Korn Ferry

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Korn Ferry is a global people and organizational advisory firm. It helps leaders, organizations, and societies hire the right people and advise them on how to reward, develop and motivate their workforce.

TypePublic
HQLos Angeles, CA, USMap
Websitekornferry.com
Employee Ratings3More
Overall CultureBMore
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Employees (est.) (Apr 2019)8,678(+14%)
Revenue (FY, 2020)$2 B
Share Price (Jan 2021)$46.3
Cybersecurity ratingAMore

Key People/Management at Korn Ferry

Amelia Stubbs

Amelia Stubbs

Senior Client Partner
Andrew Lowe

Andrew Lowe

Senior Client Partner
Barbara Valaperti

Barbara Valaperti

Senior Client Partner
David Gibbs

David Gibbs

Senior Client Partner
Marco Mingolla

Marco Mingolla

Senior Client Partner
Neslihan Akan

Neslihan Akan

Senior Client Partner
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Korn Ferry Office Locations

Korn Ferry has offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and in 86 other locations
Los Angeles, CA, US (HQ)
1900 Avenue of the Stars #2600
Atlanta, GA, US
1201 West Peachtree Street Northwest
Boston, MA, US
One International Pl 10th Floor, Suite 1020
Chicago, IL, US
233 S Wacker Dr #700
Dallas, TX, US
2101 Cedar Springs Rd #1450
Farmers Branch, TX, US
4100 Alpha Rd #1000
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Korn Ferry Financials and Metrics

Korn Ferry Revenue

Korn Ferry's revenue was reported to be $1.98 b in FY, 2020
USD

Revenue (Q1, 2021)

346.9m

Net income (Q1, 2021)

(30.9m)

EBIT (Q1, 2021)

(43.8m)

Market capitalization (8-Jan-2021)

2.5b

Closing stock price (8-Jan-2021)

46.3

Cash (31-Jul-2020)

542.8m

EV

2.6b
Korn Ferry's current market capitalization is $2.5 b.
Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Revenue

776.3m826.8m849.7m995.6m1.1b1.3b1.6b1.8b2.0b2.0b

Revenue growth, %

7%26%20%

Cost of goods sold

39.9m39.7m59.8m71.5m73.7m

Gross profit

955.6m1.0b1.3b1.6b1.7b
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2011Q2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020Q1, 2021

Revenue

183.2m193.2m194.1m214.6m210.0m194.6m196.0m204.8m210.3m237.6m246.2m250.9m260.3m264.7m258.9m279.3m291.3m358.9m392.9m415.0m394.2m414.9m455.5m460.8m478.4m506.8m486.2m496.2m504.2m528.0m346.9m

Cost of goods sold

9.5m11.1m9.1m9.5m9.7m8.7m10.1m11.2m17.5m16.8m18.9m16.5m15.8m19.9m17.5m19.6m

Gross profit

228.1m235.1m241.9m250.9m255.0m250.2m269.2m280.1m341.4m376.1m396.1m377.7m399.1m435.6m443.3m487.2m

Gross profit Margin, %

96%95%96%96%96%97%96%96%95%96%95%96%96%96%96%96%
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Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Cash

246.9m282.0m224.1m333.7m380.8m273.3m410.9m520.8m626.4m689.2m

Accounts Receivable

128.9m126.6m161.5m176.0m188.5m316.0m385.0m404.9m397.2m

Prepaid Expenses

27.8m28.7m30.0m31.1m43.1m65.0m28.5m26.9m

Current Assets

441.6m500.1m447.1m562.0m641.0m664.3m843.7m1.0b1.1b1.2b
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2011Q2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020Q1, 2021

Cash

146.0m151.1m181.3m156.9m192.2m218.2m196.4m192.9m168.2m150.4m182.6m247.8m238.6m248.2m304.5m276.5m270.7m207.3m244.1m250.0m351.3m282.0m282.6m390.0m365.7m387.7m489.5m424.6m464.4m563.7m542.8m

Accounts Receivable

127.9m145.0m137.4m152.3m144.5m136.1m137.4m153.5m164.9m182.2m199.2m191.0m202.4m211.7m201.5m199.5m230.4m330.7m342.0m360.8m343.1m365.7m397.4m397.8m397.6m421.8m432.8m458.3m472.3m375.2m

Prepaid Expenses

32.4m31.6m27.1m29.7m29.9m30.5m32.7m31.1m29.8m32.9m32.5m31.3m35.9m38.5m43.2m53.2m51.3m52.0m62.5m66.8m63.4m32.1m28.1m33.3m31.6m35.1m35.0m

Current Assets

343.8m370.1m394.7m378.6m410.7m451.3m413.4m428.8m415.8m385.5m428.8m485.8m504.0m536.8m576.9m542.9m574.3m622.9m671.4m715.4m774.4m765.9m800.8m892.0m884.0m931.7m1.0b975.1m1.0b1.2b1.1b
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Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Net Income

58.9m54.3m33.3m72.7m88.4m31.4m87.2m135.9m104.8m107.0m

Depreciation and Amortization

12.7m14.0m19.0m26.2m27.6m36.2m47.3m48.6m46.5m55.3m

Accounts Payable

40.1m(18.0m)8.5m29.1m17.8m18.9m5.4m66.1m28.4m(6.0m)

Cash From Operating Activities

95.6m71.0m61.7m129.5m107.3m64.1m106.1m219.1m258.8m236.3m
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2011Q2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020Q1, 2021

Net Income

10.9m24.6m38.5m15.4m30.6m42.3m10.4m11.6m21.1m11.4m30.2m51.5m14.5m39.9m62.9m23.1m41.1m25.1m4.1m35.1m59.5m29.4m66.2m93.6m(38.6m)8.7m54.2m43.7m86.7m107.6m(30.9m)

Depreciation and Amortization

3.0m6.1m9.4m3.4m6.8m10.4m3.7m8.0m13.1m5.9m12.5m18.9m6.8m13.5m20.4m7.4m14.6m24.9m11.4m23.2m35.0m12.2m24.7m11.7m22.7m34.5m12.8m25.5m40.4m15.0m

Accounts Payable

(41.2m)(7.7m)8.5m(75.7m)(61.5m)(55.1m)(74.5m)(41.0m)(22.5m)(62.8m)(44.9m)(16.7m)(77.6m)(56.3m)(26.9m)(96.7m)(69.1m)(29.2m)(93.9m)(85.1m)(45.9m)(109.0m)(66.1m)(15.6m)(135.4m)(76.5m)(33.1m)(175.7m)(133.4m)(59.9m)(123.8m)

Cash From Operating Activities

(40.8m)(7.7m)26.6m(83.0m)(35.2m)3.9m(74.5m)(43.3m)(2.2m)(67.3m)(35.6m)33.1m(90.0m)(52.0m)18.1m(90.2m)(73.4m)(17.4m)(136.0m)(88.6m)13.7m(109.6m)(56.2m)59.6m(117.5m)(32.2m)101.0m(161.9m)(104.1m)57.1m(144.3m)
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USDQ1, 2011

Financial Leverage

1.6 x
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Korn Ferry Operating Metrics

Korn Ferry's Customers was reported to be 5.1 k in FY, 2017.
FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

Countries

37 52 53

Customers

7.71 k15.48 k5.11 k

Locations

78 150 114
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Korn Ferry Revenue Breakdown

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Korn Ferry revenue breakdown by business segment: 39.2% from Executive Search, 45.7% from Hay Group and 15.0% from Futurestep

Korn Ferry Cybersecurity Score

Cybersecurity ratingPremium dataset

A

97/100

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Korn Ferry Online and Social Media Presence

Korn Ferry's Trends

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Korn Ferry Company Culture

  • Overall Culture

    B

    72/100

  • CEO Rating

    B

    72/100

  • Compensation

    D

    53/100

  • Diversity

    C+

    67/100

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Korn Ferry News and Updates

November 23, 2020

Korn Ferry Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2021 Results of Operations

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- FY'21 Second Quarter Performance Korn Ferry reports fee revenue of $435.4 million in Q2 FY'21, a decrease of 12% (decrease of 12% on a constant currency basis) from Q2 FY'20. On a quarter sequential basis, Q2 FY'21 fee revenue increased 27% from...
November 17, 2020

HRO Today Educational Podcast Series – Episode 31: Korn Ferry

The Future of Hiring: Why Virtual Solutions are Here for Good featuring Germayne Cade, VP, RPO Client Solutions, North America, Korn Ferry Historically, recruitment has centered around direct human interaction. But with social distancing restrictions amdist the COVID-19 pandemic comes questions rega…
October 26, 2020

CFC Taps Korn Ferry for Global Search of New Leader

Highly qualified executive sought to succeed longtime CEO Sheldon Petersen Highly qualified executive sought to succeed longtime CEO Sheldon Petersen
September 16, 2020

Beyond Total Shareholder Return: New Principles from The Aspen Institute and Korn Ferry Identify New Levers to Determine Executive Pay

New York, NY, Sept. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Aspen Institute Business & Society Program, in partnership with Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY) today released “Modern Principles for Sensible and Effective Executive Pay,” outlining a new path for executive compensation that moves from a shareholder…
June 02, 2020

HRO Today Educational Podcast Series – Episode 24: Korn Ferry

Recruit with “Care”: Candidate “Care” Philosophy will be an Advantage in the Post COVID-19 Business World featuring Pip Eastman, Managing Director, APAC Solutions, Korn Ferry The post HRO Today Educational Podcast Series – Episode 24: Korn Ferry appeared first on HRO Today.
April 16, 2020

HRO Today Educational Podcast Series – Episode 23: Korn Ferry

One Size Does Not Fit All: Building An Inclusive Workforce featuring Lyndsey Shankland, EMEA Accounts and Global Continuous Improvement Lead, Korn Ferry The post HRO Today Educational Podcast Series – Episode 23: Korn Ferry appeared first on HRO Today.
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 Korn Ferry Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who are Korn Ferry key executives?

    Korn Ferry's key executives are Amelia Stubbs, Andrew Lowe and Barbara Valaperti.

  • How many employees does Korn Ferry have?

    Korn Ferry has 8,678 employees.

  • What is Korn Ferry revenue?

    Latest Korn Ferry annual revenue is $2 b.

  • What is Korn Ferry revenue per employee?

    Latest Korn Ferry revenue per employee is $227.9 k.

  • Who are Korn Ferry competitors?

    Competitors of Korn Ferry include System One, Experis and Tatum.

  • Where is Korn Ferry headquarters?

    Korn Ferry headquarters is located at 1900 Avenue of the Stars #2600, Los Angeles.

  • Where are Korn Ferry offices?

    Korn Ferry has offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and in 86 other locations.

  • How many offices does Korn Ferry have?

    Korn Ferry has 112 offices.