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Kao Corporation 4452 JT

Kao's world-class beauty brands are squandered by an insular Japanese board; adding five global FMCG outside directors and performance-linked pay can close the gap to L'Oreal and Beiersdorf.

Dycom Industries, Inc. DY

Dycom's premium multiple masks a forensic minefield — undisclosed Frontier related-party revenue, accounting officers with restatement histories, and unexplained DSO expansion — implying 35–55% downside to $79–$119.

United States Steel Corporation X

U.S. Steel has lagged peers by 227 points under Burritt; with the Nippon deal dead, Ancora's slate would install Stelco-turnaround CEO Kestenbaum to fix the company as a standalone public co.

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. HHH

HHH trades at a 40% NAV discount with no take-private bidders; Pershing's $900M primary investment at $90 converts it into a modern-day Berkshire Hathaway.

Phillips 66 PSX

Phillips 66's conglomerate structure traps value; spinning Midstream, selling the CPChem JV, and fixing refining lifts the stock from $120 to ~$200, with Marathon-style execution reaching $300+.

Phillips 66 PSX

Phillips 66's conglomerate structure buries a world-class refiner and >$40bn midstream inside a low-multiple wrapper; spinning midstream, fixing refining and Marathon-style buybacks unlock $200-$300+ per share.

Pershing Square Holdings PSH

Fund-level recap: PSH's 22.9% seven-year NAV CAGR, conservative leverage and PSCM stake sale set up a narrowing of the persistent ~30% discount to NAV.

Phillips 66 PSX

Phillips 66's conglomerate hides world-class midstream worth $40bn+; spinning midstream, closing the $3.75/bbl refining gap to Valero, and refreshing the board can lift PSX from $120 to $200+.

Uber Technologies UBER

Uber is a high-quality, network-effect marketplace trading at 29x due to overblown AV fears; 30%+ EPS growth should more than double the stock in 3-4 years.

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Mercury General Corporation MCY

Mercury General faces >$2bn in LA wildfire losses uncovered by its $1.3bn reinsurance tower, eroding subsidiary capital and risking dividend cuts, capital raises, and regulatory review.

ACM Research, Inc. ACMR

ACMR trades at 1.1x revenue while its 82%-owned Shanghai subsidiary ACMS trades at 6x — a sum-of-parts gap that implies a 10-bagger as China's WFE self-sufficiency drive accelerates.

Construction Partners, Inc. ROAD

ROAD is a levered Sunbelt asphalt roll-up whose Florida DOT engine is quietly stalling — FOIA shows -22% award decline — and its $1bn Lone Star deal masks the gap; we see 35-50% downside.

Smiths Group plc SMIN

Smiths' four-segment conglomerate structure masks a ~50-60% SOTP discount; the Board should launch a strategic review to sell the company or spin John Crane into a U.S. listing.

Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac FNMA / FMCC

Release Fannie and Freddie from conservatorship at a 2.5% capital standard and IPO them at ~$30+/share; Treasury's warrants generate ~$300bn while shares re-rate 5-6x from ~$6 today.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FNMA/FMCC

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FNMA/FMCC

Fannie and Freddie have already repaid Treasury at an 11.6% IRR; releasing them from conservatorship via modest IPOs unlocks ~$300bn of warrant value for taxpayers within two years.

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation PRCT

Procept trades at 14x revenue on a false 'all-prostates' TAM; Spruce Point sees channel-stuffing via DSOs at 130 days, no procedure growth, and 30-60% downside to $29-$54.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FNMA/FMCC

FTAI Aviation Ltd. FTAI

FTAI is a dressed-up engine-leasing business posing as a high-margin MRO — whole-engine sales counted as three modules and intra-segment depreciation transfers fabricate the aerospace-aftermarket story.

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. HHH

HHH has compounded at just 2.2% over 14 years; merging with Pershing Square Holdco at $85/share converts a market-orphaned real-estate company into a Berkshire-style permanent compounder.

TransMedics Group Inc TMDX

TransMedics is a Medicare billing-fraud and kickback racket whose top transplant-center customers are fleeing as cheaper alternatives arrive — Scorpion sets a $0 target.

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. RCAT

Red Cat's $1bn valuation rests on inflating a $23M/year Army drone contract into a $350M sole-source bonanza, with a factory that can't scale and insiders heading for the exits.

Solventum Corporation SOLV

Solventum's post-spin performance collapse is nearly worst-in-class; restoring 3M-era 3-4% growth and 26% margins plus simplifying the portfolio can double shares to $140 by 2027.

Dye & Durham Limited DND

Engine Capital's six-member slate and OneMove's nominee will replace the entire Dye & Durham board after overwhelming shareholder support forced incumbent directors to resign.

Kao Corporation 4452

Kao's Nomination Committee rushed its 2025 AGM director slate two months early to bypass Oasis's five independent candidates — poor governance demanding a reopened, transparent process.

Aegon Ltd. AEG

Aegon's distribution engine WFG is an aggressive MLM run amok with IUL churn, ex-WFG competitor GFI poaching top producers, and sum-of-parts pointing to 25-50% downside.

Kao Corporation 4452

Kao's world-class FMCG brands are stalling under a passive Board; Oasis, now holding over 5%, will nominate five independent FMCG directors at the March 2025 AGM to unlock global growth.

Amcor plc (pro forma Amcor-Berry Global combination) AMCR

The Amcor-Berry merger creates a $36B packaging leader; executing $650M of conservatively-estimated synergies and a re-rate from 8x to 11x EBITDA delivers ~$16/share, a 50-70% upside.

Kao Corporation 4452

Kao is a sleeping FMCG giant whose under-ambition, inefficiency, and lack of focus have destroyed EVA; adding five independent directors with FMCG operating experience can unlock peer-level returns.

Nebius Group NBIS

Nebius — the de-Russified Yandex remnant now an AI cloud pure-play backed by Nvidia and Accel — is mis-priced ahead of analyst coverage; Citron sees $50+.

Dye & Durham Limited DND

Dye & Durham's Board and CEO Matt Proud destroyed value chasing a $1bn EBITDA target through reckless M&A; Engine's six-director slate and new CEO can triple the share price to $46 in three years.

Rio Tinto RIO

Rio Tinto's 29-year-old dual-listed structure has destroyed ~US$50bn of value; unifying into a single Ltd-led entity unlocks +27% near-term upside and restores scrip-M&A firepower.

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. ELF

ELF's imports collapsed while inventory and revenue kept soaring; reconciling the two suggests $138-188mm of overstated sales and a likely fraud.

Dye & Durham Limited DND

Engine (7.1%) urges Dye & Durham shareholders to replace an entrenched board presiding over management exodus, regulatory investigations, and blocked deals with six independent nominees at the December 17 meeting.

AGBA Group AGBA

The AGBA/Triller $4B merger is a sham to pump AGBA's stock — both firms are near-bankrupt, the valuation is fiction, and regulators will reject the deal.

Oklo Inc. OKLO

Oklo is a $3bn pre-revenue SPAC nuclear story whose 5x-lowballed fuel costs, unrealistic 2027 NRC timeline, and inexperienced 'Nuclear Bros' management mean shares should collapse as reality intrudes.

Dye & Durham Limited DND

Engine, a 7.1% holder, nominates six directors to overhaul Dye & Durham's board, replace management, cut leverage to 3x, and close the valuation gap to ~20x EBITDA peers.

Public REIT sector (vs. private real estate)

Public REITs have crushed private real estate over 30 years (9.9% vs 7.0%); with institutions at GFC-low underweights and supply rolling over, listed REITs are a generational buy.

Peloton Interactive PTON

Peloton's overlooked subscription business — 68% gross margins, 1.5% churn — can deliver $400-500M EBITDA once costs are right-sized, implying a $7.50-$31.50 share price versus $5.48 today.

Southwest Airlines LUV

Elliott nominates David Cush, former Virgin America CEO, to Southwest's board as part of an eight-director slate to restore the airline's operational and financial performance.

BP Plc BP

Bluebell publishes ten pointed questions BP must answer at the 29 Oct 2024 Q3 call, demanding transparency on abandoned EBITDA, production and energy-transition targets and faulting Board oversight.

Erie Indemnity Company ERIE

ERIE's 25% management fee on its sole client — the loss-making Erie Insurance Exchange — looks unsustainable; a 2003-style cut plus peer-level multiple would drive 35-55% downside to $211-$317.

Dye & Durham Limited DND

Engine, owning 7.1% of Dye & Durham, will run a board slate at the 2024 AGM, arguing a refreshed board can close the 8x-vs-18x EBITDA peer gap.

Southwest Airlines Co. LUV

Elliott — ~11% owner of LUV — is running a proxy fight to replace Southwest's board with eight airline-veteran directors and restore the carrier to industry-leading performance.

BP Plc BP

BP's ideologically driven 2023 strategy has failed; the Chair and Lead Independent Director must go, and the leaked U-turn on oil output breaches listing rules.

Pfizer Inc. PFE

Pfizer destroyed $20-60bn of value since 2019 despite a $40bn COVID windfall; Starboard wants the board to hold Bourla accountable for peer-median R&D/M&A returns.

Salesforce, Inc. CRM

Salesforce has executed Starboard's 2022 thesis — margins up 1,000bps, stock +99% — but committing to Rule of 50 by FY2028 still unlocks $20+ FCF/share at ~14x.

Pfizer Inc. PFE

Pfizer squandered its $40bn COVID windfall on overpriced M&A while delivering almost none of the 15 promised blockbusters; the Board must hold management accountable.

Salesforce, Inc. CRM

Salesforce's 2022 turnaround delivered +1,000bps margins and +99% stock; Starboard argues further cost discipline plus Agentforce growth can hit the Rule of 50 by FY2028 and $20+ FCF/share.

Southwest Airlines LUV

Elliott, with ~11% of Southwest, calls the management team the worst in airlines and nominates ten independent directors to replace the CEO and restore industry-leading performance.

BP Plc BP

BP's 2020 energy-transition strategy is collapsing in serial U-turns and missed targets; removing Chairman Helge Lund and Lead Independent Director Amanda Blanc is essential to restore accountability.

Dye & Durham Limited DND

Engine urges Dye & Durham's board to hold its 2024 AGM in December per TSX rules, or face board changes over entrenchment, delay tactics, and CEO Proud's destructive M&A.

Southwest Airlines LUV

Southwest has become the industry's worst-performing airline under current leadership; Elliott nominates ten independent directors to replace the CEO and restore best-in-class performance.

Southwest Airlines Co. LUV

Southwest's failed leaders are using a poison pill and 'false record dates' to dodge accountability; Elliott will call a special meeting to replace the Board and CEO Bob Jordan.

Multiple (portfolio update)

AGL short worked: $5 PT set when stock was $25, fell to target on unprofitable model

Intuit Inc. INTU

Intuit is an opaque, consumer-unfriendly SMB software company whose $20bn Credit Karma/Mailchimp blunders and 11x revenue multiple imply 40%-80% downside under CEO Sasan Goodarzi.

Dye & Durham Limited DND

Court dismissal of OneMove litigation removes any remaining excuse to delay the Special Meeting

Upwork Inc. UPWK

Engine argues Upwork is undervalued at ~6.5x EBITDA and that a refreshed board plus fixing the marketplace, focusing Enterprise, cutting bloat and aggressive buybacks unlocks substantial upside.

Dye & Durham Limited DND

Dye & Durham's board broke its no-M&A pledge, re-levered to 5.3x, and lost six executives; shareholders need a Special Meeting and board change to close the peer valuation gap.