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Burford Capital DB:9BFA Stock Report

Last Price

€12.34

Market Cap

€2.7b

7D

-2.6%

1Y

3.5%

Updated

23 Dec, 2024

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Burford Capital
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£12.34
52 Week HighUK£15.31
52 Week LowUK£10.31
Beta0.93
1 Month Change-4.71%
3 Month Change3.52%
1 Year Change3.52%
3 Year Change38.57%
5 Year Change54.54%
Change since IPO954.70%

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Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

9BFADE Diversified FinancialDE Market
7D-2.6%-0.3%-2.0%
1Y3.5%-13.4%6.8%

Return vs Industry: 9BFA exceeded the German Diversified Financial industry which returned -14.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 9BFA underperformed the German Market which returned 6.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

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9BFA volatility
9BFA Average Weekly Movement9.3%
Diversified Financial Industry Average Movement3.6%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.4%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

Stable Share Price: 9BFA's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: 9BFA's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of German stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2009161Christopher Bogartwww.burfordcapital.com

Burford Capital Limited provides legal finance products and services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Capital Provision, and Asset Management and Other Provision. The Capital Provision segment provides capital to the legal industry or in connection with legal matters directly and through investment in private funds; legal risk management services; lower risk legal finance business focusing on pre-settlement litigation matters with lower risk and lower expected returns; post-settlement finance; and complex strategies in which it acts as a principal and acquires assets that are mispriced.

Burford Capital Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Burford Capital's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
9BFA fundamental statistics
Market cap€2.72b
Earnings (TTM)€249.40m
Revenue (TTM)€1.23b

10.9x

P/E Ratio

2.2x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
9BFA income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$1.28b
Cost of RevenueUS$5.36m
Gross ProfitUS$1.28b
Other ExpensesUS$1.02b
EarningsUS$259.55m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.18
Gross Margin99.58%
Net Profit Margin20.21%
Debt/Equity Ratio54.4%

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Dividends

1.0%

Current Dividend Yield

11%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 13:03
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Burford Capital Limited is covered by 11 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alexander BowersBerenberg
Robert ChantryBerenberg
Matthew HowlettB. Riley Securities, Inc.