Burford Capital (CHIX:BURL) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £3.16 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


CHIX:BURL Burford Capital Ltd CHIX:BURL
54 GF Score
Price £3.17
GF Value £4.12
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Burford Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Burford Capital CHIX:BURL -1.77% 54 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £3.16 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates CHIX:BURL with a GF Score™ of 54/100 and a GF Value™ of £4.12 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Burford Capital's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was £-25.17 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was £3.16 Mil.


Burford Capital  (CHIX:BURl) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation

An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.

Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.

Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.

If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.


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Burford Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Burford Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

Burford Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Burford Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Burford Capital Quarterly Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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CHIX:BURL vs KBDC, TYG, PDX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Burford Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Burford Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Burford Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Burford Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £3.16 Mil.

* 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.

What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £3.16 Mil mean?
Burford Capital (CHIX:BURL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £3.16 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Burford Capital and its competitors.
Is Burford Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Burford Capital's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £3.16 Mil. Overall, Burford Capital has a GF Score™ of 54/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Burford Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KBDC and TYG?
Burford Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of £3.16 Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for an Asset Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Burford Capital and its competitors. Burford Capital's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £3.16 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Burford Capital stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Burford Capital (CHIX:BURL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is £4.12, compared to a current price of £3.17 — trading 23% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £3.16 Mil. Burford Capital's overall GF Score™ is 54/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Burford Capital (CHIX:BURL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is £3.16 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Burford Capital (CHIX:BURL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Burford Capital stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £3.17 is trading 23% below its estimated GF Value™ of £4.12. GuruFocus considers Burford Capital to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:BURL:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: £3.16 Mil
  • GF Value™: £4.12 vs. price of £3.17 (23% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 54/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:BURL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Burford Capital Business Description

Other Exchanges BUR:USABUR:UK9BF:Germany
Address Hirzel Street, Oak House, St Peter Port, GGY, GY1 2NP
Burford Capital Ltd provides capital against the underlying value of litigation and legal assets, known as legal finance, serving the legal industry with financial products and services. Its business is funding clients engaged in ongoing legal disputes to pay legal fees and monetize the expected future value of disputes, focusing on large, complex matters. The company has two reportable segments: Principal Finance, which earns maximum revenue and allocates capital to legal finance assets from its balance sheet and through interests in private funds managed by the company, and Asset Management and Other Services, which manages legal finance assets for third-party investors and provides other services to the legal industry.
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