Earnings Press Release Q3-FY'20 >

Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY), a global organizational consulting firm, today announced third quarter fee revenue of $515.3 million.  Third quarter diluted earnings per share was $0.36 and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $0.75.  Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the third quarter excludes an aggregate of $27.4 million, or $0.39 per share, of restructuring charges, net, and integration/acquisition costs, both associated with the recently completed acquisition of the acquired companies, separation costs and debt refinancing costs.

“For Korn Ferry’s recently completed third quarter, we generated fee revenue of approximately $515 million (up 8.6 percent using actual rates; up 9.4 percent on a constant currency basis) with net income attributable to Korn Ferry of $20 million and solid Adjusted EBITDA of $78 million,” said Gary D, Burnison, CEO, Korn Ferry.

“Organically and through M&A, our global scope and capability continues to expand.  Today Korn Ferry is much more diversified and balanced, with almost two-thirds of our fee revenue generated outside of our historical core Executive Search business,” added Burnison.  “We believe the expansion of our business into larger addressable markets offers higher growth potential and more durable and visible revenue streams.  More recently, the acquisitions of Miller Heiman, Strategy Execution and AchieveForum have added professional development and upskill capabilities to our Korn Ferry Digital business, giving us a bigger presence in the learning and development space.  Indeed, today’s Korn Ferry is the firm that synchronizes a client’s talent and strategy which will enable individuals, teams and organizations to exceed their potential.  Finally, as we manage our way through the global COVID-19 situation, our unwavering commitment to protecting the health and safety of our colleagues, as well as our focus on our clients' success remain, as always, our top priorities.”

Highlights

• Korn Ferry reports fee revenue of $515.3 million in Q3 FY’20. 
• Net income attributable to Korn Ferry was $20.0 million in Q3 FY’20. 
• Operating income was $31.6 million in Q3 FY’20 with an operating margin of 6.1%.  Adjusted EBITDA was $78.1 million with an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 15.2%. 
• Q3 FY’20 diluted earnings per share and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $0.36 and $0.75, respectively. 
• During the third quarter, the Company completed the acquisition of Miller Heiman Group, AchieveForum and Strategy Execution (“acquired companies”) that are part of a newly branded reporting segment— Korn Ferry Digital (formerly the Products Group). 
• During the third quarter, the Company renegotiated its existing revolving line of credit on more favorable terms and conditions and repaid the outstanding balance using proceeds from the issuance of $400 million, 4.625% Senior Notes. 
• The Company continued with its balanced approach to capital allocation, buying back 0.2 million shares or $6.1 million of stock during the quarter and declaring a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share on March 10, 2020 payable on April 15, 2020 to stockholders of record on March 26, 2020.

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