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Korn Ferry Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year FY'25 Results of Operations
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY), a global consulting firm, today announced fourth quarter and annual fee revenue of $712.0 million and $2,730.1 million, respectively. In addition, fourth quarter diluted earnings per share was $1.21 and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $1.32, while full year diluted earnings per share was $4.60 and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $4.88. 'Even amid the ever-changing global economic and political dynamics, we continue to deliver on our financial and strategic objectives, just as we have over the past several years. Our results reinforce the premise of Korn Ferry's diversification strategy and our continued momentum,' said Gary D. Burnison, CEO, Korn Ferry. 'Through ongoing investments to extend our offerings and solutions and expand our impact, we are powering performance for clients. This foundational focus for the future underpins our conviction to a strategy that will continue to propel us forward.' Selected Financial Results Fourth Quarter Year to Date FY'25 FY'24 FY'25 FY'24 Fee revenue $ 712.0 $ 690.8 $ 2,730.1 $ 2,762.7 Total revenue $ 719.8 $ 699.9 $ 2,761.1 $ 2,795.5 Net income attributable to Korn Ferry $ 64.2 $ 65.2 $ 246.1 $ 169.2 Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin 9.0 % 9.4 % 9.0 % 6.1 % Basic earnings per share $ 1.23 $ 1.26 $ 4.69 $ 3.25 Diluted earnings per share $ 1.21 $ 1.24 $ 4.60 $ 3.23 Adjusted Results (b): Fourth Quarter Year to Date FY'25 FY'24 FY'25 FY'24 Adjusted EBITDA $ 121.1 $ 112.3 $ 463.9 $ 408.2 Adjusted EBITDA margin 17.0 % 16.3 % 17.0 % 14.8 % Adjusted net income attributable to Korn Ferry (c) $ 70.1 $ 65.7 $ 261.2 $ 224.0 Adjusted basic earnings per share (c) $ 1.34 $ 1.27 $ 4.98 $ 4.31 Adjusted diluted earnings per share (c) $ 1.32 $ 1.26 $ 4.88 $ 4.28 Expand ______________________ (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, restructuring charges, net and management separation charges when applicable. Adjusted results on a consolidated basis are non-GAAP financial measures that adjust for the following, as applicable (see attached reconciliations): Expand Fourth Quarter Year to Date FY'25 FY'24 FY'25 FY'24 Management separation charges (d) $ 4.6 $ — $ 4.6 $ — Integration/acquisition costs $ 1.7 $ 1.8 $ 8.8 $ 14.9 Restructuring charges, net $ — $ — $ 1.9 $ 68.6 Impairment of fixed assets $ — $ — $ 0.5 $ 1.6 Impairment of right-of-use assets $ — $ — $ 2.5 $ 1.6 Expand (c) Due to actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax, the Company released a valuation allowance in FY'24 and recorded a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit, which is included in the Company's US GAAP results but excluded from the Adjusted results. (d) Contractual obligations due upon executive's death. Expand Fiscal 2025 Fourth Quarter Results The Company reported fee revenue in Q4 FY'25 of $712.0 million, an increase of 3% year-over-year (up 4.0% at constant currency). During the quarter, the increase in fee revenue was due to higher fee revenue in Executive Search and Recruitment process outsourcing ("RPO"), partially offset by a decline in fee revenue in Consulting. Net income attributable to Korn Ferry was $64.2 million with a margin of 9.0% in Q4 FY'25, compared to net income attributable to Korn Ferry of $65.2 million with a margin of 9.4%, in Q4 FY'24, a decrease of 40bps compared to the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was $121.1 million in Q4 FY'25 compared to $112.3 million in Q4 FY'24. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 17.0% in Q4 FY'25, an increase of 70bps compared to the year-ago quarter. Net income attributable to Korn Ferry and net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin decreased slightly from the prior year, primarily due to certain income tax benefits recorded in Q4 FY'24 which reduced the prior year quarterly effective tax rate by approximately 4 percentage points. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin increased due to an increase in fee revenue and disciplined cost management. Fiscal 2025 Full Year Results The Company reported fee revenue in FY'25 of $2,730.1 million, a decrease of 1% in both actual and constant currency compared to FY'24. Net income attributable to Korn Ferry was $246.1 million with a margin of 9.0% in FY'25, compared to net income attributable to Korn Ferry of $169.2 million with a margin of 6.1%, in FY'24, an increase of 290bps. Adjusted EBITDA was $463.9 million in FY'25 compared to $408.2 million in FY'24. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 17.0% in FY'25, an increase of 220bps compared to the year-ago period. Net income attributable to Korn Ferry and net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin increased as a result of disciplined cost management, strong consultant productivity and a decrease in restructuring charges, net, partially offset by a higher effective tax rate in FY'25 as a result of the favorable impact of the valuation allowance release mentioned in footnote (c) above on FY'24's effective tax rate. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin increased due to disciplined cost management and strong consultant productivity. ______________________ (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) Represents number of employees originating, delivering and executing consulting services. (d) The number of hours worked by consultant and execution staff during the period. (e) The amount of fee revenue divided by the number of hours worked by consultants and execution staff. (f) Adjusted results exclude the following: Expand Fourth Quarter Year to Date FY'25 FY'24 FY'25 FY'24 Management separation charges (g) $ 4.6 $ — $ 4.6 $ — Restructuring charges, net $ — $ — $ 1.7 $ 18.9 Impairment of right-of-use assets $ — $ — $ — $ 0.6 Expand (g) Contractual obligations due upon executive's death. Expand Fee revenue was $169.4 million in Q4 FY'25 compared to $182.2 million in Q4 FY'24, a decrease of $12.8 million or 7% in both actual and constant currency. The year-over-year decrease in Consulting fee revenue was primarily due to a greater mix of larger engagements which convert to fee revenue over a longer duration and ongoing slower delivery of backlog engagements driven by clients. Adjusted EBITDA was $29.1 million in Q4 FY'25 compared to $32.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin in the quarter decreased year-over-year by 60bps to 17.2%. This decrease resulted primarily from lower fee revenue discussed above. ______________________ (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) Adjusted results exclude the following: Expand Fourth Quarter Year to Date FY'25 FY'24 FY'25 FY'24 Restructuring charges, net $ — $ — $ — $ 9.5 Impairment of fixed assets $ — $ — $ 0.4 $ 1.5 Expand Fee revenue was $91.6 million in Q4 FY'25 compared to $91.3 million in Q4 FY'24, essentially flat year-over-year (up 1% at constant currency). Adjusted EBITDA was $28.5 million in Q4 FY'25, relatively flat compared to $28.0 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin in the quarter increased slightly year-over-year by 40bps to 31.1%. ______________________ (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 Solutions, and financial metrics used by the Company's investor base. (b) Numbers may not total due to rounding. (c) Estimated fee revenue associated with signed contracts for which revenue has not yet been recognized. (d) Represents new engagements opened in the respective period. (e) Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures that adjust for the following: Expand Fourth Quarter Year to Date FY'25 FY'24 FY'25 FY'24 Restructuring charges, net $ — $ — $ 0.2 $ 28.2 Impairment of right-of-use assets $ — $ — $ 2.5 $ 0.9 Impairment of fixed assets $ — $ — $ 0.2 $ 0.1 Expand Fee revenue was $227.0 million in Q4 FY'25 compared to $198.7 million Q4 FY'24, an increase of $28.3 million or 14% (up 15% at constant currency). The year-over-year increase in fee revenue was primarily driven by an increase in the number of engagements billed and an increase in weighted-average fee billed per engagement. The Company experienced fee revenue growth in North America, EMEA and APAC regions. Adjusted EBITDA was $54.2 million in Q4 FY'25 compared to $45.5 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 100bps to 23.9% in Q4 FY'25. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin was due to higher fee revenue and increased consultant productivity. _____________________ (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) Represents new engagements opened in the respective period. (d) Fee revenue from interim divided by the number of hours worked by consultants. (e) The number of billable consultants based on a weekly average in the respective period. (f) Adjusted results exclude the following: Expand Fee revenue was $130.7 million in Q4 FY'25 compared to $129.2 million Q4 FY'24, an increase of $1.5 million or 1% (up 2% at a constant currency). Fee revenue increased due to higher fee revenue from Interim as a result of the acquisition of Trilogy, effective November 1, 2024, partially offset by a decrease in fee revenue in Permanent Placement due to an industry wide slowdown in demand. Adjusted EBITDA was $27.4 million in Q4 FY'25 compared to $28.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 21.0%, down year-over-year by 80bps. ______________________ (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: Expand Fee revenue was $93.3 million in Q4 FY'25 compared to $89.5 million in Q4 FY'24, an increase of $3.8 million or 4% (up 5% 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 $14.5 million in Q4 FY'25 compared to $11.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 230bps to 15.5% in Q4 FY'25. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin both resulted from an increase in fee revenue and disciplined cost management. Outlook Assuming worldwide geopolitical conditions, economic conditions, financial markets and foreign exchange rates remain steady, on a consolidated basis: Q1 FY'26 fee revenue is expected to be in the range of $675 million and $695 million; and Q1 FY'26 diluted earnings per share is expected to range between $1.16 to $1.24. On a consolidated adjusted basis: Q1 FY'26 adjusted diluted earnings per share is expected to be in the range from $1.18 to $1.26. ______________________ (1) Consolidated adjusted diluted earnings per share is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the items listed in the table. Expand 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 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. About Korn Ferry Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business—synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That's why the world's most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us—for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than. 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, impact of global events on our business, 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, management separation charges and restructuring charges, net of income tax effect, and to exclude a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in fiscal 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, management separation charges and restructuring charges, net of income tax effect, and to exclude a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in fiscal 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, management separation charges and restructuring charges, net when applicable, and Consolidated and Executive Search Adjusted EBITDA margin. This non-GAAP disclosure has limitations as an analytical tool, should not be viewed as a substitute for financial information determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results as reported under GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. Management believes the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures in this press release provides meaningful supplemental information regarding Korn Ferry's performance by excluding certain charges 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, 5) separation charges due to contractual obligations due upon executive's death and 6) to exclude a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in fiscal 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. KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL SUMMARY BY REPORTING SEGMENT (dollars in thousands) (unaudited) Three Months Ended April 30, Year Ended April 30, 2025 2024 % Change 2025 2024 % Change Fee revenue: Consulting $ 169,363 $ 182,177 (7.0 %) $ 662,708 $ 695,007 (4.6 %) Digital 91,634 91,304 0.4 % 363,530 366,699 (0.9 %) Executive Search: North America 143,014 125,468 14.0 % 535,921 506,927 5.7 % EMEA 53,479 45,643 17.2 % 194,088 184,516 5.2 % Asia Pacific 23,630 20,696 14.2 % 87,337 85,863 1.7 % Latin America 6,880 6,896 (0.2 %) 28,862 28,937 (0.3 %) Total Executive Search (a) 227,003 198,703 14.2 % 846,208 806,243 5.0 % Professional Search & Interim 130,710 129,162 1.2 % 503,515 540,615 (6.9 %) RPO 93,338 89,454 4.3 % 354,127 354,107 0.0 % Total fee revenue 712,048 690,800 3.1 % 2,730,088 2,762,671 (1.2 %) Reimbursed out-of-pocket engagement expenses 7,779 9,123 (14.7 %) 30,998 32,834 (5.6 %) Total revenue $ 719,827 $ 699,923 2.8 % $ 2,761,086 $ 2,795,505 (1.2 %) Expand (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 Solutions, and financial metrics used by the Company's investor base. Expand KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except per share amounts) April 30, 2025 2024 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,006,964 $ 941,005 Marketable securities 36,388 42,742 Receivables due from clients, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $40,461 and $44,192 at April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively 565,255 541,014 Income taxes and other receivables 38,394 40,696 Unearned compensation 61,649 59,247 Prepaid expenses and other assets 41,488 49,456 Total current assets 1,750,138 1,674,160 Marketable securities, non-current 233,626 211,681 Property and equipment, net 173,610 161,849 Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 152,712 160,464 Cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance policies, net of loans 252,621 218,977 Deferred income taxes 144,560 133,564 Goodwill 948,832 908,376 Intangible assets, net 70,193 88,833 Unearned compensation, non-current 106,965 99,913 Investments and other assets 27,967 21,052 Total assets $ 3,861,224 $ 3,678,869 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Accounts payable $ 58,884 $ 50,112 Income taxes payable 23,079 24,076 Compensation and benefits payable 530,473 525,466 Operating lease liability, current 38,573 36,073 Other accrued liabilities 304,589 298,792 Total current liabilities 955,598 934,519 Deferred compensation and other retirement plans 477,770 440,396 Operating lease liability, non-current 131,762 143,507 Long-term debt 397,736 396,946 Deferred tax liabilities 5,981 4,540 Other liabilities 20,238 21,636 Total liabilities 1,989,085 1,941,544 Stockholders' equity Common stock: $0.01 par value, 150,000 shares authorized, 78,264 and 77,460 shares issued and 51,458 and 51,983 shares outstanding at April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively 364,425 414,885 Retained earnings 1,588,274 1,425,844 Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net (86,243 ) (107,671 ) Total Korn Ferry stockholders' equity 1,866,456 1,733,058 Noncontrolling interest 5,683 4,267 Total stockholders' equity 1,872,139 1,737,325 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 3,861,224 $ 3,678,869 Expand KORN FERRY AND SUBSIDIARIES RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (dollars in thousands) (unaudited) Three Months Ended April 30, Year Ended April 30, Net income attributable to Korn Ferry $ 64,244 $ 65,189 $ 246,062 $ 169,154 Net income attributable to non-controlling interest 894 423 5,014 3,407 Net income 65,138 65,612 251,076 172,561 Income tax provision 23,789 20,302 93,836 50,081 Income before provision for income taxes 88,927 85,914 344,912 222,642 Interest expense, net 5,331 4,686 20,363 20,968 Depreciation and amortization 20,531 19,891 80,287 77,966 Integration/acquisition costs (1) 1,738 1,809 8,837 14,866 Impairment of fixed assets (2) — — 509 1,575 Impairment of right-of-use assets (3) — — 2,452 1,629 Restructuring charges, net (4) — — 1,892 68,558 Management separation charges (5) 4,614 — 4,614 — Adjusted EBITDA $ 121,141 $ 112,300 $ 463,866 $ 408,204 Net income attributable to Korn Ferry margin 9.0 % 9.4 % 9.0 % 6.1 % Net income attributable to non-controlling interest 0.1 % 0.1 % 0.2 % 0.1 % Income tax provision 3.3 % 2.9 % 3.4 % 1.8 % Interest expense, net 0.8 % 0.7 % 0.8 % 0.8 % Depreciation and amortization 2.9 % 2.9 % 2.9 % 2.8 % Integration/acquisition costs (1) 0.2 % 0.3 % 0.3 % 0.5 % Impairment of fixed assets (2) — % — % 0.0 % 0.1 % Impairment of right-of-use assets (3) — % — % 0.1 % 0.1 % Restructuring charges, net (4) — % — % 0.1 % 2.5 % Management separation charges (5) 0.7 % — % 0.2 % — % Adjusted EBITDA margin 17.0 % 16.3 % 17.0 % 14.8 % Net income attributable to Korn Ferry $ 64,244 $ 65,189 $ 246,062 $ 169,154 Integration/acquisition costs (1) 1,738 1,809 8,837 14,866 Impairment of fixed assets (2) — — 509 1,575 Impairment of right-of-use assets (3) — — 2,452 1,629 Restructuring charges, net (4) — — 1,892 68,558 Management separation charges (5) 4,614 — 4,614 — Tax effect on the adjusted items (6) (487 ) (1,267 ) (3,187 ) (22,030 ) Tax adjustment (7) — — — (9,714 ) Adjusted net income attributable to Korn Ferry $ 70,109 $ 65,731 $ 261,179 $ 224,038 Expand 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) Contractual obligations due upon executive's death. (6) Tax effect on integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets and right-of-use assets, restructuring charges, net and separation charges. (7) Due to actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax, the Company recorded a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in fiscal 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. Expand Three Months Ended April 30, Year Ended April 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Basic earnings per common share $ 1.23 $ 1.26 $ 4.69 $ 3.25 Integration/acquisition costs (1) 0.03 0.04 0.17 0.29 Impairment of fixed assets (2) — — 0.01 0.03 Impairment of right-of-use assets (3) — — 0.05 0.03 Restructuring charges, net (4) — — 0.03 1.33 Management separation charges (5) 0.09 — 0.09 — Tax effect on the adjusted items (6) (0.01 ) (0.03 ) (0.06 ) (0.43 ) Tax adjustment (7) — — — (0.19 ) Adjusted basic earnings per share $ 1.34 $ 1.27 $ 4.98 $ 4.31 Diluted earnings per common share $ 1.21 $ 1.24 $ 4.60 $ 3.23 Integration/acquisition costs (1) 0.03 0.04 0.16 0.29 Impairment of fixed assets (2) — — 0.01 0.03 Impairment of right-of-use assets (3) — — 0.05 0.03 Restructuring charges, net (4) — — 0.03 1.32 Management separation charges (5) 0.09 — 0.09 — Tax effect on the adjusted items (6) (0.01 ) (0.02 ) (0.06 ) (0.43 ) Tax adjustment (7) — — — (0.19 ) Adjusted diluted earnings per share $ 1.32 $ 1.26 $ 4.88 $ 4.28 Expand 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. (2) 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) Contractual obligations due upon executive's death. (6) Tax effect on integration/acquisition costs, impairment of fixed assets and right-of-use assets, restructuring charges, net and management separation charges. (7) Due to actions taken in connection with the worldwide minimum tax, the Company recorded a $9.7 million non-recurring tax benefit in fiscal 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. Expand
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Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. Reports Results For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2025
ATHENS and NEW YORK, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. (the "Company" or "Heidmar") (NASDAQ: HMR) today reported its results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. First Quarter 2025 Highlights Total net revenues of $5.8 million. Net loss attributable to shareholders of $6.0 million or $0.1 per share Adjusted net income(1)attributable to shareholders for the quarter of $875,194 or $0.02 income per share, excluding non-cash expense of $3.9 million relating to the fair value of the earnout shares that will be issued to certain of the Company's shareholders upon the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the business combination agreement with MGO Global Inc, the non-cash bonus of stock based compensation of $1.5 million and the amortization of Heidmar's 2025 Equity Incentive Plan of $1.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA (1)of $1.2 million. (1) Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income attributable to shareholders and Adjusted income per share attributable to shareholders are not measurements recognized under US GAAP (GAAP) and should not be used in isolation or as a substitute for Heidmar's financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. See 'Non-GAAP Financial Measures' later in this Press Release for the definitions and reconciliation of these measurements to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. FIRST QUARTER 2025 RESULTS COMPARED TO FIRST QUARTER 2024 The total revenues earned mainly from commissions, management fees and time charter hires were $5.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, down $2.8 million from $8.6 million in the same period of 2024, primarily due to the decrease in the number of vessels under management and the termination of two time-charter syndication agreements. Pankaj Khanna, Chief Executive Officer of Heidmar, commented: "Q1 is the first quarter we are releasing our results after the business acquisition with MGO and the results reflect the accounting treatment of the deal, annual performance bonuses and the long-term equity incentive plan. Excluding these effects, the business environment was quite challenging in the quarter. The uncertainty created by the constant news flow and tariffs led to a decline in freight rates for tankers. With freight rates declining, asset prices have also trended down to varying degrees based on the age of the vessel with older vessels seeing significant decline to the tune of 30-35% as compared to the summer of 2024. The decline in asset values has seen new players entering the market looking for services on technical and commercial management, and we are working closely with some investors to take advantage of this opportunity and close deals. Levels for time chartering (leasing) crude and product tankers for short to medium term charters have also softened and present an opportunity for us to rebuild our Time Charter book. We are actively bidding on some modern vessels for medium term charters and hope to conclude 1-2 ships in the coming months. For the future, we remain committed to our stated strategy of two main lines of business i.e. maritime services for bulk shipping and select specialist sectors, and project development with investors where Heidmar arranges deals to acquire assets with investors where we coinvest and provide commercial, technical, or corporate services. We are working on growth opportunities on both lines of the business and hope to conclude deals within the second half of the year.' Conference Call details: Our management team will host a conference call to discuss our financial results on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time using the following numbers: +1 877 405 1226 (US Toll-Free Dial In) or +1 201 689 7823 (US and Standard International Dial In), or +0 800 756 3429 (UK Toll Free Dial In). Please quote 'Heidmar' to the operator and/or conference ID 13754281. Click here for additional participant International Toll-Free access numbers. Alternatively, participants can register for the call using the call me option for a faster connection to join the conference call. You can enter your phone number and let the system call you right away. Click here for the call me option. Slides and audio webcast: There will also be a live, and then archived, webcast of the conference call and accompanying slides, available through the Company's website. To listen to the archived audio file, visit and click on Financials & Presentations. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast. About Heidmar, Inc. Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, Heidmar is an Athens based, commercial and pool management business servicing the crude and product tanker market and is committed to safety, performance, relationships and transparency. With operations in Athens, London, Singapore, Chennai, Hong Kong and Dubai, Heidmar has a reputation as a reliable and responsible partner with a goal of maximizing our customers' profitability. Heidmar seeks to offer vessel owners a "one stop" solution for all maritime services in the crude oil, refined petroleum products and dry bulk shipping sectors. Heidmar believes its unique business model and extensive experience in the maritime industry allows the Company to achieve premier market coverage and utilization, as well as provide customers in the sector with seamless commercial transportation services. For more information, please visit Forward-Looking Statements This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the Company. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, including statements regarding the Company's future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, prospective costs, timing and likelihood of success, plans and objectives of management for future operations, future results of current and anticipated operations of Heidmar are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, Company management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company's records and other data available from third parties. Although the Company believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company's control, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company's view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include unforeseen liabilities, expansion and growth of the Company's operations, the failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with the Company, the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for tanker or drybulk vessel capacity, changes in the Company's operating expenses, demand for the Company's managed fleet, ability to obtain financing and comply with covenants in such financing arrangements, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general international geopolitical conditions and conflicts, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessel breakdowns and instances of off‐hires, and other factors. Please see the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified and some of which are beyond the Company's control, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. The Company does not give any assurance that it will achieve its expectations. CONTACT INFORMATION: Investor Relations/Media Contact: Nicolas Bornozis / Daniela GuerreroCapital Link, Inc.230 Park Avenue, Suite 1540New York, N.Y. 10169Tel.: (212) 661-7566Email: heidmar@ HEIDMAR MARITIME HOLDINGS TABLES Explanatory Note On February 20, 2025, Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp.'s (the 'Company') common shares commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol 'HMR' through a business combination transaction involving Heidmar Inc. ('HMI') and MGO Global Inc. ('MGO'), a Nasdaq-listed company. The Company and HMI are entities under common control. Pursuant to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ('U.S. GAAP'), this transaction is accounted for as a business acquisition, with Heidmar Inc. being the accounting acquirer and MGO the acquired entity. Accordingly, the historical interim financial information of Heidmar Inc. has been carried forward as the historical interim financial information of the Company. The interim financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2025, includes the results of operations and financial position of Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries, Heidmar Inc. and MGO. Comparative interim financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2024, reflects only the historical financial results of Heidmar Inc., the accounting acquirer. The results of MGO for the comparative period are not presented within the comparative financial information, as MGO is accounted for as the acquired entity and its historical interim financial information do not constitute the predecessor interim financial information of the Company. The Company consolidates MGO from the date of acquisition forward. UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Three months ended March 31, 2025 Three months ended March 31, 2024 Revenues: Trade revenues $834,047 $680,643 Trade revenues – related parties $1,504,138 $2,580,653 Time charter revenues $3,235,407 $4,700,982 Syndication income, related party – $664,621 Revenues, net $262,471 – Total revenues $5,836,063 $8,626,899 Expenses/(Income): Cost of revenues $61,941 – Voyage expenses $8,495 $624,963 Gain on inventories $(174,453) – Operating lease expenses $2,441,721 $2,453,428 Charter-in expenses – $931,912 Other operating income $(728,004) – General and administrative expenses $6,087,186 $2,235,063 Depreciation and amortization of intangible asset $19,328 $5,087 Total expenses $7,716,214 $6,250,453 Operating (loss)/income $(1,880,151) $2,376,446 Other income / (expenses), net: Interest income, net $130,131 $98,278 Interest income – related parties $5,060 – Foreign exchange gains / (losses) $54,706 $(140,995) Finance costs $(407,450) $(523,450) Finance costs, related party – $83,660 Share of loss from joint venture $(49,439) – Other expenses, net $(3,885,877) – Total other expenses, net $(4,152,869) $(649,787) Net (loss)/income from continuing operations – controlling interest $(6,033,020) $1,726,659 Net loss from discontinued operations $(100) – Net (loss)/income $(6,033,120) $1,726,659 UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA March 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 ASSETS (unaudited) (audited) Cash and cash equivalents $ 19,159,218 $ 20,029,506 Other current assets 12,553,255 10,222,269 Investment in joint venture 76,544 1,569,573 Other noncurrent assets 15,721,579 5,300,148 Total assets $ 47,510,596 $ 38,121,496 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Accounts payable $ 3,581,534 $ 1,730,308 Other liabilities 18,153,057 18,175,778 Total stockholders' equity 25,776,005 18,215,410 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 47,510,596 $ 38,121,496 OTHER FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited) Three months ended March 31, 2025 2024 Net cash provided by operating activities $ 3,131,604 4,320,529 Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities 3,618,932 (184,171 ) Net cash used in financing activities $ (8,047,766 ) (19,217 ) NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Reconciliation of Net (Loss) / Income to Adjusted EBITDA (In U.S. Dollars) Q1 2025 Q1 2024 Net (loss) / income (6,033,120 ) 1,726,659 Interest and finance cost, net 272,259 508,832 Depreciation and amortization 19,328 5,087 EBITDA (5,741,533 ) 2,240,578 Stock-based compensation 2,990,547 - Non-cash expense relating to the fair value of the earnout shares 3,917,767 - Adjusted EBITDA 1,166,781 2,240,578 Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation:Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA") represents the sum of net (loss)/income, interest and finance costs, net, depreciation and amortization and, if any, income taxes during a period. EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation and the non-cash expense relating to the fair value of the earnout shares, which the Company believes are not indicative of the ongoing performance of its core operations. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as we believe that these measures are useful to investors as a widely used means of evaluating operating profitability. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the Company's performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Reconciliation of Net (Loss)/ Income attributable to shareholders to Adjusted Net Income(In U.S. Dollars) Q1 2025 Q1 2024 Net (loss) / income (6,033,120 ) 1,726,659 Unrealized expense relating to Fair value adjustment of earnout Shares 3,917,767 - Stock based compensation 2,990,547 - Adjusted net income 875,194 1,726,659 Heidmar considers Adjusted net income attributable to shareholders, to represent net loss/ income before non-cash loss on the fair value adjustments of the earnout shares and amortization of stock-based compensation. We have included herein Adjusted fair value of earnout shares and amortization of stock based compensation because we believe they assist our management and investors by increasing the comparability of the Company's fundamental performance from period to period by excluding the potentially disparate effects between periods of unrealized loss on the fair value adjustments of the earnout shares and amortization of stock based compensation which may significantly affect results of operations between periods. Adjusted net income attributable to shareholders and Adjusted income per share attributable to shareholders do not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to net loss/ income attributable to shareholders or loss per share attributable to shareholders, as determined by GAAP. 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CrossCountry Consulting Appoints Dara Bazzano as California Market Lead & San Francisco Office Managing Partner
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Q4 2024 Spanish Broadcasting System Inc Earnings Call
Raul Alarcon; Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer; Spanish Broadcasting System Inc Mike Smargiassi Operator Good morning, and welcome to the Spanish Broadcasting's fourth quarter 2024 conference call. (Operator Instructions) I would now like to turn the conference over to [Mike Smargiassi]. Please go ahead. Mike Smargiassi Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Before we begin, please recognize that certain statements on this conference call are not historical facts. They may be deemed, therefore, to be forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, statements about future results expected to be obtained from the company's current strategic initiatives are forward-looking statements. Many important factors may cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any such forward-looking statements. Spanish Broadcasting System undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements. Please also note that we will be discussing non-GAAP financial measures. The company believes that operating income before depreciation and amortization, loss on the disposal of assets, impairment charges and other operating expenses excluding noncash stock-based compensation or adjusted OIBDA, is useful in evaluating its performance because it reflects the measure of performance of the company's stations before considering costs and expenses related to capital structure and dispositions. This information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitution for operating income, net income or loss, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure used in determining the company's operating performance or liquidity that is calculated in accordance with US GAAP. With the formalities aside, I will now turn the conference over to Mr. Raul Alarcon. Raul Alarcon Thank you, Mike. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for joining me today to review the SBS financial results and operational highlights for calendar year 2024. And let me just say that for brevity's sake, if you permit, I'm going to refer mainly to the entire year of 2024 as I believe Q4 was, in many ways, a pretty accurate reflection of the corresponding year and I'd like to avoid being repetitive. So let me begin by saying that in every conceivable way, 2024 was very much a watershed year. Starting in Q1, the company moved expeditiously to replace two C-level officers and to restructure its executive ranks and focus on the strategic initiatives and operational procedures needed to restore EBITDA growth, which has been and will always be our number one priority. We began this process by fine-tuning, retooling and reinvigorating our live and local radio brands, the core of our business by undertaking new talent rollouts in the majority of our markets and staying on the cutting edge of whatever is trending and popular with our listeners not only in their music preferences, but also with the company's on-air hosts and entertainers. A great example of this is the on-air debut of Raul Brindis our new morning talent in Houston, who sky rocketed to the top of the ratings in record time, a bit more on that later. 2024 was also the year of the implementation of our DAVid initiative, which is code for the real-time audio visual redeployment of our leading radio content to live and on-demand digital streaming, principally for our LaMusica platform, the number one Latino music app as well as across our rapidly growing multichannel network of digital video platforms, including our flagship YouTube channels, our soon-to-be announced connected TV distribution partnership and for our output of viral short-form clips for the Instagrams, TikTok and Facebook reels of the world. All of these elements designed to reinforce LaMusica's evolution into a premier audiovisual entertainment destination. As an example, LaMusica is now streaming a selection of the most compelling audio content from the multimedia group in Mexico an arrangement that will surely enure to the benefit of both parties as well as the audience is eager to consume a content that would otherwise be unobtainable. I'll be speaking much more about this in the future. Of course, but let me just say that we believe this transformation of SBS into an audio-visual exhibitor of the most compelling Hispanic content as Nielsen has been confirming for years, holds the key to the future of the company as a global content creator and distributor. We also branched out into the important market of Texas with our December 2024 acquisition of KROI-FM in Houston, the third largest US Hispanic market, where we introduced our newest SBS star host and iconic morning drive personality, Raul Brindis, resulting in the station's stunning ratings climb in less than 90 days. Suffice it to say that the station is now ranked number one among all Hispanic competitors morning-drive and number one, overall in Houston, irrespective of language or format. In terms of streaming the Raul Brindis show has already added over 225,000 unique users as of April with a staggering time spent listening and/or viewing average of 75 minutes. And the company also continued to host the finest multi-act concert performances in Latin Entertainment by enlisting the top performers and participating sponsors in creating successful and profitable live audience experiences. But most importantly, ladies and gentlemen, we successfully accomplished all of these initiatives while significantly growing the company's EBITDA by a healthy 71% versus the prior year, successfully reducing over $16.3 million in costs and increasing EBITDA from $23 million in 2023 to over $40 million in 2024 without any diminution in audience or revenue. This was achieved by undertaking a scrupulous top-to-bottom review of company personnel and a corresponding line-by-line examination on all operational expenses, which continues to this day, as necessitated by the market gyrations and advertiser uncertainties prevalent in recent months. Looking forward, we will continue to innovate, create, regulate and propagate our company's assets in order to best serve our audiences as well as our brand partners and our diverse constituency of stakeholders. Thank you for your time today, ladies and gentlemen. I very much look forward to addressing you again during our upcoming Q1 earnings call. Have a good morning. Operator The conference has now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect. Sign in to access your portfolio
