Korn Ferry Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results of Operations

Business Wire03-11

Highlights

  • Fee revenue in Q3 FY'25 was $668.7 million, flat year over year (2% increase on a constant currency basis).
  • RPO fee revenue increased 4% year over year and new business in Q3 FY'25 was $210 million, of which 64% and 36% was from new client wins and renewals/extensions, respectively.
  • Net income attributable to Korn Ferry was $58.4 million with a net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin of 8.7%, a 10bps decrease compared to the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was $114.5 million with an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.1%, a 190bps increase compared to the year-ago quarter.
  • Diluted and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $1.10 and $1.19 in Q3 FY'25, respectively.
  • The Company repurchased 237,000 shares of stock during the quarter for $17.9 million.

LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY), a global organizational consulting firm, today announced third quarter fee revenue of $668.7 million. In addition, third quarter diluted earnings per share was $1.10 and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $1.19.

"I am pleased with our third quarter results, which clearly demonstrate the power of our business and the strength of our diversification," said Gary D. Burnison, CEO, Korn Ferry. "Tomorrow’s macro environment will be encircled by a labor supply/demand imbalance which will require companies to reimagine and reskill their workforce; inspire, employ, develop and retain talent; and embrace technologies that drive a new world of work—all of which present tremendous opportunity for Korn Ferry as we deliver offerings and expertise that drive organizational performance."

Selected Financial Results

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts) (a)

 

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Fee revenue

$

668.7

$

668.7

$

2,018.0

$

2,071.9

Total revenue

$

676.5

$

676.9

$

2,041.3

$

2,095.6

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry

$

58.4

$

59.1

$

181.8

$

104.0

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin

8.7

%

8.8

%

9.0

%

5.0

%

Basic earnings per share

$

1.12

$

1.14

$

3.46

$

2.00

Diluted earnings per share

$

1.10

$

1.13

$

3.40

$

1.99

Adjusted Results (b):

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Adjusted EBITDA

$

114.5

$

101.7

$

342.7

$

295.9

Adjusted EBITDA margin

17.1

%

15.2

%

17.0

%

14.3

%

Adjusted net income attributable to Korn Ferry (c)

$

63.3

$

55.8

$

191.1

$

158.3

Adjusted basic earnings per share (c)

$

1.21

$

1.07

$

3.64

$

3.04

Adjusted diluted earnings per share (c)

$

1.19

$

1.07

$

3.57

$

3.03

______________________

(a)

Numbers may not total due to rounding.

(b)

Adjusted EBITDA refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to exclude integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets, impairment of right-of-use assets and restructuring charges, net when applicable. Adjusted results on a consolidated basis are non-GAAP financial measures that adjust for the following, as applicable (see attached reconciliations):

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Integration/acquisition costs

$

2.1

$

3.9

$

7.1

$

13.1

Restructuring charges, net

$

1.3

$

4.6

$

1.9

$

68.6

Impairment of fixed assets

$

0.5

$

$

0.5

$

1.6

Impairment of right-of-use assets

$

2.5

$

$

2.5

$

1.6

(c)

Due to actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax, the Company recorded a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in the quarter ended January 31, 2024 that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance, which is included in the Company's US GAAP results but excluded from the Adjusted results.

The Company reported fee revenue in Q3 FY'25 of $668.7 million, which was flat year over year (up 2% at constant currency). During the quarter, fee revenue increased slightly in Executive Search, RPO and Digital, offset by a decline in fee revenue in Consulting.

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry was $58.4 million with a net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin of 8.7%, in Q3 FY'25, compared to net income attributable to Korn Ferry of $59.1 million with a net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin of 8.8%, in the year-ago quarter, a decrease in net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin of 10bps. Adjusted EBITDA was $114.5 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $101.7 million in Q3 FY'24. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 17.1% in Q3 FY'25, an increase of 190bps compared to the year-ago quarter.

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry and net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin decreased as a result of higher income tax provision in the current period compared to a non-recurring tax benefit recorded in the year-ago quarter from actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance, partially offset by disciplined cost management and strong consultant productivity.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin increased due to disciplined cost management and strong consultant productivity.

Results by Line of Business

Selected Consulting Data

(dollars in millions) (a)

 

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Fee revenue

$

158.7

$

166.9

$

493.3

$

512.8

Total revenue

$

161.4

$

169.9

$

501.5

$

521.7

Ending number of consultants and execution staff (b)

1,632

1,687

1,632

1,687

Hours worked in thousands (c)

344

381

1,137

1,239

Average bill rate (d)

$

461

$

438

$

434

$

414

Adjusted Results (e):

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Adjusted EBITDA

$

28.0

$

27.8

$

86.4

$

81.9

Adjusted EBITDA margin

17.7

%

16.7

%

17.5

%

16.0

%

______________________

(a)

Numbers may not total due to rounding.

(b)

Represents number of employees originating, delivering and executing consulting services.

(c)

The number of hours worked by consultant and execution staff during the period.

(d)

The amount of fee revenue divided by the number of hours worked by consultants and execution staff.

(e)

Adjusted results exclude the following:

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Restructuring charges, net

$

1.3

$

1.1

$

1.7

$

18.9

Impairment of right-of-use assets

$

$

$

$

0.6

Fee revenue was $158.7 million in Q3 FY'25, a decrease of 5% compared to year-ago quarter (down 3% at constant currency). The year-over-year decrease in Consulting fee revenue was primarily driven by a decline in our organizational strategy and total rewards offerings, due to the increase in larger engagements (those over $1.0 million) which convert to fee revenue over a longer duration and, to a lesser extent, slower client consumption of solutions and services such as assessments and training development.

Adjusted EBITDA was $28.0 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $27.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin in the quarter increased year-over-year by 100bps to 17.7%. These increases resulted primarily from higher average bill rates, greater consultant and execution staff productivity, and disciplined cost management.

Selected Digital Data

(dollars in millions) (a)

 

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Fee revenue

$

90.8

$

90.3

$

271.9

$

275.4

Total revenue

$

90.8

$

90.4

$

272.1

$

275.6

Ending number of consultants

249

275

249

275

Subscription & License fee revenue

$

34.5

$

32.8

$

103.2

$

97.7

Adjusted Results (b):

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Adjusted EBITDA

$

28.4

$

27.4

$

84.2

$

80.7

Adjusted EBITDA margin

31.3

%

30.3

%

31.0

%

29.3

%

______________________

(a)

Numbers may not total due to rounding.

(b)

Adjusted results exclude the following:

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Restructuring charges, net

$

$

0.6

$

$

9.5

Impairment of fixed assets

$

0.4

$

$

0.4

$

1.5

Fee revenue was $90.8 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $90.3 million in Q3 FY'24, essentially flat year-over-year (up 3% at constant currency).

Adjusted EBITDA was $28.4 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $27.4 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin in the quarter increased year-over-year by 100bps to 31.3%. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA margin was mainly due to improved consultant productivity and disciplined cost management.

Selected Executive Search Data(a)

(dollars in millions) (b)

 

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Fee revenue

$

204.6

$

199.3

$

619.2

$

607.5

Total revenue

$

206.6

$

201.2

$

624.9

$

613.5

Ending number of consultants

560

562

560

562

Average number of consultants

558

574

551

582

Engagements billed

3,540

3,469

7,211

7,269

New engagements (c)

1,464

1,425

4,587

4,505

Adjusted Results (d):

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Adjusted EBITDA

$

51.2

$

43.4

$

152.0

$

125.6

Adjusted EBITDA margin

25.0

%

21.8

%

24.5

%

20.7

%

______________________

(a)

Executive Search is the sum of the individual Executive Search Reporting Segments described in our annual and quarterly reporting on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and is presented on a consolidated basis as it is consistent with the Company’s discussion of its Lines of Business, and financial metrics used by the Company’s investor base.

(b)

Numbers may not total due to rounding.

(c)

Represents new engagements opened in the respective period.

(d)

Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures that adjust for the following:

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Restructuring charges, net

$

$

2.3

$

0.2

$

28.2

Impairment of right-of-use assets

$

2.5

$

$

2.5

$

0.9

Impairment of fixed assets

$

0.2

$

$

0.2

$

0.1

Fee revenue was $204.6 million in Q3 FY'25, an increase of $5.3 million or 3% compared to the year-ago quarter (up 4% at constant currency). The year-over-year increase in fee revenue was primarily driven by an increase in the number of engagements billed.

Adjusted EBITDA was $51.2 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $43.4 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 320bps to 25.0% in Q3 FY'25. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin was due to higher fee revenue, consultant productivity, and disciplined cost management.

...

Selected Professional Search & Interim Data

(dollars in millions) (a)

 

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Fee revenue

$

130.0

$

130.9

$

372.8

$

411.5

Total revenue

$

130.9

$

131.8

$

375.6

$

414.3

Permanent Placement:

Fee revenue

$

47.9

$

52.4

$

152.9

$

167.2

Engagements billed

1,675

1,901

3,780

4,511

New engagements (b)

883

995

2,802

3,414

Ending number of consultants

296

344

296

344

Interim:

Fee revenue

$

82.1

$

78.5

$

219.9

$

244.3

Average bill rate (c)

$

129

$

129

$

134

$

126

Average weekly billable consultants (d)

1,324

1,283

1,124

1,352

Adjusted Results (e):

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Adjusted EBITDA

$

27.3

$

23.8

$

80.2

$

73.7

Adjusted EBITDA margin

21.0

%

18.2

%

21.5

%

17.9

%

_____________________

(a)

Numbers may not total due to rounding.

(b)

Represents new engagements opened in the respective period.

(c)

Fee revenue from interim divided by the number of hours worked by consultants.

(d)

The number of billable consultants based on a weekly average in the respective period.

(e)

Adjusted results exclude the following:

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Integration/acquisition costs

$

2.0

$

3.8

$

4.4

$

12.7

Restructuring charges, net

$

$

$

$

3.8

Fee revenue was $130.0 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $130.9 million Q3 FY'24, essentially flat year-over-year at actual and constant currency. During the quarter, fee revenue was impacted by the Industry-wide slowdown in demand for Permanent and Interim professionals offset by an increase in fee revenue from the acquisition of Trilogy, effective November 1, 2024.

Adjusted EBITDA was $27.3 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $23.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased year-over-year by 280bps to 21.0%. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin was primarily due to disciplined cost management.

Selected Recruitment Process Outsourcing ("RPO") Data

(dollars in millions) (a)

 

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Fee revenue

$

84.7

$

81.2

$

260.8

$

264.7

Total revenue

$

86.9

$

83.6

$

267.1

$

270.5

Remaining revenue under contract (b)

$

752.4

$

695.8

$

752.4

$

695.8

RPO new business (c)

$

209.9

$

122.1

$

414.6

$

311.2

Adjusted Results (d):

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Adjusted EBITDA

$

12.7

$

9.3

$

38.1

$

28.6

Adjusted EBITDA margin

15.0

%

11.4

%

14.6

%

10.8

%

______________________

(a)

Numbers may not total due to rounding.

(b)

Estimated fee revenue associated with signed contracts for which revenue has not yet been recognized.

(c)

Estimated total value of a contract at the point of execution of the contract.

(d)

Adjusted results exclude the following:

Third Quarter

Year to Date

FY’25

FY’24

FY’25

FY’24

Restructuring charges, net

$

$

0.7

$

$

7.9

Impairment of right-of-use assets

$

$

$

$

0.1

Fee revenue was $84.7 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $81.2 million in Q3 FY'24, an increase of 4%, (up 6% at constant currency). RPO fee revenue increased due to recent new client wins being stood up and an increase in demand from our base clients in the North America and Asia Pacific regions.

Adjusted EBITDA was $12.7 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $9.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 360bps to 15.0% in Q3 FY'25. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin both resulted from an increase in fee revenue, greater execution staff productivity, and disciplined cost management.

Outlook

Assuming worldwide geopolitical conditions, economic conditions, financial markets and foreign exchange rates remain steady, on a consolidated basis:

  • Q4 FY’25 fee revenue is expected to be in the range of $680 million and $700 million; and
  • Q4 FY’25 diluted earnings per share is expected to range between $1.20 to $1.28.

On a consolidated adjusted basis:

  • Q4 FY’25 adjusted diluted earnings per share is expected to be in the range from $1.22 to $1.30.

Q4 FY’25
Earnings Per Share
Outlook

Low

High

Consolidated diluted earnings per share

$

1.20

$

1.28

Integration/acquisition costs

0.03

0.03

Tax rate impact

(0.01

)

(0.01

)

Consolidated adjusted diluted earnings per share(1)

$

1.22

$

1.30

______________________

(1)

Consolidated adjusted diluted earnings per share is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the items listed in the table.

Earnings Conference Call Webcast

The earnings conference call will be held today at 12:00 PM (EDT) and hosted by CEO Gary Burnison, CFO Robert Rozek, SVP Business Development & Analytics Gregg Kvochak and VP Investor Relations Tiffany Louder. The conference call will be webcast and available online at ir.kornferry.com. We will also post to the investor relations section of our website earnings slides, which will accompany our webcast, and other important information, and encourage you to review the information that we make available on our website.

About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm, bringing together strategy and talent to drive superior performance for our clients. We work with our clients to design their organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their workforce. And we help professionals navigate and advance their careers.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release and our conference call that relate to our outlook, projections, goals, strategies, future plans and expectations, including statements relating to expected labor market conditions, expected demand for and relevance of our products and services, expected results of our business diversification strategy, expected benefits of the acquisition of Trilogy, and other statements of future events or conditions are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "goals", "estimates", "guidance", "may", "should", "could", "will" or "likely", and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Such statements are based on current expectations; actual results in future periods may differ materially from those currently expected or desired because of a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond the control of Korn Ferry. The potential risks and uncertainties include those relating to global and local political and or economic developments in or affecting countries where we have operations, such as inflation, trade wars, interest rates, labor market conditions, global slowdowns, or recessions, competition, geopolitical tensions, shifts in global trade patterns, changes in demand for our services as a result of automation, dependence on and costs of attracting and retaining qualified and experienced consultants, impact of inflationary pressures on our profitability, our ability to maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retaining key employees, maintaining our brand name and professional reputation, potential legal liability and regulatory developments, portability of client relationships, consolidation of or within the industries we serve, changes and developments in government laws and regulations, evolving investor and customer expectations with regard to corporate responsibility matters, currency fluctuations in our international operations, risks related to growth, alignment of our cost structure, including as a result of recent workforce, real estate, and other restructuring initiatives, restrictions imposed by off-limits agreements, reliance on information processing systems, cyber security vulnerabilities or events, changes to data security, data privacy, and data protection laws, dependence on third parties for the execution of critical functions, limited protection of our intellectual property ("IP"), our ability to enhance, develop and respond to new technology, including artificial intelligence, our ability to successfully recover from a disaster or other business continuity problems, employment liability risk, an impairment in the carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets, treaties, or regulations on our business and our Company, deferred tax assets that we may not be able to use, our ability to develop new products and services, changes in our accounting estimates and assumptions, the utilization and billing rates of our consultants, seasonality, the expansion of social media platforms, the ability to effect acquisitions and integrate acquired businesses, resulting organizational changes, our indebtedness, and those relating to the ultimate magnitude and duration of any pandemic or outbreaks. For a detailed description of risks and uncertainties that could cause differences from our expectations, please refer to Korn Ferry’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Korn Ferry disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains financial information calculated other than in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). In particular, it includes:

  • Adjusted net income attributable to Korn Ferry, adjusted to exclude integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets, impairment of right-of-use assets and restructuring charges, net of income tax effect, and to exclude a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in the quarter ended January 31, 2024 from actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance;
  • Adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share, adjusted to exclude integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets, impairment of right-of-use assets and restructuring charges, net of income tax effect, and to exclude a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in the quarter ended January 31, 2024 from actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance;
  • Constant currency (calculated using a quarterly average) percentages that represent the percentage change that would have resulted had exchange rates in the prior period been the same as those in effect in the current period; and
  • Consolidated and Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA, which is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to exclude integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets, impairment of right-of-use assets and restructuring charges, net when applicable, and Consolidated and Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA margin.

This non-GAAP disclosure has limitations as an analytical tool, should not be viewed as a substitute for financial information determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

Management believes the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures in this press release provides meaningful supplemental information regarding Korn Ferry’s performance by excluding certain charges that may not be indicative of Korn Ferry’s ongoing operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures are performance measures and are not indicative of the liquidity of Korn Ferry. These charges, which are described in the footnotes in the attached reconciliations, represent 1) costs we incurred to acquire and integrate a portion of our Professional Search & Interim business, 2) impairment of fixed assets primarily due to software impairment charge in our Digital segment, 3) impairment of right-of-use assets due to the decision to terminate and sublease some of our offices, 4) restructuring charges, net to align workforce to challenging macroeconomic business environment and 5) to exclude a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in the quarter ended January 31, 2024 from actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance. The use of non-GAAP financial measures facilitates comparisons to Korn Ferry’s historical performance. Korn Ferry includes non-GAAP financial measures because management believes they are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its evaluation of Korn Ferry’s ongoing operations and financial and operational decision-making. Adjusted net income attributable to Korn Ferry, adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share and Consolidated and Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA, exclude certain charges that management does not consider on-going in nature and allows management and investors to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s operating results. Management further believes that Consolidated and Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by investors and other interested parties to measure operating performance among companies with different capital structures, effective tax rates and tax attributes and capitalized asset values, all of which can vary substantially from company to company. In the case of constant currency percentages, management believes the presentation of such information provides useful supplemental information regarding Korn Ferry's performance as excluding the impact of exchange rate changes on Korn Ferry's financial performance allows investors to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s operating results, to better identify operating trends that may otherwise be masked or distorted by exchange rate changes and to perform related trend analysis, and provides a higher degree of transparency of information used by management in its evaluation of Korn Ferry's ongoing operations and financial and operational decision-making.

KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Three Months Ended
January 31,

Nine Months Ended
January 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

(unaudited)

Fee revenue

$

668,729

$

668,679

$

2,018,040

$

2,071,871

Reimbursed out-of-pocket engagement expenses

7,809

8,194

23,219

23,711

Total revenue

676,538

676,873

2,041,259

2,095,582

Compensation and benefits

425,319

456,216

1,314,521

1,389,956

General and administrative expenses

65,325

62,661

189,865

194,315

Reimbursed expenses

7,809

8,194

23,219

23,711

Cost of services

78,047

75,814

210,248

231,516

Depreciation and amortization

20,490

19,509

59,756

58,075

Restructuring charges, net

1,316

4,612

1,892

68,558

Total operating expenses

598,306

627,006

1,799,501

1,966,131

Operating income

78,232

49,867

241,758

129,451

Other income, net

9,363

23,817

29,259

23,559

Interest expense, net

(5,461

)

(4,946

)

(15,032

)

(16,282

)

Income before provision for income taxes

82,134

68,738

255,985

136,728

Income tax provision

22,795

9,018

70,047

29,779

Net income

59,339

59,720

185,938

106,949

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

(925

)

(649

)

(4,120

)

(2,984

)

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry

$

58,414

$

59,071

$

181,818

$

103,965

Earnings per common share attributable to Korn Ferry:

Basic

$

1.12

$

1.14

$

3.46

$

2.00

Diluted

$

1.10

$

1.13

$

3.40

$

1.99

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

Basic

51,606

51,126

51,838

51,129

Diluted

52,364

51,343

52,789

51,329

 

KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL SUMMARY BY REPORTING SEGMENT

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended January 31,

Nine Months Ended January 31,

2025

2024

% Change

2025

2024

% Change

Fee revenue:

Consulting

$

158,704

$

166,947

(4.9

%)

$

493,345

$

512,830

(3.8

%)

Digital

90,823

90,317

0.6

%

271,896

275,395

(1.3

%)

Executive Search:

North America

128,264

121,449

5.6

%

392,907

381,459

3.0

%

EMEA

47,840

48,999

(2.4

%)

140,609

138,873

1.3

%

Asia Pacific

21,664

21,324

1.6

%

63,707

65,167

(2.2

%)

Latin America

6,803

7,541

(9.8

%)

21,982

22,041

(0.3

%)

Total Executive Search (a)

204,571

199,313

2.6

%

619,205

607,540

1.9

%

Professional Search & Interim

129,957

130,890

(0.7

%)

372,805

411,453

(9.4

%)

RPO

84,674

81,212

4.3

%

260,789

264,653

(1.5

%)

Total fee revenue

668,729

668,679

0.0

%

2,018,040

2,071,871

(2.6

%)

Reimbursed out-of-pocket engagement expenses

7,809

8,194

(4.7

%)

23,219

23,711

(2.1

%)

Total revenue

$

676,538

$

676,873

(0.0

%)

$

2,041,259

$

2,095,582

(2.6

%)

(a)

Total Executive Search is the sum of the individual Executive Search Reporting Segments and is presented on a consolidated basis as it is consistent with the Company’s discussion of its Lines of Business, and financial metrics used by the Company’s investor base.

 

KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

January 31,
2025

April 30,
2024 (1)

(unaudited)

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$

779,298

$

941,005

Marketable securities

40,658

42,742

Receivables due from clients, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $43,484 and $44,192 at January 31, 2025 and April 30, 2024, respectively

575,703

541,014

Income taxes and other receivables

54,467

40,696

Unearned compensation

61,842

59,247

Prepaid expenses and other assets

45,352

49,456

Total current assets

1,557,320

1,674,160

Marketable securities, non-current

241,037

211,681

Property and equipment, net

162,769

161,849

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

148,169

160,464

Cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance policies, net of loans

254,027

218,977

Deferred income taxes

130,427

133,564

Goodwill

942,105

908,376

Intangible assets, net

75,841

88,833

Unearned compensation, non-current

111,121

99,913

Investments and other assets

26,843

21,052

Total assets

$

3,649,659

$

3,678,869

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Accounts payable

$

51,659

$

50,112

Income taxes payable

20,653

24,076

Compensation and benefits payable

416,051

525,466

Operating lease liability, current

36,806

36,073

Other accrued liabilities

292,588

298,792

Total current liabilities

817,757

934,519

Deferred compensation and other retirement plans

476,413

440,396

Operating lease liability, non-current

130,850

143,507

Long-term debt

397,535

396,946

Deferred tax liabilities

4,952

4,540

Other liabilities

24,875

21,636

Total liabilities

1,852,382

1,941,544

Stockholders' equity

Common stock: $0.01 par value, 150,000 shares authorized, 78,287 and 77,460 shares issued and 51,573 and 51,983 shares outstanding at January 31, 2025 and April 30, 2024, respectively

365,435

414,885

Retained earnings

1,549,086

1,425,844

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

(121,781

)

(107,671

)

Total Korn Ferry stockholders' equity

1,792,740

1,733,058

Noncontrolling interest

4,537

4,267

Total stockholders' equity

1,797,277

1,737,325

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

3,649,659

$

3,678,869

(1)

Information is derived from audited financial statements included in Form 10-K.

 

KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
January 31,

Nine Months Ended

January 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry

$

58,414

$

59,071

$

181,818

$

103,965

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

925

649

4,120

2,984

Net income

59,339

59,720

185,938

106,949

Income tax provision

22,795

9,018

70,047

29,779

Income before provision for income taxes

82,134

68,738

255,985

136,728

Interest expense, net

5,461

4,946

15,032

16,282

Depreciation and amortization

20,490

19,509

59,756

58,075

Integration/acquisition costs (1)

2,127

3,899

7,099

13,057

Impairment of fixed assets (2)

509

509

1,575

Impairment of right-of-use assets (3)

2,452

2,452

1,629

Restructuring charges, net (4)

1,316

4,612

1,892

68,558

Adjusted EBITDA

$

114,489

$

101,704

$

342,725

$

295,904

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin

8.7

%

8.8

%

9.0

%

5.0

%

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

0.1

%

0.1

%

0.2

%

0.1

%

Income tax provision

3.4

%

1.4

%

3.5

%

1.5

%

Interest expense, net

0.8

%

0.7

%

0.7

%

0.8

%

Depreciation and amortization

3.1

%

2.9

%

3.0

%

2.8

%

Integration/acquisition costs (1)

0.3

%

0.6

%

0.4

%

0.6

%

Impairment of fixed assets (2)

0.1

%

%

0.0

%

0.1

%

Impairment of right-of-use assets (3)

0.4

%

%

0.1

%

0.1

%

Restructuring charges, net (4)

0.2

%

0.7

%

0.1

%

3.3

%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

17.1

%

15.2

%

17.0

%

14.3

%

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry

$

58,414

$

59,071

$

181,818

$

103,965

Integration/acquisition costs (1)

2,127

3,899

7,099

13,057

Impairment of fixed assets (2)

509

509

1,575

Impairment of right-of-use assets (3)

2,452

2,452

1,629

Restructuring charges, net (4)

1,316

4,612

1,892

68,558

Tax effect on the adjusted items (5)

(1,555

)

(2,092

)

(2,700

)

(20,763

)

Tax adjustment (6)

(9,714

)

(9,714

)

Adjusted net income attributable to Korn Ferry

$

63,263

$

55,776

$

191,070

$

158,307

Explanation of Non-GAAP Adjustments

(1)

Costs associated with current and previous acquisitions, such as legal and professional fees, retention awards and the on-going integration expenses.

(2)

Costs associated with impairment of fixed assets primarily due to software impairment charge in our Digital segment.

(3)

Costs associated with impairment of right-of-use assets due to terminating and deciding to sublease some of our offices.

(4)

Restructuring charges incurred to align our workforce to eliminate excess capacity resulting from challenging macroeconomic business environment.

(5)

Tax effect on integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets and right-of-use assets, and restructuring charges, net.

(6)

Due to actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax, the Company recorded a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in the quarter ended January 31, 2024 that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance, which is included in the Company's US GAAP results but excluded from the Adjusted results.

KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES - CONTINUED

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended
January 31,

Nine Months Ended

January 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

Basic earnings per common share

$

1.12

$

1.14

$

3.46

$

2.00

Integration/acquisition costs (1)

0.04

0.07

0.14

0.25

Impairment of fixed assets (2)

0.01

0.01

0.03

Impairment of right-of-use assets (3)

0.05

0.05

0.03

Restructuring charges, net (4)

0.02

0.09

0.03

1.32

Tax effect on the adjusted items (5)

(0.03

)

(0.04

)

(0.05

)

(0.40

)

Tax adjustment (6)

(0.19

)

(0.19

)

Adjusted basic earnings per share

$

1.21

$

1.07

$

3.64

$

3.04

Diluted earnings per common share

$

1.10

$

1.13

$

3.40

$

1.99

Integration/acquisition costs (1)

0.04

0.07

0.13

0.25

Impairment of fixed assets (2)

0.01

0.01

0.03

Impairment of right-of-use assets (3)

0.05

0.05

0.03

Restructuring charges, net (4)

0.02

0.09

0.03

1.32

Tax effect on the adjusted items (5)

(0.03

)

(0.04

)

(0.05

)

(0.40

)

Tax adjustment (6)

(0.18

)

(0.19

)

Adjusted diluted earnings per share

$

1.19

$

1.07

$

3.57

$

3.03

Explanation of Non-GAAP Adjustments

(1)

Costs associated with current and previous acquisitions, such as legal and professional fees, retention awards and the on-going integration expenses.

(2)

Costs associated with impairment of fixed assets primarily due to software impairment charge in our Digital segment.

(3)

Costs associated with impairment of right-of-use assets due to terminating and deciding to sublease some of our offices.

(4)

Restructuring charges incurred to align our workforce to eliminate excess capacity resulting from challenging macroeconomic business environment.

(5)

Tax effect on integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets and right-of-use assets, and restructuring charges, net.

(6)

Due to actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax, the Company recorded a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in the quarter ended January 31, 2024 that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance, which is included in the Company's US GAAP results but excluded from the Adjusted results.

KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES - CONTINUED

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended January 31,

2025

2024

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin

Consolidated

$

58,414

8.7

%

$

59,071

8.8

%

Fee revenue

Total revenue

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA margin

Fee revenue

Total revenue

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA margin

Consulting

$

158,704

$

161,382

$

28,026

17.7

%

$

166,947

$

169,929

$

27,812

16.7

%

Digital

90,823

90,836

28,408

31.3

%

90,317

90,394

27,370

30.3

%

Executive Search:

North America

128,264

129,889

37,175

29.0

%

121,449

123,059

29,382

24.2

%

EMEA

47,840

48,087

7,845

16.4

%

48,999

49,171

7,799

15.9

%

Asia Pacific

21,664

21,794

4,504

20.8

%

21,324

21,384

4,500

21.1

%

Latin America

6,803

6,807

1,696

24.9

%

7,541

7,543

1,750

23.2

%

Total Executive Search

204,571

206,577

51,220

25.0

%

199,313

201,157

43,431

21.8

%

Professional Search & Interim

129,957

130,854

27,265

21.0

%

130,890

131,824

23,795

18.2

%

RPO

84,674

86,889

12,743

15.0

%

81,212

83,569

9,291

11.4

%

Corporate

(33,173

)

(29,995

)

Consolidated

$

668,729

$

676,538

$

114,489

17.1

%

$

668,679

$

676,873

$

101,704

15.2

%

Nine Months Ended January 31,

2025

2024

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin

Consolidated

$

181,818

9.0

%

$

103,965

5.0

%

Fee revenue

Total revenue

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA margin

Fee revenue

Total revenue

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA margin

Consulting

$

493,345

$

501,533

$

86,426

17.5

%

$

512,830

$

521,675

$

81,920

16.0

%

Digital

271,896

272,085

84,219

31.0

%

275,395

275,563

80,678

29.3

%

Executive Search:

North America

392,907

397,395

109,180

27.8

%

381,459

386,405

87,574

23.0

%

EMEA

140,609

141,495

22,597

16.1

%

138,873

139,621

19,056

13.7

%

Asia Pacific

63,707

64,038

13,154

20.6

%

65,167

65,454

14,690

22.5

%

Latin America

21,982

21,992

7,046

32.1

%

22,041

22,050

4,296

19.5

%

Total Executive Search

619,205

624,920

151,977

24.5

%

607,540

613,530

125,616

20.7

%

Professional Search & Interim

372,805

375,572

80,174

21.5

%

411,453

414,348

73,746

17.9

%

RPO

260,789

267,149

38,136

14.6

%

264,653

270,466

28,617

10.8

%

Corporate

(98,207

)

(94,673

)

Consolidated

$

2,018,040

$

2,041,259

$

342,725

17.0

%

$

2,071,871

$

2,095,582

$

295,904

14.3

%

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