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JEF (Jefferies Financial Group) PS Ratio : 1.49 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Jefferies Financial Group PS Ratio?

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. As of today, Jefferies Financial Group's share price is $63.98. Jefferies Financial Group's Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $42.93. Hence, Jefferies Financial Group's PS Ratio for today is 1.49.

Warning Sign:

Jefferies Financial Group Inc stock PS Ratio (=1.5) is close to 5-year high of 1.55

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

JEF' s PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.42   Med: 1.11   Max: 7.51
Current: 1.49

During the past 13 years, Jefferies Financial Group's highest PS Ratio was 7.51. The lowest was 0.42. And the median was 1.11.

JEF's PS Ratio is ranked better than
77.39% of 765 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 3.9 vs JEF: 1.49

Jefferies Financial Group's Revenue per Sharefor the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $11.71. Its Revenue per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $42.93.

During the past 12 months, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate of Jefferies Financial Group was 43.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 9.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 18.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was -1.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Jefferies Financial Group's highest 3-Year average Revenue per Share Growth Rate was 175.50% per year. The lowest was -47.80% per year. And the median was 4.70% per year.

Back to Basics: PS Ratio


Jefferies Financial Group PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jefferies Financial Group's PS Ratio 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 PS Ratio Chart

Jefferies Financial Group Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.18 0.91 1.09 1.30 1.13

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
PS Ratio 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 1.19 1.13 1.17 1.16 1.40

Competitive Comparison of Jefferies Financial Group's PS Ratio

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Jefferies Financial Group's PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PS Ratio 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 PS Ratio Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Jefferies Financial Group's PS Ratio falls into.



Jefferies Financial Group PS Ratio Calculation

The PS Ratio, or Price-to-Sales ratio, or Price/Sales, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Revenue per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks and it was first used by Ken Fisher.

Jefferies Financial Group's PS Ratio for today is calculated as

PS Ratio=Share Price/Revenue per Share (TTM)
=63.98/42.931
=1.49

Jefferies Financial Group's Share Price of today is $63.98.
Jefferies Financial Group's Revenue per Share 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 $42.93.

* 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:

PS Ratio=Market Cap/Revenue

The Revenue here is for the trailing 12 months.


Jefferies Financial Group  (NYSE:JEF) PS Ratio Explanation

The PS Ratio is an excellent valuation indicator if you want to compare a stock with its historical valuation or with the stocks in the same industry. The PS Ratio works especially well when you want to compare the stock's current valuation with its historical valuation. The PS Ratio is a great valuation tool for evaluating cyclical businesses where the PE Ratio works poorly. It works the best when comparing the current valuation with the historical valuation because over time, a company's profit margin tends to revert to the mean.

When the PS Ratio is applied to the whole stock market, it can be used to evaluate the current market valuation and projected returns. In this case, the price is the total market cap of all stocks that are traded, and sales are the GDP of the country. This is how Warren Buffett estimates the broad market valuation and project future returns.

Similar to the PE Ratio or Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow , the PS Ratio 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

The PS Ratio does not tell you how cheap or expensive the stock is. It cannot be used to compare companies in different industries. It works better for companies within the same industry because these companies tend to have similar capital structures and profit margins. It works the best when comparing a company with itself in the past.


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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