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Burford Capital (Burford Capital) ROE % : 17.80% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Burford Capital ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Burford Capital's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $400.4 Mil. Burford Capital's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,249.5 Mil. Therefore, Burford Capital's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.80%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Burford Capital's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

BUR' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.66   Med: 15.45   Max: 35.75
Current: 30

During the past 13 years, Burford Capital's highest ROE % was 35.75%. The lowest was -1.66%. And the median was 15.45%.

BUR's ROE % is ranked better than
94.59% of 1699 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 4.06 vs BUR: 30.00

Burford Capital ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Burford Capital's ROE % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Burford Capital ROE % Chart

Burford Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.81 8.78 -1.66 1.77 30.27

Burford Capital Quarterly Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROE % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.80 55.57 -4.38 52.53 17.80

Competitive Comparison of Burford Capital's ROE %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Burford Capital's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Burford Capital's ROE % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Burford Capital's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Burford Capital's ROE % falls into.



Burford Capital ROE % Calculation

Burford Capital's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=610.522/( (1742.584+2290.858)/ 2 )
=610.522/2016.721
=30.27 %

Burford Capital's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Sep. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=400.38/( (2208.235+2290.858)/ 2 )
=400.38/2249.5465
=17.80 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Burford Capital  (NYSE:BUR) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=400.38/2249.5465
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(400.38 / 519.992)*(519.992 / 5681.8645)*(5681.8645 / 2249.5465)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=77 %*0.0915*2.5258
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=7.05 %*2.5258
=17.80 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=400.38/2249.5465
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (400.38 / 577.976) * (577.976 / 519.992) * (519.992 / 5681.8645) * (5681.8645 / 2249.5465)
= Tax Burden * Pretax Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.6927 * 111.15 % * 0.0915 * 2.5258
=17.80 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.


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Burford Capital (Burford Capital) Business Description

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Address
Hirzel Street, Oak House, St Peter Port, GGY, GY1 2NP
Burford Capital Ltd is a finance firm providing litigation finance, insurance, and risk transfer, law firm lending, corporate intelligence and judgment enforcement, and a wide range of investment activities. It operates in two segments: Capital provision, which is the provision of capital to the legal industry or in connection with legal matters, both directly and through investment in the group's managed funds; Asset management and other services, which includes the provision of services to the legal industry, including litigation insurance; and other corporate. The geographical segments include the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and, Australia.
Executives
Alrajhi Turki Saleh A. other: Director to Mithaq Capital SPC MITHAQ CAPITAL, C/O SYNERGY, ANAS IBN MALIK ROAD, AL MALQA, RIYADH T0 13521
Muhammad Asif Seemab other: Director to Mithaq Capital SPC MITHAQ CAPITAL, C/O SYNERGY, ANAS IBN MALIK ROAD, AL MALQA, RIYADH T0 13521
Capital Spc Mithaq 10 percent owner C/O SYNERGY, ANAS IBN MALIK ROAD, AL MALQA, RIYADH T0 13521
Capital Mithaq 10 percent owner C/O SYNERGY, ANAS IBN MALIK ROAD, AL MALQA, RIYADH T0 13521