ARM Holdings plc Annual Report 2015: Strategic Report We shape the connected world Automotive autonomy Generating energy effectively Wearable technology ARM’s technology is Cars are becoming mobile computing platforms. Wind turbines and solar panels can be made Smart watches, biometric-monitors and More sensors and cameras are being included more effective by including technology that augmented reality headsets are intelligent, to assist the driver with lane detection, reading controls and monitors the wind turbine, and connected devices that can give us extra shaping the way we roadside signage and identifying potential hazards aggregates data across the entire wind farm. information to improve our health and or people crossing the road. In time, driver wellness, or just to help us have more fun. all live our lives; in the assistance may lead to a fully automated vehicle. home, as we travel, at school or work, and as we have fun with our friends Mobile computing Smart city streets Intelligent networks Smarter homes ARM-based mobile computers, including City infrastructure from street lights to car Broadband and mobile phone network speeds Cost-efficiency in the home can be improved smartphones, tablets and some laptops are, parking meters can be made more effective by are increasing, and latency decreasing, enabling through learning thermostats that understand for many people, the primary device for their embedding intelligent chips. Street lights that new services for operators to provide to your daily routine, domestic appliances that use work, whether in an office or on the road; can dim when no one is nearby will save energy consumers and enterprises, from delivering advanced algorithms for calculating water and for researching and writing school assignments; and reduce carbon emissions, and prognostics in more movie and TV options to collating and detergent requirements, and smart meters that and for engaging with friends. the lighting system can detect faults before they analysing data from sensors. give information on energy usage, allowing the occur, thereby reducing maintenance costs and householder to make better decisions. improving reliability. 2 ARM Strategic Report 2015 We work with our Partners across the globe to help shape the connected world North United Rest Asia America Kingdom of Europe Offices Revenue Offices Revenue Offices Revenue Offices Revenue 9 38% 5 1% 12 9% 9 52% Employees Partners Employees Partners Employees Partners Employees Partners 905 155 1,577 3 628 57 865 210 35 Offices around 425 the world Total number of ARM 3,975 processor licensees Total number of employees working across 17 countries The majority of ARM’s revenues are earned from ARM’s royalty revenues are derived from the ARM has 35 offices in 17 countries. These offices both semiconductor companies that are based all over chips in these OEM products, and ARM therefore support local customers and also benefit from the the world. These companies sell their ARM-based benefits from the growth in all economies and skills and knowledge that have developed in certain chips to electronic device manufacturers, which countries around the world. We continue to see regions. For example, our engineers in Scandinavia are also based in all major economies. The OEMs strong demand for consumer electronics products, are specialists in multimedia technologies such as sell their products to consumers and enterprises in and digital technology in enterprise equipment and video and graphics processing. During 2015 ARM every country. industrial applications. opened offices in Deerfield, Florida, and Chandler, Arizona, and, in collaboration with a joint venture partner, opened an IoT incubation centre in Beijing. ARM Strategic Report 2015 Overview Strategy Performance Commitment Financials 3 ARM Holdings plc Strategic Report 2015 Non-financial highlights 4 Overview Financial highlights 5 Chairman’s overview 6 The Governance and Financial Report explains the way we operate, our approach to corporate governance, how we remunerate management and our financial performance for 2015. A copy of the Governance and Financial Report Our marketplace 9 can be downloaded from: www.arm.com/governance Strategy CEO’s strategic perspective 16 Our business model 24 Performance Strategy and KPIs 26 Risk management 35 The Corporate Responsibility Report outlines our approach to investing in sustainability and projects to enable more energy efficient technology, and how we attract and develop smart and innovative employees. A copy of the Corporate Responsibility Report can be downloaded from Our people 42 www.arm.com/reporting2015 Commitment Corporate Responsibility 44 Governance 46 Remuneration 48 Financial strategy 52 Financial tables 55 Financials The Investor Relations website contains more information Glossary 58 on what ARM does and how we connect with some of the world’s most innovative companies to shape the future of technology. Here you will find our latest financial results and recent case studies of ARM technology in action. The Investor Relations website can be found at www.arm.com/ir 4 ARM Strategic Report 2015 Non-financial highlights ARM technology was in around 32% of the chips used in all the smart electronic devices sold in 2015* Our goal is to create Smartphones with our latest a world of smart 1,348 Active licences 15bn Chips shipped 50% architecture, ARMv8-A Building the base of licences that will drive Increasing share in target end markets Increasing the value of ARM technology connected devices future royalties ARM Partners reported that they had shipped in smart devices In 2015 ARM signed 173 licences, taking the number around 15 billion ARM-based chips in 2015, Some of the new technology that ARM has created and services, all based of active licences to 1,348. taking ARM’s share of the market to around 32%. can generate a higher royalty per chip. on energy-efficient Number of ARM licences signed Market share (%) ARMv8 penetration into smartphones (%) technology, making life 11 121 11 22 11 0 12 11 0 12 24 12 0 better for everyone. 13 121 13 28 13 3 14 163 14 30 14 15 2015 173 2015 32 2015 50 Engineers working on ARM’s increasing 488 “blue sky” programs +681Net new employees 74 DJSI score Engineers researching new types of products Investing in ARM’s people and systems ARM’s increasing DJSI score Most of ARM’s engineers are developing products ARM grew by 681 net new employees in 2015, reflects that our sustainability programme extending our current product portfolio, with 488 taking the total to 3,975. is recognised as aligned with the best practices working on new types of products. in the industry. * In 2015, ARM restated the available market for our technology, Engineers working on new types of products Number of employees DJSI score as the opportunity is now larger than that described in the 2014 annual report. By making the market size larger, this has reduced 11 149 11 2,116 11** 0 our market share in 2015. Details of the restatement can be found in the presentation of our full year 2015 results, available 12 161 12 2,392 12 53 at www.arm.com/ir. 13 209 13 2,833 13 61 14 275 14 3,294 14 69 See more detail on our KPIs 2015 488 2015 3,975 2015 74 on page 26 **ARM entered the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) in 2012. ARM Strategic Report 2015 Overview Strategy Performance Commitment Financials 5 Financial highlights Shaping a platform for growth Dollar revenues ($m) Sterling revenues (£m) We create returns for our 11 785.0 11 491.8 12 913.2 12 576.9 shareholders by investing in 13 1,117.8 13 717.8 14 1,292.6 14 795.2 long-term growth opportunities. 2015 1,488.6 2015 968.3 Normalised* profits before tax (£m) IFRS profits before tax (£m) 11 229.7 11 156.9 12 276.5 12 221.0 13 364.0 13 162.6 14 411.3 14 316.5 2015 511.5 2015 414.8 Normalised* diluted earnings per share (pence) IFRS diluted earnings per share (pence) 11 12.4 11 8.2 12 14.7 12 11.5 13 20.6 13 7.4 14 24.1 14 18.0 2015 30.2 2015 23.9 Normalised Net Cash Generated (£m) Cash returns to shareholders (£m) 11 203.7 11 42.2 £m dividend £m buybacks 12 267.3 12 51.8 13 344.5 13 68.9 14 339.9 14 86.1 66.9 * An explanation of “normalised” can be found at the beginning of the section “Our financial strategy”, page 55. 2015 360.7 2015 107.8 92.2 6 ARM Strategic Report 2015 Chairman’s overview Creating the technology that shapes the connected world Stuart Chambers ARM is the world’s leading semiconductor IP ARM has performed strongly in 2015. Group dollar Chairman company. We develop and license technology revenues increased by 15% and normalised diluted that is at the heart of many of the digital earnings per share by 25% to 30.2p (IFRS: 33% to electronic devices sold each year, from sensors 23.9p). The Board has recommended an increase in to smartphones to servers. ARM’s energy-efficient the full year dividend for 2015 of 25%, demonstrating microprocessor technology is helping to shape the Board’s confidence in ARM’s long-term growth the world we live in. Smart chips are digitally opportunities, and, during the year, approved the $1,489m connecting people with each other and also with buyback of 9.0 million shares. the connected products that we use every day, creating a network of intelligent devices that During the year, ARM announced that it is Dollar revenues enables us to get things done more quickly and accelerating its investment into developing easily.