Jefferies Financial Gr (NYSE:JEF) reported quarterly earnings of $0.97 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.96 by 1.46 percent. This is a 42.65 percent increase over earnings of $0.68 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.017 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.070 billion by 2.55 percent. This is a 26.62 percent increase over sales of $1.593 billion the same period last year.