Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

NYSE:JEF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$15.8b

Jefferies Financial Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Jefferies Financial Group's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -16.6%, while the Capital Markets industry saw earnings growing at 6.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.7% per year. Jefferies Financial Group's return on equity is 7%, and it has net margins of 9.5%.

Key information

-16.6%

Earnings growth rate

-11.1%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets Industry Growth10.3%
Revenue growth rate1.7%
Return on equity7.0%
Net Margin9.5%
Last Earnings Update30 Nov 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Jefferies Financial Group: I Keep Buying This Expensive Stock

Dec 29

Jefferies: A Warren Buffett Stock With Runway

Oct 14

Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.35

Sep 29
Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.35

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jul 23
Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) Price In Tune With Earnings

Jun 11
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) Price In Tune With Earnings

Jefferies: Attractive Global Expansion At A Fair Price

May 08

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.30

May 01
Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.30

Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Apr 14
Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.30

Mar 31
Jefferies Financial Group's (NYSE:JEF) Dividend Will Be $0.30

It's Unlikely That Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Mar 22
It's Unlikely That Jefferies Financial Group Inc.'s (NYSE:JEF) CEO Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

Jefferies Financial: Expecting M&A Tailwinds In 2024, A Proven Dividend Grower

Jan 26

Jefferies: All In MD Count

Nov 15

Jefferies Financial Gets Hold Rating As Investment Banking Headwinds Remain

Sep 06

Jefferies: ECM Recovery Will See A Bit Of A Stoppage In Q2

Jun 22

Jefferies Financial Group goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Feb 09

Jefferies Financial Group Q4 results beat estimates

Jan 09

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Jefferies Financial Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:JEF Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Nov 247,0116664,3580
31 Aug 246,2515293,9430
31 May 245,7494193,6700
29 Feb 245,1552853,3460
30 Nov 234,7002613,0850
31 Aug 234,9413303,1210
31 May 235,2694763,0270
28 Feb 235,5695823,0210
30 Nov 225,9797743,0890
31 Aug 226,2439633,4680
31 May 226,6511,1713,5860
28 Feb 227,2401,4043,7110
30 Nov 218,0141,6573,9870
31 Aug 218,1561,6403,7170
31 May 217,8321,5373,6760
28 Feb 217,0281,2323,4430
30 Nov 205,8517653,2870
31 Aug 205,1706542,4870
31 May 204,4104002,1730
29 Feb 204,3651,0202,0850
30 Nov 193,8069541,8250
30 Nov 184,0092652,0320
30 Sep 183,915-761,9120
30 Jun 183,625-2901,9440
31 Mar 183,569-2851,9470
31 Dec 173,798-1221,9510
30 Sep 175,4713551,9330
30 Jun 177,2925291,8580
31 Mar 179,0635831,8350
31 Dec 162,940-1071,6880
30 Sep 169,723441,6310
30 Jun 169,405-2831,5740
31 Mar 169,610-3241,6130
31 Dec 1510,7712691,6650
30 Sep 1510,9552151,6650
30 Jun 1511,5944411,8240
31 Mar 1511,6094901,7460
31 Dec 1411,3662201,8970
30 Sep 1411,6072402,0890
30 Jun 1411,1472201,8900
31 Mar 1410,9782051,8800

Quality Earnings: JEF has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: JEF's current net profit margins (9.5%) are higher than last year (5.6%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: JEF's earnings have declined by 16.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: JEF's earnings growth over the past year (155.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (-16.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: JEF earnings growth over the past year (155.1%) exceeded the Capital Markets industry 16.5%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: JEF's Return on Equity (7%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/02 04:15
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/11/30
Annual Earnings2024/11/30

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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Caydee BlankenshipCFRA Equity Research
James YaroGoldman Sachs
Manan GosaliaMorgan Stanley