Burford Capital Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
Burford Capital has a total shareholder equity of $3.3B and total debt of $1.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 54.4%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $6.3B and $3.0B respectively. Burford Capital's EBIT is $1.0B making its interest coverage ratio 8.1. It has cash and short-term investments of $649.8M.
Key information
54.4%
Debt to equity ratio
US$1.79b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 8.1x |
| Cash | US$649.82m |
| Equity | US$3.30b |
| Total liabilities | US$2.98b |
| Total assets | US$6.27b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
Do Burford Capital's (LON:BUR) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Sep 08
Burford Capital Limited's (LON:BUR) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement
Aug 12What Does The Future Hold For Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR)? These Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates
May 22Here's Why We Think Burford Capital (LON:BUR) Is Well Worth Watching
May 08With EPS Growth And More, Burford Capital (LON:BUR) Makes An Interesting Case
Nov 12Analysts Have Just Cut Their Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Revenue Estimates By 31%
Aug 12Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Revenue Forecasts By 15%
Apr 08Burford Capital Limited Just Missed EPS By 22%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Mar 27Read This Before Selling Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Shares
Mar 01Burford Capital (LON:BUR) Shareholders Have Enjoyed An Impressive 185% Share Price Gain
Feb 03Could The Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?
Dec 05Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BUR's short term assets ($700.5M) exceed its short term liabilities ($41.3M).
Long Term Liabilities: BUR's short term assets ($700.5M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($2.9B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BUR's net debt to equity ratio (34.7%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: BUR's debt to equity ratio has increased from 42.8% to 54.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BUR's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (9.2%).
Interest Coverage: BUR's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (8.1x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/23 21:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Alexander Bowers | Berenberg |
| Robert Chantry | Berenberg |
| Matthew Howlett | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |