Burford Capital Ltd
LSE:BUR

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Price: 1 096 GBX 1.86% Market Closed
Market Cap: 2.4B GBX
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Burford Capital Ltd

Revenue
865.4m USD
Operating Expenses
-241.6m USD
Operating Income
623.8m USD
Other Expenses
-227.4m USD
Net Income
396.4m USD

Margins Comparison
Burford Capital Ltd Competitors

Country GG
Market Cap 2.4B GBP
Operating Margin
72%
Net Margin
46%
Country IN
Market Cap 1.9T INR
Operating Margin
99%
Net Margin
24%
Country IN
Market Cap 1.6T INR
Operating Margin
98%
Net Margin
22%
Country IN
Market Cap 1.3T INR
Operating Margin
36%
Net Margin
29%
Country JP
Market Cap 1.9T JPY
Operating Margin
0%
Net Margin
9%
Country JP
Market Cap 1.5T JPY
Operating Margin
8%
Net Margin
6%
Country CA
Market Cap 12B CAD
Operating Margin
19%
Net Margin
18%
Country TW
Market Cap 201.4B TWD
Operating Margin
33%
Net Margin
23%
Country IN
Market Cap 498.6B INR
Operating Margin
33%
Net Margin
25%
Country IN
Market Cap 412.4B INR
Operating Margin
96%
Net Margin
28%
Country JP
Market Cap 731.7B JPY
Operating Margin
8%
Net Margin
6%
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Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Burford Capital Ltd Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
GG
Burford Capital Ltd
LSE:BUR
2.4B GBP
19%
7%
11%
12%
IN
Indian Railway Finance Corp Ltd
NSE:IRFC
1.9T INR
13%
1%
5%
5%
IN
Power Finance Corporation Ltd
NSE:PFC
1.6T INR
22%
2%
10%
8%
IN
REC Limited
NSE:RECLTD
1.3T INR
22%
3%
4%
3%
JP
Shinkin Central Bank
TSE:8421
1.9T JPY
2%
0%
0%
0%
JP
Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc
TSE:8593
1.5T JPY
8%
1%
2%
1%
CA
Element Fleet Management Corp
TSX:EFN
12B CAD
11%
3%
3%
2%
TW
Chailease Holding Company Ltd
TWSE:5871
201.4B TWD
16%
3%
8%
3%
IN
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd
NSE:IREDA
498.6B INR
19%
2%
3%
2%
IN
Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd
NSE:HUDCO
412.4B INR
15%
3%
9%
6%
JP
Tokyo Century Corp
TSE:8439
731.7B JPY
9%
1%
3%
1%
Country GG
Market Cap 2.4B GBP
ROE
19%
ROA
7%
ROCE
11%
ROIC
12%
Country IN
Market Cap 1.9T INR
ROE
13%
ROA
1%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
5%
Country IN
Market Cap 1.6T INR
ROE
22%
ROA
2%
ROCE
10%
ROIC
8%
Country IN
Market Cap 1.3T INR
ROE
22%
ROA
3%
ROCE
4%
ROIC
3%
Country JP
Market Cap 1.9T JPY
ROE
2%
ROA
0%
ROCE
0%
ROIC
0%
Country JP
Market Cap 1.5T JPY
ROE
8%
ROA
1%
ROCE
2%
ROIC
1%
Country CA
Market Cap 12B CAD
ROE
11%
ROA
3%
ROCE
3%
ROIC
2%
Country TW
Market Cap 201.4B TWD
ROE
16%
ROA
3%
ROCE
8%
ROIC
3%
Country IN
Market Cap 498.6B INR
ROE
19%
ROA
2%
ROCE
3%
ROIC
2%
Country IN
Market Cap 412.4B INR
ROE
15%
ROA
3%
ROCE
9%
ROIC
6%
Country JP
Market Cap 731.7B JPY
ROE
9%
ROA
1%
ROCE
3%
ROIC
1%
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Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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