Jefferies Financial (JEF) Change in Taxes (2009 - 2012)

Jefferies Financial (JEF) has reported Change in Taxes for 4 consecutive years, with $4.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2012.

• For the quarter ending Q4 2012, Change in Taxes fell 69.65% year-over-year to $4.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2012 stood at -$4.9 million (down 181.07% YoY), and the FY2012 full-year result was -$4.9 million, down 181.07% from the prior year.
• Change in Taxes improved to $4.2 million in Q4 2012 per JEF's latest filing, from -$7.2 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Change in Taxes topped out at $14.0 million in Q4 2011 and bottomed at -$12.6 million in Q3 2010.
• Historically, Change in Taxes has averaged $1.1 million across 4 years, with a median of $2.8 million in 2009.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2010 and 2011: Change in Taxes soared 168.1% in 2010, then slumped 887.04% in 2011.
• Over 4 years, Change in Taxes stood at $2.6 million in 2009, then jumped by 168.1% to $6.9 million in 2010, then surged by 103.46% to $14.0 million in 2011, then sank by 69.65% to $4.2 million in 2012.
• According to Business Quant data, Change in Taxes over the past three periods registered $4.2 million, -$7.2 million, and $3.1 million for Q4 2012, Q3 2012, and Q2 2012 respectively.