Burford Capital Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Burford Capital has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 24%, while the Diversified Financial industry saw earnings growing at 11.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 28.6% per year. Burford Capital's return on equity is 10.8%, and it has net margins of 20.2%.

Key information

24.0%

Earnings growth rate

23.9%

EPS growth rate

Diversified Financial Industry Growth6.1%
Revenue growth rate28.6%
Return on equity10.8%
Net Margin20.2%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Burford Capital: Solid Progress This Quarter

Nov 14

Burford Capital: Serving Justice Pays Well

Sep 22

Burford Capital: Investors Are Getting Paid To Wait

Aug 15

Greenhaven Road Capital - Burford Capital: YPF Case Payout Is A '$6.2B Holding'

May 01

Will Argentina Pay Burford, And When?

Mar 20

Chris DeMuth Sure Likes Uranium And SHF Holdings + 3 Litigation Ideas

Jan 09

Burford Capital: A Cheap Moat With A Cherry On Top

Dec 11

A Normalized View On Burford's Core Portfolio Performance

Sep 20

Burford Capital's Valuation After The Bull Case Damages Win

Sep 11

Burford's Price In The Heat Of The YPF Trial Suggests Liquidation Value

Jul 28

Burford Capital Still Has Considerable Room To Grow

Jun 13

Burford Capital: Downside Appears Limited; YPF Is A Free Lottery Ticket

Oct 17

Burford Capital appoints Jordan Licht as CFO

Sep 06

Burford Capital declares $0.0625 dividend

Aug 09

Litigation Finance: The VCs Of The Justice System

Mar 18

Burford Capital: Great Business At A Wonderful Price And Free Embedded Call Options

Mar 02

Burford Capital: When Complexity Generates Opportunities

Dec 03

Arguing The Burford Thesis

Jul 27

Burford Capital picks industry veteran as CFO

Apr 30

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Burford Capital makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:BUR Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,2842602300
30 Jun 241,1703962340
31 Mar 241,1783212360
31 Dec 231,0796112550
30 Sep 231045921760
30 Jun 232512611500
31 Mar 232552341350
31 Dec 22334311160
30 Sep 2271-511080
30 Jun 2212471140
31 Mar 22158421320
31 Dec 21222-291430
30 Sep 21177-441610
30 Jun 21193-151810
31 Mar 21275751400
31 Dec 20327143980
30 Sep 203611231600
30 Jun 2033114300
31 Mar 2034817800
31 Dec 195353011160
30 Sep 1943829500
30 Jun 1951137700
31 Mar 1946934700
01 Jan 1942631800
30 Sep 1840029700
30 Jun 1837427700
31 Mar 1835726320
31 Dec 1734124940
30 Sep 1730121940
30 Jun 1726218940
31 Mar 1721314920
31 Dec 1616310800
30 Sep 1615210100
30 Jun 161409400
31 Mar 161227900
31 Dec 151046400
30 Sep 15956130
30 Jun 15865760
31 Mar 15805160
31 Dec 14744560
30 Sep 14714260
30 Jun 14683960
31 Mar 14642160
31 Dec 1360360

Quality Earnings: BUR has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: BUR's current net profit margins (20.2%) are lower than last year .


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BUR's earnings have grown significantly by 24% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: BUR's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: BUR had negative earnings growth (-56.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Diversified Financial industry average (14.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: BUR's Return on Equity (10.8%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 01:59
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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.