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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000096223-23-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JEF"
cik: "0000096223"
company_name: "Jefferies Financial Group Inc."
filed_at: "2023-01-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T18:31:15.788083+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Jefferies Q4 net earnings $140M (EPS $0.57); FY22 revenue $5.98B, down 25% YoY; buyback authorized $250M

## Summary
- Q4 net earnings to common shareholders $140M; diluted EPS $0.57 vs $1.20 year-ago; net revenues $1.44B down 18% YoY.
- FY2022 net earnings $777M ($3.06 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $3.37 (ex $80M settlement); revenue $5.98B down 25% YoY.
- Repurchased 25.6M shares ($859.6M) in FY22; board increased share buyback authorization to $250M remaining.
- Quarterly dividend $0.30/sh; payable Feb 24, 2023; completed merger with Jefferies Group LLC on Nov 1, 2022.
- Spinning off Vitesse Energy to shareholders; estimated equity value >$500M; IB revenues second-best year ever.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000096223-23-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JEF
- cik: 0000096223
- company_name: Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-01-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96223/000009622323000004/0000096223-23-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96223/000009622323000004/jef-20230109.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000096223-23-000004.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Jefferies Financial Group Inc. reported financial results for quarter and year ended November 30, 2022.
  - Period: quarter and year ended November 30, 2022
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On January 9, 2023 , we issued a press release containing financial results for our quarter and year ended November 30, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96223/000009622323000004/0000096223-23-000004-index.htm

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