Korn Ferry

Company Profile

Korn Ferry had its IPO on 1999-02-11 under the ticker symbol KFY.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Staffing & Employment Services industry. Korn Ferry has a staff strength of 10,697 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Korn Ferry opened at $47.64 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $47.36 - $48.14, and closed at $48.06.

This is a +0.31% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 253,001 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Korn Ferry have slipped by -7%.

Korn Ferry's Key Ratios

Korn Ferry has a market cap of $2.57 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.7098 and a price to sales ratio of 0.9165.

In the last 12-months Korn Ferry’s revenue was $2.84 billion with a gross profit of $686.69 million and an EBITDA of $355.15 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Korn Ferry's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Korn Ferry’s operating margin was 11.04% while its return on assets stood at 6.01% with a return of equity of 11.13%.

In Q2.3333333333333, Korn Ferry’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -38.5% while revenue growth was a positive 0.5%.

Korn Ferry’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

20

Trailing PE

14.1327

PEG

1.36

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $3.39 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 20 and a PEG multiple of 1.36. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Korn Ferry’s profitability.

Korn Ferry stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.9183 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 4.9191. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.9165.

Korn Ferry stock pays annual dividends of $0.63 per share, indicating a yield of 1.36% and a payout ratio of 14.86%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$3.31 billion

Total Liabilities

$655.79 million

Operating Cash Flow

$0

Capital Expenditure

$15.66 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

14.86%

Korn Ferry ended 2024 with $3.31 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $3.31 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.35 billion.

Korn Ferry ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $655.79 million in other current liabilities, 429093000.00 in common stock, $1.35 billion in retained earnings and $910.21 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $-551002000.00 and cash and short-term investments were $-551002000.00. The company’s total short-term debt was $43,800,000 while long-term debt stood at $396.38 million.

Korn Ferry’s total current assets stands at $-551002000.00 while long-term investments were $213.44 million and short-term investments were $29.49 million. Its net receivables were $650.78 million compared to accounts payable of $50.73 million and inventory worth $-774912000.00.

In 2024, Korn Ferry's operating cash flow was $0 while its capital expenditure stood at $15.66 million.

Comparatively, Korn Ferry paid $0.15 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$48.06

52-Week High

$59.5124

52-Week Low

$44.5215

Analyst Target Price

$61.5

Korn Ferry stock is currently trading at $48.06 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $59.5124 and a 52-week low of $59.5124. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $61.5.

Its 50-day moving average was $51.63 and 200-day moving average was $51.5 The short ratio stood at 3.27 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 179.3% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9882.5% are held by institutions.