Burford Capital (BURN) Stock Price & Analysis
BURN Stock Chart & Stats
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- Average Volume (3M)
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- Market Cap
- MXN 14.03B
- Enterprise Value
- MXN 3.24B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- MXN 747.26M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- MXN 2.42B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- ―
- Beta
- -0.35
- Next Earnings
- Nov 04, 2026 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 1.71
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
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- Dividend Yield
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Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Differentiated Legal-Finance Model
Non-recourse legal finance gives Burford access to potentially large recoveries while limiting client repayment obligations to case outcomes. Portfolio and law-firm financing can spread exposure across matters, creating differentiated returns from underwriting legal assets rather than conventional lending alone.
Strong Historical Profitability
Strong gross and net margins in 2023–2024 show that the platform can convert successful legal-asset realizations and fair-value gains into substantial reported profitability. Although volatile, this demonstrated earnings capacity can support reinvestment and shareholder returns when case outcomes and timing are favorable.
Extended Debt Maturity Profile
The 2029 senior secured refinancing extends the debt maturity profile and adds restrictions on indebtedness, dividends, liens and major transactions. This can improve liquidity planning and creditor discipline over the next several years, giving Burford a more defined funding runway for its legal-finance investments.
Bears Say
Declining Revenue And Earnings
Two consecutive annual revenue declines and the sharp 2025 earnings drop indicate that reported performance is not yet on a dependable growth path. For a legal-finance business, weaker results can reduce capital available for new matters and make future earnings more dependent on the timing of individual case resolutions.
Inconsistent Cash Conversion
Repeated negative operating cash flow, including 2025, despite positive net income in several years shows that accounting profitability has not consistently converted into cash. The reversal from positive 2024 free cash flow to negative 2025 free cash flow raises ongoing funding and reinvestment uncertainty.
Rising Debt And Uneven Returns
Although leverage remains below 1.0 times equity, higher total debt in 2025 and uneven ROE weaken the quality of the balance-sheet support. Rising obligations can constrain flexibility, while inconsistent returns make it harder to demonstrate that shareholder capital is being deployed productively.
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Company Description
Burford Capital
Burford Capital Limited provides legal finance products and services worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Principal Finance, and Asset Management and Other Services. The Principal Finance segment provides capital against the underlying value of high-value single or multiple litigation and arbitration matters at any stage of the process from before filing to after a final judgment has been entered; and to a law firm that has agreed to take a case on a contingent fee or alternative fee basis, as well as directly to the client. This segment also offers legal risk management and adverse legal cost insurance services. The Asset Management and Other Services segment manages legal finance assets on behalf of third-party investors, as well as provides other services to the legal industry. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.
- Sector
- Financial
- Industry
- Asset Management
- CEO
- Christopher Bogart
- Employees
- 172
- Website
- www.burfordcapital.com
- Address
- Oak House, St. Peter Port, GU, GY1 2NP, GG
Burford Capital (BURN) Earnings & Revenues
BURN Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call emphasized a strong, large and diversified core litigation finance business with healthy liquidity, robust new business momentum and substantial modeled future cash realizations. Key metrics included $740 million in cash and marketable securities, $133 million of Q1 new commitments (up 25% vs. recent Q1 average), $1.3 billion of unfunded definitive commitments, and more than $3.8 billion of cumulative realizations. Major negatives centered on the significant noncash YPF appellate loss and related accounting write-down, several one-off charges (including a $19 million case-related expense recognition and FX impact tied to redemption), and fair-value accounting and discount-rate headwinds that compressed reported capital provision income. Management presented a clear plan to focus the narrative on the core portfolio, harvest cash, manage expenses and delever over time while remaining comfortable with current leverage. Given the breadth and strength of operational highlights and cash-related metrics relative to the primarily noncash and manageable lowlights, the overall tone is constructive.
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