Form: 8-K

Current report filing

September 8, 2014

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

Contacts:

Investor Relations: Gregg Kvochak, (310) 556-8550

For Media: Mike Distefano, (310) 843-4199

Korn Ferry International Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2015 Results of Operations

Highlights

 

  •   Korn Ferry reports quarterly fee revenue of $251.2 million in the first quarter of 2015, an increase of 10.0% (8.9% on a constant currency basis), from Q1 FY’14, with increases realized across all segments:

 

     Actual  

Futurestep

     23.7

Executive Recruitment

     8.6

Leadership and Talent Consulting

     5.8

 

  •   Adjusted EBITDA margin was 15.1% in Q1 FY’15 compared to 14.0% in Q1 FY’14.

 

  •   As discussed during our 2014 fiscal year-end earnings call, the Company undertook actions in Q1 FY’15 to rationalize its cost structure to obtain efficiencies from prior year technology investments that enabled the further integration of recently acquired entities, as well as other cost saving initiatives resulting in a charge of $9.9 million.

 

  •   Q1 FY’15 adjusted diluted earnings per share, excluding restructuring charges of $9.9 million, was $0.43 compared to adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.33 in Q1 FY’14, excluding restructuring, separation and integration/acquisition costs of $6.6 million. Including such costs, Q1 FY’15 and Q1 FY’14 diluted earnings per share was $0.29 and $0.24, respectively.

Los Angeles, CA, September 8, 2014 – Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), a single source of leadership and talent consulting services, today announced first quarter fee revenue of $251.2 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.43, excluding restructuring charges of $9.9 million. Including such costs, diluted earnings per share was $0.29 in the three months ended July 31, 2014.

“I’m pleased with Korn Ferry’s performance during the quarter and our continued profitability. I am especially proud that all three service lines showed growth during the quarter resulting in a fee revenue increase of 10%, with an adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.43, up 30% year over year,” said Gary D. Burnison, CEO of Korn Ferry. “The needs of global organizations are rapidly changing. While finding and recruiting the right executives is critical, companies are also seeking our expertise and offerings to help redefine their business through talent.”


Financial Results

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15     FY’14  

Fee revenue

   $ 251.2      $ 228.4   

Total revenue

   $ 260.3      $ 237.6   

Operating income

   $ 18.6      $ 16.6   

Operating margin

     7.4     7.3

Net income

   $ 14.5      $ 11.4   

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.30      $ 0.24   

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.29      $ 0.24   

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15     FY’14  
EBITDA Results (a):     

EBITDA

   $ 28.0      $ 25.3   

EBITDA margin

     11.1     11.1

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15     FY’14  
Adjusted Results (b):     

Operating income

   $ 28.5      $ 23.2   

Operating margin

     11.3     10.2

EBITDA (a)

   $ 37.9      $ 31.9   

EBITDA margin (a)

     15.1     14.0

Net income

   $ 21.5      $ 16.0   

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.44      $ 0.34   

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.43      $ 0.33   

 

(a) EBITDA refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA further adjusts EBITDA to exclude restructuring charges, integration/acquisition and separation costs. EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures (see attached reconciliation).

 

(b) Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the following (see attached reconciliations):

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15      FY’14  

Restructuring charges

   $ 9.9       $ 3.7   

Separation costs

   $ —         $ 2.5   

Integration/acquisition costs

   $ —         $ 0.4   

Fee revenue was $251.2 million in Q1 FY’15, an increase of $22.8 million, or 10.0% (8.9% on a constant currency basis), compared to Q1 FY’14, primarily driven by an $11.8 million, $7.5 million, and a $3.5 million increase in fee revenue in Executive Recruitment, Futurestep and Leadership & Talent Consulting, respectively. The overall fee revenue increase was driven by fee revenue growth in all of our major markets—industrial, life science/healthcare, technology, financial services, and consumer.

Compensation and benefit expenses were $169.1 million in Q1 FY’15, an increase of $16.3 million, or 10.7%, compared to the year-ago quarter. The increase was due to an increase in performance related bonus expense resulting from the increase in fee revenue and profitability, as well as an increase in salaries and related payroll taxes. These increases were partially offset by $2.5 million in management separation charges in Q1 FY’14 with no such charge in Q1 FY’15. The increase in salaries and related payroll taxes was due to an increase in the average headcount in Executive Recruitment and Futurestep in Q1 FY’15 compared to Q1 FY’14, reflecting our continued growth-related investments back into our business.


General and administrative expenses were $37.4 million in Q1 FY’15, a decrease of $2.5 million, or 6.3%, from Q1 FY’14, primarily due to a decrease of $2.5 million in legal and other professional fees, a decrease in marketing and business development expenses of $1.5 million, and a decrease in integration/acquisition costs of $0.4 million, partially offset by an increase of $0.8 million in foreign exchange loss in Q1 FY’15 compared to the year-ago quarter.

As previously disclosed, during Q1 FY’15, the Company took actions to rationalize its cost structure as a result of efficiencies obtained from prior year technology investments that enabled further integration of our legacy business and our recent acquisitions as well as other cost saving initiatives. As a result, the Company recorded net restructuring charges of $9.9 million in Q1 FY’15 compared to restructuring charges of $3.7 million in Q1 FY’14. Adjusted EBITDA was $37.9 million in Q1 FY’15, an increase of $6.0 million, or 18.8%, compared to Q1 FY’14. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 15.1% and 14.0% in Q1 FY’15 and Q1 FY’14, respectively.

On a GAAP basis, operating income was $18.6 million in Q1 FY’15 and $16.6 million in Q1 FY’14 resulting in an operating margin of 7.4% in the current quarter compared to 7.3% in the year-ago quarter. Operating income was impacted by all of the above items, including an increase in depreciation and amortization of $0.9 million in Q1 FY’15 compared to Q1 FY’14.

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

Cash and marketable securities were $371.6 million at July 31, 2014, compared to $468.3 million at April 30, 2014. Cash and marketable securities include $116.7 million held in trust for deferred compensation plans at July 31, 2014, compared to $116.2 million at April 30, 2014. Cash and marketable securities decreased by $96.7 million from April 30, 2014, primarily due to the payment of bonuses earned in fiscal 2014 and paid during the first quarter of fiscal 2015, partially offset by cash provided by operating activities.

Results by Segment

Selected Executive Recruitment Data

(dollars in millions)

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15     FY’14  

Fee revenue

   $ 148.4      $ 136.6   

Total revenue

   $ 154.2      $ 142.5   

Operating income

   $ 24.2      $ 28.3   

Operating margin

     16.3     20.7

Ending number of consultants

     442        416   

Average number of consultants

     437        408   

Engagements billed

     3,033        2,790   

New engagements (a)

     1,310        1,216   

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15     FY’14  
EBITDA Results (b):     

EBITDA

   $ 26.4      $ 30.5   

EBITDA margin

     17.8     22.3

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15     FY’14  
Adjusted Results (c):     

Operating income

   $ 29.7      $ 29.6   

Operating margin

     20.1     21.7

EBITDA (b)

   $ 31.9      $ 31.8   

EBITDA margin (b)

     21.5     23.3

 

(a) Represents new engagements opened in the respective period.

 

(b) EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures (see attached reconciliations).

 

(c) Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the following (see attached reconciliations):

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15      FY’14  

Restructuring charges

   $ 5.5       $ 1.3   


Executive Recruitment

Fee revenue was $148.4 million in Q1 FY’15, an increase of $11.8 million, or 8.6% (7.6% on a constant currency basis), compared to Q1 FY’14. The increase in fee revenue was driven by increases in North America of $8.2 million or 11.1% and Europe of $5.9 million or 17.2%, partially offset by decreases in Asia Pacific of $1.6 million or 7.6% and Latin America of $0.7 million or 10.0%. This overall increase is primarily attributed to an 8.7% increase in the number of executive recruitment engagements billed in Q1 FY’15 compared to the Q1 FY’14.

Adjusted EBITDA was $31.9 million and $31.8 million during Q1 FY’15 and Q1 FY’14, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA remained flat year over year in spite of the increase in fee revenue primarily due to an increase in compensation and benefits expense of $9.5 million associated with the investments in headcount to grow our business (an increase in the average headcount of 85 positions), as well as increased demand in our incentive compensation resulting from the continued adoption of our strategy, including referrals between lines of business. In addition, general and administrative expenses are up $1.9 million in Q1 FY’15 compared to Q1 FY’14, partially due to increased levels of business activity as well as other increases such as foreign exchange loss and premise and office costs.

On a GAAP basis, operating income was $24.2 million in Q1 FY’15, a decrease of $4.1 million, or 14.5%, compared to Q1 FY’14, resulting in an operating margin of 16.3% in the current quarter compared to 20.7% in the year-ago quarter. The decline in operating income was due to an increase in restructuring charges of $4.2 million as well as the factors impacting Adjusted EBITDA as discussed above.


Selected Leadership & Talent Consulting Data

(dollars in millions)

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15     FY’14  

Fee revenue

   $ 63.6      $ 60.1   

Total revenue

   $ 65.4      $ 62.1   

Operating income

   $ 3.4      $ 4.3   

Operating margin

     5.4     7.2

Ending number of consultants (a)

     127        134   

Staff utilization (b)

     70     65

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15     FY’14  
EBITDA Results (c):     

EBITDA

   $ 6.9      $ 7.2   

EBITDA margin

     10.9     12.1

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15     FY’14  
Adjusted Results (d):     

Operating income

   $ 6.2      $ 5.5   

Operating margin

     9.8     9.1

EBITDA (c)

   $ 9.7      $ 8.4   

EBITDA margin (c)

     15.2     14.0

 

(a) Represents number of employees originating consulting services.

 

(b) Calculated by dividing the number of hours of our full-time LTC professional staff, who recorded time to an engagement during the period, by the total available working hours during the same period.

 

(c) EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures (see attached reconciliations).

 

(d) Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the following (see attached reconciliations):

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15      FY’14  

Restructuring charges

   $ 2.8       $ 1.2   

Leadership & Talent Consulting

Fee revenue was $63.6 million in Q1 FY’15, an increase of $3.5 million, or 5.8% (5.0% on a constant currency basis), from the year-ago quarter. The increase in fee revenue was primarily driven by an increase in fee revenue in North America. This increase is primarily attributed to an increase in consulting fee revenue of $2.7 million and an increase in product revenue of $0.8 million in Q1 FY’15 compared to Q1 FY’14.

Adjusted EBITDA was $9.7 million during Q1 FY’15, an increase of $1.3 million, or 15.5%, compared to Q1 FY’14. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 15.2% in Q1 FY’15 compared to 14.0% in Q1 FY’14 due to an increase in fee revenue of $3.5 million, a decrease in cost of services and general and administrative expenses of $1.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively, partially offset by an increase in compensation and benefit expense of $4.6 million. The decrease in cost of services primarily relates to an increased focus on the utilization of internal resources versus outside contractors as evidenced by the 500 basis points increase in our staff utilization. The decrease in general and administrative expenses related to lower marketing and business development expenses in Q1 FY’15 compared to Q1 FY’14, as last year’s quarter included higher than normal costs related to the integration of the PDI Ninth House and Global Novations LLC acquisitions into the Leadership & Talent Consulting business. The increase in compensation and benefit expenses was due to an increase in performance related bonus expense resulting from higher fee revenue, profitability, and the continued adoption of the company’s integrated go-to market strategy across all three of our lines of businesses.


On a GAAP basis, operating income was $3.4 million in Q1 FY’15, a decrease of $0.9 million compared to the year-ago quarter, resulting in an operating margin of 5.4% in the current quarter compared to 7.2% in the year-ago quarter. The decline in operating income was due to an increase in restructuring charges of $1.6 million as well as the factors impacting Adjusted EBITDA as discussed above.

Selected Futurestep Data

(dollars in millions)

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15     FY’14  

Fee revenue

   $ 39.2      $ 31.7   

Total revenue

   $ 40.7      $ 33.0   

Operating income

   $ 3.5      $ 2.5   

Operating margin

     8.8     8.0

Engagements billed

     1,233        1,230   

New engagements (a)

     573        625   

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15     FY’14  
EBITDA Results (b):     

EBITDA

   $ 3.9      $ 3.5   

EBITDA margin

     9.9     11.1

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15     FY’14  
Adjusted Results (c):     

Operating income

   $ 4.9      $ 3.7   

Operating margin

     12.4     11.6

EBITDA (b)

   $ 5.3      $ 4.7   

EBITDA margin (b)

     13.6     14.7

 

(a) Represents new engagements opened in the respective period.

 

(b) EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures (see attached reconciliations).

 

(c) Adjusted results are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the following (see attached reconciliations):

 

     First Quarter  
     FY’15      FY’14  

Restructuring charges

   $ 1.4       $ 1.2   

Futurestep

Fee revenue was $39.2 million in Q1 FY’15, an increase of $7.5 million, or 23.7% (21.8% on a constant currency basis), compared to the year-ago quarter. The increase in fee revenue was driven by a 23.3% increase in the weighted average fees billed per engagement in Q1 FY’15 compared to Q1 FY’14 resulting from a 48% increase in fee revenue from recruitment process outsourcing and a 13% increase in professional recruitment.

Adjusted EBITDA was $5.3 million during Q1 FY’15, an increase of $0.6 million, or 12.8%, compared to Q1 FY’14, due primarily to the increase in fee revenue of $7.5 million, offset by an increase in compensation and benefit expenses of $5.4 million due to an increase in salaries and related payroll taxes and performance related bonus expense, both related to an increase in profitability and headcount as well as the continued adoption of our strategy, including referrals between lines of business. In addition, the use of outside contractors (cost of services expense) increased $1.1 million driven by the growth in our recruitment process outsourcing business and a decrease in other income of $0.6 million in Q1 FY’15 compared to the year-ago quarter.


On a GAAP basis, operating income was $3.5 million in Q1 FY’15, an increase of $1.0 million, compared to Q1 FY’14, resulting in an operating margin of 8.8% in the current quarter compared to 8.0% in the year-ago quarter. Operating income and operating margin for Q1 FY’15 were negatively impacted by a $0.2 million increase in restructuring charges as compared to Q1 FY’14, as well as the items from above, except other income.

Outlook

Assuming worldwide economic conditions, financial markets and foreign exchange rates remain steady, and factoring in the impact of the Q1 restructuring, fee revenue is expected to be in the range of $244 million to $254 million in Q2 FY’15 and diluted earnings per share are likely to be in the range of $0.42 to $0.48.

Earnings Conference Call Webcast

The earnings conference call will be held today at 4:30 PM (EDT) and hosted by CEO Gary Burnison, CFO Robert Rozek and SVP Finance Gregg Kvochak. The conference call will be webcast and available online at www.kornferry.com, accessible through the Investor Relations section. We will also post to this 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

At Korn Ferry, we design, build, attract and ignite talent. Since our inception, clients have trusted us to help recruit world-class leadership. Today, we are a single source for leadership and talent consulting services to empower businesses and leaders to reach their goals. Our solutions range from executive recruitment and leadership development programs, to enterprise learning, succession planning and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO). Visit www.kornferry.com for more information on Korn Ferry, and www.kornferryinstitute.com for thought leadership, intellectual property and research.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release and our conference call that relate to future results and events (“forward-looking statements”) are based on Korn Ferry’s current expectations. These statements, which include words such as “believes”, “expects” or “likely” include references to our outlook. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. 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 competition, the dependence on attracting and retaining qualified and experienced consultants, our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, maintaining our brand name and professional reputation, potential legal liability, the portability of client relationships, global and local political or economic developments in or affecting countries where we have operations, currency fluctuations in our international operations, risks related to the growth, alignment of our cost structure with our growth, restrictions imposed by off-limits agreements, reliance on information processing systems, cyber security vulnerabilities, limited protection of our intellectual property, our ability to enhance and develop new technology, our ability to develop new products and services, consolidation of industries we serve, our ability to successfully recover from a disaster or other business continuity problems, changes in our accounting estimates/assumptions, impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, deferred tax assets, seasonality, our ability to successfully rationalize our cost structure and employment liability risk. For a detailed description of risks and uncertainties that could cause differences, 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 operating income and operating margin, adjusted to exclude restructuring, integration/acquisition and separation costs;

 

  •   adjusted net income, adjusted to exclude restructuring, integration/acquisition and separation costs, net of income tax effect;

 

  •   adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share, adjusted to exclude restructuring, integration/acquisition and separation costs, net of income tax effect;

 

  •   constant currency amounts that represent the outcome that would have resulted had exchange rates in the reported period been the same as those in effect in the comparable prior year period;

 

  •   EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and EBITDA margin; and

 

  •   adjusted EBITDA, which is EBITDA further adjusted to exclude restructuring, integration/acquisition and separation costs, and 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 and other items that may not be indicative of Korn Ferry’s ongoing operating results. The use of these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate comparisons to Korn Ferry’s historical performance. Korn Ferry includes these 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. In the case of constant currency amounts, management believes the presentation of such information provides meaningful 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.

[Tables attached]


KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     July 31,  
     2014     2013  
     (unaudited)  

Fee revenue

   $ 251,188      $ 228,437   

Reimbursed out-of-pocket engagement expenses

     9,137        9,150   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     260,325        237,587   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

     169,106        152,770   

General and administrative expenses

     37,368        39,871   

Reimbursed expenses

     9,137        9,150   

Cost of services

     9,465        9,509   

Depreciation and amortization

     6,770        5,944   

Restructuring charges, net

     9,886        3,682   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     241,732        220,926   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     18,593        16,661   

Other income, net

     2,177        2,267   

Interest expense, net

     (794     (591
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     19,976        18,337   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     466        465   

Income tax provision

     5,909        7,385   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 14,533      $ 11,417   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

    

Basic

   $ 0.30      $ 0.24   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.29      $ 0.24   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

    

Basic

     48,703        47,665   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     49,591        48,519   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCIAL SUMMARY BY SEGMENT

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended July 31,  
     2014           2013     % Change  

Fee Revenue:

        

Executive recruitment:

        

North America

   $ 82,300        $ 74,147        11

EMEA

     40,297          34,377        17

Asia Pacific

     19,534          21,128        (8 %) 

South America

     6,284          7,003        (10 %) 
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total executive recruitment

     148,415          136,655        9

Leadership & Talent Consulting

     63,548          60,062        6

Futurestep

     39,225          31,720        24
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total fee revenue

     251,188          228,437        10

Reimbursed out-of-pocket engagement expenses

     9,137          9,150        (0 %) 
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total revenue

   $ 260,325        $ 237,587        10
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Reconciliation of Operating Income (GAAP) to Adjusted Operating Income

        
           Margin           Margin  

Operating Income:

        

Executive recruitment:

        

North America

   $ 18,998        23.1   $ 16,324        22.0

EMEA

     2,643        6.6     5,960        17.3

Asia Pacific

     2,522        12.9     4,500        21.3

South America

     73        1.2     1,496        21.4
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total executive recruitment

     24,236        16.3     28,280        20.7

Leadership & Talent Consulting

     3,460        5.4     4,335        7.2

Futurestep

     3,457        8.8     2,545        8.0

Corporate

     (12,560       (18,499  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total operating income

   $ 18,593        7.4   $ 16,661        7.3
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Restructuring, Separation, and Integration/Acquisition Costs, net:

        

Executive recruitment:

        

North America

   $ 1,151        1.4   $ 816        1.1

EMEA

     3,987        9.9     460        1.4

Asia Pacific

     17        0.1     60        0.3

South America

     377        6.0     —          —     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total executive recruitment

     5,532        3.8     1,336        1.0

Leadership & Talent Consulting

     2,758        4.4     1,149        1.9

Futurestep

     1,424        3.6     1,134        3.6

Corporate

     172          2,957     
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total restructuring, separation, and integration/acquisition costs, net

   $ 9,886        3.9   $ 6,576        2.9
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Adjusted Operating Income:

(Excluding Restructuring, Separation, and Integration/Acquisition Costs, net)

        
           Margin           Margin  

Executive recruitment:

        

North America

   $ 20,149        24.5   $ 17,140        23.1

EMEA

     6,630        16.5     6,420        18.7

Asia Pacific

     2,539        13.0     4,560        21.6

South America

     450        7.2     1,496        21.4
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total executive recruitment

     29,768        20.1     29,616        21.7

Leadership & Talent Consulting

     6,218        9.8     5,484        9.1

Futurestep

     4,881        12.4     3,679        11.6

Corporate

     (12,388       (15,542  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total adjusted operating income

   $ 28,479        11.3   $ 23,237        10.2
  

 

 

     

 

 

   


KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     July 31,
2014
    April 30,
2014
 
     (unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 238,573      $ 333,717   

Marketable securities

     17,633        9,566   

Receivables due from clients, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $10,371 and $9,513 respectively

     202,387        175,986   

Income taxes and other receivables

     8,163        8,244   

Deferred income taxes

     4,375        4,486   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     32,864        29,955   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     503,995        561,954   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Marketable securities, non-current

     115,382        124,993   

Property and equipment, net

     61,966        60,434   

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

     96,732        94,274   

Deferred income taxes

     50,291        55,039   

Goodwill

     255,932        257,582   

Intangible assets, net

     47,518        49,560   

Investments and other assets

     35,622        29,830   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,167,438      $ 1,233,666   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Accounts payable

   $ 20,019      $ 19,375   

Income taxes payable

     8,043        13,014   

Compensation and benefits payable

     113,159        192,035   

Other accrued liabilities

     68,701        62,509   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     209,922        286,933   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred compensation and other retirement plans

     164,694        169,235   

Other liabilities

     23,718        21,962   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     398,334        478,130   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock: $0.01 par value, 150,000 shares authorized, 62,757 and 62,282 shares issued and 50,286 and 49,811 shares outstanding, respectively

     451,863        449,631   

Retained earnings

     323,314        308,781   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

     (5,587     (2,388
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

     769,590        756,024   

Less: notes receivable from stockholders

     (486     (488
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     769,104        755,536   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,167,438      $ 1,233,666   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

RECONCILIATION OF AS REPORTED (GAAP) TO AS ADJUSTED (NON-GAAP)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
     July 31, 2014     July 31, 2013  
     As
Reported
    Adjustments     As
Adjusted
    As
Reported
    Adjustments     As
Adjusted
 

Fee revenue

   $ 251,188        $ 251,188      $ 228,437        $ 228,437   

Reimbursed out-of-pocket engagement expenses

     9,137          9,137        9,150          9,150   
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total revenue

     260,325          260,325        237,587          237,587   
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

     169,106          169,106        152,770        (2,500     150,270   

General and administrative expenses

     37,368          37,368        39,871        (394     39,477   

Reimbursed expenses

     9,137          9,137        9,150          9,150   

Cost of services

     9,465          9,465        9,509          9,509   

Depreciation and amortization

     6,770          6,770        5,944          5,944   

Restructuring charges, net

     9,886        (9,886     —          3,682        (3,682     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     241,732        (9,886     231,846        220,926        (6,576     214,350   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     18,593        9,886        28,479        16,661        6,576        23,237   

Other income, net

     2,177          2,177        2,267          2,267   

Interest expense, net

     (794       (794     (591       (591
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     19,976        9,886        29,862        18,337        6,576        24,913   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     466          466        465          465   

Income tax provision (1) (2)

     5,909        2,942        8,851        7,385        2,005        9,390   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 14,533      $ 6,944      $ 21,477      $ 11,417      $ 4,571      $ 15,988   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

            

Basic

   $ 0.30        $ 0.44      $ 0.24        $ 0.34   
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.29        $ 0.43      $ 0.24        $ 0.33   
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

            

Basic

     48,703          48,703        47,665          47,665   
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Diluted

     49,591          49,591        48,519          48,519   
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Explanation of Non-GAAP Adjustments

 

(1) The adjustments result in an effective tax rate of 30% and 38% for the as adjusted amounts for the three months ended July 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(2) The three months ended July 31, 2014, includes the tax effect on restructuring charges, while the three months ended July 31, 2013 includes the tax effect on restructuring charges, separation costs and integration/acquisition costs associated with the acquisition of PDI Ninth House.


KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME AND OPERATING INCOME (GAAP) TO

EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA (NON-GAAP)

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended July 31, 2014  
     Executive
Recruitment
    Leadership
& Talent
Consulting
    Futurestep     Corporate     Consolidated  

Fee revenue

   $ 148,415      $ 63,548      $ 39,225      $ —        $ 251,188   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

           $ 14,533   

Other income, net

             (2,177

Interest expense, net

             794   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

             (466

Income tax provision

             5,909   
          

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   $ 24,236      $ 3,460      $ 3,457      $ (12,560     18,593   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,772        3,252        446        1,300        6,770   

Other income (loss), net

     317        217        (2     1,645        2,177   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     68        —          —          398        466   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     26,393        6,929        3,901        (9,217     28,006   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA margin

     17.8     10.9     9.9       11.1

Restructuring charges, net

     5,532        2,758        1,424        172        9,886   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 31,925      $ 9,687      $ 5,325      $ (9,045   $ 37,892   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     21.5     15.2     13.6       15.1
     Three Months Ended July 31, 2013  
     Executive
Recruitment
    Leadership
& Talent
Consulting
    Futurestep     Corporate     Consolidated  

Fee revenue

   $ 136,655      $ 60,062      $ 31,720      $ —        $ 228,437   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

           $ 11,417   

Other income, net

             (2,267

Interest expense, net

             591   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

             (465

Income tax provision

             7,385   
          

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   $ 28,280      $ 4,335      $ 2,545      $ (18,499     16,661   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,778        2,897        408        861        5,944   

Other income, net

     381        8        565        1,313        2,267   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

     102        —          —          363        465   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     30,541        7,240        3,518        (15,962     25,337   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA margin

     22.3     12.1     11.1       11.1

Restructuring charges, net

     1,336        1,149        1,134        63        3,682   

Separation costs

     —          —          —          2,500        2,500   

Integration/acquisition costs

     —          —          —          394        394   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 31,877      $ 8,389      $ 4,652      $ (13,005   $ 31,913   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     23.3     14.0     14.7       14.0