Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (JEF) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Strong Sell

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. ?

Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 19.37% CAGR growth in Operating Profits

Flat results in May 25

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 212.64 %
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 6.04% (YoY)
NET SALES(Q) Lowest at USD 1,649.05 MM

With ROE of 6.47%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.42 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -21.20%, its profits have risen by 119.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.2

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 14.11% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -21.20% returns

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Capital Markets should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Capital Markets)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

-1.68%

0.90

47.44%

S&P 500

22.36%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

5.32%

EBIT Growth (5y)

15.26%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

2.02

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

Tax Ratio

26.30%

Dividend Payout Ratio

56.50%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

77.85%

ROCE (avg)

509.99%

ROE (avg)

8.38%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.05

EV to EBIT

-0.91

EV to EBITDA

-0.87

EV to Capital Employed

0.89

EV to Sales

-0.44

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

3.20%

ROCE (Latest)

-98.06%

ROE (Latest)

6.01%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

21What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 8,153.63 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 7.96%

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 3,410.73 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -8.42% (YoY

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 255.42 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 1.03

-2What is not working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 38.81%

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 901.73 MM

Here's what is working for Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 8,153.63 MM and Grown

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales

Highest at USD 3,410.73 MM and Grown

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 3,410.73 MM has Grown at 37.39%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 2,482.57 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Profit

Highest at USD 255.42 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 255.42 MM has Grown at 54.11%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 165.74 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Highest at USD 1.03

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -8.42% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

Interest

Highest at USD 901.73 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 6.8% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 38.81%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)