Burford Capital (LSE:BUR) 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -0.80% (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Burford Capital 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

10-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past ten years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from ten years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Burford Capital's current 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -0.80%.

LSE:BUR's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
59.95% of 824 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: -2.15 vs LSE:BUR: -0.80

Competitive Comparison of Burford Capital's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Burford Capital's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Burford Capital's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Burford Capital's 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Burford Capital 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from ten years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the eleven years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Burford Capital (LSE:BUR) 10-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Burford Capital Business Description

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Address

Hirzel Street, Oak House, St Peter Port, GGY, GY1 2NP

Website

https://www.burfordcapital.com

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: Principal Finance, which allocates capital to legal finance assets from its balance sheet, primarily as capital provision assets and in limited scope through interests in private funds managed by the company; 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.