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JEF (Jefferies Financial Group) WACC % :12.95% (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Jefferies Financial Group WACC %?

As of today (2024-10-31), Jefferies Financial Group's weighted average cost of capital is 12.95%%. Jefferies Financial Group's ROIC % is 7.72% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Jefferies Financial Group earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

For a comprehensive WACC calculation, please access the WACC Calculator.


Jefferies Financial Group WACC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jefferies Financial Group's WACC % 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 WACC % Chart

Jefferies Financial Group Annual Data
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WACC %
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Jefferies Financial Group Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Jefferies Financial Group's WACC %

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Jefferies Financial Group's WACC % falls into.



Jefferies Financial Group WACC % Calculation

The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the rate that a company is expected to pay on average to all its security holders to finance its assets. The WACC is commonly referred to as the firm's cost of capital. Generally speaking, a company's assets are financed by debt and equity. WACC is the average of the costs of these sources of financing, each of which is weighted by its respective use in the given situation. By taking a weighted average, we can see how much interest the company has to pay for every dollar it finances.

WACC=E/(E + D)*Cost of Equity+D/(E + D)*Cost of Debt*(1 - Tax Rate)

1. Weights:
Generally speaking, a company's assets are financed by debt and equity. We need to calculate the weight of equity and the weight of debt.
The market value of equity (E) is also called "Market Cap". As of today, Jefferies Financial Group's market capitalization (E) is $13147.801 Mil.
The market value of debt is typically difficult to calculate, therefore, GuruFocus uses book value of debt (D) to do the calculation. It is simplified by adding the latest one-year quarterly average Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation together. As of Aug. 2024, Jefferies Financial Group's latest one-year quarterly average Book Value of Debt (D) is $18277.3986 Mil.
a) weight of equity = E / (E + D) = 13147.801 / (13147.801 + 18277.3986) = 0.4184
b) weight of debt = D / (E + D) = 18277.3986 / (13147.801 + 18277.3986) = 0.5816

2. Cost of Equity:
GuruFocus uses Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the required rate of return. The formula is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)
a) GuruFocus uses 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate as the risk-free rate. It is updated daily. The current risk-free rate is 4.282%. Please go to Economic Indicators page for more information. Please note that we use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the United States as default.
b) Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. Jefferies Financial Group's beta is 1.40.
c) (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return) is also called market premium. GuruFocus requires market premium to be 6%.
Cost of Equity = 4.282% + 1.40 * 6% = 12.682%

3. Cost of Debt:
GuruFocus uses latest TTM Interest Expense divided by the latest one-year quarterly average debt to get the simplified cost of debt.
As of Aug. 2024, Jefferies Financial Group's interest expense (positive number) was $3357.159 Mil. Its total Book Value of Debt (D) is $18277.3986 Mil.
Cost of Debt = 3357.159 / 18277.3986 = 18.3678%.

4. Multiply by one minus TTM Tax Rate:
GuruFocus uses the most recent TTM Tax Expense divided by the most recent TTM Pre-Tax Income to calculate the tax rate. The calculated TTM tax rate is limited to between 0% and 100%. If the calculated tax rate is higher than 100%, it is set to 100%. If the calculated tax rate is less than 0%, it is set to 0%.
The latest calculated TTM Tax Rate = 223.905 / 787.944 = 28.42%.

Jefferies Financial Group's Weighted Average Cost Of Capital (WACC) for Today is calculated as:

WACC=E / (E + D)*Cost of Equity+D / (E + D)*Cost of Debt*(1 - Tax Rate)
=0.4184*12.682%+0.5816*18.3678%*(1 - 28.42%)
=12.95%

* 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.


Jefferies Financial Group  (NYSE:JEF) WACC % Explanation

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher ROIC % than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Jefferies Financial Group's weighted average cost of capital is 12.95%%. Jefferies Financial Group's ROIC % is 7.72% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Jefferies Financial Group earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Be Aware

1. GuruFocus uses book value of debt (D) to do the calculation. It is simplified by adding latest one-year quarterly average Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation together.
For companies that report quarterly, GuruFocus combines all of the most recent year's quarterly debt data from the beginning of the year to the year-end and calculates the average.
For companies that report semi-annually, GuruFocus combines all of the most recent year's semi-annual debt data from the start of the year to the year-end and calculates the average.
For companies that report annually, GuruFocus combines the beginning and ending annual debt data from the most recent year and then calculates the average.

2. The WACC formula discussed above does not include Preferred Stock. Please adjust if preferred stock is considered.

3. (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return) is also called market premium. GuruFocus requires market premium to be 6%.

4. GuruFocus uses the latest TTM Interest Expense divided by the latest one-year quarterly average debt to get the simplified cost of debt.


Related Terms

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