Korn Ferry (Korn Ferry) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.34 (As of Jan. 2024)

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Korn Ferry's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $37 Mil. Korn Ferry's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $548 Mil. Korn Ferry's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,704 Mil. Korn Ferry's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.34.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Korn Ferry's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KFY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13 Med: 0.34 Max: 0.52
Current: 0.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Korn Ferry was 0.52. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.34.

KFY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
54.41% of 930 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs KFY: 0.34

Korn Ferry Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Korn Ferry's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Korn Ferry Annual Data

Trend

Apr14

Apr15

Apr16

Apr17

Apr18

Apr19

Apr20

Apr21

Apr22

Apr23

Debt-to-Equity

0.18

0.52

0.44

0.39

0.34

Korn Ferry Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Debt-to-Equity																0.35	0.34	0.33	0.33	0.34

Competitive Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Korn Ferry's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Korn Ferry Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Korn Ferry's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Korn Ferry's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Korn Ferry Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Korn Ferry's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(45.821	+	515.414)	/	1648.071
	=	0.34

Korn Ferry's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(36.895	+	547.914)	/	1703.623
	=	0.34

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Korn Ferry (Korn Ferry) Business Description

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Address

1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90067

Website

https://www.kornferry.com

Korn Ferry is a United States-based firm engaged in organizational consulting and management recruitment that helps clients fill mid- to high-level management positions. The company's segment includes Consulting; Digital; Executive Search and RPO and Professional Search.

Executives

Matthew J Espe	director
Jeanne Macdonald	officer: CEO RPO	1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1500, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Charles L. Harrington	director	5875 TRINITY PKWY #300, CENTREVILLE VA 20120
Michael Distefano	officer: See Remarks	1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1500, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Gary D Burnison	director, officer: CEO	C/O KORN FERRY INTERNATIONAL, 800 CENTURY PARK EAST STE 900, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Laura M Bishop	director	1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1500, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Robert P Rozek	officer: EVP and CFO	343 STATE STREET, ROCHESTER NY 146500211
Byrne K Mulrooney	officer: CEO of Futurestep	2050 SPECTRUM BOULEVARD, FT. LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Jerry Leamon	director	C/O KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL, 1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 2600, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
George T Shaheen	director
Len J Lauer	director	2001 EDMUND HALLEY DRIVE, RESTON VA 20191
Lori Jean Robinson	director	5875 LANDERBROOK DRIVE, SUITE 220, CLEVELAND OH 44124
Mark Arian	officer: CEO of Hay Group	C/O KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL, 1900 AVE. OF THE STARS, SUITE 2600, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Debra J Perry	director	515 RIDGEWOOD AVENUE, GLEN RIDGE NJ 07028
Angel R Martinez	director	C/O TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP, PO BOX 2353, ORLANDO FL 32802-2353