BURFORD CAPITAL REPORTS FIRST HALF AND SECOND QUARTER 2023 FINANCIAL RESULTS; STRONGEST SET OF SIX-MONTH FINANCIAL RESULTS IN BURFORD'S HISTORY
- Strong financial results with net income of $240 million and tangible book value per share growth of 12% in the past six months. Core portfolio generated significant cash with realized gains tripling and new business was strong. Total revenues in 1H23 increased by 214% to $382 million. Group-wide portfolio grew to $7.0 billion. Burford-only cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities increased to $441 million. Burford declared an interim dividend of 6.25¢ per ordinary share.
- None.
Christopher Bogart, Chief Executive Officer of Burford Capital, commented:
"We have produced the strongest set of six-month financial results in Burford's history, with net income attributable to shareholders of nearly
1 In this announcement, references to (1) "2Q23" and "2Q22" are to Burford's unaudited financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and (2) "1H23"and "1H22" are to Burford's unaudited financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. | |
All figures in this announcement are unaudited and presented on a consolidated basis in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in |
Highlights
Key activity2
- 2Q23 realized gains tripled to
, up$59 million 254% from in 2Q22$17 million - 1H23 realized gains of
, up$94 million 255% from in 1H22$27 million
- 1H23 realized gains of
- 2Q23 realizations of
, up$133 million 167% from in 2Q22$50 million - 1H23 realizations of
, up$195 million 178% from in 1H22, reflecting increased portfolio velocity, as the case backlog in the courts continues to clear$70 million
- 1H23 realizations of
- 2Q23 cash receipts3 of
, up$150 million 266% from in 2Q22$41 million - 1H23 cash receipts3 of
, up$247 million 148% from in 1H22, primarily driven by realizations including three matters that generated aggregate proceeds of$99 million $147 million
- 1H23 cash receipts3 of
- 2Q23 deployments of
, up$181 million 159% from in 2Q22$70 million - 1H23 deployments of
, up$248 million 103% from in 1H22, reflecting in part the balance sheet's greater participation in new capital provision-direct assets$122 million
- 1H23 deployments of
2 | Represents Burford-only capital provision-direct assets |
3 | Represents Burford-only proceeds from capital provision-direct, capital provision-indirect and asset management |
Financial results4
- Total revenues in 1H23 of
, up$382 million 214% from in 1H22, driven by higher capital provision income due to positive momentum in the progression of our portfolio$122 million - In 2Q23, while realized gains were up sharply, total revenues were
(2Q22:$43 million ), reflecting the impact of increased discount rates on our revised valuation methodology$15 million
- In 2Q23, while realized gains were up sharply, total revenues were
- Operating income in 1H23 of
, up$284 million 332% from in 1H22; operating income in 2Q23 was essentially at breakeven, primarily reflecting increased operating expenses$66 million - Increase in operating expenses in 2Q23 driven primarily by an increase in compensation expenses and general, administrative and other expenses compared to 2Q22
- All but
of the increase in compensation and benefits in 2Q23 compared to 2Q22 was non-cash, driven principally by accruals as a result of increases in Burford's share price and asset values$1.2 million - Increase in general, administrative and other expenses in 2Q23 compared to 2Q22 includes
in audit, professional and corporate legal fees due to the development of the revised fair value methodology and build-out of quarterly reporting$3.3 million
- Net income attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders of
in 1H23 (1H22:$238 million ), with net income per ordinary and diluted share of$7 million and$1.09 , respectively (1H22:$1.07 each)$0.03 - Net loss attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders of
in 2Q23 (2Q22: net loss of$22 million ), with net loss per ordinary and diluted share of$49 million each (2Q22: net loss per ordinary and diluted share of$0.10 each)$0.23
- Net loss attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders of
- Tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share of
at June 30, 2023, up$8.26 12% from at December 31, 2022$7.36
4 | Represents Burford-only |
Portfolio
- Group-wide portfolio grew to
at June 30, 2023 (December 31, 2022:$7.0 billion ), due to significant fair value gains and growth in deployments and undrawn commitments$6.1 billion - Group-wide new commitments of
in 2Q23 (2Q22:$557 million ) and$363 million in 1H23 (1H22:$722 million million)$445
- Group-wide new commitments of
- Consolidated fair value of capital provision assets increased
18% to at June 30, 2023 from$4.4 billion at December 31, 2022$3.7 billion - Of the
increase in capital provision asset value in 1H23,$672 million attributable to the YPF-related assets$280 million
- Of the
- Fair value of Burford-only capital provision assets increased
16% to at June 30, 2023 from$3.1 billion at December 31, 2022$2.6 billion - Of the
increase in capital provision asset value in 1H23,$423 million attributable to the YPF-related assets$185 million
- Of the
- On September 8, 2023, the court rendered a decision in the YPF-related assets holding that the appropriate date for the tender offer was April 16, 2012 and that pre-judgment interest should run from May 3, 2012 at a simple interest rate of
8% - Cumulative ROIC since inception from Burford-only capital provision-direct assets steady at
88% (December 31, 2022:88% ) and IRR of29% (December 31, 2022:29% )
Liquidity and capital
- Burford-only cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities of
at June 30, 2023 (December 31, 2022:$441 million )$210 million - Strong liquidity position at June 30, 2023 primarily reflects issuance of
in senior notes in June 2023 and increasing Burford-only realizations, partially offset by strong Burford-only deployments$400 million - On July 12, 2023, Burford redeemed in full the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the
6.125% bonds due 2024 at a redemption price of par
- Strong liquidity position at June 30, 2023 primarily reflects issuance of
- Burford-only due from settlement of capital provision assets decreased
19% to at June 30, 2023, of which$93 million ($69 million 74% ) was collected in cash at September 7, 2023 - Total shareholders' equity attributable to Burford Capital Limited was
at June 30, 2023 (December 31, 2022:$1,942 million )$1,743 million - Total shareholders' equity attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share of
at June 30, 2023 (December 31, 2022:$8.87 per ordinary share)$7.97
- Total shareholders' equity attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share of
Dividend
- On September 8, 2023, Burford's board of directors declared an interim dividend of 6.25¢ per ordinary share payable on December 7, 2023 to shareholders of record on November 10, 2023, with an ex-dividend date of November 9, 2023
Investor and Analyst Conference Call
Burford will hold a conference call for investors and analysts at 10.00am EDT / 3.00pm BST on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. The dial-in number for the conference call is +1 646 787-9445 (
A live webcast of the call will also be available at https://www.investis-live.com/burfordcapital/6499460f383e9013000dafed/rosepu, and pre-registration at that link is encouraged.
An accompanying 2Q23 and 1H23 results presentation for investors and analysts will also be made available on the Burford Capital website prior to the conference call at http://investors.burfordcapital.com.
Following the conference call, a replay facility for this event will be available until Wednesday, September 27, 2023 by dialing +1 845 709-8569 (
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About Burford Capital
Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BUR), and it works with companies and law firms around the world from its offices in
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Summary Financial Statements and Reconciliations
The tables below set forth summaries of the condensed consolidated and Burford-only statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the condensed consolidated and Burford-only statements of financial position at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and corresponding reconciliations from consolidated to Burford-only financial results. Furthermore, the tables below set forth certain additional reconciliations for financial information contained in this announcement.
Summary condensed consolidated statements of operations
Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | ||||||||
($ in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||
Revenues | |||||||||
Capital provision income | 35,667 | 35,006 | 511,600 | 175,745 | |||||
Plus/(Less): Third-party interests in capital provision assets | 4,813 | 16,857 | (95,532) | 218 | |||||
Asset management income | 1,894 | 2,394 | 3,891 | 5,508 | |||||
Services and other income | 2,177 | (6,767) | 5,497 | (10,879) | |||||
Total revenues | 44,551 | 47,490 | 425,456 | 170,592 | |||||
Total operating expenses | 43,632 | 26,540 | 97,931 | 56,827 | |||||
Operating income | 919 | 20,950 | 327,525 | 113,765 | |||||
Finance costs and loss on debt extinguishment | 21,124 | 21,636 | 41,677 | 37,477 | |||||
Foreign currency transactions (gains)/losses | (8,898) | 2,544 | (11,338) | 3,058 | |||||
(Loss)/income before income taxes | (11,307) | (3,230) | 297,186 | 73,230 | |||||
(Provision) for income taxes | (8,969) | (14,942) | (16,081) | (18,366) | |||||
Net income | (20,276) | (18,172) | 281,105 | 54,864 | |||||
Net income attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders | (21,540) | (49,352) | 237,885 | 6,928 | |||||
Net income attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders per ordinary share | |||||||||
Basic | |||||||||
Diluted |
Summary Burford-only statement of operations
Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | ||||||||
($ in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||
Revenues | |||||||||
Capital provision income | 35,392 | (4,810) | 351,407 | 95,777 | |||||
Asset management income | 5,684 | 25,829 | 25,041 | 36,763 | |||||
Services and other income | 2,161 | (5,641) | 5,466 | (10,885) | |||||
Total revenues | 43,237 | 15,378 | 381,914 | 121,655 | |||||
Operating income | (330) | (10,660) | 284,338 | 65,826 | |||||
Net income | (21,540) | (49,352) | 237,885 | 65,826 | |||||
Net income per share: | |||||||||
Basic | |||||||||
Diluted |
Reconciliation of summary condensed consolidated statement of operations to summary Burford-only statement of operations
Three months ended June 30, 2023 | |||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||
Elimination of third-party interests | |||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Strategic | BOF-C | Advantage | Other | Burford-only | |
Capital provision income | 35,667 | (100) | 72 | 4,728 | (4,983) | 8 | 35,392 |
Plus/(Less): Third-party interests in capital provision assets | 4,813 | - | - | (4,753) | - | (60) | - |
Asset management income | 1,894 | 46 | 3,744 | - | - | - | 5,684 |
Services and other income | 2,177 | - | (1) | - | - | (15) | 2,161 |
Total revenues | 44,551 | (54) | 3,815 | (25) | (4,983) | (67) | 43,237 |
Operating income | 919 | 87 | 3,628 | - | (4,903) | (61) | (330) |
Net income/(loss) | (20,276) | 87 | 3,628 | - | (4,903) | (76) | (21,540) |
Three months ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||||
Elimination of third-party interests | |||||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Strategic | BOF-C | Advantage | Other | Burford-only | |||
Capital provision income | 35,006 | (1,769) | (55,580) | 16,423 | 48 | 1,062 | (4,810) | ||
Plus/(Less): Third-party interests in capital provision assets | 16,857 | - | - | (16,435) | - | (422) | - | ||
Asset management income | 2,394 | 57 | 23,378 | - | - | - | 25,829 | ||
Services and other income | (6,767) | 1,132 | - | - | - | (6) | (5,641) | ||
Total revenues | 47,490 | (580) | (32,202) | (12) | 48 | 634 | 15,378 | ||
Operating income | 20,950 | (245) | (32,240) | - | 138 | 737 | (10,660) | ||
Net income/(loss) | (18,172) | (245) | (32,240) | - | 138 | 1,167 | (49,352) | ||
Six months ended June 30, 2023 | |||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||
Elimination of third-party interests | |||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Strategic | BOF-C | Advantage | Other | Burford-only | |
Capital provision income | 511,600 | (207) | (48,236) | (95,041) | (12,005) | (4,704) | 351,407 |
Plus/(Less): Third-party interests in capital provision assets | (95,532) | - | - | 95,011 | - | 521 | - |
Asset management income | 3,891 | 92 | 21,058 | - | - | - | 25,041 |
Services and other income | 5,497 | - | (2) | - | - | (29) | 5,466 |
Total revenues | 425,456 | (115) | (27,180) | (30) | (12,005) | (4,212) | 381,914 |
Operating income | 327,525 | 181 | (27,397) | - | (11,802) | (4,169) | 284,338 |
Net income/(loss) | 281,105 | 181 | (27,397) | - | (11,802) | (4,202) | 237,885 |
Six months ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||
Elimination of third-party interests | |||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Strategic | BOF-C | Advantage | Other | Burford-only | |
Capital provision income | 175,745 | (2,277) | (74,175) | 498 | (318) | (3,696) | 95,777 |
Plus/(Less): Third-party interests in capital provision assets | 218 | - | - | (510) | - | 292 | - |
Asset management income | 5,508 | 218 | 31,037 | - | - | - | 36,763 |
Services and other income | (10,879) | - | - | - | - | (6) | (10,885) |
Total revenues | 170,592 | (2,059) | (43,138) | (12) | (318) | (3,410) | 121,655 |
Operating income | 113,765 | (1,357) | (43,200) | - | (77) | (3,305) | 65,826 |
Net income/(loss) | 54,864 | (1,357) | (43,200) | - | (77) | (3,302) | 6,928 |
Reconciliation of capital provision income excluding YPF-related assets
For the six months ended June 30, | ||||
($ in thousands) | 2023 | 2022 | ||
Capital provision income | 511,600 | 175,745 | ||
Less: Capital provision income from YPF-related assets | (277,318) | (1,440) | ||
Capital provision income excluding YPF-related assets | 234,282 | 174,305 |
Summary condensed consolidated statement of financial position
At | ||||
($ in thousands) | June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||
Total assets | 5,177,712 | 4,288,359 | ||
Total liabilities | 2,441,646 | 1,901,289 | ||
Total Burford Capital Limited equity | 1,942,025 | 1,742,584 | ||
Non-controlling interests | 794,041 | 644,486 | ||
Total shareholders' equity | 2,736,066 | 2,387,070 | ||
Basic ordinary shares outstanding | 218,957,218 | 218,581,877 | ||
Total shareholders' equity attributable to Burford Capital Limited per basic ordinary share | 8.87 | 7.97 | ||
Total shareholders' equity per basic ordinary share | 12.50 | 10.92 |
Reconciliation of summary condensed consolidated statement of financial position to summary Burford-only statement of financial position
At June 30, 2023 | |||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||
Elimination of third-party interests | |||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Strategic | BOF-C | Advantage Fund | Other | Burford-only | |
Total assets | 5,177,712 | (2,518) | (556,238) | (504,275) | (178,766) | (73,413) | 3,862,502 |
Total liabilities | 2,441,646 | (141) | (4,234) | (504,275) | (75) | (12,444) | 1,920,477 |
Total shareholders' equity | 2,736,066 | (2,377) | (552,004) | - | (178,691) | (60,969) | 1,942,025 |
At December 31, 2022 | |||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||
Elimination of third-party interests | |||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Strategic | BOF-C | Advantage Fund | Other | Burford-only | |
Total assets | 4,288,359 | (2,779) | (477,590) | (409,249) | (103,523) | (76,792) | 3,218,426 |
Total liabilities | 1,901,289 | (228) | (4,234) | (409,249) | (120) | (11,616) | 1,475,842 |
Total shareholders' equity | 2,387,070 | (2,551) | (473,356) | - | (103,403) | (65,176) | 1,742,584 |
Reconciliation of components of realizations from a consolidated basis to a Group-wide basis
Three months ended June 30, 2023 | |||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Eliminations and | Burford-only | Other funds | BOF-C | Group-wide | |
Capital provision-direct | 130,520 | 2,677 | 133,197 | 22,986 | 17,328 | 173,511 | |
Capital provision-indirect | 27,064 | (22,605) | 4,459 | 22,290 | - | 26,749 | |
Post-settlement | - | - | - | 79,576 | - | 79,576 | |
Total realizations | 157,584 | (19,928) | 137,656 | 124,852 | 17,328 | 279,836 |
Three months ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Eliminations and | Burford-only | Other funds | BOF-C | Group-wide | |
Capital provision-direct | 54,769 | (4,919) | 49,850 | 14,043 | 9,069 | 72,962 | |
Capital provision-indirect | 7,114 | (1,792) | 5,322 | 13,326 | - | 18,648 | |
Post-settlement | - | - | - | 8,840 | - | 8,840 | |
Total realizations | 61,883 | (6,711) | 55,172 | 36,209 | 9,069 | 100,450 |
Six months ended June 30, 2023 | |||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Eliminations and | Burford-only | Other funds | BOF-C | Group-wide | |
Capital provision-direct | 246,252 | (51,309) | 194,943 | 73,376 | 52,751 | 321,070 | |
Capital provision-indirect | 39,644 | (33,089) | 6,555 | 32,774 | - | 39,329 | |
Post-settlement | - | - | - | 98,256 | - | 98,256 | |
Total realizations | 285,896 | (84,398) | 201,498 | 204,406 | 52,751 | 458,655 |
Six months ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Eliminations and | Burford-only | Other funds | BOF-C | Group-wide | |
Capital provision-direct | 75,980 | (5,778) | 70,202 | 24,381 | 12,319 | 106,902 | |
Capital provision-indirect | 12,466 | (6,367) | 6,099 | 17,901 | - | 24,000 | |
Post-settlement | - | - | - | 38,303 | - | 38,303 | |
Total realizations | 88,446 | (12,145) | 76,301 | 80,585 | 12,319 | 169,205 |
Reconciliation of components of deployments from a consolidated basis to a Group-wide basis
Three months ended June 30, 2023 | |||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Eliminations and | Burford-only | Other funds | BOF-C | Group-wide | |
Capital provision-direct | 246,840 | (65,387) | 181,453 | 6,070 | 58,504 | 246,027 | |
Capital provision-indirect | 78,794 | (65,662) | 13,132 | 65,662 | - | 78,794 | |
Post-settlement | - | - | - | 31,939 | - | 31,939 | |
Total deployments | 325,634 | (131,049) | 194,585 | 103,671 | 58,504 | 356,760 |
Three months ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Eliminations and | Burford-only | Other funds | BOF-C | Group-wide | |
Capital provision-direct | 92,445 | (22,273) | 70,172 | 8,926 | 21,291 | 100,389 | |
Capital provision-indirect | 5,429 | (3,518) | 1,911 | 3,518 | - | 5,429 | |
Post-settlement | - | - | - | 26,116 | - | 26,116 | |
Total deployments | 97,874 | (25,791) | 72,083 | 38,560 | 21,291 | 131,934 |
Six months ended June 30, 2023 | |||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Eliminations and | Burford-only | Other funds | BOF-C | Group-wide | |
Capital provision-direct | 331,525 | (83,079) | 248,446 | 12,983 | 75,956 | 337,385 | |
Capital provision-indirect | 112,794 | (93,995) | 18,799 | 93,995 | - | 112,794 | |
Post-settlement | - | - | - | 35,806 | - | 35,806 | |
Total deployments | 444,319 | (177,074) | 267,245 | 142,784 | 75,956 | 485,985 |
Six months ended June 30, 2022 | |||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Eliminations and | Burford-only | Other funds | BOF-C | Group-wide | |
Capital provision-direct | 183,566 | (61,436) | 122,130 | 14,667 | 60,304 | 197,101 | |
Capital provision-indirect | 20,176 | (16,776) | 3,400 | 16,776 | - | 20,176 | |
Post-settlement | - | - | - | 43,152 | - | 43,152 | |
Total deployments | 203,742 | (78,212) | 125,530 | 74,595 | 60,304 | 260,429 |
Reconciliation of consolidated proceeds from capital provision assets to Burford-only cash receipts
($ in thousands) | Six months | Three months | Three months |
Consolidated proceeds from capital provision assets | 308,007 | 144,485 | 163,522 |
Less: Elimination of third-party interests | (87,513) | (60,563) | (26,950) |
Burford-only total proceeds from capital provision assets | 220,494 | 83,922 | 136,572 |
Burford-only proceeds from capital provision-direct assets | 213,321 | 77,742 | 135,579 |
Burford-only proceeds from capital provision-indirect assets | 7,173 | 6,180 | 993 |
Burford-only total proceeds from capital provision assets | 220,494 | 83,922 | 136,572 |
Consolidated asset management income | 3,891 | 1,997 | 1,894 |
Plus: Eliminated income from funds | 21,150 | 17,360 | 3,790 |
Burford-only asset management income | 25,041 | 19,357 | 5,684 |
Less: Non-cash adjustments(1) | (1,728) | (7,086) | 5,358 |
Burford-only proceeds from asset management income | 23,313 | 12,271 | 11,042 |
Burford-only proceeds from marketable security interest and dividends | 1,563 | 881 | 682 |
Burford-only proceeds from asset recovery fee for services | 38 | 83 | (45) |
Burford-only proceeds from insurance receipts | 1,530 | - | 1,530 |
Burford-only proceeds from asset management and other services | 26,444 | 13,235 | 13,209 |
Cash receipts | 246,938 | 97,157 | 149,781 |
(1) | Adjustments for the change in asset management receivables accrued during the applicable period but not yet received at the end of such period. |
($ in thousands) | Six months | Three months | Three months |
Consolidated proceeds from capital provision assets | 108,541 | 69,369 | 39,172 |
Less: Elimination of third-party interests | (21,451) | (14,109) | (7,342) |
Burford-only total proceeds from capital provision assets | 87,090 | 55,260 | 31,830 |
Burford-only proceeds from capital provision-direct assets | 81,511 | 55,163 | 26,348 |
Burford-only proceeds from capital provision-indirect assets | 5,579 | 97 | 5,482 |
Burford-only total proceeds from capital provision assets | 87,090 | 55,260 | 31,830 |
Consolidated asset management income | 5,508 | 3,114 | 2,394 |
Plus: Eliminated income from funds | 31,255 | 7,820 | 23,435 |
Burford-only asset management income | 36,763 | 10,934 | 25,829 |
Less: Non-cash adjustments(1) | (26,547) | (8,725) | (17,822) |
Burford-only proceeds from asset management income | 10,216 | 2,209 | 8,007 |
Burford-only proceeds from marketable security interest and dividends | 967 | 614 | 353 |
Burford-only proceeds from asset recovery fee for services | 577 | 418 | 159 |
Burford-only proceeds from insurance receipts | 413 | - | 413 |
Burford-only proceeds from other corporate | 191 | - | 191 |
Burford-only proceeds from asset management and other services | 12,364 | 3,241 | 9,123 |
Cash receipts | 99,454 | 58,501 | 40,953 |
(1) | Adjustments for the change in asset management receivables accrued during the applicable period but not yet received at the end of such period. |
Reconciliation of consolidated aggregate cash receipts from three matters of note to Burford only cash receipts
Six months ended June 30, 2023 | |||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Elimination and | Burford-only |
Aggregate cash receipts - three matters of note | 181,514 | (34,050) | 147,464 |
Reconciliation of consolidated portfolio to Group-wide portfolio
($ in thousands) | At June 30, 2023 | At December 31, 2022 |
Consolidated carrying value | 4,407,888 | 3,735,556 |
Consolidated undrawn commitments | 1,983,154 | 1,720,727 |
Eliminations of third-party interests: | ||
Less: Attributable to carrying value | (1,348,424) | (1,100,137) |
Less: Attributable to undrawn commitments | (471,789) | (413,446) |
Burford-only Carrying value | 3,059,464 | 2,635,419 |
Burford-only undrawn commitments | 1,511,365 | 1,307,281 |
Burford-only portfolio | 4,570,829 | 3,942,700 |
Other funds carrying value | 1,115,482 | 1,076,320 |
Other funds undrawn commitments | 265,502 | 239,145 |
Other funds portfolio | 1,380,984 | 1,315,465 |
BOF-C carrying value | 597,340 | 516,982 |
BOF-C undrawn commitments | 434,930 | 371,724 |
BOF-C portfolio | 1,032,270 | 888,706 |
Total group-wide portfolio | 6,984,083 | 6,146,871 |
Reconciliation of consolidated to Burford-only cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities
At June 30, 2023 | At December 31, 2022 | ||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | (GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Elimination of | Burford- | Consolidated | Elimination of | Burford- | |
Cash and cash equivalents | 365,336 | (31,779) | 333,557 | 107,658 | (33,979) | 73,679 | |
Marketable securities | 107,180 | - | 107,180 | 136,358 | - | 136,358 | |
Total cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities | 472,516 | (31,779) | 440,737 | 244,016 | (33,979) | 210,037 |
Reconciliation of consolidated to Burford-only capital provision assets
At June 30, 2023 | At December 31, 2022 | ||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | (GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Elimination of | Burford- | Consolidated | Elimination of | Burford- | |
YPF-related assets | 1,512,062 | (504,397) | 1,007,665 | 1,232,549 | (409,514) | 823,035 | |
Other assets | 2,895,826 | (844,027) | 2,051,799 | 2,503,007 | (689,602) | 1,813,405 | |
Capital provision assets | 4,407,888 | (1,348,424) | 3,059,464 | 3,735,556 | (1,099,116) | 2,636,440 |
Reconciliation of consolidated to Burford-only due from settlement of capital provision assets
At June 30, 2023 | At December 31, 2022 | ||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | (GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Elimination of | Burford- | Consolidated | Elimination of | Burford- | |
Due from settlement of capital provision assets | 94,391 | (1,754) | 92,637 | 116,582 | (1,932) | 114,650 |
Reconciliation of consolidated to Burford-only realized gains on capital provision-direct assets
Three months ended June 30, 2023 | Three months ended June 30, 2022 | ||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | (GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Eliminations and | Burford-only | Consolidated | Eliminations and | Burford-only | |
Realized gains relative to cost | 59,335 | (554) | 58,781 | 21,497 | (4,908) | 16,589 |
Six months ended June 30, 2023 | Six months ended June 30, 2022 | ||||||
(GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | (GAAP) | (Non-GAAP) | ||||
($ in thousands) | Consolidated | Eliminations and | Burford-only | Consolidated | Eliminations and | Burford-only | |
Realized gains relative to cost | 127,405 | (33,011) | 94,394 | 32,085 | (5,484) | 26,601 |
Reconciliation of tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share
($ in thousands, except share data) | At June 30, 2023 | At December 31, 2022 | ||
Total Burford Capital Limited equity | 1,942,025 | 1,742,584 | ||
Less: Goodwill | (133,962) | (133,912) | ||
Tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited | 1,808,063 | 1,608,672 | ||
Basic ordinary shares outstanding | 218,957,218 | 218,581,877 | ||
Tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share | 8.26 | 7.36 |
Reconciliation of shareholders' equity attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share
($ in thousands, except share data) | At June 30, 2023 | At December 31, 2022 | ||
Total shareholders' equity | 2,653,361 | 2,387,070 | ||
Less: Non-controlling interests | (661,083) | (644,486) | ||
Total Burford Capital Limited equity | 1,942,025 | 1,742,584 | ||
Basic ordinary shares outstanding | 218,957,218 | 218,581,877 | ||
Shareholders' equity attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share | 8.87 | 7.97 |
Definitions and Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Alternative Performance Measures
Burford reports its financial results in accordance with US GAAP. US GAAP requires us to present financial statements that consolidate some of the limited partner interests in private funds we manage as well as assets held on our balance sheet where we have a partner or minority investor. We therefore refer to various presentations of our financial results as follows:
- Consolidated refers to assets, liabilities and activities that include those third-party interests, partially owned subsidiaries and special purpose vehicles that we are required to consolidate under US GAAP. At the date of this announcement, the major entities where there is also a third-party partner in, or owner of, those entities include BCIM Strategic Value Master Fund, LP, Burford Opportunity Fund C LP, Burford Advantage Master Fund LP, Colorado Investments Limited ("
Colorado ") and several other entities in which Burford holds investments where there is also a third-party partner in, or owner of, those entities. - Burford-only refers to assets, liabilities and activities that pertain only to Burford on a proprietary basis, excluding any third-party interests and the portions of jointly owned entities owned by others.
- Group-wide refers to the totality of assets managed by Burford, including those portions of the private funds owned by third parties and including private funds that are not consolidated within Burford's consolidated financial statements. Group-wide is therefore the sum of Burford-only and non-controlling interests in consolidated and non-consolidated private funds. Group-wide does not include third-party interests in capital provision assets, the economics of which have been sold to those third parties, that do not meet the criteria to be recognized as a sale under US GAAP. This includes the third-party interests in
Colorado and other capital provision asset subparticipations.
We subdivide our capital provision assets into two categories:
- Direct, which includes all of our capital provision assets that we have originated directly (i.e., not through participation in a private fund) from our balance sheet. We also include direct (i.e., not through participation in a private fund) complex strategies assets in this category.
- Indirect, which includes our balance sheet's participations in two of our private funds (i.e., BCIM Strategic Value Master Fund, LP and Burford Advantage Master Fund LP).
We also use certain unaudited alternative performance measures, including:
- Internal rate of return ("IRR") is a discount rate that makes the net present value of a series of cash flows equal to zero and is expressed as a percentage figure. We compute IRR on concluded (including partially concluded) legal finance assets by treating that entire portfolio (or, when noted, a subset thereof) as one undifferentiated pool of capital and measuring actual and, if necessary, estimated inflows and outflows from that pool, allocating costs appropriately. IRRs do not include unrealized gains or losses.
- Return on invested capital ("ROIC") from a concluded asset is the absolute amount of realizations from such asset in excess of the amount of expenditure incurred in funding such asset divided by the amount of expenditure incurred, expressed as a percentage figure. ROIC is a measure of our ability to generate absolute returns on our assets. Some industry participants express returns on a multiple of invested capital ("MOIC") instead of a ROIC basis. MOIC includes the return of capital and, therefore, is 1x higher than ROIC. In other words,
70% ROIC is the same as 1.70x MOIC.
Other unaudited alternative performance measures and terms we use include:
- Commitment is the amount of financing we agree to provide for a legal finance asset. Commitments can be definitive (requiring us to provide funding on a schedule or, more often, when certain expenses are incurred) or discretionary (allowing us to provide funding after reviewing and approving a future matter). Unless otherwise indicated, commitments include deployed cost and undrawn commitments.
- Deployment refers to the funding provided for an asset, which adds to our deployed cost in such asset.
- Deployed cost is the amount of funding we have provided for an asset at the applicable point in time.
- Fair value adjustment is the amount of unrealized gain or loss recognized in our consolidated statements of operations in the relevant period and added to or subtracted from, as applicable, the asset or liability value in our consolidated statements of financial position.
- Portfolio includes deployed cost, net unrealized gains or losses and undrawn commitments.
- Realization: A legal finance asset is realized when the asset is concluded (i.e., when litigation risk has been resolved). A realization will result in us receiving cash or, occasionally, non-cash assets or recognizing a due from settlement receivable, reflecting what we are owed on the asset.
- Realized gain / loss reflects the total amount of gain or loss generated by a legal finance asset when it is realized, calculated as realized proceeds less deployed cost, without regard for any previously recognized fair value adjustment.
- Unrealized gain / loss represents the fair value of our legal finance assets over or under their funded cost, as determined in accordance with the requirements of the applicable US GAAP standards, for the relevant financial reporting period (consolidated statement of operations) or cumulatively (consolidated statement of financial position).
- YPF-related assets refers to our Petersen and Eton Park legal finance assets, which are two claims relating to
Republic of Argentina's nationalization of YPF S.A., the Argentine energy company.
We also use certain non-GAAP financial measures, including:
- Cash receipts provide a measure of the cash that our capital provision and other assets generate during a given period as well as cash from certain other fees and income. In particular, cash receipts represent the cash generated from capital provision and other assets, including cash proceeds from realized or concluded assets and any related hedging assets, and cash received from asset management income, services and/or other income, before any deployments into funding existing or new assets. Cash receipts are a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with US GAAP. The most directly comparable measure calculated in accordance with US GAAP is proceeds from capital provision assets as set forth in our consolidated statements of cash flows. We believe that cash receipts are an important measure of our operating and financial performance and are useful to management and investors when assessing the performance of our Burford-only capital provision assets.
- Tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited is calculated by subtracting intangible assets (such as goodwill) from total Burford Capital Limited equity. Tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share is calculated by dividing tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited by the total number of outstanding ordinary shares. Each of tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited and tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with US GAAP. The most directly comparable measure calculated in accordance with US GAAP is total Burford Capital Limited equity as set forth in our consolidated statements of financial position. We believe that tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share is an important measure of our financial condition and is useful to management and investors when assessing capital adequacy and our ability to generate earnings on tangible equity invested by our shareholders.
For additional information, including reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable US GAAP measures and reconciliations of our alternative performance measures additional to those set forth in this announcement, see the 2Q23 Quarterly Report furnished to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2023 and made available on our website at http://investors.burfordcapital.com. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, as substitutes for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with US GAAP.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any ordinary shares or other securities of Burford.
This announcement does not constitute an offer of any Burford private fund. Burford Capital Investment Management LLC, which acts as the fund manager of all Burford private funds, is registered as an investment adviser with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The information provided in this announcement is for informational purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The information contained in this announcement is not, and should not be construed as, an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities (including, without limitation, interests or shares in any of Burford private funds). Any such offer or solicitation may be made only by means of a final confidential private placement memorandum and other offering documents.
Forward-looking statements
This announcement contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions and beliefs about future events. These statements are intended as "forward-looking statements". In some cases, predictive, future-tense or forward-looking words such as "aim", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "could", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "guidance", "intend", "may", "plan", "potential", "predict", "projected", "should" or "will" or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. In addition, Burford and its representatives may from time to time make other oral or written statements which are forward-looking statements, including in its periodic reports that Burford files with, or furnishes to, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, other information made available to Burford's security holders and other written materials. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Burford cautions you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on numerous assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions and beliefs and that Burford's actual results of operations, including its financial position and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which it operates, may differ materially from (and be more negative than) those made in, or suggested by, the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement. Significant factors that may cause actual results to differ from those Burford expects include, among others, those discussed under "Risk Factors" in Burford's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2023 and other reports or documents that Burford files with, or furnishes to, the US Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. In addition, even if Burford's results of operations, including its financial position and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which it operates are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, those results of operations or developments may not be indicative of results of operations or developments in subsequent periods.
Except as required by law, Burford undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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