Burford Capital Limited (BUR) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 57.06x

Burford Capital Limited (BUR) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 57.06x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of GBX153.78 Million exceeds net income of GBX2.69 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore how efficiently does Burford Capital Limited generate cash to assess how effectively this company generates cash.

Cash Flow Quality Index

57.06x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

GBX153.78 Million
GBX

Net Income

GBX2.69 Million
GBX

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Burford Capital Limited Cash Flow Quality Index (2011–2024)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Burford Capital Limited across 13 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check BUR cash reinvestment to operating cash ratio to assess the company's total reinvestment commitment from operating cash flow.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Burford Capital Limited (2011–2024)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Burford Capital Limited. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see Burford Capital Limited (BUR) total market value.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (GBX) Net Income YoY Change
2024 0.94x GBX216.72 Million GBX229.58 Million ▲ +346.8%
2023 -0.38x GBX-274.68 Million GBX718.20 Million ▲ +80.9%
2022 -2.00x GBX-466.10 Million GBX233.33 Million ▼ -330.7%
2020 0.87x GBX180.67 Million GBX208.63 Million ▲ +2451.3%
2019 -0.04x GBX-8.31 Million GBX225.52 Million ▲ +95.2%
2018 -0.76x GBX-233.31 Million GBX305.11 Million ▼ -86.2%
2017 -0.41x GBX-102.32 Million GBX249.18 Million ▼ -540.8%
2016 -0.06x GBX-6.67 Million GBX104.05 Million ▲ +78.4%
2015 -0.30x GBX-20.14 Million GBX67.88 Million ▲ +84.8%
2014 -1.95x GBX-92.32 Million GBX47.32 Million ▼ -110.0%
2013 19.54x GBX41.92 Million GBX2.15 Million ▲ +555.4%
2012 2.98x GBX50.34 Million GBX16.89 Million ▲ +607.9%
2011 0.42x GBX6.69 Million GBX15.89 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.