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RICHARD F. SMITH
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
At Equifax, our enterprisewide ability to drive growth has never been
stronger. In 2015, we hit on all cylinders, increasing revenues and
adjusted operating margins by executing on the same strategy that
has enabled us to transform the company during the past 10 years.
No longer known simply as a credit reporting
agency, Equifax has transformed into a leader
in global information solutions. This is changing
the growth curve of the company by allowing us
to deliver powerful insights to customers across
a broad range of industries and applications.
The success of our evolution is evident in the
strength of our 2015 results. It was the best financial
and operational performance since I became
CEO in 2005. Our revenues were $2.7 billion and
we returned $334.1 million to our shareholders
through dividends and shares repurchased.
Based on confidence in our future performance,
the board of directors also authorized our sixth
consecutive double-digit increase in the dividend
rate in February. And, the market has rewarded
our shareholders as Equifax has significantly
outperformed both the Standard & Poor’s (S&P)
500 Index and the S&P 500 Banking Index — in
2015 alone we topped both by 38 percentage
points and 39 percentage points respectively. The
opportunities for future growth are significant and
we are well-positioned to take advantage of them.
This year’s broad-based growth is a result of
a proven strategy and a thoughtfully cultivated
company culture that not only enables us, but
also actually encourages us to get exponentially
better at what we do. It stems from an unwavering
focus on five corporate imperatives that inform
every decision we make. It’s powered by our
unparalleled, diversified data assets, leading-
edge analytics and state-of-the-art technology
platforms. And it’s driven forward by our ability to
consistently innovate and execute with precision.
TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS
2015 Three-year Total Shareholder Return
Equifax
114%
53%48%
S&P 500
Index S&P Banking
Index
Equifax has
transformed
into a leader
in global
information
solutions.
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