Form: 8-K

Current report

March 11, 2025


Exhibit 99.1
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:
Investor Relations: Tiffany Louder, (214) 310-8407
Media: Dan Gugler, (310) 226-2645
Korn Ferry Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2025
Results of Operations
Highlights
Fee revenue in Q3 FY'25 was $668.7 million, flat year over year (2% increase on a constant currency basis).
RPO fee revenue increased 4% year over year and new business in Q3 FY'25 was $210 million, of which 64% and 36% was from new client wins and renewals/extensions, respectively.
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry was $58.4 million with a net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin of 8.7%, a 10bps decrease compared to the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was $114.5 million with an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.1%, a 190bps increase compared to the year-ago quarter.
Diluted and adjusted diluted earnings per share were $1.10 and $1.19 in Q3 FY'25, respectively.
The Company repurchased 237,000 shares of stock during the quarter for $17.9 million.
Los Angeles, CA, March 11, 2025 – Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY), a global organizational consulting firm, today announced third quarter fee revenue of $668.7 million. In addition, third quarter diluted earnings per share was $1.10 and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $1.19.
“I am pleased with our third quarter results, which clearly demonstrate the power of our business and the strength of our diversification,” said Gary D. Burnison, CEO, Korn Ferry. “Tomorrow’s macro environment will be encircled by a labor supply/demand imbalance which will require companies to reimagine and reskill their workforce; inspire, employ, develop and retain talent; and embrace technologies that drive a new world of work—all of which present tremendous opportunity for Korn Ferry as we deliver offerings and expertise that drive organizational performance.”
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Selected Financial Results
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts) (a)
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Fee revenue $ 668.7  $ 668.7  $ 2,018.0  $ 2,071.9 
Total revenue $ 676.5  $ 676.9  $ 2,041.3  $ 2,095.6 
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry
$ 58.4  $ 59.1  $ 181.8  $ 104.0 
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin
8.7  % 8.8  % 9.0  % 5.0  %
Basic earnings per share
$ 1.12  $ 1.14  $ 3.46  $ 2.00 
Diluted earnings per share
$ 1.10  $ 1.13  $ 3.40  $ 1.99 
Adjusted Results (b): Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Adjusted EBITDA $ 114.5  $ 101.7  $ 342.7  $ 295.9 
Adjusted EBITDA margin 17.1  % 15.2  % 17.0  % 14.3  %
Adjusted net income attributable to Korn Ferry (c)
$ 63.3  $ 55.8  $ 191.1  $ 158.3 
Adjusted basic earnings per share (c)
$ 1.21  $ 1.07  $ 3.64  $ 3.04 
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (c)
$ 1.19  $ 1.07  $ 3.57  $ 3.03 
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(a)Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(b)Adjusted EBITDA refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to exclude integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets, impairment of right-of-use assets and restructuring charges, net when applicable. Adjusted results on a consolidated basis are non-GAAP financial measures that adjust for the following, as applicable (see attached reconciliations):
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Integration/acquisition costs $ 2.1  $ 3.9  $ 7.1  $ 13.1 
Restructuring charges, net $ 1.3  $ 4.6  $ 1.9  $ 68.6 
Impairment of fixed assets $ 0.5  $ —  $ 0.5  $ 1.6 
Impairment of right-of-use assets
$ 2.5  $ —  $ 2.5  $ 1.6 
(c)Due to actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax, the Company recorded a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in the quarter ended January 31, 2024 that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance, which is included in the Company's US GAAP results but excluded from the Adjusted results.
The Company reported fee revenue in Q3 FY'25 of $668.7 million, which was flat year over year (up 2% at constant currency). During the quarter, fee revenue increased slightly in Executive Search, RPO and Digital, offset by a decline in fee revenue in Consulting.
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry was $58.4 million with a net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin of 8.7%, in Q3 FY'25, compared to net income attributable to Korn Ferry of $59.1 million with a net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin of 8.8%, in the year-ago quarter, a decrease in net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin of 10bps. Adjusted EBITDA was $114.5 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $101.7 million in Q3 FY'24. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 17.1% in Q3 FY'25, an increase of 190bps compared to the year-ago quarter.
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry and net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin decreased as a result of higher income tax provision in the current period compared to a non-recurring tax benefit recorded in the year-ago quarter from actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance, partially offset by disciplined cost management and strong consultant productivity.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin increased due to disciplined cost management and strong consultant productivity.

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Results by Line of Business
Selected Consulting Data
(dollars in millions) (a)
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Fee revenue $ 158.7  $ 166.9  $ 493.3  $ 512.8 
Total revenue $ 161.4  $ 169.9  $ 501.5  $ 521.7 
Ending number of consultants and execution staff (b) 1,632  1,687  1,632  1,687 
Hours worked in thousands (c) 344  381  1,137  1,239 
Average bill rate (d) $ 461  $ 438  $ 434  $ 414 
Adjusted Results (e): Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Adjusted EBITDA $ 28.0  $ 27.8  $ 86.4  $ 81.9 
Adjusted EBITDA margin 17.7  % 16.7  % 17.5  % 16.0  %
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(a)Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(b)Represents number of employees originating, delivering and executing consulting services.
(c)The number of hours worked by consultant and execution staff during the period.
(d)The amount of fee revenue divided by the number of hours worked by consultants and execution staff.
(e)Adjusted results exclude the following:
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Restructuring charges, net $ 1.3  $ 1.1  $ 1.7  $ 18.9 
Impairment of right-of-use assets $ —  $ —  $ —  $ 0.6 
Fee revenue was $158.7 million in Q3 FY'25, a decrease of 5% compared to year-ago quarter (down 3% at constant currency). The year-over-year decrease in Consulting fee revenue was primarily driven by a decline in our organizational strategy and total rewards offerings, due to the increase in larger engagements (those over $1.0 million) which convert to fee revenue over a longer duration and, to a lesser extent, slower client consumption of solutions and services such as assessments and training development.
Adjusted EBITDA was $28.0 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $27.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin in the quarter increased year-over-year by 100bps to 17.7%. These increases resulted primarily from higher average bill rates, greater consultant and execution staff productivity, and disciplined cost management.
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Selected Digital Data
(dollars in millions) (a)
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Fee revenue $ 90.8  $ 90.3  $ 271.9  $ 275.4 
Total revenue $ 90.8  $ 90.4  $ 272.1  $ 275.6 
Ending number of consultants 249  275  249  275 
Subscription & License fee revenue $ 34.5  $ 32.8  $ 103.2  $ 97.7 
Adjusted Results (b):
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Adjusted EBITDA $ 28.4  $ 27.4  $ 84.2  $ 80.7 
Adjusted EBITDA margin 31.3  % 30.3  % 31.0  % 29.3  %
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(a)Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(b)Adjusted results exclude the following:
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Restructuring charges, net $ —  $ 0.6  $ —  $ 9.5 
Impairment of fixed assets
$ 0.4  $ —  $ 0.4  $ 1.5 
Fee revenue was $90.8 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $90.3 million in Q3 FY'24, essentially flat year-over-year (up 3% at constant currency).

Adjusted EBITDA was $28.4 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $27.4 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin in the quarter increased year-over-year by 100bps to 31.3%. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA margin was mainly due to improved consultant productivity and disciplined cost management.
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Selected Executive Search Data(a)
(dollars in millions) (b)
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Fee revenue $ 204.6  $ 199.3  $ 619.2  $ 607.5 
Total revenue $ 206.6  $ 201.2  $ 624.9  $ 613.5 
Ending number of consultants 560  562  560  562 
Average number of consultants 558  574  551  582 
Engagements billed 3,540  3,469  7,211  7,269 
New engagements (c) 1,464  1,425  4,587  4,505 
Adjusted Results (d): Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Adjusted EBITDA $ 51.2  $ 43.4  $ 152.0  $ 125.6 
Adjusted EBITDA margin 25.0  % 21.8  % 24.5  % 20.7  %
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(a)Executive Search is the sum of the individual Executive Search Reporting Segments described in our annual and quarterly reporting on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and is presented on a consolidated basis as it is consistent with the Company’s discussion of its Lines of Business, and financial metrics used by the Company’s investor base.
(b)Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(c)Represents new engagements opened in the respective period.
(d)Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures that adjust for the following:
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Restructuring charges, net $ —  $ 2.3  $ 0.2  $ 28.2 
Impairment of right-of-use assets
$ 2.5  $ —  $ 2.5  $ 0.9 
Impairment of fixed assets $ 0.2  $ —  $ 0.2  $ 0.1 
Fee revenue was $204.6 million in Q3 FY'25, an increase of $5.3 million or 3% compared to the year-ago quarter (up 4% at constant currency). The year-over-year increase in fee revenue was primarily driven by an increase in the number of engagements billed.
Adjusted EBITDA was $51.2 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $43.4 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 320bps to 25.0% in Q3 FY'25. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin was due to higher fee revenue, consultant productivity, and disciplined cost management.
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Selected Professional Search & Interim Data
(dollars in millions) (a)
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Fee revenue $ 130.0  $ 130.9  $ 372.8  $ 411.5 
Total revenue $ 130.9  $ 131.8  $ 375.6  $ 414.3 
Permanent Placement:
Fee revenue $ 47.9  $ 52.4  $ 152.9  $ 167.2 
Engagements billed
1,675  1,901  3,780  4,511 
New engagements (b)
883  995  2,802  3,414 
Ending number of consultants
296  344  296  344 
Interim:
Fee revenue $ 82.1  $ 78.5  $ 219.9  $ 244.3 
Average bill rate (c)
$ 129  $ 129  $ 134  $ 126 
Average weekly billable consultants (d)
1,324  1,283  1,124  1,352 
Adjusted Results (e):
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Adjusted EBITDA $ 27.3  $ 23.8  $ 80.2  $ 73.7 
Adjusted EBITDA margin 21.0  % 18.2  % 21.5  % 17.9  %
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(a)Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(b)Represents new engagements opened in the respective period.
(c)Fee revenue from interim divided by the number of hours worked by consultants.
(d)The number of billable consultants based on a weekly average in the respective period.
(e)Adjusted results exclude the following:
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Integration/acquisition costs $ 2.0  $ 3.8  $ 4.4  $ 12.7 
Restructuring charges, net
$ —  $ —  $ —  $ 3.8 
Fee revenue was $130.0 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $130.9 million Q3 FY'24, essentially flat year-over-year at actual and constant currency. During the quarter, fee revenue was impacted by the Industry-wide slowdown in demand for Permanent and Interim professionals offset by an increase in fee revenue from the acquisition of Trilogy, effective November 1, 2024.
Adjusted EBITDA was $27.3 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $23.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased year-over-year by 280bps to 21.0%. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin was primarily due to disciplined cost management.
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Selected Recruitment Process Outsourcing ("RPO") Data
(dollars in millions) (a)
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Fee revenue $ 84.7  $ 81.2  $ 260.8  $ 264.7 
Total revenue $ 86.9  $ 83.6  $ 267.1  $ 270.5 
Remaining revenue under contract (b) $ 752.4  $ 695.8  $ 752.4  $ 695.8 
RPO new business (c) $ 209.9  $ 122.1  $ 414.6  $ 311.2 
Adjusted Results (d): Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Adjusted EBITDA $ 12.7  $ 9.3  $ 38.1  $ 28.6 
Adjusted EBITDA margin 15.0  % 11.4  % 14.6  % 10.8  %
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(a)Numbers may not total due to rounding.
(b)Estimated fee revenue associated with signed contracts for which revenue has not yet been recognized.
(c)Estimated total value of a contract at the point of execution of the contract.
(d)Adjusted results exclude the following:
Third Quarter Year to Date
FY’25 FY’24 FY’25 FY’24
Restructuring charges, net
$ —  $ 0.7  $ —  $ 7.9 
Impairment of right-of-use assets
$ —  $ —  $ —  $ 0.1 
Fee revenue was $84.7 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $81.2 million in Q3 FY'24, an increase of 4%, (up 6% at constant currency). RPO fee revenue increased due to recent new client wins being stood up and an increase in demand from our base clients in the North America and Asia Pacific regions.
Adjusted EBITDA was $12.7 million in Q3 FY'25 compared to $9.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 360bps to 15.0% in Q3 FY'25. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin both resulted from an increase in fee revenue, greater execution staff productivity, and disciplined cost management.

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Outlook
Assuming worldwide geopolitical conditions, economic conditions, financial markets and foreign exchange rates remain steady, on a consolidated basis:
Q4 FY’25 fee revenue is expected to be in the range of $680 million and $700 million; and
Q4 FY’25 diluted earnings per share is expected to range between $1.20 to $1.28.
On a consolidated adjusted basis:
Q4 FY’25 adjusted diluted earnings per share is expected to be in the range from $1.22 to $1.30.
Q4 FY’25
Earnings Per Share Outlook
Low High
Consolidated diluted earnings per share $ 1.20  $ 1.28 
Integration/acquisition costs
0.03  0.03 
Tax rate impact
(0.01) (0.01)
Consolidated adjusted diluted earnings per share(1)
$ 1.22  $ 1.30 
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(1)Consolidated adjusted diluted earnings per share is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the items listed in the table.
Earnings Conference Call Webcast
The earnings conference call will be held today at 12:00 PM (EDT) and hosted by CEO Gary Burnison, CFO Robert Rozek, SVP Business Development & Analytics Gregg Kvochak and VP Investor Relations Tiffany Louder. The conference call will be webcast and available online at ir.kornferry.com. We will also post to the investor relations section of our website earnings slides, which will accompany our webcast, and other important information, and encourage you to review the information that we make available on our website.
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About Korn Ferry
Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm, bringing together strategy and talent to drive superior performance for our clients. We work with our clients to design their organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their workforce. And we help professionals navigate and advance their careers.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release and our conference call that relate to our outlook, projections, goals, strategies, future plans and expectations, including statements relating to expected labor market conditions, expected demand for and relevance of our products and services, expected results of our business diversification strategy, expected benefits of the acquisition of Trilogy, and other statements of future events or conditions are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “goals”, “estimates”, “guidance”, “may”, “should”, “could”, “will” or “likely”, and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Such statements are based on current expectations; actual results in future periods may differ materially from those currently expected or desired because of a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond the control of Korn Ferry. The potential risks and uncertainties include those relating to global and local political and or economic developments in or affecting countries where we have operations, such as inflation, trade wars, interest rates, labor market conditions, global slowdowns, or recessions, competition, geopolitical tensions, shifts in global trade patterns, changes in demand for our services as a result of automation, dependence on and costs of attracting and retaining qualified and experienced consultants, impact of inflationary pressures on our profitability, our ability to maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retaining key employees, maintaining our brand name and professional reputation, potential legal liability and regulatory developments, portability of client relationships, consolidation of or within the industries we serve, changes and developments in government laws and regulations, evolving investor and customer expectations with regard to corporate responsibility matters, currency fluctuations in our international operations, risks related to growth, alignment of our cost structure, including as a result of recent workforce, real estate, and other restructuring initiatives, restrictions imposed by off-limits agreements, reliance on information processing systems, cyber security vulnerabilities or events, changes to data security, data privacy, and data protection laws, dependence on third parties for the execution of critical functions, limited protection of our intellectual property ("IP"), our ability to enhance, develop and respond to new technology, including artificial intelligence, our ability to successfully recover from a disaster or other business continuity problems, employment liability risk, an impairment in the carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets, treaties, or regulations on our business and our Company, deferred tax assets that we may not be able to use, our ability to develop new products and services, changes in our accounting estimates and assumptions, the utilization and billing rates of our consultants, seasonality, the expansion of social media platforms, the ability to effect acquisitions and integrate acquired businesses, resulting organizational changes, our indebtedness, and those relating to the ultimate magnitude and duration of any pandemic or outbreaks. For a detailed description of risks and uncertainties that could cause differences from our expectations, please refer to Korn Ferry’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Korn Ferry disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains financial information calculated other than in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). In particular, it includes:
Adjusted net income attributable to Korn Ferry, adjusted to exclude integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets, impairment of right-of-use assets and restructuring charges, net of income tax effect, and to exclude a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in the quarter ended January 31, 2024 from actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance;
Adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share, adjusted to exclude integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets, impairment of right-of-use assets and restructuring charges, net of income tax effect, and to exclude a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in the quarter ended January 31, 2024 from actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance;
Constant currency (calculated using a quarterly average) percentages that represent the percentage change that would have resulted had exchange rates in the prior period been the same as those in effect in the current period; and
Consolidated and Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA, which is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to exclude integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets, impairment of right-of-use assets and restructuring charges, net when applicable, and Consolidated and Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA margin.
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This non-GAAP disclosure has limitations as an analytical tool, should not be viewed as a substitute for financial information determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.
Management believes the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures in this press release provides meaningful supplemental information regarding Korn Ferry’s performance by excluding certain charges that may not be indicative of Korn Ferry’s ongoing operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures are performance measures and are not indicative of the liquidity of Korn Ferry. These charges, which are described in the footnotes in the attached reconciliations, represent 1) costs we incurred to acquire and integrate a portion of our Professional Search & Interim business, 2) impairment of fixed assets primarily due to software impairment charge in our Digital segment, 3) impairment of right-of-use assets due to the decision to terminate and sublease some of our offices, 4) restructuring charges, net to align workforce to challenging macroeconomic business environment and 5) to exclude a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in the quarter ended January 31, 2024 from actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance. The use of non-GAAP financial measures facilitates comparisons to Korn Ferry’s historical performance. Korn Ferry includes non-GAAP financial measures because management believes they are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its evaluation of Korn Ferry’s ongoing operations and financial and operational decision-making. Adjusted net income attributable to Korn Ferry, adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share and Consolidated and Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA, exclude certain charges that management does not consider on-going in nature and allows management and investors to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s operating results. Management further believes that Consolidated and Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by investors and other interested parties to measure operating performance among companies with different capital structures, effective tax rates and tax attributes and capitalized asset values, all of which can vary substantially from company to company. In the case of constant currency percentages, management believes the presentation of such information provides useful supplemental information regarding Korn Ferry's performance as excluding the impact of exchange rate changes on Korn Ferry's financial performance allows investors to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s operating results, to better identify operating trends that may otherwise be masked or distorted by exchange rate changes and to perform related trend analysis, and provides a higher degree of transparency of information used by management in its evaluation of Korn Ferry's ongoing operations and financial and operational decision-making.
[Tables attached]
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
 January 31,
Nine Months Ended
 January 31,
2025 2024 2025 2024
(unaudited)
Fee revenue $ 668,729  $ 668,679  $ 2,018,040  $ 2,071,871 
Reimbursed out-of-pocket engagement expenses 7,809  8,194  23,219  23,711 
Total revenue 676,538  676,873  2,041,259  2,095,582 
Compensation and benefits 425,319  456,216  1,314,521  1,389,956 
General and administrative expenses 65,325  62,661  189,865  194,315 
Reimbursed expenses 7,809  8,194  23,219  23,711 
Cost of services 78,047  75,814  210,248  231,516 
Depreciation and amortization 20,490  19,509  59,756  58,075 
Restructuring charges, net 1,316  4,612  1,892  68,558 
Total operating expenses 598,306  627,006  1,799,501  1,966,131 
Operating income 78,232  49,867  241,758  129,451 
Other income, net
9,363  23,817  29,259  23,559 
Interest expense, net (5,461) (4,946) (15,032) (16,282)
Income before provision for income taxes 82,134  68,738  255,985  136,728 
Income tax provision 22,795  9,018  70,047  29,779 
Net income 59,339  59,720  185,938  106,949 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (925) (649) (4,120) (2,984)
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry
$ 58,414  $ 59,071  $ 181,818  $ 103,965 
Earnings per common share attributable to Korn Ferry:
Basic $ 1.12  $ 1.14  $ 3.46  $ 2.00 
Diluted $ 1.10  $ 1.13  $ 3.40  $ 1.99 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic 51,606  51,126  51,838  51,129 
Diluted 52,364  51,343  52,789  51,329 



KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES
FINANCIAL SUMMARY BY REPORTING SEGMENT
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended January 31, Nine Months Ended January 31,
2025 2024 % Change 2025 2024 % Change
Fee revenue:
Consulting $ 158,704  $ 166,947  (4.9  %) $ 493,345  $ 512,830  (3.8  %)
Digital 90,823  90,317  0.6  % 271,896  275,395  (1.3  %)
Executive Search:
North America 128,264  121,449  5.6  % 392,907  381,459  3.0  %
EMEA 47,840  48,999  (2.4  %) 140,609  138,873  1.3  %
Asia Pacific 21,664  21,324  1.6  % 63,707  65,167  (2.2  %)
Latin America 6,803  7,541  (9.8  %) 21,982  22,041  (0.3  %)
Total Executive Search (a)
204,571  199,313  2.6  % 619,205  607,540  1.9  %
Professional Search & Interim 129,957  130,890  (0.7  %) 372,805  411,453  (9.4  %)
RPO 84,674  81,212  4.3  % 260,789  264,653 (1.5  %)
Total fee revenue 668,729  668,679  0.0  % 2,018,040  2,071,871  (2.6  %)
Reimbursed out-of-pocket engagement expenses 7,809  8,194  (4.7  %) 23,219  23,711  (2.1  %)
Total revenue $ 676,538  $ 676,873  (0.0  %) $ 2,041,259  $ 2,095,582  (2.6  %)
(a)Total Executive Search is the sum of the individual Executive Search Reporting Segments and is presented on a consolidated basis as it is consistent with the Company’s discussion of its Lines of Business, and financial metrics used by the Company’s investor base.



KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
January 31,
2025
April 30,
2024 (1)
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 779,298  $ 941,005 
Marketable securities 40,658  42,742 
Receivables due from clients, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $43,484 and $44,192 at January 31, 2025 and April 30, 2024, respectively 575,703  541,014 
Income taxes and other receivables 54,467  40,696 
Unearned compensation 61,842  59,247 
Prepaid expenses and other assets 45,352  49,456 
Total current assets 1,557,320  1,674,160 
Marketable securities, non-current 241,037  211,681 
Property and equipment, net 162,769  161,849 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 148,169  160,464 
Cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance policies, net of loans 254,027  218,977 
Deferred income taxes 130,427  133,564 
Goodwill 942,105  908,376 
Intangible assets, net 75,841  88,833 
Unearned compensation, non-current 111,121  99,913 
Investments and other assets 26,843  21,052 
Total assets $ 3,649,659  $ 3,678,869 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable $ 51,659  $ 50,112 
Income taxes payable 20,653  24,076 
Compensation and benefits payable 416,051  525,466 
Operating lease liability, current 36,806  36,073 
Other accrued liabilities 292,588  298,792 
Total current liabilities 817,757  934,519 
Deferred compensation and other retirement plans 476,413  440,396 
Operating lease liability, non-current 130,850  143,507 
Long-term debt 397,535  396,946 
Deferred tax liabilities 4,952  4,540 
Other liabilities 24,875  21,636 
Total liabilities 1,852,382  1,941,544 
Stockholders' equity
Common stock: $0.01 par value, 150,000 shares authorized, 78,287 and 77,460 shares issued and 51,573 and 51,983 shares outstanding at January 31, 2025 and April 30, 2024, respectively 365,435  414,885 
Retained earnings 1,549,086  1,425,844 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net (121,781) (107,671)
Total Korn Ferry stockholders' equity 1,792,740  1,733,058 
Noncontrolling interest 4,537  4,267 
Total stockholders' equity 1,797,277  1,737,325 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 3,649,659  $ 3,678,869 
(1)Information is derived from audited financial statements included in Form 10-K.




KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
January 31,
Nine Months Ended
 January 31,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry
$ 58,414  $ 59,071  $ 181,818  $ 103,965 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest 925  649  4,120  2,984 
Net income 59,339  59,720  185,938  106,949 
Income tax provision 22,795  9,018  70,047  29,779 
Income before provision for income taxes 82,134  68,738  255,985  136,728 
Interest expense, net 5,461  4,946  15,032  16,282 
Depreciation and amortization 20,490  19,509  59,756  58,075 
Integration/acquisition costs (1) 2,127  3,899  7,099  13,057 
Impairment of fixed assets (2) 509  —  509  1,575 
Impairment of right-of-use assets (3)
2,452  —  2,452  1,629 
Restructuring charges, net (4) 1,316  4,612  1,892  68,558 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 114,489  $ 101,704  $ 342,725  $ 295,904 
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin
8.7  % 8.8  % 9.0  % 5.0  %
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest 0.1  % 0.1  % 0.2  % 0.1  %
Income tax provision 3.4  % 1.4  % 3.5  % 1.5  %
Interest expense, net 0.8  % 0.7  % 0.7  % 0.8  %
Depreciation and amortization 3.1  % 2.9  % 3.0  % 2.8  %
Integration/acquisition costs (1) 0.3  % 0.6  % 0.4  % 0.6  %
Impairment of fixed assets (2) 0.1  % —  % 0.0  % 0.1  %
Impairment of right-of-use assets (3)
0.4  % —  % 0.1  % 0.1  %
Restructuring charges, net (4) 0.2  % 0.7  % 0.1  % 3.3  %
Adjusted EBITDA margin 17.1  % 15.2  % 17.0  % 14.3  %
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry
$ 58,414  $ 59,071  $ 181,818  $ 103,965 
Integration/acquisition costs (1) 2,127  3,899  7,099  13,057 
Impairment of fixed assets (2) 509  —  509  1,575 
Impairment of right-of-use assets (3)
2,452  —  2,452  1,629 
Restructuring charges, net (4) 1,316  4,612  1,892  68,558 
Tax effect on the adjusted items (5) (1,555) (2,092) (2,700) (20,763)
Tax adjustment (6)
—  (9,714) —  (9,714)
Adjusted net income attributable to Korn Ferry $ 63,263  $ 55,776  $ 191,070  $ 158,307 

Explanation of Non-GAAP Adjustments
(1)Costs associated with current and previous acquisitions, such as legal and professional fees, retention awards and the on-going integration expenses.
(2)Costs associated with impairment of fixed assets primarily due to software impairment charge in our Digital segment.
(3)Costs associated with impairment of right-of-use assets due to terminating and deciding to sublease some of our offices.
(4)Restructuring charges incurred to align our workforce to eliminate excess capacity resulting from challenging macroeconomic business environment.
(5)Tax effect on integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets and right-of-use assets, and restructuring charges, net.
(6)Due to actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax, the Company recorded a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in the quarter ended January 31, 2024 that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance, which is included in the Company's US GAAP results but excluded from the Adjusted results.













KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES - CONTINUED
(unaudited)

Three Months Ended
January 31,
Nine Months Ended
 January 31,
2025 2024 2025 2024
Basic earnings per common share
$ 1.12  $ 1.14  $ 3.46  $ 2.00 
Integration/acquisition costs (1) 0.04  0.07  0.14  0.25 
Impairment of fixed assets (2) 0.01  —  0.01  0.03 
Impairment of right-of-use assets (3)
0.05  —  0.05  0.03 
Restructuring charges, net (4) 0.02  0.09  0.03  1.32 
Tax effect on the adjusted items (5) (0.03) (0.04) (0.05) (0.40)
Tax adjustment (6)
—  (0.19) —  (0.19)
Adjusted basic earnings per share $ 1.21  $ 1.07  $ 3.64  $ 3.04 
Diluted earnings per common share
$ 1.10  $ 1.13  $ 3.40  $ 1.99 
Integration/acquisition costs (1) 0.04  0.07  0.13  0.25 
Impairment of fixed assets (2) 0.01  —  0.01  0.03 
Impairment of right-of-use assets (3)
0.05  —  0.05  0.03 
Restructuring charges, net (4) 0.02  0.09  0.03  1.32 
Tax effect on the adjusted items (5) (0.03) (0.04) (0.05) (0.40)
Tax adjustment (6)
—  (0.18) —  (0.19)
Adjusted diluted earnings per share $ 1.19  $ 1.07  $ 3.57  $ 3.03 

Explanation of Non-GAAP Adjustments
(1)Costs associated with current and previous acquisitions, such as legal and professional fees, retention awards and the on-going integration expenses.
(2)Costs associated with impairment of fixed assets primarily due to software impairment charge in our Digital segment.
(3)Costs associated with impairment of right-of-use assets due to terminating and deciding to sublease some of our offices.
(4)Restructuring charges incurred to align our workforce to eliminate excess capacity resulting from challenging macroeconomic business environment.
(5)Tax effect on integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets and right-of-use assets, and restructuring charges, net.
(6)Due to actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax, the Company recorded a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in the quarter ended January 31, 2024 that resulted in the release of a valuation allowance, which is included in the Company's US GAAP results but excluded from the Adjusted results.




KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES - CONTINUED
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended January 31,
2025 2024
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin
Consolidated
$ 58,414  8.7  % $ 59,071  8.8  %
Fee revenue Total revenue Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA margin Fee revenue Total revenue Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA margin
Consulting $ 158,704  $ 161,382  $ 28,026  17.7  % $ 166,947  $ 169,929  $ 27,812  16.7  %
Digital 90,823  90,836  28,408  31.3  % 90,317  90,394  27,370  30.3  %
Executive Search:
North America 128,264  129,889  37,175  29.0  % 121,449  123,059  29,382  24.2  %
EMEA 47,840  48,087  7,845  16.4  % 48,999  49,171  7,799  15.9  %
Asia Pacific 21,664  21,794  4,504  20.8  % 21,324  21,384  4,500  21.1  %
Latin America 6,803  6,807  1,696  24.9  % 7,541  7,543  1,750  23.2  %
Total Executive Search 204,571  206,577  51,220  25.0  % 199,313  201,157  43,431  21.8  %
Professional Search & Interim 129,957  130,854  27,265  21.0  % 130,890  131,824  23,795  18.2  %
RPO 84,674  86,889  12,743  15.0  % 81,212  83,569  9,291  11.4  %
Corporate —  —  (33,173)   —  —  (29,995)  
Consolidated
$ 668,729  $ 676,538  $ 114,489  17.1  % $ 668,679  $ 676,873  $ 101,704  15.2  %
Nine Months Ended January 31,
2025
2024
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry
Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin
Consolidated
$ 181,818  9.0  % $ 103,965  5.0  %
Fee revenue Total revenue Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA margin Fee revenue Total revenue Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA margin
Consulting $ 493,345  $ 501,533  $ 86,426  17.5  % $ 512,830  $ 521,675  $ 81,920  16.0  %
Digital 271,896  272,085  84,219  31.0  % 275,395  275,563  80,678  29.3  %
Executive Search:
North America 392,907  397,395  109,180  27.8  % 381,459  386,405  87,574  23.0  %
EMEA 140,609  141,495  22,597  16.1  % 138,873  139,621  19,056  13.7  %
Asia Pacific 63,707  64,038  13,154  20.6  % 65,167  65,454  14,690  22.5  %
Latin America 21,982  21,992  7,046  32.1  % 22,041  22,050  4,296  19.5  %
Total Executive Search 619,205  624,920  151,977  24.5  % 607,540  613,530  125,616  20.7  %
Professional Search & Interim 372,805  375,572  80,174  21.5  % 411,453  414,348  73,746  17.9  %
RPO 260,789  267,149  38,136  14.6  % 264,653  270,466  28,617  10.8  %
Corporate —  —  (98,207)   —  —  (94,673)  
Consolidated
$ 2,018,040  $ 2,041,259  $ 342,725  17.0  % $ 2,071,871  $ 2,095,582  $ 295,904  14.3  %