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Earnings per ordinary share
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings per ordinary share Earnings per ordinary share
Basic earnings per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income/(loss) attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per ordinary share was computed using the treasury stock method, which reflects the assumed conversion of all dilutive securities, including, when applicable, RSUs and PSUs. There were 291,763 and 889,425 potential ordinary shares related to the Company’s share-based awards excluded from diluted weighted average ordinary shares for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, as their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect.
The table below sets forth the computation for basic and diluted net income/(loss) attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share for the periods indicated.
Three months ended March 31,
($ in thousands, except share data)20252024
Net income/(loss) attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders$30,929$(29,937)
Net income/(loss) attributable to Burford Capital Limited shareholders per ordinary share:
Basic$0.14 ($0.14)
Diluted$0.14 ($0.14)
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding:
Basic219,299,857218,933,963
Dilutive effect of share-based awards3,802,487— 
Diluted223,102,344218,933,963