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Jefferies Financial Group (MEX:JEF) Interest Coverage : 1.27 (As of Feb. 2025)


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What is Jefferies Financial Group Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Jefferies Financial Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was MXN22,936 Mil. Jefferies Financial Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was MXN-18,059 Mil. Jefferies Financial Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 1.27. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

MEX:JEF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 1.33   Max: 3.78
Current: 1.33


MEX:JEF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.74% of 453 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 22.91 vs MEX:JEF: 1.33

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Jefferies Financial Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jefferies Financial Group's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Jefferies Financial Group Interest Coverage Chart

Jefferies Financial Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.21 3.78 2.23 1.21 1.35

Jefferies Financial Group Quarterly Data
May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
Interest Coverage 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 1.37 1.31 1.32 1.41 1.27

Competitive Comparison of Jefferies Financial Group's Interest Coverage

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Jefferies Financial Group's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Jefferies Financial Group Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Jefferies Financial Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2024, Jefferies Financial Group's Interest Expense was MXN-70,930 Mil. Its Operating Income was MXN96,049 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN406,007 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Nov. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Nov. 2024 )
=-1*96048.948/-70930.414
=1.35

Jefferies Financial Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2025, Jefferies Financial Group's Interest Expense was MXN-18,059 Mil. Its Operating Income was MXN22,936 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN460,038 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2025 )
=-1*22936.478/-18059.171
=1.27

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Jefferies Financial Group  (MEX:JEF) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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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 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.