Burford Capital Ltd (BUR) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of June 2025: -0.80x

Burford Capital Ltd (BUR) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -0.80x as of June 2025. Operating cash flow of $-84.23 Million is below net income of $105.15 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore BUR long-term investments to assets to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

-0.80x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$-84.23 Million
USD

Net Income

$105.15 Million
USD

Data as of

Jun 2025
Most recent filing

Burford Capital Ltd Cash Flow Quality Index (2011–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Burford Capital Ltd across 14 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check BUR tangible net worth ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Burford Capital Ltd (2011–2025)

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

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 -0.40x $-29.01 Million $72.19 Million ▼ -142.6%
2024 0.94x $216.72 Million $229.58 Million ▲ +346.8%
2023 -0.38x $-274.68 Million $718.20 Million ▲ +80.9%
2022 -2.00x $-466.10 Million $233.33 Million ▼ -330.7%
2020 0.87x $180.67 Million $208.63 Million ▲ +2451.3%
2019 -0.04x $-8.31 Million $225.52 Million ▲ +95.2%
2018 -0.76x $-233.31 Million $305.11 Million ▼ -86.2%
2017 -0.41x $-102.32 Million $249.18 Million ▼ -540.8%
2016 -0.06x $-6.67 Million $104.05 Million ▲ +78.4%
2015 -0.30x $-20.14 Million $67.88 Million ▲ +84.8%
2014 -1.95x $-92.32 Million $47.32 Million ▼ -110.0%
2013 19.54x $41.92 Million $2.15 Million ▲ +555.4%
2012 2.98x $50.34 Million $16.89 Million ▲ +607.9%
2011 0.42x $6.69 Million $15.89 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.