3.04
Quick Ratio (Acid Test)	3.04
Liquidity Ratio	1.54
Cash & Equiv/Current Assets	50.58	%
(Solvency Ratios)
Enterprise Value	4,341.43	m
CFO/Sales	-0.58
CFO/Attributable Profit	-
CFO/Assets	-0.10
CFO/Debt	-0.24
Total Debt/Equity Market Value	0.19
Total Debt/Sales	2.38
Total Debt/Pre-Tax Profit	3.13
Total Debt	749.52	m
Total Debt/Net Current Assets	2.71	%
(Dodds - Graham Ratios)
3 yr Compound Earnings Growth	25.96	%
5 yr Compound Earnings Growth	36.62	%
10 yr Compound Earnings Growth	-	%
Earn drops > 5% in 10yrs	2

Beta (60-Mnth)	Beta (36-Mnth)
1.6709	1.3847

Burford Capital Operating Ratios

(Profitability Ratios)
Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)	14.22	%
Return On Assets (ROA)	13.04	%
Net Profit Margin	79.16	%
Assets Turnover	0.16
Return On Equity (ROE)	23.30	%
Return On Investment (ROI)	13.92	%
Dividend Payout Ratio	11.83	%
Plowback Ratio	88.17	%
Growth from Plowback Ratio	20.32	%
Net Income Of Revenues	73.03	%
(Asset Utilisation Multiples)
Shareholders Equity Turnover	0.29
Fixed Assets Turnover	0.21
Current Assets Turnover	0.83
Net Working Capital Turnover
Inventory Turnover	-
(Other Operating Ratios)
Total Assets-to-Sales	6.07
Debtors-to-Sales	45.40	%
Debt Collection Period	165.72	Days

Burford Capital Dividends

Announcement Date	Type	Curr.	Dividend Amount	Period Start	Period End	Ex Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Total Dividend Amount
13 Mar 2019	Final	USX	8.83	31/12/2017	31/12/2018	23/05/2019	24/05/2019	14/06/2019	12.50
25 Jul 2018	Interim	USX	3.67	30/12/2017	30/06/2018	08/11/2018	09/11/2018	05/12/2018	-
14 Mar 2018	Final	USX	7.95	31/12/2016	31/12/2017	31/05/2018	01/06/2018	22/06/2018	11.00
27 Jul 2017	Interim	USX	3.05	30/12/2016	30/06/2017	19/10/2017	20/10/2017	15/11/2017	-
14 Mar 2017	Final	USX	6.48	31/12/2015	31/12/2016	25/05/2017	26/05/2017	16/06/2017	9.15
27 Jul 2016	Interim	USX	2.67	30/12/2015	30/06/2016	06/10/2016	07/10/2016	28/10/2016	-
23 Mar 2016	Final	USX	5.67	31/12/2014	31/12/2015	26/05/2016	27/05/2016	17/06/2016	8.00
28 Jul 2015	Interim	USX	2.33	30/12/2014	30/06/2015	01/10/2015	02/10/2015	23/10/2015	-
18 Mar 2015	Final	USX	7.00	31/12/2013	31/12/2014	07/05/2015	08/05/2015	01/06/2015	7.00
31 Mar 2014	Final	USX	5.23	31/12/2012	31/12/2013	21/05/2014	23/05/2014	16/06/2014	5.23
11 Apr 2013	Final	USX	4.76	31/12/2011	31/12/2012	22/05/2013	24/05/2013	17/06/2013	4.76
04 Apr 2012	Final	USX	3.66	31/12/2010	31/12/2011	18/04/2012	20/04/2012	23/05/2012	3.66
23 Mar 2011	Final	USX	2.22	31/12/2009	31/12/2010	06/04/2011	08/04/2011	17/05/2011	2.22

Burford Capital Fundamentals

	31 Dec 2015 (USD)		31 Dec 2016 (USD)		31 Dec 2017 (USD)		31 Dec 2018 (USD)
turnover	86.90	100.00%	163.40	100.00%	342.61	100.00%	401.20	100.00%	m
pre tax profit	67.88	78.11%	104.05	63.68%	249.18	72.73%	305.11	76.05%	m
attributable profit	64.47	74.19%	108.27	66.26%	249.30	72.77%	317.58	79.16%	m
retained profit	48.95	56.32%	91.21	55.82%	229.46	66.97%	293.00	73.03%	m
eps - basic	31.52		52.89		119.72		105.70
eps - diluted	31.52		69.94		119.55		150.30
dividends per share	8.00		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)


	31 Dec 2015 (USD)		31 Dec 2016 (USD)		31 Dec 2017 (USD)		31 Dec 2018 (USD)
ASSETS
fixed assets	0.56	0.09%	2.16	0.22%	2.40	0.16%	1.87	0.08%	m
intangibles	1.11	0.19%	173.33	17.90%	161.71	10.79%	152.16	6.56%	m
fixed investments	337.72	56.85%	562.02	58.05%	1,098.19	73.24%	1,639.97	70.72%	m
current assets - other	140.21	23.60%	11.10	1.15%	33.93	2.26%	41.45	1.79%	m
stocks	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
debtors	69.09	11.63%	61.26	6.33%	67.70	4.52%	217.98	9.40%	m
cash & securities	45.42	7.64%	158.37	16.36%	135.42	9.03%	265.55	11.45%	m

TOTAL	594.10	100%	968.23	100%	1,499.35	100%	2,318.98	100%	m

LIABILITIES
creditors - short	27.70	4.66%	94.99	9.81%	66.63	4.44%	172.86	7.45%	m
creditors - long	132.38	22.28%	277.08	28.62%	634.16	42.30%	782.97	33.76%	m
creditors - other	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
subordinated loans	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m
insurance funds	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m

TOTAL	160.08	26.94%	372.07	38.43%	700.79	46.74%	955.83	41.22%	m

EQUITY
ord cap, reserves	434.16	73.08%	596.16	61.57%	798.56	53.26%	1,363.15	58.78%	m
prefs, minorities	-0.14	-0.02%	-	-%	-	-%	-	-%	m

TOTAL	434.03	73.06%	596.16	61.57%	798.56	53.26%	1,363.15	58.78%	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	-233.31	m
Pre-Financing CF	-22.05	-43.66	-160.84	-233.42	m
Retained CF	-47.70	114.24	-24.48	131.46	m

Burford Capital Brokers

Name	Activity	Type	Mnemonic	Code
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOT N.V.	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	RBSM	ABNAGB22
Evolution Securities Limited	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	EVO	EVBGGB21MMT
Goldman Sachs International	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	GSCO	GSILGB2X
Investec Bank Plc	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	INV.	IHCSGB21002
Jefferies International Ltd	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	JEFF	JEFFGB2X
J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	JPMS	JPMSGB2L
Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	MOST	MSSEGB21
Numis Securities Limited	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	NUMS	RAZHGB2LBIC
Royal Bank of Canada Europe	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	RBCE	ROYCGB22
Citigrp Global Mkt UK Equities	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	CITI	SBUKGB21
Merrill Lynch International	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	MLSB	SNCSGB2LBIC
Seymour Pierce	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	SEYP	SPBTGB21
UBS AG	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	UBS.	UBSWGB2LEQU
Winterflood Securities Ltd	Market Maker(MME)	Broker/Dealer	WINS	WNTSGB2LBIC