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Doubling the Number of ARM Employees in the UK Over Five Years

First written in FY2017-Q1. 2 of 6 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2019.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseAdvancedFY2017-Q2RestatedFY2017AdvancedFY2018-Q3SoftenedFY2019-Q2 – FY20192016: 220162017: 120172018: 220182019: 12019
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Medium- to long-term workforce expansion targetA theme 34 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 35 as a tailwind

SoftBank Group Corp. moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2019, 7 years before the typical company in this theme (2026).

The whole theme swung hardest in 2019: 2 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.

5 other companies' latest entry also says "Softened".

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  1. FY2019SoftenedAnnual report

    「Arm continues to strengthen R&D to build the technologies required in markets such as machine learning, IoT and autonomous driving. At the same time, to maximize ROI, it is optimizing the composition of R&D projects and development locations with profitability in mind. As these initiatives involve reorganizing projects and locations, the workforce remained broadly flat from the end of the second quarter through the end of the fiscal year.」

    While continuing its R&D investment, the company indicated that it was prioritizing the optimization of projects and development locations and managing workforce growth accordingly.
  2. FY2019-Q2SoftenedAnnual report

    「Arm will continue to increase its R&D investment and steadily expand its engineering workforce, but growth is expected to proceed more slowly than before over the next few quarters as the company focuses on integrating the employees added rapidly over the past 2 years and improving productivity.」

    Although Arm's workforce increased 2% from the end of the previous fiscal year, the company indicated that workforce growth would slow over the next few quarters, with integration and productivity improvement taking priority.
  3. FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「The company's workforce increased by a net 856 people during the first 3 quarters, up 17.6% from the end of the previous fiscal year.」

    ARM's workforce increased 17.6% from the end of the previous fiscal year, indicating progress in growth investment through the hiring of technology-related personnel.
  4. FY2017RestatedAnnual report

    「As evidence of this, we intend to invest in several of Arm's growth strategies and at least double Arm's UK workforce over the next 5 years.」

    The intention to at least double ARM's UK workforce over 5 years was reiterated in the annual report.
  5. FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「As of 30 September 2016, Arm had 4,438 employees, including 3,602 engaged in technology-related activities, while 1,770 employees were based in the UK.」

    The UK workforce increased from 1,529 in the previous year to 1,770, indicating progress toward the policy of at least doubling it over 5 years.
  6. FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report

    「As evidence of this, we intend to invest in several of ARM's growth strategies and at least double ARM's UK workforce over the next 5 years.」

    Following the acquisition of ARM, the company indicated its intention to at least double its UK workforce over the next 5 years.
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  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Revision of Sprint’s capital investment plan to US$2.0–2.3 billion3×
  3. 2Expanding business domains through investment in new businesses and growth companies2×
  4. 3Revenue growth driven by the e-commerce revolution and payments and financial services2×
  5. 4Transforming into a Global Company Toward “SoftBank 2.0”2×
  6. 5Acquisition and retention of core lines and bundled sales of telecommunications and broadband services2×
  7. 6Expansion into the semiconductor and IoT sectors through the acquisition of Arm2×

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