Fundamental analysis BUR (Burford Capital Ltd)

Updated on 07/20/2026

Method and analysis by Lubin Danilo, founder of Lubin Investment. Score computed automatically, with no human opinion.

We analyzed Burford Capital stock against the 10 quality criteria of Lubin Investment. The company gets a quality score of 6/10, meaning medium quality, and a P/FCF valuation multiple of 3.1×.

Burford Capital trades at a low free cash flow multiple but fails part of our quality criteria. Mind the trap: a low price is not a discount if the business is deteriorating. The low multiple may simply reflect a real problem.

Sector: Financial Services. Listing: US. Current price: 4.64 USD.

Lubin scoring methodology

Burford Capital Ltd (BUR)'s score is calculated automatically from 10 objective financial criteria, with no human intervention or opinion. Each criterion is validated (YES / PARTIAL / NO) based on thresholds drawn from the financial literature (Warren Buffett, Michael Mauboussin, Aswath Damodaran). The final score is the sum of validations.

The thresholds come from the financial literature, not from our preferences: see the valuation work of Aswath Damodaran (NYU Stern) and the SEC investor education resources (investor.gov).

Burford Capital's accounts are public: you can check every figure in its official 10-K filings with the SEC (EDGAR).

The 10 quantitative criteria analyzed

1. Profitable: net margin > 5%
2. Growing revenue: revenue growing > 10%/year over 5 years
3. Growing earnings per share: FCF per share adjusted for stock-based compensation, > 10%/year over 5 years
4. Share count under control: stable or declining (net buybacks = value creation for shareholders)
5. Growing revenue per employee: revenue and revenue per employee both grow ≥ 10%/year over 5 years; partial when only one growth driver reaches its tier (fallback: free cash flow margin > 10% when employee history is unavailable)
6. Expanding margins: operating margin widens over 5 years (operating leverage)
7. Return on invested capital: Cash ROCE > 15% per year
8. Debt under control: net debt repayable in less than 3 years of free cash flow
9. Earnings converted to cash: free cash flow exceeds accounting net income
10. Net collection period: short or negative cash conversion cycle

Its price against peers

Against the 5 other Financial Services stocks we have scored, Burford Capital trades at 3.1× its free cash flow, versus a median of 26.6× for that basket. On price alone, Burford Capital is therefore cheaper than its peers. That says nothing about its quality: at Lubin Investment, quality and price are judged separately, and a low multiple is only a bargain if the quality holds up.

Frequently asked questions

Is Burford Capital a quality stock?

Burford Capital gets a quality score of 6/10 (medium quality), calculated over the 10 Lubin Investment criteria: profitability, revenue and free cash flow growth, share buybacks, margins, debt and return on capital.

How is Burford Capital's score calculated?

The score is the total of validated criteria (YES / PARTIAL / NO) using thresholds drawn from the financial literature (Warren Buffett, Mauboussin, Aswath Damodaran), automatically and with no human opinion.

What is Burford Capital's P/FCF?

The price-to-free-cash-flow (P/FCF) multiple of Burford Capital stock is 3.1×. At Lubin Investment, valuation is judged separately from quality.

Where to see Burford Capital's full analysis?

The full interactive analysis (10-criteria detail, history, P/FCF valuation, sector comparisons) is available at https://lubin-investment.com/analyse/BUR?lng=en.

Other stocks in the Financial Services sector

• Fiserv (FISV), score 8/10, P/FCF 7.5×
• Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), score 7/10, P/FCF 44.2×
• Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), score 6/10, P/FCF 44.2×
• Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM.A), score 6/10, P/FCF 9.0×

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