Jefferies (JEF) reported $1.96 billion in revenue for the quarter ended November 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 63.4%. EPS of $1.05 for the same period compares to $0.30 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +6.55% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.84 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.98, the EPS surprise was +7.14%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Jefferies performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: