Burford Capital Cash Flow Statement
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Burford Capital free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Burford Capital generated -$29.0 million of operating cash flow and spent $284,000 on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of -$29.3 million, a free-cash-flow margin of -7.1% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 113.6% from the prior year's $216.1 million.
Burford Capital returned $42.7 million to shareholders: $27.4 million in dividends and $15.3 million in share repurchases.
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Burford Capital cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 72.19M | 229.58M | 718.20M | 97.46M | -6.94M | 156.97M | 327.70M | 317.58M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -68.56% | -68.03% | +636.92% | — | -104.42% | -52.10% | +3.19% | — |
| Depreciation & Amortization | — | — | 5.53M | 4.36M | 3.19M | 10.69M | 12.60M | 10.11M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 13.84M | 8.69M | 8.75M | 7.78M | 8.82M | 5.33M | 4.52M | — |
| Change in Working Capital | 102.09M | 33.51M | 152.72M | 13.58M | 26.47M | 10.54M | 41.60M | — |
| Operating Cash Flow | -29.01M | 216.72M | -274.68M | -466.10M | -585.36M | 53.83M | -273.56M | -233.31M |
| Capital Expenditures | -284.00K | -661.00K | -3.21M | -407.00K | -285.00K | -360.00K | -3.40M | -104.00K |
| Investing Cash Flow | -8.80M | -661.00K | -3.21M | -407.00K | -285.00K | -360.00K | -3.40M | -104.00K |
| Dividends Paid | -27.39M | -27.33M | -27.50M | -27.66M | -41.05M | — | -28.42M | -24.58M |
| Share Repurchases | -15.31M | -5.09M | -3.76M | -3.75M | — | — | — | — |
| Debt Issued | 500.00M | 284.97M | 394.46M | 357.27M | 400.00M | — | — | 180.00M |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | -129.97M | -79.91M | -33.93M | -4.96M | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | 132.41M | 33.83M | 389.53M | 399.13M | 444.83M | -5.26M | 154.69M | 364.88M |
| Net Change in Cash | 94.60M | 249.90M | 111.64M | -67.38M | -140.82M | 48.21M | -122.26M | — |
| Free Cash Flow | -29.30M | 216.06M | -277.89M | -466.51M | -585.65M | 53.47M | -276.95M | -233.42M |
This table shows 8 annual periods of Burford Capital's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2018, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow BUR's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?