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Burford Capital DB:9BFA Stock Report

Last Price

€11.60

Market Cap

€2.5b

7D

-8.0%

1Y

-9.2%

Updated

22 May, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

9BFA Stock Overview

Provides legal finance products and services worldwide. More details

9BFA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth4/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends3/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Burford Capital
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$11.60
52 Week HighUS$14.96
52 Week LowUS$10.31
Beta0.71
1 Month Change-3.57%
3 Month Change-20.33%
1 Year Change-9.16%
3 Year Change55.70%
5 Year Change127.99%
Change since IPO891.45%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

9BFADE Diversified FinancialDE Market
7D-8.0%1.7%0.5%
1Y-9.2%-6.9%15.8%

Return vs Industry: 9BFA underperformed the German Diversified Financial industry which returned -7.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 9BFA underperformed the German Market which returned 16.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 9BFA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
9BFA volatility
9BFA Average Weekly Movement6.7%
Diversified Financial Industry Average Movement6.8%
Market Average Movement6.5%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market12.8%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: 9BFA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: 9BFA's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2009160Christopher Bogartwww.burfordcapital.com

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.

Burford Capital Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Burford Capital's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
9BFA fundamental statistics
Market cap€2.54b
Earnings (TTM)€183.73m
Revenue (TTM)€555.38m
13.9x
P/E Ratio
4.6x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
9BFA income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$626.77m
Cost of RevenueUS$4.69m
Gross ProfitUS$622.08m
Other ExpensesUS$414.73m
EarningsUS$207.35m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)0.95
Gross Margin99.25%
Net Profit Margin33.08%
Debt/Equity Ratio55.8%

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Dividends

0.9%
Current Dividend Yield
13%
Payout Ratio

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When do you need to buy 9BFA by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Burford Capital dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateMay 23 2025
Dividend Pay DateJun 13 2025
Days until Ex dividend0 days
Days until Dividend pay date21 days

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/22 07:15
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/22 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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

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Analyst Sources

Burford Capital Limited is covered by 10 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
Randy BinnerB. Riley Securities, Inc.