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Burford Capital (Burford Capital) Net-Net Working Capital : $-15.19 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Burford Capital Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

Burford Capital's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-15.19.

The industry rank for Burford Capital's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

BUR's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.23
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Burford Capital Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Burford Capital's Net-Net Working Capital 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 Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Burford Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.18 -5.40 -8.52 -11.15 -15.19

Burford Capital Quarterly Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net-Net Working Capital 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 -11.15 -11.98 -13.11 -14.00 -15.19

Competitive Comparison of Burford Capital's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Asset Management subindustry, Burford Capital's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital 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 Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Burford Capital's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Burford Capital's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Burford Capital Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Burford Capital's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(220.549+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-2629.614
-0-916.922)/218.962
=-15.19

Burford Capital's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents+Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(220.549+0+0.75 * 0+0.5 * 0-2629.614
-0-916.922)/218.962
=-15.19

* 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 calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


Burford Capital  (NYSE:BUR) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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Burford Capital (Burford Capital) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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