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JEF (Jefferies Financial Group) PE Ratio (TTM) : 27.00 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Jefferies Financial Group PE Ratio (TTM)?

The PE Ratio (TTM), or Price-to-Earnings ratio, or P/E Ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Earnings per Share (Diluted). As of today (2024-10-31), Jefferies Financial Group's share price is $63.98. Jefferies Financial Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $2.37. Therefore, Jefferies Financial Group's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 27.00.


The historical rank and industry rank for Jefferies Financial Group's PE Ratio (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

JEF' s PE Ratio (TTM) Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.25   Med: 12.89   Max: 732.26
Current: 27


During the past 13 years, the highest PE Ratio (TTM) of Jefferies Financial Group was 732.26. The lowest was 3.25. And the median was 12.89.


JEF's PE Ratio (TTM) is ranked worse than
64.74% of 587 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 18.05 vs JEF: 27.00

Jefferies Financial Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $0.78. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $2.37.

As of today (2024-10-31), Jefferies Financial Group's share price is $63.98. Jefferies Financial Group's EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $2.52. Therefore, Jefferies Financial Group's PE Ratio without NRI for today is 25.39.

During the past 13 years, Jefferies Financial Group's highest PE Ratio without NRI was 214.67. The lowest was 5.00. And the median was 15.64.

Jefferies Financial Group's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $0.72. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $2.52.

During the past 12 months, Jefferies Financial Group's average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 81.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was -25.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Jefferies Financial Group's highest 3-Year average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 276.20% per year. The lowest was -138.30% per year. And the median was 0.30% per year.

Jefferies Financial Group's EPS (Basic) for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $0.78. Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $2.42.


Jefferies Financial Group PE Ratio (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jefferies Financial Group's PE Ratio (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Jefferies Financial Group PE Ratio (TTM) Chart

Jefferies Financial Group Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
PE Ratio (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.59 8.20 5.86 11.86 32.22

Jefferies Financial Group Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
PE Ratio (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.68 32.22 34.28 25.70 25.30

Competitive Comparison of Jefferies Financial Group's PE Ratio (TTM)

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Jefferies Financial Group's PE Ratio (TTM), along with its competitors' market caps and PE Ratio (TTM) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Jefferies Financial Group's PE Ratio (TTM) Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Jefferies Financial Group's PE Ratio (TTM) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jefferies Financial Group's PE Ratio (TTM) falls into.



Jefferies Financial Group PE Ratio (TTM) Calculation

The PE Ratio (TTM), or Price-to-Earnings ratio, or P/E Ratio, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Earnings per Share (Diluted). It is the most widely used ratio in the valuation of stocks.

Jefferies Financial Group's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is calculated as

PE Ratio (TTM)=Share Price/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=63.98/2.370
=27.00

Jefferies Financial Group's Share Price of today is $63.98.
Jefferies Financial Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.37.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

PE Ratio (TTM)=Market Cap /Net Income

There are at least three kinds of PE Ratio (TTM)s used by different investors. They are Trailing Twelve Month PE Ratio (TTM) or PE Ratio (TTM) (TTM), Forward PE Ratio, or PE Ratio without NRI. A new PE Ratio (TTM) based on inflation-adjusted normalized PE Ratio (TTM) is called Shiller PE Ratio, after Yale professor Robert Shiller.

In the calculation of PE Ratio (TTM), the earnings per share used are the earnings per share over the past 12 months. For Forward PE Ratio, the earnings are the expected earnings for the next twelve months. In the case of PE Ratio without NRI, the reported earnings less the non-recurring items are used.

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.


Jefferies Financial Group  (NYSE:JEF) PE Ratio (TTM) Explanation

The PE Ratio (TTM) can be viewed as the number of years it takes for the company to earn back the price you pay for the stock. For example, if a company earns $2 a share per year, and the stock is traded at $30, the PE Ratio (TTM) is 15. Therefore it takes 15 years for the company to earn back the $30 you paid for its stock, assuming the earnings stays constant over the next 15 years.

In real business, earnings never stay constant. If a company can grow its earnings, it takes fewer years for the company to earn back the price you pay for the stock. If a company's earnings decline it takes more years. As a shareholder, you want the company to earn back the price you pay as soon as possible. Therefore, lower P/E stocks are more attractive than higher P/E stocks so long as the PE Ratio (TTM) is positive. Also for stocks with the same PE Ratio (TTM), the one with faster growth business is more attractive.

If a company loses money, the PE Ratio (TTM) becomes meaningless.

To compare stocks with different growth rates, Peter Lynch invented a ratio called PEG Ratio. PEG Ratio is defined as the PE Ratio (TTM) divided by the growth ratio. He thinks a company with a PE Ratio (TTM) equal to its growth rate is fairly valued. Still he said he would rather buy a company growing 20% a year with a PE Ratio (TTM) of 20, instead of a company growing 10% a year with a PE Ratio (TTM) of 10.

Because the PE Ratio (TTM) measures how long it takes to earn back the price you pay, the PE Ratio (TTM) can be applied to the stocks across different industries. That is why it is the one of the most important and widely used indicators for the valuation of stocks.

Similar to the PE Ratio without NRI or PS Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PE Ratio (TTM) measures the valuation based on the earning power of the company. This is where it is different from the PB Ratio , which measures the valuation based on the company's balance sheet.


Be Aware

Investors need to be aware that the PE Ratio (TTM) can be misleading a lot of times, especially when the underlying business is cyclical and unpredictable. As Peter Lynch pointed out, cyclical businesses have higher profit margins at the peaks of the business cycles. Their earnings are high and PE Ratio (TTM)s are artificially low. It is usually a bad idea to buy a cyclical business when the PE Ratio (TTM) is low. A better ratio to identify the time to buy a cyclical businesses is the PS Ratio .

PE Ratio (TTM) can also be affected by non-recurring-items such as the sale of part of businesses. This may increase for the current year or quarter dramatically. But it cannot be repeated over and over. Therefore PE Ratio without NRI is a more accurate indication of valuation than PE Ratio (TTM).


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Jefferies Financial Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Jefferies Financial Group Inc is a diversified financial services company. It has two reportable segments; Investment Banking and Capital Markets which is also the majority revenue generating segment, includes securities, commodities, corporate lending, futures and foreign exchange capital markets activities and its investment banking business, which provides underwriting and financial advisory services to clients across different sectors. The Asset Management reportable business segment provides alternative investment management services to investors in the U.S. and overseas and generates investment income from capital invested in and managed by it or its affiliated asset managers.
Executives
Brian P Friedman director, officer: President
Richard B Handler director, officer: CEO C/O JEFFERIES LLC, 520 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK NY 10022
Joseph S Steinberg director, 10 percent owner, officer: President C/O LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP, 315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10010
Mark Lawrence Cagno officer: VP and Co-Controller C/O JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Matthew Scott Larson officer: EVP, Co-CFO C/O JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rocco J Nittoli officer: Treasurer 315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10010
Thomas W Jones director ALTRIA GROUP INC, 6601 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
O Kane Michael T director 80 HICKORY HILL BLVD, TOTOWA NJ 07512
Melissa Weiler director 399 PARK AVE 38TH FL, NEW YORK DC 10022
Matrice Ellis-kirk director C/O JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC, 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Stuart Harry Reese director
Barry J Alperin director C/O HENRY SCHEIN INC, 135 DURYEA RD, MELVILLE NY 11747
Maryanne Gilmartin director C/O JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 520 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK NY 10022
Jacob M Katz director C/O HERC HOLDINGS INC., 27500 RIVERVIEW CENTER BLVD., BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
John Merritt Dalton officer: Controller 520 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK NY 10022