The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Jefferies Financial Group's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 3.63.
Jefferies Financial Group has a current ratio of 3.63. It indicates the company may not be efficiently using its current assets or its short-term financing facilities. This may also indicate problems in working capital management.
The historical rank and industry rank for Jefferies Financial Group's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
JEF'
s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.88 Med: 1.22 Max: 3.63
Current: 3.63
During the past 13 years, Jefferies Financial Group's highest Current Ratio was 3.63. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 1.22.
JEF's Current Ratio is ranked better than 61.52% of 660
companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 2.385
vs JEF: 3.63
Jefferies Financial Group Current Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Jefferies Financial Group's Current Ratio
For the Capital Markets subindustry, Jefferies Financial Group's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current 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 Current Ratio Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry
For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Jefferies Financial Group's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Jefferies Financial Group's Current Ratio falls into.
* 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) Current Ratio Explanation
The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.
Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.
The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.
If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.
Jefferies Financial Group Current Ratio Related Terms
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Jefferies Financial Group Inc is a full-service investment banking and capital markets firm. 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. Operates geographically in America, Europe and Middle East, Asia Pasific.
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