Jefferies Financial Gr (NYSE:JEF) reported quarterly earnings of $1.09 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.93 by 17.2 percent. This is a 7.92 percent increase over earnings of $1.01 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.222 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.174 billion by 2.23 percent. This is a 8.53 percent increase over sales of $2.047 billion the same period last year.