Jefferies Financial Group First Quarter 2025 Earnings: Misses Expectations

Simply Wall St

April 12, 2025

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) First Quarter 2025 Results

Key Financial Results

Revenue: US$1.59b (down 8.4% from 1Q 2024).
Net income: US$127.8m (down 19% from 1Q 2024).
Profit margin: 8.0% (down from 9.1% in 1Q 2024). The decrease in margin was driven by lower revenue.
EPS: US$0.60 (down from US$0.72 in 1Q 2024).

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earnings-and-revenue-growth — NYSE:JEF Earnings and Revenue Growth April 12th 2025

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

Jefferies Financial Group Revenues and Earnings Miss Expectations

Revenue missed analyst estimates by 14%. Earnings per share (EPS) also missed analyst estimates by 39%.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 11% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 5.1% growth forecast for the Capital Markets industry in the US.

Performance of the American Capital Markets industry.

The company's share price is broadly unchanged from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 1 warning sign for Jefferies Financial Group that you need to be mindful of.

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