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Updated Sep 1, 2026

BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED (BUR)

Financial Services • NYSE

$4.36

Burford Capital Limited is a Cayman Islands-incorporated legal finance company headquartered in New York City, and the world's largest provider of commercial legal finance. The company provides capital to businesses and law firms to fund litigation and other legal activities, earning returns when cases are successfully resolved, and has a significant portfolio of investments in major commercial disputes.

Professional Investment Analysis

ZYBERNO SCORE →

Is it a great business? Is it getting better?

0.0/100

POOR BUSINESS

BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED (BUR) scores 0/100 — concerning metrics indicating significant structural or financial risks.

📊 How is the Zyberno Score calculated? +

The Zyberno Score answers one question: "Is this a quality business worth owning?" It's a 0-100 investment grade that evaluates business fundamentals across four critical dimensions, based on principles from Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Charlie Munger.

The 4 Core Categories (25 points each):

1. PROFITABILITY (25 pts)

Metrics: ROE, ROIC, Net Margin, Operating Margin
Thresholds: ROE >20% excellent • ROIC >20% excellent • Net Margin >20% excellent • Operating Margin >25% excellent

2. FINANCIAL STRENGTH (25 pts)

Metrics: Debt-to-Equity, Current Ratio, Interest Coverage, Altman Z-Score
Thresholds: D/E <0.3 excellent • Current Ratio >2.5 excellent • Interest Coverage >10x excellent • Altman Z >3.0 safe

3. CASH FLOW QUALITY (25 pts)

Metrics: Free Cash Flow, OCF vs Net Income, FCF Margin
Thresholds: Positive & growing FCF excellent • OCF/NI >1.2x excellent (cash earnings exceed accounting)

4. GROWTH & CONSISTENCY (25 pts)

Metrics: Revenue Growth, Net Income Growth, FCF Growth, Piotroski F-Score
Thresholds: Growth via log-linear regression • Piotroski 8-9 excellent, 6-7 good

Score Interpretation:

75-100

GREAT BUSINESS

65-74

GOOD BUSINESS

50-64

AVERAGE BUSINESS

30-49

WEAK BUSINESS

0-29

POOR BUSINESS

→ View full BUR quality analysis & detailed breakdown

VALUATION SIGNAL

N/A (Requires more data)

Requires fair value calculation and current price data

💰 How is Margin of Safety calculated? +

Margin of Safety measures how much discount or premium you're paying relative to a stock's intrinsic value. It's Benjamin Graham's core principle: the larger the margin, the lower your downside risk.

Formula: (Intrinsic Value − Current Price) ÷ Intrinsic Value × 100%

How We Calculate Intrinsic Value (DCF Method):

Step 1: Calculate current Owner Earnings (OCF − Maintenance CapEx)

Step 2: Calculate company-specific growth rate using log-linear regression on 16 quarters of Owner Earnings

Step 3: Project 10 years forward using the calculated growth rate

Step 4: Discount each year's cash flow to present value using 10% discount rate

Step 5: Calculate terminal value using 3% perpetual growth rate

Step 6: Sum all discounted cash flows = Intrinsic Value

What The Percentages Mean:

+50% or more

EXCELLENT — Very undervalued

+25% to +50%

GOOD — Attractive discount

0% to +25%

FAIR — Reasonable value

0% to -25%

CAUTION — Slight premium

-25% or worse

POOR — Overvalued

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." — Warren Buffett

→ View full BUR valuation analysis · → View full BUR Brina Gap analysis

📈 How is Brina Gap calculated? +

Brina Gap measures the difference between the growth a business can fundamentally sustain and the growth the market is already pricing in.

Formula: Fundamental Growth Rate − Market-Implied Growth Rate

The Two Components:

Fundamental Growth Rate = ROIC × Reinvestment Rate

What the business can sustainably grow at based on how much it reinvests and what return it earns on that capital. Grounded in historical financials.

Market-Implied Growth Rate = Reverse DCF

The growth rate the current Enterprise Value implicitly assumes. Calculated by back-solving a 10-year DCF model (10% WACC, 3% terminal growth) until the present value of projected cash flows equals EV.

What The Gap Means:

Gap > +5% Market Underestimates — potential upside

+2% to +5% Slight Underestimate

-2% to +2% Fairly Priced — market consensus matches fundamentals

-5% to -2% Slight Overestimate

Gap < -5% Market Overestimates — price embeds optimism fundamentals don't support

A positive gap (market underestimates) combined with a positive Margin of Safety is the strongest combined signal — the business is both cheap historically and forward economics are stronger than the price suggests.

Critical Financial Health Indicators

Return on Equity (Profitability):CRITICAL (-67.1%)

Debt-to-Equity (Solvency Risk):POOR (1.67x)

Operating Margin (Operational Efficiency):CRITICAL (-314.7%)

Return on Capital (Capital Efficiency):CRITICAL (-25.5%)

📊 Valuation Trilogy

Three interconnected metrics for complete valuation analysis

Click any metric for full methodology and detailed analysis

Zyberno's Verdict

BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED (BUR) stock report — Zyberno Score 0/100 (POOR BUSINESS). Full financial analysis on Zyberno.

Over the trailing twelve months, BUR generated -$321.12M in Owner Earnings. Capital was deployed as follows: $3.65M returned via share buybacks, $27.39M paid as dividends, $301.00K invested in capital expenditures. Reinvestment rate: 0.0%.

DIVISION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Market Valuation

Market Price & Capitalization (2)

Current Price:4.36

Market Cap:$955.68M

Valuation Multiples (3)

P/B Ratio:0.65x

P/S Ratio:2.36x

Peg Ratio:-999.00x

Enterprise Metrics (1)

Enterprise Value:$2.88B

Price Action & Momentum (2)

12-1 Momentum:

-68.4% (3th pctile)

📈 Click to view full BUR Momentum analysis →

Momentum Percentile:3 / 100

B. Profitability Assessment

Return Metrics (5)

ROE:

-67.1%

📊 Click to view full BUR ROE analysis →

ROA:-28.5%

Roic:

-25.5%

📊 Click to view full BUR ROIC analysis →

Reinvestment Rate:0.0%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):0.0%

Margin Analysis (3)

Operating Margin Ttm:-314.7%

Net Margin Ttm:-385.0%

Ebitda Margin:-314.7%

TTM Performance (2)

Operating Margin Ttm:-314.7%

Net Margin Ttm:-385.0%

Yield Metrics (2)

Earnings Yield:-$164.45

Dividend Yield:2.9%

C. Log-Linear Regression Growth Trends

Revenue Growth (Linear) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):-36.8%

Earnings Growth (Linear) (1)

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):-50.0%

Operating Growth (Linear) (1)

Operating Income Growth Rate (Linear):-7.4%

D. Financial Stability

Liquidity Ratios (3)

Current Ratio:0.25x

Quick Ratio:0.25x

Cash Ratio:0.25x

Leverage Analysis (3)

Debt To Equity Ttm:1.67x

Debt-to-Equity Ratio:1.67x

Debt To Ebitda:-999.00x

Coverage Ratios (2)

Interest Coverage Ratio:1.27x

Times Interest Earned:1.27

Capital Structure (4)

Working Capital:-2,106,914,000.00

Cash And Cash Equivalents:696,899,000.00

Long Term Debt:$2.40B

Net Debt:$1.93B

DIVISION II: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS

A. Income Statement Analysis

Revenue Components (2)

Revenue TTM: $405.18M

Linear Growth: -36.8%

📊 Click to view full BUR Revenue analysis & methodology →

Cost Of Revenue Ttm:$0.00

Profitability Breakdown (2)

$0.00

Operating income TTM: -$1.27B

Linear Growth: -7.4%

📊 Click to view full BUR Operating Income analysis & methodology →

Bottom Line Performance (3)

Net income TTM: -$1.56B

Linear Growth: -50.0%

📊 Click to view full BUR Net Income analysis & methodology →

Income Before Tax:-$1.54B

Ebitda Ttm:-1,274,925,000.00

Operating Expenses (5)

Operating Expenses:-11,572,000.00

R And D Expense:0.00

Sga Expense:37,560,000.00

Income Tax Expense:$13.91M

Interest Expense:182,424,000.00

Expense Ratios (3)

R And D To Revenue Percentage:0.0%

Sga To Revenue Percentage:33.9%

Ebitda Margin:-314.7%

B. Balance Sheet Analysis

Asset Composition (5)

Total Assets:$4.27B

Current Assets:$696.90M

Ppe Net:3,002,000.00

Goodwill:134,002,000.00

Intangible Assets:$0.00

Liability Structure (4)

Total Liabilities:2,803,813,000.00

Current Liabilities:2,803,813,000.00

Long Term Debt:$2.40B

Short Term Debt:$218.64M

Equity & Capital (3)

Equity:$1.47B

Retained Earnings:$157.25M

Common Stock:624,700,000.00

Working Capital Items (3)

Accounts Receivable:0.00

Inventory:0.00

Accounts Payable:0.00

Special Items (2)

Contract Liabilities:0.00

Stock Based Compensation:2,230,000.00

C. Cash Flow Analysis

Operating Activities (2)

-$320.82M-$321.12M

Investment Activities (2)

Investing Cash Flow:-$2.90M

Capital Expenditures Ttm:301,000.00

Financing Activities (3)

Financing Cash Flow:$276.02M

Dividends Paid Ttm:27,387,000.00

Stock Repurchase:3,653,000.00

Capital Transactions (3)

Common Stock Issuance:0.00

Long Term Debt Issuance:$500.00M

Long Term Debt Repayments:$0.00

DIVISION III: OPERATIONAL METRICS

A. Per Share Analysis

Earnings Per Share (3)

EPS (Basic TTM):-7.16

Eps diluted TTM: -$7.17

Linear Growth: -50.0%

📊 Click to view full BUR EPS analysis & methodology →

Earnings Per Share Ttm:-$7.12

Revenue & Cash Per Share (2)

Sales Per Share Ttm:1.85

Operating Cash Flow Per Share:-$0.13

Book Value & Capital (2)

Book Value Per Share:$6.70

Cash Per Share:3.18

Dividend Policy (1)

Dividend Payout Ratio:-999.00x

B. Operational Efficiency

Asset Utilization (2)

Asset Turnover Ttm:0.07x

Working Capital Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Receivables Management (2)

Receivables Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Days Sales Outstanding Ttm:-999.00

Inventory Management (2)

Inventory Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Days Inventory Outstanding Ttm:-999.00

Payables & Cash Cycle (2)

Days Payable Outstanding:-999.00

Cash Conversion Cycle:-999.00

C. Quality & Risk Metrics

Financial Quality Scores (2)

Financial Strength Score:0.00

Quality Score:45.00

Market Metrics (2)

Beta:0.00x

Volatility Category:unknown

DIVISION IV: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

A. Value Investment Framework

Owner Earnings Analysis (1)

-$321.12M

Damodaran Growth Analysis (2)

Reinvestment Rate:0.0%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):0.0%

B. Log-Linear Regression Growth Analysis

Growth Rates (Log-Linear Regression) (3)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):-36.8%

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):-50.0%

Operating Income Growth Rate (Linear):-7.4%

Other Growth Rates (1)

Book Value Growth Rate (Linear):-50.0%

C. Company Profile & Context

Corporate Information (6)

Symbol:BUR

Company Name:BURFORD CAPITAL LIMITED

Sector:Financial Services

Industry:Finance Services

Exchange:NYSE

Country:Guernsey

Market Classification (3)

Market Cap Category:N/A

Price Category:low

Volume Category:N/A

Share Structure (3)

Shares Outstanding:219.19M

Shares Outstanding Basic:219.19M

Shares Outstanding Diluted:225.09M

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Last Updated:2026-09-01 04:11:55 UTC

Data Timestamp:2026-09-01T04:11:55.645044