Jefferies Financial Gr (NYSE:JEF) reported quarterly earnings of $1.03 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.16 by 11.21 percent. This is a 157.5 percent increase over earnings of $0.40 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.206 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.299 billion by 4.06 percent. This is a 35.01 percent increase over sales of $1.634 billion the same period last year.