Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Segments

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12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segments

12. Segments

The Company has seven reportable segments: Consulting, Digital, Executive Search North America, Executive Search EMEA, Executive Search Asia Pacific, Executive Search Latin America and RPO & Professional Search. Revenues are directly attributed to a reportable segment and expenses not directly associated with a specific segment are allocated based on the most relevant measures applicable, including revenues, headcount and other factors.

The Company’s seven reportable segments operate through the following four lines of business:

 

1.

Consulting aligns organization structure, culture, performance and people to drive sustainable growth by addressing four fundamental needs: Organizational Strategy, Assessment and Succession, Leadership and Professional Development and Total Rewards. This work is supported by a comprehensive range of some of the world’s leading lP and data. The Consulting teams employ an integrated approach across our core capabilities and integrated solutions, each one intended to strengthen our work and thinking in the next, to help clients execute their strategy in a digitally enabled world.

 

 

2.

Digital delivers scalable tech-enabled solutions designed to identify the best structures, roles, capabilities and behaviors to drive businesses forward. Our digital products give clients direct access to our proprietary data, client data and analytics to deliver clear insights with the training and tools needed to align organizational structure with business strategy.

 

 

3.

Executive Search helps organizations recruit board level, chief executive and other senior executive and general management talent to deliver lasting impact. The Company’s approach to placing talent that brings together research-based IP, proprietary assessments, and behavioral interviewing with practical experience to determine the ideal organizational fit. Salary benchmarking then builds appropriate frameworks for compensation and retention. This business is managed and reported on a geographic basis and represents

 

four of the Company’s reportable segments (Executive Search North America, Executive Search EMEA, Executive Search Asia Pacific, and Executive Search Latin America).

 

 

4.

RPO & Professional Search focuses on delivering enterprise talent acquisition solutions to clients, at the professional level. The Company leverages the power of people, process expertise, IP-enabled technology, and compensation information to do this. Transaction sizes range from single professional searches to team, department, line of business projects, and global outsource recruiting solutions.

Executive Search is managed by geographic regional leaders. Worldwide operations for Consulting, Digital, and RPO & Professional Search are managed by their Chief Executive Officers. The Executive Search geographic regional leaders and the Chief Executive Officers of Consulting, Digital, and RPO & Professional Search report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Company also operates Corporate to record global expenses.

The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) review of (1) fee revenue and (2) adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”). To the extent that such costs or charges occur, Adjusted EBITDA excludes restructuring charges, integration/acquisition costs, certain separation costs and certain non-cash charges (goodwill, intangible asset and other impairment charges). The CODM is not provided asset information by reportable segment.

Financial highlights by reportable segments are as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended April 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Search

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consulting

 

 

Digital

 

 

North

America

 

 

EMEA

 

 

Asia

Pacific

 

 

Latin

America

 

 

RPO &

Professional

Search

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Fee revenue

 

$

650,204

 

 

$

349,025

 

 

$

605,704

 

 

$

182,192

 

 

$

118,596

 

 

$

29,069

 

 

$

691,928

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,626,718

 

Total revenue

 

$

654,199

 

 

$

349,437

 

 

$

609,258

 

 

$

182,866

 

 

$

118,705

 

 

$

29,079

 

 

$

699,911

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,643,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

326,360

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,485

 

Other loss, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,880

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,293

 

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

102,056

 

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

470,074

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63,521

 

Other loss, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,880

)

Integration/acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,906

 

Impairment of fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,915

 

Impairment of right of use assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,392

 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

 

$

116,108

 

 

$

110,050

 

 

$

181,615

 

 

$

31,804

 

 

$

35,105

 

 

$

9,089

 

 

$

165,141

 

 

$

(109,984

)

 

$

538,928

 

 

(1)

Adjusted EBITDA refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and further excludes integration/acquisition costs and impairment charges.

 

 

Year Ended April 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Search

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consulting

 

 

Digital

 

 

North

America

 

 

EMEA

 

 

Asia

Pacific

 

 

Latin

America

 

 

RPO &

Professional

Search

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Fee revenue

 

$

515,844

 

 

$

287,306

 

 

$

397,275

 

 

$

138,954

 

 

$

83,306

 

 

$

17,500

 

 

$

369,862

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,810,047

 

Total revenue

 

$

517,046

 

 

$

287,780

 

 

$

399,104

 

 

$

139,213

 

 

$

83,463

 

 

$

17,500

 

 

$

375,840

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,819,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

114,454

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,108

 

Other income, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(37,194

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,278

 

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,138

 

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

155,784

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61,845

 

Other income, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,194

 

Integration/acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

737

 

Restructuring charges, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,732

 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

 

$

81,522

 

 

$

86,095

 

 

$

98,099

 

 

$

11,742

 

 

$

16,676

 

 

$

1,289

 

 

$

69,411

 

 

$

(78,542

)

 

$

286,292

 

 

 

(1)

Adjusted EBITDA refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and further excludes integration/acquisition costs and net restructuring charges.

 

 

 

Year Ended April 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Search

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consulting

 

 

Digital

 

 

North

America

 

 

EMEA

 

 

Asia

Pacific

 

 

Latin

America

 

 

RPO &

Professional

Search

 

 

Corporate

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Fee revenue

 

$

543,095

 

 

$

292,366

 

 

$

434,624

 

 

$

170,314

 

 

$

98,132

 

 

$

29,400

 

 

$

364,801

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,932,732

 

Total revenue

 

$

557,255

 

 

$

294,261

 

 

$

447,528

 

 

$

172,978

 

 

$

99,209

 

 

$

29,493

 

 

$

376,606

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,977,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Korn Ferry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

104,946

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,071

 

Other loss, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,879

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,184

 

Income tax provision

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,945

 

Operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

176,025

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,311

 

Other loss, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,879

)

Integration/acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,152

 

Restructuring charges, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58,559

 

Separation costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,783

 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

 

$

61,092

 

 

$

83,073

 

 

$

120,725

 

 

$

31,067

 

 

$

22,885

 

 

$

6,402

 

 

$

60,168

 

 

$

(84,461

)

 

$

300,951

 

 

(1)

Adjusted EBITDA refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and further excludes, integration/acquisition costs, net restructuring charges and separation costs.

Fee revenue attributed to an individual customer or country, other than the U.S. in fiscal year 2022 and the U.S and United Kingdom in fiscal year 2021 and 2020, did not account for more than 10% of the total revenue in those fiscal years. Fee revenue classified by country in which the Company derives revenues are as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended April 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

U.S.

 

$

1,348,377

 

 

$

837,682

 

 

$

875,605

 

United Kingdom

 

 

247,617

 

 

 

189,893

 

 

 

204,271

 

Other countries

 

 

1,030,724

 

 

 

782,472

 

 

 

852,856

 

Total fee revenue

 

$

2,626,718

 

 

$

1,810,047

 

 

$

1,932,732

 

 

Other than the U.S. in fiscal 2022 and the U.S. and United Kingdom in fiscal 2021 and 2020, no single country had over 10% of the total long-lived assets, excluding financial instruments and tax assets. Long-lived assets, excluding financial instruments and tax assets, classified by location of the controlling statutory country are as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended April 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

U.S. (1)

 

$

185,228

 

 

$

182,218

 

 

$

199,436

 

United Kingdom

 

 

26,711

 

 

 

34,081

 

 

 

35,739

 

Other countries

 

 

93,967

 

 

 

89,600

 

 

 

102,630

 

Total long-lived assets

 

$

305,906

 

 

$

305,899

 

 

$

337,805

 

 

(1)

Includes Corporate long-lived assets