KFY - Earnings call transcript Q4 2022

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Korn Ferry Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2022 Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.

Following the prepared remarks, we will conduct a question-and-answer session.

As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded for replay purposes.

We have also made available in the Investor Relations section of our Web site at kornferry.com a copy of the financial presentation that we will be reviewing with you today.

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Gary Burnison

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Bob Rozek

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Gregg Kvochak

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Bob Rozek

Gregg. Great. Thanks,

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Operator

Instructions]. [Operator

question Our Please first will Goldman from of George ahead. Sachs. the Tong line with go come

George Tong

positioned Hi. sharp morning. April Can growth Monthly deceleration you decelerated new whether with Thanks. in to year-over-year the business particularly but consulting current new the and in environment? to in how in expect in you reached Good discuss the a perform consulting. continue March slowdown April a in business high is macro

Gary Burnison

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Bob Rozek

number Bob. you George, is seeing I QX The at three, go was if only we're what expected. what is that thing number QX historically. business done FY we exactly look quarter best and was exactly And our what all QX of QX two, and It's one. was 'XX, would say was back number we've new this ever, fourth

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George Tong

Digital the you whether in weighing discuss were on relatively growth, beyond XQ? new fourth those and trends Can digital business fiscal expect anemic quarter. Got you factors the to it. factors persist

Gary Burnison

the speaking, generally business the Well, is in our quarter. growth quarter for biggest October

next that to we're would of we a lot sales in going And to new professionals. reposition again. over And would And much put the be on or continue quarter two. expect done tempered what expect first is really to we've do that the to that the so quarter. very business. We've growth see I

that. So just to on quarter continue professionals. XX to We're going or XX quarter an last even put sales to-date, additional this we've

the rest as So we've we of have that certainly business firm. the re-imagined

that or quarter first low expect I And new October But trends. that's expect best been. always historical this quarter it's particularly our would the business in with again, so lower would unusual don't the than is I think in be I business. quarter would And the

Bob Rozek

continue the deployed, you to our into that business caught portion and my a digital to we of George, go-to-market the about try talked development where to I if the commentary offerings. product accelerate was place million $XX that put in significant

George Tong

initiatives cross That's can your the how line quickly with and an amount of then of business including are accounts revenue lastly, growing? and you fee on provide coming marquee cross referrals large from helpful. selling regional And update progress

Gary Burnison

almost talk despite of can cross are accounts, marquee it's Bob about XX% the referrals increase continued about scale the the referrals, they XX%, were cross business. The in quarter. in and the regional

data the integrating deeper this of. with say, one is proud that's strategy solution you so that the And of look are things that having working? I'm and And point you clients? can that's Are so And you lines? impact organization at across most one

actually XX% of strategy. But So positive data that I -- look, certainly going referral believe to to parts that number And reflection it's higher a that XX%. I business, a not is do supports materially that some foresee don't XX%. than number or in that. get that the and point percentage cross the is

Bob Rozek

think -- again. George, this is I Bob

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George Tong

Very you. helpful. Thank

Operator

you. Thank

from Our Please Truist Sommer Tobey ahead. Securities. question go with comes next

Jasper Bibb

Tobey. taking Hi, questions. on everyone. Jasper for actually This is Bibb for my Thanks

any the want freezes that some of or around of I was of and I headlines layoffs, hiring kind was instituting was trending there if to better here. companies here? search, doing are exec certain impact worse wondering ask are groups industry having tech on Just or and that pro thinking

Gary Burnison

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Jasper Bibb

besides executive for business search interim and that was synergies are you It sense. Thanks. deal putting the your in you hoping opportunity the about market, kind revenue thinking of could Patina thinking speak how And around brand? makes just the executive core growing the I

Gary Burnison

it what monitor it's every -- daily We've in of whether ends already assessing the all And developing begins of placements. people, quality. we do, business. that we part doing, with of seen and first that true the with of in people, terms all, we're work That's

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market that say, That $X So in $XXX think I I much million today that that primarily anchored be it's really is billion business. United look business the there's should demand. at offering And and States. well, today.

globally, little tap. that's for but area us to a We have bit capability of another

going to part So invest you're business. see that in continue to us our of

Jasper Bibb

should you've offsets just we a Do as done years far two if takeouts or here? margins Last experience Thanks. of consultant in last for the think to occur the to think to were of about relative me, how recession there past two real think productivity are maybe question estate durability potential you the some the about as costs the of recessions?

Gary Burnison

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thinking how to about speak could boundaries we're that. and the probably operating So you Bob,

Bob Rozek

Yes.

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actually on one. good a point is estate Your real very

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Jasper Bibb

color, the Thanks taking questions. appreciate guys. for I the

Operator

you. Thank

from ahead. go comes line Marcon Mark the question of next Our Please with Baird.

Mark Marcon

RPO revenue how spill a particularly Can on year. wins little of terms in congratulations quarter would this a first Good logo of bit RPO. of from like afternoon the much you the you to the strong perspective? really year new on about and talk the Obviously strong expect into side

Gary Burnison

to you want do Bob, do that?

Bob Rozek

is large in up first as the was a takes value. engagement, total there's stand we say essentially quarter sign the that implementation When very contract way when the engagements. would large percentage small fee, time are of And it I that these probably some up upfront the a you contracts are stand an spilling, is you it up. written Mark, little which very to Yes. get

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Gary Burnison

the the engagements way operated. And always that's with consistent large that have

Mark Marcon

up words, a is flat June May to in is flat, like relates of June year-over-year Right. last are So May May? looks answering of other beginning And or to very new of you answering year, the on and June question relative Q&A, as it were XX%, like about basis? seems -- flat talking June when the were business, -- that relative in from at George you XX% the was to terms you about it's it's when

Gary Burnison

No, we're sequentially. talking

Mark Marcon

Okay.

be So April or up May would --? XX% relative to

Gary Burnison

Down positive.

As basis, though, a May year-over-year result, May sequentially a to down up is XX% on XX%. actually relative April

Mark Marcon

Okay, sense. that makes

Bob Rozek

manage year-over-year each over every targets business to and We tiles with tend because the I the are look at especially and new business line -- new certain at goals than we have much looking current as on and data business at have compares a we still we all look with that's month. we And this and more sequential the basis, current the day data are long compare, place. on focused year, they the up as where because past generally

Mark Marcon

And to June year-over-year would basis? May, on relative is Okay. if what a be that

Gary Burnison

-- roughly would That Mark, be,

Bob Rozek

about be would XX% growth. year-over-year It

Gary Burnison

XX%. Yes, right. about is That

Mark Marcon

entities And executive helpful. search percentage new for any still super the That's what coming might relatively side, great. be then private? basically like that businesses of with the on sense is regards from Okay, to

Gary Burnison

of don't No, there. a that we And there's that's don't. fingertips, don't kind Mark. of overall, our think It's it portfolio. particularly We say would economy and global at I balanced have I out mirrors that the anything balance pretty

Mark Marcon

demographic percentage how percentage retiring. Any roughly demographic searches that, searches and replaced we hopping? obviously -- churn -- are there's hey, the then percentage are somebody of all it's due Okay, just because where of what what and to necessarily great. in the retirements about are terms be of aware to not perspective, of what there's needs basically factors. From factors, cyclical boomers sense And a

Gary Burnison

to going coming say labor we there's And really I bolstered. cap the don't And Mark, decent and not much so not is COVID thought really I at balance where but gone and at a actually our today of June I force. a started it's June, that and what's hiring, and did market. a of look labor versus don't is we to, participation years the sure but is good this were sheet June I I'm And think XX look I've And comparable, and spots? the the 'XX see were that because the you. in older. on growth to the rate give we tell happening lower, you years labor a to to And workforce specific need percentage, ago. been force, think blind had what maybe ratio. But I that kind really in paying XX great was Yes, of out attention we compare lot down made we ignoring, about recession what 'XX had were

rate million there's last million. of was workers 'XX, the United XX was participation million. workforce XX%. XX half the years. only it's There's Today no in a XXX and two labor force. XXX the The growth been been in June States it's XX%. Today, years, over over And the So more

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for think market the I dynamic have job completely just you the at So Western think people And the force in have left had, I is economies. But least true say, than are of you labor there other same ago. U.S. millions literally years -- is, today a XX the different what reality

Mark Marcon

prior following you've Gary, obviously you, to always Korn Ferry, about dot-com bust. I And Right. been thoughtful cycles. started extremely

we together. lived through the GFC And so

cycles. like and of about and thoughtful you've looked you In terms were ahead thought always -- very

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Gary Burnison

of very, Obviously, predict kinds I'm those an to not economist. very It's difficult things.

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Mark Marcon

of base, next a are inflation new Okay. hiring? And how et separate you thinking sort of of like And in from wage in mentioned would What like XX how seeing see well currently you general. terms growth cetera? executive levels strongest are levels then wage months, assignments, over terms of of both inflation you you as inflation as the about professional Where are in search? planning, question, we the a the consultant and

Gary Burnison

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there. seen We a off haven't falling

Mark Marcon

And own your hiring perspective, --? what from would you

Gary Burnison

people tried call everywhere. aggressive as We're that those months of XX,XXX business. as colleagues. what about we probably have for We Out there's responsibility XX,XXX, talent for have were X,XXX We're would nine we and originating principals, partners today on approach, demand that, six looking be. to measured to say, particularly ago. We're We're take months mindful continue very has eight, We've last, costs. a going the obviously there. to but the be on to seven, continued the over

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matter accelerate. going think I absolutely that's to happens what no

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is talking and the mindful R So of we're certainly everybody word what about. very and cautious

term. at about growth. but So Korn Ferry, it we're The long to mindful story of same time has about the the this for cost, growth is be of

Mark Marcon

lot, Thanks Terrific. Gary. a

Operator

questions, no further are there appears It Burnison. Mr.

Gary Burnison

our colleagues. again. not Thank you the It's incredible to Bye-bye. importantly for show those our resiliency. to for is most us do an Okay. look only Thank shareholders I listening, just really to you. been speaking And forward and but Board you believe and thank and I we again wanted come. very much following best yet to our of

Operator

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Korn Ferry (KFY) 22 Jun 222022 Q4 Earnings call transcript