JEFJefferies Financial Group Inc.

$44.78-6.2% 1Y

$44.78

$35.7452 weeks$65.26

Is the business good?

Mixed

The checks split: nothing decisive, though returns that lean on debt.

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 2 without data

Margin direction, 3 years+0.7 pts

Negative operating leverage, costs are rising faster than sales, squeezing margins as it grows.

Where ROE comes from7.3× leverage

Leverage-amplified, a high assets-to-equity ratio does much of the work. ROE 7% = margin × turnover × leverage.

All from derived.

Where this answer is blind. The F-score rewards improvement, so an already-elite company can score mid-pack.

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