Form: 10-Q

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

September 9, 2015

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-Q

 

 

 

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2015

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 001-14505

 

 

KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   95-2623879

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2600, Los Angeles, California 90067

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(310) 552-1834

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  þ    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  þ    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   þ    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ¨    No  þ

The number of shares outstanding of our common stock as of September 1, 2015 was 51,201,229 shares.

 

 

 


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Item #

  

Description

   Page  
   Part I. Financial Information   

Item 1.

  

Consolidated Financial Statements

  
  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 31, 2015 (unaudited) and April 30, 2015

     1   
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014

     2   
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014

     3   
  

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014

     4   
  

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

     5   

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     19   

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     30   

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

     30   
   Part II. Other Information   

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

     31   

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

     31   

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

     31   

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

     32   
  

Signatures

     33   


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     July 31,
2015
    April 30,
2015
 
     (unaudited)        
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

ASSETS

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 276,514      $ 380,838   

Marketable securities

     19,859        25,757   

Receivables due from clients, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $10,344 and $9,958, respectively

     199,533        188,543   

Income taxes and other receivables

     9,835        10,966   

Deferred income taxes

     1,211        3,827   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     35,923        31,054   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     542,875        640,985   

Marketable securities, non-current

     118,079        118,819   

Property and equipment, net

     61,800        62,088   

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

     105,111        102,691   

Deferred income taxes, net

     53,506        56,014   

Goodwill

     250,835        254,440   

Intangible assets, net

     45,655        47,901   

Investments and other assets

     44,683        34,863   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,222,544      $ 1,317,801   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Accounts payable

   $ 18,005      $ 19,238   

Income taxes payable

     1,819        3,813   

Compensation and benefits payable

     120,961        219,364   

Other accrued liabilities

     62,098        63,595   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     202,883        306,010   

Deferred compensation and other retirement plans

     174,988        173,432   

Other liabilities

     22,974        23,110   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     400,845        502,552   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock: $0.01 par value, 150,000 shares authorized, 63,549 and 62,863

shares issued and 51,195 and 50,573 shares outstanding, respectively

     467,511        463,839   

Retained earnings

     410,000        392,033   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

     (55,812     (40,623
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     821,699        815,249   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,222,544      $ 1,317,801   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
     2015     2014  
     (in thousands, except
per share data)
 

Fee revenue

   $ 267,394      $ 251,188   

Reimbursed out-of-pocket engagement expenses

     11,941        9,137   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     279,335        260,325   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

     179,456        169,106   

General and administrative expenses

     37,491        37,368   

Reimbursed expenses

     11,941        9,137   

Cost of services

     10,120        9,465   

Depreciation and amortization

     7,423        6,770   

Restructuring charges, net

     —          9,886   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     246,431        241,732   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     32,904        18,593   

Other (loss) income, net

     (74     2,177   

Interest expense, net

     (299     (794
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     32,531        19,976   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net

     725        466   

Income tax provision

     10,174        5,909   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 23,082      $ 14,533   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

    

Basic

   $ 0.46      $ 0.30   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   $ 0.46      $ 0.29   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

    

Basic

     49,493        48,703   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     50,014        49,591   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
     2015     2014  
     (in thousands)  

Net income

   $ 23,082      $ 14,533   

Other comprehensive income:

    

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (15,632     (3,680

Deferred compensation and pension plan adjustments, net of tax

     447        487   

Unrealized losses on marketable securities, net of tax

     (4     (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 7,893      $ 11,334   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
     2015     2014  
     (in thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

  

Net income

   $ 23,082      $ 14,533   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     7,423        6,770   

Stock-based compensation expense

     3,691        3,319   

Provision for doubtful accounts

     2,068        1,911   

Gain on cash surrender value of life insurance policies

     (2,494     (3,263

Gain on marketable securities

     (665     (2,018

Deferred income taxes

     5,124        4,859   

Change in other assets and liabilities:

    

Deferred compensation

     (1,820     1,715   

Receivables due from clients

     (13,058     (28,312

Income tax and other receivables

     1,145        152   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (4,869     (2,909

Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries

     (725     (466

Income taxes payable

     (1,990     (4,967

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (96,737     (77,636

Other

     (10,368     (3,735
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

     (90,193     (90,047
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchase of property and equipment

     (5,485     (6,590

Purchase of marketable securities

     (9,116     (4,319

Proceeds from sales/maturities of marketable securities

     16,364        7,812   

Premium on company-owned life insurance policies

     (404     (419

Proceeds from life insurance policies

     1,659        1,801   

Dividends received from unconsolidated subsidiaries

     806        318   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     3,824        (1,397
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Purchase of common stock

     (6,573     (3,731

Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of employee stock options and in connection with an employee stock purchase plan

     2,379        1,479   

Tax benefit related to stock-based compensation

     4,064        1,165   

Dividends paid to shareholders

     (5,115     —     

Payments on life insurance policy loans

     (1,151     (705
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (6,396     (1,792
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (11,559     (1,908
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (104,324     (95,144

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     380,838        333,717   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 276,514      $ 238,573   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

July 31, 2015

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Business

Korn/Ferry International, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and its subsidiaries are engaged in the business of providing talent management solutions, including executive recruitment on a retained basis, recruitment for non-executive professionals, recruitment process outsourcing and leadership & talent consulting services. The Company’s worldwide network of 78 offices in 37 countries enables it to meet the needs of its clients in all industries.

Basis of Consolidation and Presentation

The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2015 for the Company and its wholly and majority owned/controlled domestic and international subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements conform with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and prevailing practice within the industry. The consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals and any other adjustments that management considers necessary for a fair presentation of the results for these periods. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year.

Investments in affiliated companies, which are 50% or less owned and where the Company exercises significant influence over operations, are accounted for using the equity method.

The Company considers events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before the consolidated financial statements are issued to provide additional evidence relative to certain estimates or to identify matters that require additional disclosures.

Use of Estimates and Uncertainties

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and changes in estimates are reported in current operations as new information is learned or upon the amounts becoming fixed and determinable. The most significant areas that require management judgment are revenue recognition, restructuring, deferred compensation, annual performance related bonuses, evaluation of the carrying value of receivables, goodwill and other intangible assets, fair value of contingent consideration, share-based payments and the recoverability of deferred income taxes.

Revenue Recognition

Substantially all fee revenue is derived from fees for professional services related to executive recruitment performed on a retained basis, recruitment for non-executive professionals, recruitment process outsourcing and leadership & talent consulting services. Fee revenue from executive recruitment activities and recruitment for non-executive professionals is generally one-third of the estimated first year cash compensation of the placed executive or non-executive professional, as applicable, plus a percentage of the fee to cover indirect engagement related expenses. The Company generally recognizes such revenue on a straight-line basis over a three-month period, commencing upon client acceptance, as this is the period over which the recruitment services are performed. Fees earned in excess of the initial contract amount are recognized upon completion of the engagement, which reflect the difference between the final actual compensation of the placed executive and the estimate used for purposes of the previous billings. Since the initial contract fees are typically not contingent upon placement of a candidate, our assumptions primarily relate to establishing the period over which such service is performed. These assumptions determine the timing of revenue recognition and profitability for the reported period. Any revenues associated with services that are provided on a contingent basis are recognized once the contingency is resolved. In addition to recruitment for non-executive professionals, Futurestep provides recruitment process outsourcing (“RPO”) services and fee revenue is recognized as services are rendered and/or as milestones are achieved. Fee revenue from Leadership & Talent Consulting (“LTC”) services is recognized as services are rendered for consulting engagements and other time based

 

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July 31, 2015

 

services, measured by total hours incurred to the total estimated hours at completion. It is possible that updated estimates for the consulting engagement may vary from initial estimates with such updates being recognized in the period of determination. Depending on the timing of billings and services rendered, the Company accrues or defers revenue as appropriate. LTC revenue is also derived from the sale of solution services, which includes revenue from licenses and from the sale of products. Revenue from licenses is recognized using a straight-line method over the term of the contract (generally 12 months). Under the fixed term licenses, the Company is obligated to provide the licensee with access to any updates to the underlying intellectual property that are made by the Company during the term of the license. Once the term of the agreement expires, the client’s right to access or use the intellectual property expires and the Company has no further obligations to the client under the license agreement. Revenue from perpetual licenses is recognized when the license is sold since the Company’s only obligation is to provide the client access to the intellectual property but is not obligated to provide maintenance, support, updates or upgrades. Products sold by the Company mainly consist of books and automated services covering a variety of topics including performance management, team effectiveness, and coaching and development. The Company recognizes revenue for its products when the product has been sold or shipped in the case of books. As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, the Company included deferred revenue of $39.5 million and $40.5 million, respectively, in other accrued liabilities.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An allowance is established for doubtful accounts by taking a charge to general and administrative expenses. The amount of the allowance is based on historical loss experience, assessment of the collectability of specific accounts, as well as expectations of future collections based upon trends and the type of work for which services are rendered. After the Company exhausts all collection efforts, the amount of the allowance is reduced for balances identified as uncollectible.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, the Company’s investments in cash equivalents, consist of money market funds for which market prices are readily available. As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, the Company had cash equivalents of $168.8 million and $260.6 million, respectively.

Marketable Securities

The Company currently has investments in marketable securities and mutual funds which are classified as either trading securities or available-for-sale, based upon management’s intent and ability to hold, sell or trade such securities. The classification of the investments in these marketable securities and mutual funds is assessed upon purchase and reassessed at each reporting period. These investments are recorded at fair value and are classified as marketable securities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The investments that the Company may sell within the next twelve months are carried as current assets. Realized gains (losses) on marketable securities are determined by specific identification. Interest is recognized on an accrual basis, dividends are recorded as earned on the ex-dividend date. Interest and dividend income are recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements of income in interest expense, net.

The Company invests in mutual funds (for which market prices are readily available) that are held in trust to satisfy obligations under the Company’s deferred compensation plans (see Note 5 — Marketable Securities) and are classified as trading securities. Such investments are based upon the employees’ investment elections in their deemed accounts in the Executive Capital Accumulation Plan and similar plans in Asia Pacific and Canada (“ECAP”) from a pre-determined set of securities and the Company invests in marketable securities to mirror these elections. The changes in fair value in trading securities are recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements of income in other (loss) income, net.

The Company also invests cash in excess of its daily operating requirements and capital needs primarily in marketable fixed income (debt) securities in accordance with the Company’s investment policy, which restricts the type of investments that can be made. The Company’s investment portfolio includes corporate bonds. These marketable fixed income (debt) securities are classified as available-for-sale securities based on management’s decision, at the date such securities are acquired, not to hold these securities to maturity or actively trade them. The Company carries these marketable debt securities at fair value based on the market prices for these marketable debt securities or similar debt securities whose prices are readily available. The changes in fair values, net of applicable taxes, are recorded as unrealized gains or losses as a

 

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July 31, 2015

 

component of comprehensive income. When, in the opinion of management, a decline in the fair value of an investment below its amortized cost is considered to be “other-than-temporary,” a credit loss is recorded in the statement of income in other (loss) income, net; any amount in excess of the credit loss is recorded as unrealized gains or losses as a component of comprehensive income. Generally, the amount of the loss is the difference between the cost or amortized cost and its then current fair value; a credit loss is the difference between the discounted expected future cash flows to be collected from the debt security and the cost or amortized cost of the debt security. The determination of the other-than-temporary decline includes, in addition to other relevant factors, a presumption that if the market value is below cost by a significant amount for a period of time, a write-down may be necessary. During the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, no other-than-temporary impairment was recognized.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is the price the Company would receive to sell an asset or transfer a liability (exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants. For those assets and liabilities recorded or disclosed at fair value, the Company determines the fair value based upon the quoted market price, if available. If a quoted market price is not available for identical assets, the fair value is based upon the quoted market price of similar assets. The fair values are assigned a level within the fair value hierarchy as defined below:

 

  •   Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

 

  •   Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

 

  •   Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, the Company held certain assets that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These included cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable and marketable securities. The carrying amount of cash, cash equivalents and accounts receivable approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments. The fair values of marketable securities classified as trading are obtained from quoted market prices, and the fair values of marketable securities classified as available-for-sale are obtained from a third party, which are based on quoted prices or market prices for similar assets.

Business Acquisitions

Business acquisitions are accounted for under the acquisition method. The acquisition method requires the reporting entity to identify the acquirer, determine the acquisition date, recognize and measure the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquired entity, and recognize and measure goodwill or a gain from the purchase. The acquiree’s results are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their fair values and the excess of the purchase price over the amounts assigned is recorded as goodwill, or if the fair value of the assets acquired exceeds the purchase price consideration, a bargain purchase gain is recorded. Adjustments to fair value assessments are generally recorded to goodwill over the measurement period (not longer than twelve months). The acquisition method also requires that acquisition-related transaction and post-acquisition restructuring costs be charged to expense as committed, and requires the Company to recognize and measure certain assets and liabilities including those arising from contingencies and contingent consideration in a business combination.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired. The goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill of the reporting unit would be considered impaired. To measure the amount of the impairment loss, the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill is compared to the carrying amount of that goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a

 

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July 31, 2015

 

business combination. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. For each of these tests, the fair value of each of the Company’s reporting units is determined using a combination of valuation techniques, including a discounted cash flow methodology. To corroborate the discounted cash flow analysis performed at each reporting unit, a market approach is utilized using observable market data such as comparable companies in similar lines of business that are publicly traded or which are part of a public or private transaction (to the extent available). Results of the annual impairment test performed as of January 31, 2015, indicated that the fair value of each reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount and no reporting units were at risk of failing the impairment test. As a result, no impairment charge was recognized. There were no indicators of impairment as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015 that would have required further testing.

Intangible assets primarily consist of customer lists, non-compete agreements, proprietary databases, intellectual property and trademarks and are recorded at their estimated fair value at the date of acquisition and are amortized in a pattern in which the asset is consumed if that pattern can be reliably determined, or using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives which range from one to 24 years. For intangible assets subject to amortization, an impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of the intangible assets is not recoverable and exceeds fair value. The carrying amount of the intangible assets is considered not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from use of the asset. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized, but are reviewed annually for impairment or more frequently whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of the asset may be less than its carrying amount. As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, there were no indicators of impairment with respect to the Company’s intangible assets.

Compensation and Benefits Expense

Compensation and benefits expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of income consist of compensation and benefits paid to consultants (employees who originate business), executive officers and administrative and support personnel. The most significant portions of this expense are salaries and the amounts paid under the annual performance related bonus plan to employees. The portion of the expense applicable to salaries is comprised of amounts earned by employees during a reporting period. The portion of the expenses applicable to annual performance related bonuses refers to the Company’s annual employee performance related bonus with respect to a fiscal year, the amount of which is communicated and paid to each eligible employee following the completion of the fiscal year.

Each quarter, management makes its best estimate of its annual performance related bonuses, which requires management to, among other things, project annual consultant productivity (as measured by engagement fees billed and collected by executive search consultants and revenue and other performance metrics for LTC and Futurestep consultants), the level of engagements referred by a fee earner in one line of business to a different line of business, Company performance including profitability, competitive forces and future economic conditions and their impact on the Company’s results. At the end of each fiscal year, annual performance related bonuses take into account final individual consultant productivity (including referred work), Company results including profitability, the achievement of strategic objectives and the results of individual performance appraisals, and the current economic landscape. Accordingly, each quarter the Company reevaluates the assumptions used to estimate annual performance related bonus liability and adjusts the carrying amount of the liability recorded on the consolidated balance sheet and reports any changes in the estimate in current operations.

Because annual performance-based bonuses are communicated and paid only after the Company reports its full fiscal year results, actual performance-based bonus payments may differ from the prior year’s estimate. Such changes in the bonus estimate historically have been immaterial and are recorded in current operations in the period in which they are determined. The performance related bonus expense was $42.4 million and $39.0 million for the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which was reduced by a change in the previous years’ estimate recorded in the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, of $0.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively. This resulted in net bonus expense of $41.8 million and $38.7 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, included in compensation and benefits expense in the consolidated statements of income.

Other expenses included in compensation and benefits expense are due to changes in deferred compensation and pension plan liabilities, changes in cash surrender value (“CSV”) of company owned life insurance (“COLI”) contracts, amortization of stock compensation awards, payroll taxes and employee insurance benefits.

 

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Restructuring Charges, Net

The Company accounts for its restructuring charges as a liability when the obligations are incurred and records such charges at fair value. Changes in the estimates of the restructuring charges are recorded in the period the change is determined.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has employee compensation plans under which various types of stock-based instruments are granted. These instruments principally include restricted stock units, restricted stock, stock options and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). The Company recognizes compensation expense related to restricted stock units, restricted stock and the estimated fair value of stock options and stock purchase under the ESPP on a straight-line basis over the service period for the entire award.

Recently Proposed Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance that supersedes revenue recognition requirements regarding contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or for the transfer of nonfinancial assets. Under the new guidance, entities are required to recognize revenue in order to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance provides a five-step analysis to be performed on transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized. In July 2015, the FASB decided to approve a one-year deferral of the effective date as well as providing an option to early adopt the standard on the original effective date. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those annual years beginning after December 15, 2017 as opposed to the original effective date of December 15, 2016. The Company will adopt this guidance in its fiscal year beginning May 1, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on our financial condition and results of operations.

2. Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

Accounting Standards Codification 260, Earnings Per Share, requires companies to treat unvested share-based payment awards that have non-forfeitable rights to dividends prior to vesting as a separate class of securities in calculating earnings per share. We have granted and expect to continue to grant to certain employees restricted stock grants that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends. Such grants are considered participating securities. Therefore, we are required to apply the two-class method in calculating earnings per share. The two-class method of computing earnings per share is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating security according to dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The dilutive effect of participating securities is calculated using the more dilutive of the treasury method or the two-class method.

Basic earnings per common share was computed using the two-class method by dividing basic net earnings attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share was computed using the two-class method by dividing diluted net earnings attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus dilutive common equivalent shares. Dilutive common equivalent shares include all in-the-money outstanding options or other contracts to issue common stock as if they were exercised or converted. The application of the two-class method did not have a material impact on the earnings per share calculation for the three months ended July 31, 2014.

During the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, all shares of outstanding options were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share. During the three months ended July 31, 2015, restricted stock awards of 0.5 million, were outstanding but not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive.

 

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The following table summarizes basic and diluted earnings per common share attributable to common stockholders:

 

     Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
     2015      2014  
     (in thousands, except
per share data)
 

Net income

   $ 23,082       $ 14,533   

Less: distributed and undistributed earnings to nonvested restricted stockholders

     224         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic net earnings attributable to common stockholders

     22,858         14,533   

Add: undistributed earnings to nonvested restricted stockholders

     176         —     

Less: reallocation of undistributed earnings to nonvested restricted stockholders

     174         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted net earnings attributable to common stockholders

     22,860         14,533   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

     

Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

     49,493         48,703   

Effect of dilutive securities:

     

Restricted stock

     452         756   

Stock options

     66         132   

ESPP

     3         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

     50,014         49,591   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net earnings per common share:

     

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.46       $ 0.30   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.46       $ 0.29   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

3. Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is comprised of net income and all changes to stockholders’ equity, except those changes resulting from investments by stockholders (changes in paid in capital) and distributions to stockholders (dividends) and is reported in the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes, is recorded as a component of stockholders’ equity.

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss were as follows:

 

     July 31,
2015
     April 30,
2015
 
     (in thousands)  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   $ (36,551    $ (20,919

Deferred compensation and pension plan adjustments, net of tax

     (19,261      (19,708

Unrealized gains on marketable securities, net of tax

     —           4   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net

   $ (55,812    $ (40,623
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended July 31, 2015:

 

     Foreign
Currency
Translation
     Deferred
Compensation
and Pension
Plan (1)
     Unrealized
Gains
(Losses) on
Marketable
Securities
     Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
     (in thousands)  

Balance as of April 30, 2015

   $ (20,919    $ (19,708    $ 4       $ (40,623

Unrealized losses arising during the period

     (15,632      —           (4      (15,636

Reclassification of realized net losses to net income

     —           447         —           447   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of July 31, 2015

   $ (36,551    $ (19,261    $ —         $ (55,812
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table summarizes the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended July 31, 2014:

 

     Foreign
Currency
Translation
     Deferred
Compensation
and Pension
Plan (1)
     Unrealized
Gains
(Losses) on
Marketable
Securities
     Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
     (in thousands)  

Balance as of April 30, 2014

   $ 15,604       $ (18,006    $ 14       $ (2,388

Unrealized losses arising during the period

     (3,680      —           (6      (3,686

Reclassification of realized net losses to net income

     —           487         —           487   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of July 31, 2014

   $ 11,924       $ (17,519    $ 8       $ (5,587
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The tax effects on the reclassifications of realized net losses was $0.3 million for both the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014.

4. Employee Stock Plans

Stock-Based Compensation

The following table summarizes the components of stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income for the periods indicated:

 

     Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
     2015      2014  
     (in thousands)  

Restricted stock

   $ 3,554       $ 3,252   

ESPP

     120         —     

Stock options

     17         67   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense, pre-tax

     3,691         3,319   

Tax benefit from stock-based compensation expense

     (1,154      (982
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

   $ 2,537       $ 2,337   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option valuation model to estimate the grant date fair value of employee stock options. The expected volatility reflects consideration of the historical volatility in the Company’s publicly traded stock during the period the option is granted. The Company believes historical volatility in these instruments is more indicative of expected future volatility than the implied volatility in the price of the Company’s common stock. The expected life of each option is estimated using historical data. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issue with a remaining term approximating the expected term of the option. The Company uses historical data to estimate forfeiture rates applied to the gross amount of expense determined using the option valuation model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options. The assumptions used in option valuation models are highly subjective, particularly the expected stock price volatility of the underlying stock. The Company did not grant stock options in the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014.

Stock Incentive Plans

At the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held on September 27, 2012, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment and restatement to the Korn/Ferry International Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the 2012 amendment and restatement being the “Second A&R 2008 Plan”), which among other things, increased the current maximum number of shares that may be issued under the plan to 5,700,000 shares, subject to certain changes in the Company’s capital structure and other extraordinary events. The Second A&R 2008 Plan provides for the grant of awards to eligible participants, designated as either nonqualified or incentive stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units, any of which may be performance-based or market-based, and incentive bonuses, which may be paid in cash or a combination thereof. Under the Second A&R 2008 Plan, the ability to issue full-value awards is limited by requiring full-value stock awards to count 1.91 times as much as stock options.

 

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Stock Options

Stock option transactions under the Company’s Second A&R 2008 Plan were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended July 31, 2015  
     Options      Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (In Years)
     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Outstanding, April 30, 2015

     202       $ 15.45         

Exercised

     (72    $ 15.62         

Forfeited/expired

     (5    $ 17.97         
  

 

 

          

Outstanding, July 31, 2015

     125       $ 15.30         1.69       $ 2,272   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exercisable, July 31, 2015

     125       $ 15.30         1.69       $ 2,272   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Additional information pertaining to stock options:

 

     Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
     2015      2014  
     (in thousands)  

Total fair value of stock options vested

   $ 96       $ 324   

Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised

   $ 1,360       $ 1,039   

Restricted Stock

The Company grants time-based restricted stock awards to executive officers and other senior employees generally vesting over a three to four year period. In addition, certain key management members typically receive time-based restricted stock awards upon commencement of employment and may receive them annually in conjunction with the Company’s performance review. Time-based restricted stock awards are granted at a price equal to fair value, which is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The Company recognizes compensation expense for time-based restricted stock awards on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

The Company also grants market-based and performance-based restricted stock units to executive officers and other senior employees. The market-based units vest after three years depending upon the Company’s total stockholder return over the three-year performance period relative to other companies in its selected peer group. The fair value of these market-based restricted stock units are determined by a third-party valuation using extensive market data that are based on historical Company and peer group information. The Company recognizes compensation expense for market-based restricted stock units on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

Performance-based restricted stock units vest after three years depending upon the Company meeting certain objectives that are set at the time the restricted stock unit is issued. Performance-based restricted stock units are granted at a price equal to the fair value, which is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The Company recognizes compensation expense for performance-based restricted stock units on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. At the end of each reporting period, the Company estimates the number of restricted stock units expected to vest, based on the probability that certain performance objectives will be met, exceeded, or fall below target levels, and takes into account these estimates when calculating the expense for the period.

 

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Restricted stock activity during the three months ended July 31, 2015 is summarized below:

 

     Shares      Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
 
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Non-vested, April 30, 2015

                 1,560       $ 22.15   

Granted

     579       $ 25.13   

Vested

     (695    $ 14.74   

Forfeited/expired

     (9    $ 23.96   
  

 

 

    

Non-vested, July 31, 2015

     1,435       $ 26.93   
  

 

 

    

As of July 31, 2015, there were 0.3 million shares and 0.2 million shares outstanding relating to market-based and performance-based restricted stock units, respectively, with total unrecognized compensation totaling $7.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

As of July 31, 2015, there was $31.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to all non-vested awards of restricted stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years. During the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, 188,104 shares and 125,421 shares of restricted stock totaling $6.6 million and $3.7 million, respectively, were repurchased by the Company, at the option of the employee, to pay for taxes related to vesting of restricted stock.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company has an ESPP that, in accordance with Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code, allows eligible employees to authorize payroll deductions of up to 15% of their salary to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at 85% of the fair market price of the common stock on the last day of the enrollment period. Employees may not purchase more than $25,000 in stock during any calendar year. The maximum number of shares that may be issued under the ESPP is 3.0 million shares. The ESPP was suspended during the second half of fiscal 2012 and as a result, no shares were purchased during the three months ended July 31, 2014. On January 1, 2015, the Company once again allowed employees to participate in the ESPP. During the three months ended July 31, 2015, employees purchased 44,334 shares at $29.55 per share. As of July 31, 2015, the ESPP had approximately 1.6 million shares remaining available for future issuance.

Common Stock

During the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company issued 71,428 shares and 85,321 shares of common stock, respectively, as a result of the exercise of stock options, with cash proceeds from the exercise of $1.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

No shares were repurchased during the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, other than to satisfy minimum tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of restricted stock as described above.

 

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5. Marketable Securities

As of July 31, 2015, marketable securities consisted of the following:

 

     Trading
(1)(2)
     Available-for-
Sale (2)
     Total  
     (in thousands)  

Mutual funds

   $ 127,793       $ —         $ 127,793   

Corporate bonds

     —           10,145         10,145   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     127,793         10,145         137,938   

Less: current portion of marketable securities

     (9,714      (10,145      (19,859
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current marketable securities

   $ 118,079       $ —         $ 118,079   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of April 30, 2015, marketable securities consisted of the following:

 

     Trading
(1)(2)
     Available-for-
Sale (2)
     Total  
     (in thousands)  

Mutual funds

   $ 131,399       $ —         $ 131,399   

Corporate bonds

     —           13,177         13,177   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     131,399         13,177         144,576   

Less: current portion of marketable securities

     (12,580      (13,177      (25,757
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current marketable securities

   $ 118,819       $ —         $ 118,819   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) These investments are held in trust for settlement of the Company’s vested and unvested obligations of $125.5 million and $129.1 million as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, respectively, under the ECAP (see Note 6 — Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plans). During the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, the fair value of the investments increased; therefore, the Company recognized income of $0.7 million and $2.0 million, respectively, which was recorded in other (loss) income, net.

 

(2) The Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis include trading securities classified as Level 1 and available-for-sale securities classified as Level 2. As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, the Company had no investments classified as Level 3.

The amortized cost and fair values of marketable securities classified as available-for-sale investments were as follows:

 

     July 31, 2015  
     Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses (1)
     Estimated
Fair
Value
 
     (in thousands)  

Corporate bonds

   $ 10,143       $ 3       $ (1    $ 10,145   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     April 30, 2015  
     Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses (1)
     Estimated
Fair
Value
 
     (in thousands)  

Corporate bonds

   $ 13,167       $ 11       $ (1    $ 13,177   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) There are no marketable securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or more.

 

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Investments in marketable securities classified as available-for-sale securities are made based on the Company’s investment policy, which restricts the types of investments that can be made. As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, marketable securities classified as available-for-sale consist of corporate bonds for which market prices for similar assets are readily available. As of July 31, 2015, available-for-sale marketable securities have remaining maturities ranging from two to five months. During the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company received $3.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively, in proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale marketable securities. Investments in marketable securities classified as trading are based upon investment selections the employee elects from a pre-determined set of securities in the ECAP and the Company invests in marketable securities to mirror these elections. As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, the Company’s investments in marketable securities classified as trading consist of mutual funds for which market prices are readily available.

As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, the Company’s marketable securities classified as trading were $127.8 million (net of gross unrealized gains of $8.0 million and $0.6 million of gross unrealized losses) and $131.4 million (net of gross unrealized gains of $8.3 million and $0.2 million of gross unrealized losses), respectively.

6. Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plans

The Company has several deferred compensation and retirement plans for eligible consultants and vice presidents that provide defined benefits to participants based on the deferral of current compensation or contributions made by the Company subject to vesting and retirement or termination provisions. In June 2003, the Company amended the deferred compensation plans, with the exception of the ECAP and international retirement plans, so as not to allow new participants or the purchase of additional deferral units by existing participants.

The components of net periodic benefit costs are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
     2015      2014  
     (in thousands)  

Amortization of actuarial loss

   $ 731       $ 763   

Interest cost

     703         747   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit costs

   $ 1,434       $ 1,510   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company purchased COLI contracts insuring the lives of certain employees eligible to participate in the deferred compensation and pension plans as a means of funding benefits under such plans. The gross CSV of these contracts of $173.6 million and $172.3 million is offset by outstanding policy loans of $68.5 million and $69.6 million in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, respectively. The CSV value of the underlying COLI investments increased by $2.5 million and $3.3 million during the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, recorded as a decrease in compensation and benefits expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of income.

The Company has an ECAP, which is intended to provide certain employees an opportunity to defer salary and/or bonus on a pre-tax basis or make an after-tax contribution. In addition, the Company, as part of its compensation philosophy, makes discretionary contributions into the ECAP and such contributions may be granted to key employees annually based upon employee performance. Certain key management may also receive Company ECAP contributions upon commencement of employment. The Company made contributions to the ECAP during the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014 of $2.0 million and $1.2 million, respectively. The Company expects to contribute an additional $20.0 million during the remainder of fiscal 2016. As these contributions vest, the amounts are recorded as a liability in deferred compensation and other retirement plans on the accompanying balance sheet and compensation and benefits on the accompanying consolidated statement of income. Participants generally vest in Company contributions over a four year period.

The ECAP is accounted for whereby the changes in the fair value of the vested amounts owed to the participants are adjusted with a corresponding charge (or credit) to compensation and benefits costs. During the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, deferred compensation liability increased; therefore, the Company recognized in compensation expense $0.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Offsetting these increases in compensation and benefits expense was an increase in

 

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the fair value of marketable securities classified as trading (held in trust to satisfy obligations under certain deferred compensation liabilities) of $0.7 million and $2.0 million during the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, recorded in other (loss) income, net on the consolidated statement of income (see Note 5 — Marketable Securities).

7. Business Segments

The Company currently operates in three global businesses: Executive Recruitment, LTC and Futurestep. The Executive Recruitment segment focuses on recruiting Board of Director and C-level positions, in addition to research-based interviewing and onboarding solutions, for clients predominantly in the consumer, financial services, industrial, life sciences/healthcare and technology industries. LTC assists clients with ongoing assessment and development of their senior executives and management teams, and addresses three fundamental needs: Talent Strategy, Succession Management, and Leadership Development, all underpinned by a comprehensive array of world-leading IP, products and tools. Futurestep is a global industry leader in high-impact talent acquisition solutions. Its portfolio of services includes global and regional RPO, project recruitment, individual professional search and consulting. The Executive Recruitment business segment is managed by geographic regional leaders and LTC and Futurestep worldwide operations are managed by their respective Chief Executive Officers. The Executive Recruitment geographic regional leaders and the Chief Executive Officers of LTC and Futurestep report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Company also operates a Corporate segment to record global expenses of the Company.

The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on the Company’s chief operating decision maker’s (“CODM”) review of (1) fee revenue and (2) adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”). To the extent that such charges occur, Adjusted EBITDA excludes restructuring charges, integration and acquisition costs, certain separation costs and certain non-cash charges (goodwill, intangible asset and other than temporary impairment). The accounting policies for the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies, except the items described above are excluded from EBITDA to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA.

 

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Financial highlights by business segment are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended July 31, 2015  
     Executive Recruitment                           
     North
America
     EMEA      Asia
Pacific
     South
America
     Subtotal      LTC     Futurestep     Corporate     Consolidated  
     (in thousands)  

Fee revenue

   $ 90,359       $ 36,090       $ 19,215       $ 6,426       $ 152,090       $ 69,240      $ 46,064      $ —        $ 267,394   

Total revenue

   $ 94,399       $ 37,171       $ 19,990       $ 6,432       $ 157,992       $ 71,441      $ 49,902      $ —        $ 279,335   

Net income

                        $ 23,082   

Other loss, net

                          74   

Interest expense, net

                          299   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net

                          (725

Income tax provision

                          10,174   
                       

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   $ 24,145       $ 6,276       $ 2,986       $ 1,508       $ 34,915       $ 7,495      $ 6,189      $ (15,695   $ 32,904   

Depreciation and amortization

     827         365         246         78         1,516         3,748        585        1,574        7,423   

Other income (loss), net

     32         143         18         239         432         (863     —          357        (74

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net

     86         —           —           —           86         —          —          639        725   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     25,090         6,784         3,250         1,825         36,949         10,380        6,774        (13,125     40,978   

Integration/acquisition costs

     —           —           —           —           —           329        —          345        674   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 25,090       $ 6,784       $ 3,250       $ 1,825       $ 36,949       $ 10,709      $ 6,774      $ (12,780   $ 41,652   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Three Months Ended July 31, 2014  
     Executive Recruitment                           
     North
America
     EMEA      Asia
Pacific
     South
America
     Subtotal      LTC     Futurestep     Corporate     Consolidated  
     (in thousands)  

Fee revenue

   $ 82,300       $ 40,297       $ 19,534       $ 6,284       $ 148,415       $ 63,548      $ 39,225      $ —        $ 251,188   

Total revenue

   $ 86,082       $ 41,429       $ 20,369       $ 6,309       $ 154,189       $ 65,420      $ 40,716      $ —        $ 260,325   

Net income

                        $ 14,533   

Other income, net

                          (2,177

Interest expense, net

                          794   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net

                          (466

Income tax provision

                          5,909   
                       

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   $ 18,998       $ 2,643       $ 2,522       $ 73       $ 24,236       $ 3,460      $ 3,457      $ (12,560     18,593   

Depreciation and amortization

     904         489         294         85         1,772         3,252        446        1,300        6,770   

Other income (loss), net

     129         46         109         33         317         217        (2     1,645        2,177   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net

     68         —           —           —           68         —          —          398        466   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     20,099         3,178         2,925         191         26,393         6,929        3,901        (9,217     28,006   

Restructuring charges, net

     1,151         3,987         17         377         5,532         2,758        1,424        172        9,886   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 21,250       $ 7,165       $ 2,942       $ 568       $ 31,925       $ 9,687      $ 5,325      $ (9,045   $ 37,892   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

8. Long-Term Debt

On June 3, 2015, the Company amended its senior unsecured revolving Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender (the “Lender”), which became effective on June 5, 2015. The Credit Agreement provides for an aggregate availability under the revolving credit facility up to $150.0 million, which includes a $15.0 million sub-limit for letters of credit, with an option to increase the credit facility by an additional $50.0 million prior to December 3, 2019, subject to the Lender’s consent and the satisfaction of certain conditions (including the requirement, if the Lender acting in its sole discretion so elects, that the credit facility under the Credit Agreement become secured at such time by substantially all the assets of the Company and the guarantors). The Credit Agreement matures on June 3, 2020.

 

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KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

July 31, 2015

 

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at the Company’s election, at the adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus the applicable margin or at the base rate plus the applicable margin. The applicable margin is based on a percentage per annum determined in accordance with a specified pricing grid based on the Company’s total funded debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio. For LIBOR loans, the applicable margin will range from 0.875% to 1.75% per annum, while for base rate loans, the applicable margin will range from 0.00% to 0.75% per annum. The Company is required to pay a quarterly commitment fee of 0.25% to 0.40% on the revolving credit facility’s average daily unused commitments based on the Company’s total funded debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio. In addition, there is a domestic liquidity requirement that we maintain at least $50.0 million in domestic liquidity defined as unrestricted cash and/or marketable securities (excluding any marketable securities that are held in trust for the settlement of our obligations under certain deferred compensation plans) as a condition to consummating permitted acquisitions, paying dividends to our stockholders and making share repurchases of our common stock. Undrawn amounts on our line of credit may be used to calculate domestic liquidity. The Company is also limited in consummating permitted acquisitions, paying dividends to our stockholders and making share repurchases of our common stock to a cumulative total of $125.0 million in any fiscal year. Subject to the foregoing, the Company is permitted to pay up to $75.0 million in dividends and share repurchases, in aggregate, in any fiscal year (subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions).

As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, the Company had no borrowings under its long-term debt arrangements. At July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, there was $2.8 million of standby letters of credit issued under its long-term debt arrangements. The Company had a total of $1.4 million and $1.6 million of standby letters of credits with other financial institutions as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, respectively.

9. Subsequent Events

Quarterly Dividend Declaration

On September 7, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.10 per share that will be paid on October 15, 2015 to holders of the Company’s common stock of record at the close of business on September 25, 2015. The declaration and payment of future dividends under the quarterly dividend policy will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon many factors, including the Company’s earnings, capital requirements, financial conditions, the terms of the Company’s indebtedness and other factors that the Board of Directors may deem to be relevant. The Board may amend, revoke or suspend the dividend policy at any time and for any reason.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain certain statements that we believe are, or may be considered to be, “forward-looking” statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by use of statements that include phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “foresee,” “may,” “will,” “likely,” “estimates,” “potential,” “continue” or other similar words or phrases. Similarly, statements that describe our objectives, plans or goals also are forward-looking statements. All of these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the relevant forward-looking statement. The principal risk factors that could cause actual performance and future actions to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, dependence on attracting and retaining qualified and experienced consultants, maintaining our brand name and professional reputation, potential legal liability and regulatory developments, 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 growth, restrictions imposed by off-limits agreements, competition, 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 successfully recover from a disaster or business continuity problems, employment liability risk, an impairment in the carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets, deferred tax assets that we may not be able to use, our ability and efforts to develop new services, clients and practices, changes in our accounting estimates and assumptions, our investments in marketable securities, alignment of our cost structure, risks related to the integration of recently acquired businesses, seasonality, impacts of our dividend policy on our ability to pursue growth opportunities, and the matters disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Exchange Act reports, including Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2015 (“Form 10-K”). Readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and we undertake no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

The following presentation of management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We also make available on the Investor Relations portion of our website at www.kornferry.com earnings slides and other important information, which we encourage you to review.

Executive Summary

Korn/Ferry International (referred to herein as the “Company,” “Korn Ferry,” or in the first person notations “we,” “our,” and “us”) is a premier global provider of talent management solutions that helps clients design talent strategies as well as assist them in the execution of building and attracting their talent. We are a premier provider of executive recruitment, leadership and talent consulting and talent acquisition solutions with the broadest global presence in the recruitment industry. Our services include Executive Recruitment, consulting and solutions services through Leadership & Talent Consulting (“LTC”) and recruitment for non-executive professionals and recruitment process outsourcing (“RPO”) through Futurestep. Approximately 72% of the executive recruitment searches we performed in fiscal 2015 were for board level, chief executive and other senior executive and general management positions. Our 5,350 clients in fiscal 2015 included many of the world’s largest and most prestigious public and private companies, including approximately 56% of the FORTUNE 500, middle market and emerging growth companies, as well as government and nonprofit organizations. We have built strong client loyalty, with 79% of assignments performed during fiscal 2015 having been on behalf of clients for whom we had conducted assignments in the previous three fiscal years. Approximately 60% of our revenues were generated from clients that utilize multiple lines of business.

In an effort to maintain our long-term strategy of being the leading provider of talent management solutions, our strategic focus for fiscal 2016 centers upon enhancing the integration of our multi-service strategy. We further plan to explore new products and services, continue to pursue a disciplined acquisition strategy, enhance our technology and processes and aggressively leverage our brand through thought leadership and intellectual capital projects as a means of delivering world-class service to our clients.

 

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In fiscal 2015, we undertook an effort to bring together all our internally developed and acquired intellectual property in Korn Ferry’s Four Dimensions of Leadership (“KF4D”), our newest and most robust assessment tools for Executive Recruitment, LTC and Futurestep. We have identified four crucial areas that matter most for individual and organizational success. The analytics we collect enable us to help organizations accentuate strengths and identify areas to develop, as well as understand how they stack up against their competition:

 

  •   Competencies — the skills and behaviors required for success that can be observed.

 

  •   Experiences — assignments or roles that prepare a person for future opportunities.

 

  •   Traits — inclinations, aptitudes and natural tendencies a person leans toward, including personality and intellectual capacity.

 

  •   Drivers — values and interests that influence a person’s career path, motivation, and engagement.

Leveraging KF4D, we plan to continue to address areas of increasing client demand including LTC and RPO.

The Company currently operates in three global business segments: Executive Recruitment, LTC and Futurestep. See Note 7 —Business Segments, in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial for discussion of the Company’s global business segments. The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on the chief operating decision maker’s review of (1) fee revenue and (2) adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”). To the extent that such charges occur, Adjusted EBITDA excludes restructuring charges, integration and acquisition costs and certain separation costs and certain non-cash charges (goodwill, intangible asset and other than temporary impairment). Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. It has limitations as an analytical tool, should not be viewed as a substitute for financial information determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP. In addition, it may not necessarily be comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. Management believes the presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure 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 this non-GAAP financial measure facilitates comparisons to Korn Ferry’s historical performance. Korn Ferry includes this non-GAAP financial measure because management believes it is 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. The accounting policies for the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, except that the above noted items are excluded from EBITDA to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA.

Fee revenue increased $16.2 million, or 6% in the three months ended July 31, 2015 to $267.4 million compared to $251.2 million in the three months ended July 31, 2014, with increases in fee revenue in all business segments. During the three months ended July 31, 2015, we recorded operating income of $32.9 million with Executive Recruitment, LTC and Futurestep segments contributing $34.9 million, $7.5 million and $6.2 million, respectively, offset by corporate expenses of $15.7 million. Net income during the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014 was $23.1 million and $14.5 million, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA was $41.7 million with Executive Recruitment, LTC and Futurestep segments contributing $36.9 million, $10.7 million, and $6.8 million, respectively, offset by corporate expenses net of other income and equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries of $12.7 million during the three months ended July 31, 2015. Adjusted EBITDA increased $3.8 million during the three months ended July 31, 2015 to $41.7 million, from Adjusted EBITDA of $37.9 million during the three months ended July 31, 2014.

Our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities decreased $110.9 million, or 21%, to $414.5 million at July 31, 2015, compared to $525.4 million at April 30, 2015. This decrease is mainly due to bonuses earned in fiscal 2015 and paid during the first quarter of fiscal 2016 and $5.1 million in dividends paid during the first quarter of fiscal 2016, partially offset by cash provided by operating activities during the three months ended July 31, 2015. As of July 31, 2015, we held marketable securities to settle obligations under our Executive Capital Accumulation Plan (“ECAP”) with a cost value of $120.4 million and a fair value of $127.8 million. Our vested and unvested obligations for which these assets were held in trust totaled $125.5 million as of July 31, 2015. Our working capital increased by $5.0 million to $340.0 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015. We believe that cash on hand and funds from operations will be sufficient to meet our anticipated working capital, capital expenditures, general corporate requirements and dividend payments under our dividend policy in the next twelve months. We had no long-term debt or any outstanding borrowings under our credit facility at July 31, 2015 or April 30, 2015. As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, there was $2.8 million of standby letters of credit issued under our long-term debt arrangements. We have a total of $1.4 million and $1.6 million of standby letters of credits with other financial institutions as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, respectively.

 

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Results of Operations

The following table summarizes the results of our operations as a percentage of fee revenue:

 

     Three Months Ended
July 31,
 
     2015     2014  

Fee revenue

     100.0     100.0

Reimbursed out-of-pocket engagement expenses

     4.5        3.6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     104.5        103.6   

Compensation and benefits

     67.1        67.3   

General and administrative expenses

     14.0        14.9   

Reimbursed expenses

     4.5        3.6   

Cost of services

     3.8        3.8   

Depreciation and amortization

     2.8        2.7   

Restructuring charges, net

     —          3.9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     12.3        7.4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     8.6     5.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following tables summarize the results of our operations by business segment:

 

     Three Months Ended July 31,  
     2015     2014  
     Dollars      %     Dollars      %  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Fee revenue

  

Executive recruitment:

          

North America

   $ 90,359         33.8   $ 82,300         32.8

EMEA

     36,090         13.5        40,297         16.0   

Asia Pacific

     19,215         7.2        19,534         7.8   

South America

     6,426         2.4        6,284         2.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Executive Recruitment

     152,090         56.9        148,415         59.1   

LTC

     69,240         25.9        63,548         25.3   

Futurestep

     46,064         17.2        39,225         15.6   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fee revenue

     267,394         100.0     251,188         100.0
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Reimbursed out-of-pocket engagement expense

     11,941           9,137      
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

Total revenue

   $ 279,335         $ 260,325      
  

 

 

      

 

 

    
     Three Months Ended July 31,  
     2015     2014  
     Dollars      Margin (1)     Dollars      Margin (1)  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Operating income

  

Executive recruitment:

          

North America

   $ 24,145         26.7   $ 18,998         23.1

EMEA

     6,276         17.4        2,643         6.6   

Asia Pacific

     2,986         15.5        2,522         12.9   

South America.

     1,508         23.5        73         1.2   
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

Total Executive Recruitment

     34,915         23.0        24,236         16.3   

LTC

     7,495         10.8        3,460         5.4   

Futurestep

     6,189         13.4        3,457         8.8   

Corporate

     (15,695        (12,560   
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

Total operating income

   $ 32,904         12.3   $ 18,593         7.4
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

(1) Margin calculated as a percentage of fee revenue by business segment.

 

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     Three Months Ended July 31, 2015  
     Executive Recruitment                          
     North
America
    EMEA     Asia
Pacific
    South
America
    Subtotal     LTC     Futurestep     Corporate     Consolidated  
     (in thousands)  

Fee revenue

   $ 90,359      $ 36,090      $ 19,215      $ 6,426      $ 152,090      $ 69,240      $ 46,064      $ —        $ 267,394   

Total revenue

   $ 94,399      $ 37,171      $ 19,990      $ 6,432      $ 157,992      $ 71,441      $ 49,902      $ —        $ 279,335   

Net income

                   $ 23,082   

Other loss, net

                     74   

Interest expense, net

                     299   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net

                     (725

Income tax provision

                     10,174   
                  

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   $ 24,145      $ 6,276      $ 2,986      $ 1,508      $ 34,915      $ 7,495      $ 6,189      $ (15,695     32,904   

Depreciation and amortization

     827        365        246        78        1,516        3,748        585        1,574        7,423   

Other income (loss), net

     32        143        18        239        432        (863     —          357        (74

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net

     86        —          —          —          86        —          —          639        725   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     25,090        6,784        3,250        1,825        36,949        10,380        6,774        (13,125     40,978   

Integration/acquisition costs

     —          —          —          —          —          329        —          345        674   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 25,090      $ 6,784      $ 3,250      $ 1,825      $ 36,949      $ 10,709      $ 6,774      $ (12,780   $ 41,652   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     27.8     18.8     16.9     28.4     24.3     15.5     14.7       15.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

     Three Months Ended July 31, 2014  
     Executive Recruitment                          
     North
America
    EMEA     Asia
Pacific
    South
America
    Subtotal     LTC     Futurestep     Corporate     Consolidated  
     (in thousands)  

Fee revenue

   $ 82,300      $ 40,297      $ 19,534      $ 6,284      $ 148,415      $ 63,548      $ 39,225      $ —        $ 251,188   

Total revenue

   $ 86,082      $ 41,429      $ 20,369      $ 6,309      $ 154,189      $ 65,420      $ 40,716      $ —        $ 260,325   

Net income

                   $ 14,533   

Other income, net

                     (2,177

Interest expense, net

                     794   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net

                     (466

Income tax provision

                     5,909   
                  

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

   $ 18,998      $ 2,643      $ 2,522      $ 73      $ 24,236      $ 3,460      $ 3,457      $ (12,560     18,593   

Depreciation and amortization

     904        489        294        85        1,772        3,252        446        1,300        6,770   

Other income (loss), net

     129        46        109        33        317        217        (2     1,645        2,177   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries, net

     68        —          —          —          68        —          —          398        466   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     20,099        3,178        2,925        191        26,393        6,929        3,901        (9,217     28,006   

Restructuring charges, net

     1,151        3,987        17        377        5,532        2,758        1,424        172        9,886   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 21,250      $ 7,165      $ 2,942      $ 568      $ 31,925      $ 9,687      $ 5,325      $ (9,045   $ 37,892   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     25.8     17.8     15.1     9.0     21.5     15.2     13.6       15.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Three Months Ended July 31, 2015 Compared to Three Months Ended July 31, 2014

Fee Revenue

Fee Revenue. Fee revenue went up by $16.2 million, or 6%, to $267.4 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $251.2 million in the year-ago quarter. This increase was attributable to higher fee revenue in Futurestep, LTC and Executive Recruitment. Exchange rates unfavorably impacted fee revenue by $16.3 million or 6% in the three months ended July 31, 2015, when compared to the year-ago quarter.

 

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Executive Recruitment. Executive Recruitment reported fee revenue of $152.1 million, an increase of $3.7 million, or 2%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $148.4 million in the year-ago quarter. As detailed below, Executive Recruitment fee revenue was higher in the North America and South America regions, partially offset by decreases in fee revenue in EMEA and Asia Pacific regions in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to the year-ago quarter. The higher fee revenue in Executive Recruitment was mainly due to a 4% increase in the weighted-average fees billed per engagement, offset by a 1% decrease in the number of Executive Recruitment engagements billed during the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to the year-ago quarter. Exchange rates unfavorably impacted fee revenue by $9.4 million, or 6%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015, when compared to the year-ago quarter.

North America reported fee revenue of $90.4 million, an increase of $8.1 million, or 10%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $82.3 million in the year-ago quarter. North America’s fee revenue was higher due to a 6% increase in the number of engagements billed and a 4% increase in the weighted-average fees billed per engagement during the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter. The overall increase in fee revenue was driven by growth in the financial services, life sciences/healthcare, and technology sectors as compared to the year-ago quarter, partially offset by a decline in the industrial, consumer goods, and education/non-profit sectors. Exchange rates unfavorably impacted fee revenue by $0.8 million, or 1%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015, when compared to the year-ago quarter.

EMEA reported fee revenue of $36.1 million, a decrease of $4.2 million, or 10%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $40.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Exchange rates unfavorably impacted fee revenue by $5.4 million, or 13%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015, when compared to the year-ago quarter. The decrease in fee revenue was driven by a 9% decrease in the number of engagements billed and a 2% decline in weighted-average fees billed per engagement in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to the year-ago quarter. The performance in existing offices in the United Kingdom and Germany were the primary contributors to the decrease in fee revenue in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter, partially offset by an increase in fee revenue in Belgium and Switzerland. In terms of business sectors, industrial, technology, and consumer goods experienced the largest decline in fee revenue in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to the year-ago quarter, partially offset by an increase in the life sciences/healthcare sector.

Asia Pacific reported fee revenue of $19.2 million, a slight decrease of $0.3 million, or 2%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $19.5 million in the year-ago quarter. Exchange rates unfavorably impacted fee revenue by $1.7 million, or 9%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015, when compared to the year-ago quarter. The decline in fee revenue was due to a 1% decrease in both weighted-average fees billed per engagement and the number of engagements billed in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter. The performance in Hong Kong and Japan were the primary contributors to the decrease in fee revenue in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter, partially offset by an increase in fee revenue in Australia and Singapore. Consumer goods was the main sector contributing to the decrease in fee revenue in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to the year-ago quarter, partially offset by an increase in fee revenue in the industrial sector.

South America reported fee revenue of $6.4 million and $6.3 million, in the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Exchange rates unfavorably impacted fee revenue for South America by $1.5 million, or 24%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015, when compared to the year-ago quarter. The growth in fee revenue was mainly due to a 3% increase in weighted-average fees billed per engagement in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter. The performance in Venezuela was the primary contributor to higher fee revenue in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter, partially offset by a decline in Colombia. Consumer goods was the main sector contributing to the growth in fee revenue in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter, partially offset by a decrease in fee revenue in the industrial sector during the same period.

Leadership & Talent Consulting. LTC reported fee revenue of $69.2 million, an increase of $5.6 million, or 9%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $63.6 million in the year-ago quarter. Exchange rates unfavorably impacted fee revenue by $3.1 million, or 5%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015. The acquisition of Pivot Leadership on March 1, 2015 contributed $5.2 million in consulting fee revenue for the three months ended July 31, 2015. Overall, fee revenue increased due to higher consulting fee revenue of $4.3 million, or 9%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter, and an increase in product revenue of $1.3 million, or 9%, compared to the year-ago quarter.

 

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Futurestep. Futurestep reported fee revenue of $46.1 million, an increase of $6.9 million, or 18%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $39.2 million in the year-ago quarter. Exchange rates unfavorably impacted fee revenue by $3.8 million, or 10%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015. The higher fee revenue was due to a 10% increase in the weighted-average fees billed per engagement and a 6% increase in the number of engagements billed in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter. The increase in the weighted-average fees billed was driven by a 36% increase in professional recruitment and an 8% increase in fee revenue from recruitment process, as these tend to generate higher fees per engagement than other services performed by Futurestep.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation and benefits expense increased $10.4 million, or 6%, to $179.5 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 from $169.1 million in the year-ago quarter. This increase was due in large part to higher performance related bonus expense of $3.1 million and an increase of $4.9 million, $0.6 million and $0.5 million in salaries and related payroll taxes, outside contractors and employee insurance cost, respectively. The increase in performance related bonus expense was due to an increase in fee revenue and profitability due to the continued adoption of our strategy, including referrals between lines of business and an increase in average headcount, primarily in LTC and Futurestep. The higher level of salaries and related payroll expense and employee insurance costs, were due to an increase in average headcount of 12% in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter, and reflects our continued growth-related investments back into the business. Also contributing to the increase in compensation and benefit was a change in the cash surrender value (“CSV”) of company owned life insurance (“COLI”). The change in CSV of COLI increased compensation and benefits expense by $0.8 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter due to a smaller increase in the underlying investments due to market changes. COLI is held to fund other deferred compensation retirement plans. (see Note 6 — Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plans, included in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements) Exchange rates favorably impacted compensation and benefits expenses by $10.4 million, or 6%, in the three months ended July 31, 2015.

Executive Recruitment compensation and benefits expense went up by $1.5 million, or 2%, to $99.4 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $97.9 million in the year-ago quarter. This increase was primarily due to higher performance related bonus expense of $3.3 million, partially offset by a decline in the fair value of vested amounts owed under deferred compensation plans during the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter. The increase in performance related bonus expense was due to a 3% increase in average headcount and higher fee revenue and profitability due to the continued adoption of our strategy. Executive Recruitment compensation and benefits expense as a percentage of fee revenue decreased to 65% in the three months ended July 31, 2015 from 66% in the year-ago quarter.

LTC compensation and benefits expense increased $2.8 million, or 7%, to $41.5 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 from $38.7 million in the year-ago quarter. The change was primarily due to an increase of $2.0 million in salaries and related to payroll taxes during the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter. The increase in salaries and related payroll taxes was due to an 11% increase in average headcount during the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter. LTC compensation and benefits expense as a percentage of fee revenue decreased to 60% in the three months ended July 31, 2015 from 61% in the year-ago quarter.

Futurestep compensation and benefits expense increased $4.6 million, or 17%, to $31.3 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 from $26.7 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase was primarily driven by an increase of $2.8 million in salaries and related payroll taxes, $0.5 million in outside contractors, $0.5 million in vacation expense, and $0.3 million in employee insurance cost. The increase in salaries and related payroll taxes, vacation expense and employee insurance costs were due to a 26% increase in the average headcount. The higher average headcount and the increase in the use of outside contractors were primarily associated with the increase in staffing to accommodate the increase in fee revenue from our RPO business. Futurestep compensation and benefits expense as a percentage of fee revenue was 68% in both the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014.

Corporate compensation and benefits expense increased by $1.5 million, or 26%, to $7.3 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 from $5.8 million in the year-ago quarter mainly due to a change in CSV of COLI. The change in CSV of COLI increased compensation and benefits expense by $0.8 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter due to a smaller increase in the underlying investments. COLI is held to fund other deferred compensation retirement plans. (see Note 6 — Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plans, included in the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements.)

 

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General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses were essentially flat during the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to the year-ago quarter, increasing by $0.1 million to $37.5 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of fee revenue was 14% in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to 15% in the year-ago quarter. Exchange rates favorably impacted general and administrative expenses by $2.4 million, or 6%, during the three months ended July 31, 2015.

Executive Recruitment general and administrative expenses decreased $2.2 million, or 12%, to $16.6 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 from $18.8 million in the year-ago quarter. General and administrative expenses decreased due to a favorable foreign exchange rate that resulted in a foreign exchange gain of $0.4 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to foreign exchange loss of $0.6 million in the year-ago quarter. The remaining change was due to a decrease in premise and office expense of $0.5 million and other general and administrative expenses of $0.7 million. Executive Recruitment general and administrative expenses as a percentage of fee revenue was 11% in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to 13% in the year-ago quarter.

LTC general and administrative expenses were $8.7 million in both the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014. LTC general and administrative expenses as a percentage of fee revenue was 13% in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to 14% in the year-ago quarter.

Futurestep general and administrative expenses increased $0.7 million, or 15%, to $5.4 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $4.7 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase is attributable to an increase in premise and office expense and marketing and business development expenses of $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter. Futurestep general and administrative expenses as a percentage of fee revenue was 12% in both the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014.

Corporate general and administrative expenses increased $1.6 million, or 31%, to $6.8 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $5.2 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase in general and administrative expenses was driven by $0.7 million in higher legal fees and other professional fees during the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter. The rest of the change was due to an unfavorable foreign exchange rate that resulted in an increase in general and administrative expenses of $0.5 million during the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter.

Cost of Services Expense

Cost of services expense consist primarily of non-billable contractor and product costs related to the delivery of various services and products. Cost of services expense increased $0.7 million, or 7%, to $10.1 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $9.4 million in the year-ago quarter. Cost of services expense as a percentage of fee revenue was 4% in both the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014.

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

Depreciation and amortization expenses were $7.4 million, an increase of $0.6 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $6.8 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase relates primarily to technology investments that were made in the current and prior year. This expense relates mainly to software, leasehold improvements, computer equipment, furniture and fixtures and intangible assets.

Restructuring Charges, Net

No restructuring charges, net were incurred during the three months ended July 31, 2015. During the three months ended July 31, 2014, we took actions to rationalize our cost structure as a result of efficiencies obtained from prior year technology investments that enabled further integration of the legacy business and the acquisitions of PDI Ninth House and Global Novations, as well as other cost saving initiatives. As a result, we recorded $9.9 million in restructuring charges, net in the three months ended July 31, 2014, of which $9.6 million relates to severance and $0.3 million relates to consolidation/abandonment of premises.

 

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Operating Income

Operating income increased $14.3 million to $32.9 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to $18.6 million in the year-ago quarter. This increase in operating income resulted from an increase of $16.2 million in fee revenue and a decrease of $9.9 million in restructuring charges, net. These changes were offset by higher compensation and benefits expense of $10.4 million, cost of services expense of $0.7 million, and $0.6 million in depreciation and amortization expenses during the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to the year-ago quarter.

Executive Recruitment operating income increased $10.7 million to $34.9 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to $24.2 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase in Executive Recruitment operating income was driven by higher fee revenue of $3.7 million, a decline in restructuring charges, net of $5.5 million, a decrease of $2.2 million in general and administrative expenses, offset by increases in compensation and benefits expense of $1.5 million. The increase in compensation and benefits expense was due in part to investments in headcount to grow the business (a 7% increase in the average consultant headcount), as well as higher incentive compensation tied to referrals between Executive Recruitment, LTC and Futurestep resulting from continued adoption of our strategy. Executive Recruitment operating income as a percentage of fee revenue was 23% in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to 16% in the year-ago quarter.

LTC operating income increased $4.1 million to $7.5 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to $3.4 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase in LTC operating income was primarily due to a $5.6 million increase in fee revenue and a decline of $2.8 million in restructuring charges, net, partially offset by higher compensation and benefit expense of $2.8 million and an increase of $1.1 million in cost of services expense. LTC operating income as a percentage of fee revenue was 11% in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to 5% in the year-ago quarter.

Futurestep operating income increased by $2.7 million to $6.2 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 from $3.5 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase in Futurestep operating income was primarily due to $6.9 million in higher fee revenue and a decline of $1.4 million in restructuring charges, net, partially offset by an increase of $4.6 million in compensation and benefits expense and $0.7 million in general and administrative in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter. Futurestep operating income as a percentage of fee revenue was 13% in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to 9% in the year-ago quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA increased $3.8 million to $41.7 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to $37.9 million in the year-ago quarter. This increase was driven by higher fee revenue of $16.2 million , primarily offset by higher compensation and benefits expense (excluding certain integration/acquisition costs) of $10.1 million and an increase in other loss, net of $2.3 million during the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of fee revenue was 16% in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to 15% in the year-ago quarter.

Executive Recruitment Adjusted EBITDA was $36.9 million and $31.9 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA increased $5.0 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to the year-ago quarter due to higher fee revenue of $3.7 million, a decline of $2.2 million in general and administrative expenses, offset by increases of $1.5 million in compensation and benefits expense. The increase in compensation and benefits expense was due in part to investments in headcount to grow the business, as well as higher incentive compensation tied to referrals between Executive Recruitment, LTC and Futurestep resulting from continued adoption of our strategy. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was partially due to favorable foreign exchange rate in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter. Executive Recruitment Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of fee revenue was 24% in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to 22% in the year-ago quarter.

LTC Adjusted EBITDA increased by $1.0 million to $10.7 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to $9.7 million in the year-ago quarter. This increase was due to higher fee revenue of $5.6 million, offset by an increase in compensation and benefit expense of $2.5 million (excluding certain integration/acquisition costs), $1.1 million increase in cost of services and higher depreciation and amortization expenses of $0.5 million. The increase in compensation and benefit expenses was due to an increase in headcount to grow the business (an 11% increase in the average headcount). LTC Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of fee revenue was 15% in both the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

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Futurestep Adjusted EBITDA increased by $1.5 million to $6.8 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to $5.3 million in the year-ago quarter. The increase in Futurestep Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to an increase in fee revenue of $6.9 million, offset by an increase of $4.6 million in compensation and benefits expense and $0.7 million in general and administrative expenses during the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to the year-ago quarter. The increase in compensation and benefits expense was primarily driven by higher salaries and related payroll taxes due to an increase in average headcount. Futurestep Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of fee revenue was 15% in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to 14% in the year-ago quarter.

Other (Loss) Income, Net

Other loss, net was $0.1 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to other income, net of $2.2 million in the year-ago quarter. The change in other (loss) income, net is due primarily to the decrease in the fair value of our marketable securities during the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest expense, net primarily relates to borrowings under our COLI policies, which is partially offset by interest earned on cash and cash equivalent balances. Interest expense, net was $0.3 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to $0.8 million in the year-ago quarter.

Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries is comprised of our less than 50% interest in our Mexican subsidiary and IGroup, LLC. We report our interest in earnings or loss of our Mexican subsidiary and IGroup, LLC on the equity basis as a one-line adjustment to net income. Equity in earnings was $0.7 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 as compared to $0.5 million in the year-ago quarter.

Income Tax Provision

The provision for income taxes was $10.1 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $6.0 million in the year-ago quarter. The provision for income taxes in the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014 reflects a 31% and 30% effective tax rate, respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company and its Board of Directors endorse a balanced approach to capital allocation by utilizing capital for investment in the Company’s consultants and intellectual property, as well as the strategic acquisition of businesses.

In addition, on December 8, 2014, the Board of Directors adopted a dividend policy to distribute, to our stockholders, a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share. On June 10, 2015, the Company declared a dividend of $0.10 per share, paid on July 15, 2015 to stockholders of record on June 25, 2015. On September 7, 2015, the Company declared a dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on October 15, 2015 to stockholders of record on September 25, 2015. The declaration and payment of future dividends under the quarterly dividend program will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon many factors, including our earnings, capital requirements, financial conditions, the terms of our indebtedness and other factors our Board of Directors may deem to be relevant. Our Board of Directors may, however, amend, revoke or suspend our dividend policy at any time and for any reason.

On December 8, 2014, the Board of Directors also approved an increase in the Company’s stock repurchase program to an aggregate of $150.0 million. Common stock may be repurchased from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions at the Company’s discretion subject to market conditions and other factors.

Our performance is subject to the general level of economic activity in the geographic regions and the industries which we service. We believe, based on current economic conditions, that our cash on hand and funds from operations will be sufficient to meet anticipated working capital, capital expenditures, general corporate requirements and dividend payments under our dividend policy during the next twelve months. However, if the national or global economy, credit market conditions, and/or labor markets were to deteriorate in the future, such changes would put negative pressure on demand for

 

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our services and affect our operating cash flows. If these conditions were to persist over an extended period of time, we may incur negative cash flows, and it might require us to access our existing credit facility to meet our capital needs and/or discontinue our dividend policy.

Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities were $414.5 million and $525.4 million as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2014, respectively. Net of amounts held in trust for deferred compensation plans and accrued bonuses, cash and marketable securities were $237.5 million and $235.6 million at July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, respectively. As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, we held $149.5 million and $143.4 million, respectively of cash and cash equivalents in foreign locations, net of amounts held in trust for deferred compensation plans and to pay fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015 bonuses. If these amounts were distributed to the United States, in the form of dividends, we would be subject to additional U.S. income taxes. The Company has a plan to distribute a small portion of the cash held in foreign locations to the United States. No deferred tax liability has been recorded because no additional taxes would arise in connection with such distributions. Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of three months or less. Marketable securities consist of mutual funds and investments in corporate bonds. The primary objectives of our investment in mutual funds are to meet the obligations under certain of our deferred compensation plans, while the corporate bonds and other securities are available for general corporate purposes.

As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, marketable securities of $137.9 million and $144.6 million, respectively, included trading securities of $127.8 million (net of gross unrealized gains of $8.0 million and $0.6 million of gross unrealized losses) and $131.4 million (net of gross unrealized gains of $8.3 million and $0.2 million of gross unrealized losses), respectively, held in trust for settlement of our obligations under certain deferred compensation plans, of which $118.1 million and $118.8 million, respectively, are classified as non-current. Our vested and unvested obligations for which these assets were held in trust totaled $125.5 million and $129.1 million as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, respectively. As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, we had marketable securities classified as available-for-sale with a balance of $10.1 million and $13.2 million, respectively.

The net increase in our working capital of $5.0 million as of July 31, 2015 compared to April 30, 2015 is primarily attributable to a decrease in compensation and benefits payable and an increase in accounts receivable, offset by decreases in cash and cash equivalents. The decrease in compensation and benefits payable and cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to payment of annual bonuses earned in fiscal 2015 and paid during the first quarter of fiscal 2016 while accounts receivable increased due to an increase in days of sales outstanding which went from 58 days to 64 days (which is consistent with historical experience) from April 30, 2015 to July 31, 2015. Cash used in operating activities was $90.2 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to $90.0 in the year-ago quarter.

Cash provided by investing activities was $3.8 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015, an increase of $5.2 million from cash used in investing activities of $1.4 million in the year-ago quarter. Cash provided by investing activities was higher primarily due to an increase of $3.8 million in the net sales/maturities and purchase of marketable securities and a decrease of $1.1 million in cash used to purchase property and equipment.

Cash used in financing activities was $6.4 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015, an increase of $4.6 million from cash used financing activities of $1.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Cash used in financing activities increased primarily due to cash dividends paid to stockholders in the three months ended July 31, 2015 of $5.1 million and an increase of $2.8 million in cash used to repurchase shares of common stock to satisfy tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of restricted stock, offset with the higher cash proceeds from the exercise of employee stock options and in connection with an employee stock purchase plan of $3.8 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 compared to the year-ago quarter. As of July 31, 2015, $150.0 million remained available for common stock repurchases under our stock repurchase program.

Cash Surrender Value of Company Owned Life Insurance Policies, Net of Loans

The Company purchased COLI policies or contracts insuring the lives of certain employees eligible to participate in the deferred compensation and pension plans as a means of funding benefits under such plans. As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, we held contracts with gross CSV of $173.6 million and $172.3 million, respectively. Since fiscal 2012, we paid our premiums under our COLI contracts from operating cash, and in prior years, we generally borrowed under our COLI contracts to pay related premiums. Such borrowings do not require annual principal repayments, bear interest primarily at variable rates and are secured by the CSV of COLI contracts. Total outstanding borrowings against the CSV of COLI contracts were $68.5 million and $69.6 million as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, respectively. At July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, the net cash value of these policies was $105.1 million and $102.7 million, respectively.

 

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Long-Term Debt

On June 3, 2015, we amended our senior unsecured revolving Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender (the “Lender”), which became effective as of June 5, 2015. The Credit Agreement provides for an aggregate availability under the revolving credit facility up to $150.0 million, which includes a $15.0 million sub-limit for letters of credit, with an option to increase the credit facility by an additional $50.0 million prior to December 3, 2019, subject to the Lender’s consent and the satisfaction of certain conditions (including the requirement, if the Lender acting in its sole discretion so elects, that the credit facility under the Credit Agreement become secured at such time by substantially all the assets of the Company and the guarantors). The Credit Agreement matures on June 3, 2020.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at our election, at the adjusted LIBOR plus the applicable margin or at the base rate plus the applicable margin. The applicable margin is based on a percentage per annum determined in accordance with a specified pricing grid based on the Company’s total funded debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio. For LIBOR loans, the applicable margin will range from 0.875% to 1.75% per annum, while for base rate loans, the applicable margin will range from 0.00% to 0.75% per annum. We are required to pay a quarterly commitment fee of 0.25% to 0.40% on the revolving credit facility’s average daily unused commitments based on the Company’s total funded debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio. In addition, there is a domestic liquidity requirement that we maintain at least $50.0 million in domestic liquidity defined as unrestricted cash and/or marketable securities (excluding any marketable securities that are held in trust for the settlement of our obligations under certain deferred compensation plans) as a condition to consummating permitted acquisitions, paying dividends to our stockholders and making share repurchases of our common stock. Undrawn amounts on our line of credit may be used to calculate domestic liquidity. The Company is also limited in consummating permitted acquisitions, paying dividends to our stockholders and making share repurchases of our common stock to a cumulative total of $125.0 million in any fiscal year. Subject to the foregoing, the Company is permitted to pay up to $75.0 million in dividends and share repurchases, in aggregate, in any fiscal year (subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions), which amount is further limited by any consideration paid with respect to acquisitions during such fiscal year, as discussed above.

As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, the Company had no borrowings under its long-term debt arrangements. At July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, there was $2.8 million of standby letters of credit issued under its long-term debt arrangements. The Company had a total of $1.4 million and $1.6 million of standby letters of credits with other financial institutions as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, respectively.

We are not aware of any other trends, demands or commitments that would materially affect liquidity or those that relate to our resources.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements and have not entered into any transactions involving unconsolidated, special purpose entities. We had no material changes in contractual obligations as of July 31, 2015, as compared to those disclosed in our table of contractual obligations included in our Annual Report.

Critical Accounting Policies

Preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions and changes in the estimates are reported in current operations as new information is learned or upon the amounts becoming fixed and determinable. In preparing our interim consolidated financial statements and accounting for the underlying transactions and balances, we apply our accounting policies as disclosed in the notes to our consolidated financial statements. We consider the policies related to revenue recognition, performance related bonuses, deferred compensation, carrying values of receivables, goodwill, intangible assets, fair value of contingent consideration and recoverability of deferred income taxes as critical to an understanding of our interim consolidated financial statements because their application places the most significant demands on management’s judgment and estimates. Specific risks for these critical accounting policies are described in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies since fiscal 2015.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

As a result of our global operating activities, we are exposed to certain market risks, including foreign currency exchange fluctuations and fluctuations in interest rates. We manage our exposure to these risks in the normal course of our business as described below. We have not utilized financial instruments for trading, hedging or other speculative purposes nor do we trade in derivative financial instruments.

Foreign Currency Risk

Substantially all our foreign subsidiaries’ operations are measured in their local currencies. Assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange in effect at the end of each reporting period and revenue and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange during the reporting period. Resulting translation adjustments are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income on our consolidated balance sheets.

Transactions denominated in a currency other than the reporting entity’s functional currency may give rise to transaction gains and losses that impact our results of operations. Historically, we have not realized significant foreign currency gains or losses on such transactions. Foreign currency losses, on an after tax basis, included in net income were $0.2 million and $0.7 million in the three months ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Our primary exposure to exchange losses or gains is based on outstanding intercompany loan balances denominated in U.S. dollars. If the U.S. dollar strengthened or weakened by 15%, 25% and 35% against the Pound Sterling, the Euro, the Canadian dollar, the Australian dollar and the Yen, our exchange loss or gain for the three months ended July 31, 2015 would have been $2.8 million, $4.7 million and $6.6 million, respectively, based on outstanding balances at July 31, 2015.

Interest Rate Risk

We primarily manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates through our regular financing activities, which are short term and provide for variable market rates. As of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, we had no outstanding borrowings under our Credit Agreement. We had $68.5 million and $69.6 million of borrowings against the CSV of COLI contracts as of July 31, 2015 and April 30, 2015, respectively, bearing interest primarily at variable rates. The risk of fluctuations in these variable rates is minimized by the fact that we receive a corresponding adjustment to our borrowed funds crediting rate which has the effect of increasing the CSV on our COLI contracts.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

Based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures conducted as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) are effective.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended July 31, 2015 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, the Company has been and is involved in litigation incidental to its business. The Company is currently not a party to any litigation, which, if resolved adversely against the Company, would, in the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial position or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In our Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2015, we described material risk factors facing our business. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. As of the date of this report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors described in our Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuers Purchases of Equity Securities

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table summarizes common stock repurchased by us during the quarter ended July 31, 2015:

 

     Shares
Purchased (1)
     Average
Price Paid
Per Share
     Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly-
Announced
Programs (2)
     Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares
That May Yet be
Purchased Under
the Programs (2)
 

May 1, 2015— May 31, 2015

     —         $ —           —         $ 150.0 million   

June 1, 2015— June 30, 2015

     2,369       $ 33.29         —         $ 150.0 million   

July 1, 2015— July 31, 2015

     185,735       $ 34.97         —         $ 150.0 million   
  

 

 

          

Total

     188,104       $ 34.94         —         $ 150.0 million   
  

 

 

          

 

(1) Represents withholding of a portion of restricted shares to cover taxes on vested restricted shares.
(2) On December 8, 2014, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the Company’s stock repurchase program to an aggregate of $150.0 million. The shares can be repurchased in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions at the Company’s discretion.

Our senior unsecured revolving credit agreement limits us to consummating permitted acquisitions, paying dividends to our stockholders and making share repurchases in any fiscal year to a cumulative total of $125.0 million. Subject to the foregoing, pursuant to our senior unsecured revolving credit agreement, we are permitted to pay up $75.0 million in dividends and share repurchases, in the aggregate, in any fiscal year (subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions). The senior unsecured revolving credit agreement also requires us to maintain $50.0 million in domestic liquidity, defined as unrestricted cash and/or marketable securities (excluding any marketable securities that are held in trust for the settlement of the Company’s obligation under certain deferred compensation plans) as a condition to consummating permitted acquisitions, paying dividends to our stockholders and repurchasing shares of our common stock. Undrawn amounts on our line of credits may be used to calculate domestic liquidity.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  10.1*    Employment Agreement between the Company and Matthew P. Reilly, dated May 4, 2015.
  10.2    Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender, dated January 18, 2013
  10.3    Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender, dated December 12, 2014
  10.4**    Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender, dated June 3, 2015
  10.5+    Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and some of its directors and executive officers, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 15, 2015.
  31.1    Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act.
  31.2    Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act.
  32.1    Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 

* Management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement.
** Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit which have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
+ Incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL
    By:   

/s/ Robert P. Rozek

      Robert P. Rozek
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 9, 2015

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  10.1*    Employment Agreement between the Company and Matthew P. Reilly, dated May 4, 2015.
  10.2    Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender, dated January 18, 2013
  10.3    Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender, dated December 12, 2014
  10.4**    Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender, dated June 3, 2015
  10.5+    Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and some of its directors and executive officers, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 15, 2015.
  31.1    Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act.
  31.2    Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act.
  32.1    Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 

* Management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement.
** Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit which have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
+ Incorporated herein by reference.