Financial Instruments - As of February 29, 2024, the total gross notional value of foreign currency forward contracts was 187.391million,anincreasefrom172.644 million as of August 31, 2023[69]. - The company entered into a new interest rate swap agreement on March 1, 2024, with a notional amount of 200millionandafixedinterestrateof5.1450.1 million expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months[75]. - The company’s interest rate swap agreement recognized a gain of 17,000forthethreemonthsendedFebruary29,2024[75].−ThetotalcashflowhedgesasofFebruary29,2024,amountedto187.391 million, down from 372.644millionasofAugust31,2023[73].−Thecompany’sforeigncurrencyforwardcontractsrecognizedalossof623,000 in accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL) for the three months ended February 29, 2024[75]. Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill as of February 29, 2024, was 1.003883billion,slightlydownfrom1.004736 billion as of August 31, 2023, primarily due to foreign currency translations[77]. - Amortization expense for intangible assets for the three months ended February 29, 2024, was 26.688million,comparedto21.782 million for the same period in 2023[80]. - The weighted average useful life of intangible assets as of February 29, 2024, was 32.1 years, with no material impairment identified during the reporting period[79]. - Estimated amortization expense for intangible assets for the remaining six months of 2024 is projected to be 53.369million[80].Taxation−TheprovisionforincometaxesforthethreemonthsendedFebruary29,2024,was27,705 thousand, up from 25,169thousandintheprioryear,reflectinga6.11,489,488 thousand, down from 1,612,700thousandasofAugust31,2023,indicatingareductionof7.662.5 million and 125.0millionunderthe2022TermFacilityduringthethreeandsixmonthsendedFebruary29,2024,respectively[99].−InterestexpenseonoutstandingdebtforthethreemonthsendedFebruary29,2024,was16,589 thousand, compared to 16,728thousandforthesameperiodin2023,reflectingadecreaseof0.8298.9 million, a 10.2% increase from 271.3millionforthesameperiodin2023[253].−Netcashusedininvestingactivitieswas83.3 million for the six months ended February 29, 2024, primarily due to 44.9millionininvestmentsand38.4 million in capital expenditures[256]. - The company reported a net cash outflow of 102.0milliontosupportworkingcapitalrequirementsforthesixmonthsendedFebruary29,2024[254].−FreecashflowforthesixmonthsendedFebruary29,2024,was260.6 million, an increase of 24.7millioncomparedtothesameperiodin2023[261].ShareholderReturns−Thecompanyrepurchased113,050sharesofcommonstockforatotalcostof52,255 thousand during the three months ended February 29, 2024[122]. - The total amount of dividends declared for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 was 37,360thousand,withadividendpershareof0.98[126]. - The company returned 186.3milliontostockholdersintheformofsharerepurchasesanddividendsduringthesixmonthsendedFebruary29,2024,comparedto67.5 million in dividends during the same period in 2023[245]. - The company had 187.8millionauthorizedunderitssharerepurchaseprogramforfuturesharerepurchasesasofFebruary29,2024[124].RevenueandEarnings−IncomebeforeincometaxesforthethreemonthsendedFebruary29,2024,was168,645 thousand, compared to 156,762thousandforthesameperiodin2023,representinganincreaseof5.63.70, an increase from 3.44inthesameperiodof2023,representingagrowthof7.57.49, compared to 6.89forthesameperiodin2023,indicatingayear−over−yearincreaseof8.71.088 billion, compared to 1.020billionforthesameperiodin2023,markingagrowthof6.7545.9 million, a 6.0% increase from the prior year, driven by organic revenue growth of 6.0%[180]. - Organic revenues for the six months ended February 29, 2024, increased by 6.6% to 1,087.5millionfrom1,019.9 million in the same period a year ago[226]. Operating Performance - Operating income for the Americas segment for the three months ended February 29, 2024, was 81.711million,upfrom61.181 million in the same period of 2023, indicating a significant increase of 33.5%[150]. - Operating margin improved to 33.3% in Q2 FY2024, up from 32.9% in the prior year, attributed to revenue growth and reduced computer-related expenses[162]. - Operating income increased 7.5% to 181.9millionforthethreemonthsendedFebruary29,2024,comparedto169.3 million in the prior year[202]. - Operating margin increased to 33.3% for the three months ended February 29, 2024, compared to 32.9% in the prior year[206]. Employee and Client Metrics - The company had more than 8,000 clients, comprising over 206,000 investment professionals as of February 29, 2024[154]. - Employee headcount grew by 3.2% to 12,279, with significant growth in Asia Pacific, while the Americas and EMEA saw slight decreases[175]. - The company had 3.7 million employee stock-based awards available for grant under the LTIP as of February 29, 2024[138]. Regional Performance - The Americas segment generated revenues of 352.618millionforthethreemonthsendedFebruary29,2024,anincreaseof6.5331.121 million in the same period of 2023[150]. - EMEA revenues increased 5.0% to 139.2millionforthethreemonthsendedFebruary29,2024,drivenbya4.854.1 million for the three months ended February 29, 2024, reflecting a 6.4% increase in organic revenues[186]. - Americas revenues increased 7.1% to 701.0millionforthesixmonthsendedFebruary29,2024,withorganicrevenuegrowthof7.1278.7 million for the six months ended February 29, 2024, driven by a 5.4% increase in organic revenues[188]. - Asia Pacific revenues increased 6.1% to $108.4 million for the six months ended February 29, 2024, reflecting a 7.0% increase in organic revenues[189].