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CarMax Inc. KMX
CarMax's omnichannel flywheel is intact but stalled; new CEO Keith Barr can unlock value by fixing digital conversion, reconditioning costs, dynamic pricing, and SG&A discipline.
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. LW
Lamb Weston's recovery is real but insufficient; doubling cost cuts to $500M, targeting 4.5% SG&A, and divesting APAC can restore 25% EBITDA margins at a 6.7x multiple.
PepsiCo Inc. PEP
PepsiCo is a dislocated CPG bellwether; refranchising PBNA bottling, rightsizing PFNA costs and enforcing accountability can rerate the stock for 50%+ upside.
PepsiCo Inc. PEP
Elliott argues a refocused PepsiCo — refranchising PBNA bottling, realigning PFNA's cost base, divesting non-core assets and setting new targets — can re-rate to peers and deliver 50%+ upside.
Autodesk, Inc. ADSK
Autodesk has best-in-class 93% gross margins but bloated opex; disciplined cost cuts plus 55% incremental margins can lift adjusted operating margins to ~45% by FY2028.
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.
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.
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.
Autodesk, Inc. ADSK
Autodesk's premier 93%-gross-margin software franchise is squandered under CEO Anagnost; Starboard demands cost cuts, compensation overhaul, buybacks and CEO re-evaluation to reach 45%+ margins and ~$15.50 FCF/share by FY2027.
Autodesk, Inc. ADSK
Autodesk's premier software franchise is squandered under CEO Anagnost — peer-lagging margins, missed Investor Day targets and manipulated billings demand a Board-led overhaul to unlock 45% operating margins.
Texas Instruments TXN
TI's rigid $5bn/year capex ramp is building ~50% excess capacity and has collapsed FCF per share 75%; flex capex to demand and commit to $9.00+ per share by 2026.
The Walt Disney Company DIS
Disney's decade of underperformance stems from a passive Board; Trian's nominees Peltz and Rasulo will fix CEO succession, right-size legacy media, and drive DTC to Netflix-like 15-20% margins by 2027.
GoDaddy GDDY
GoDaddy missed its 2022 Investor Day commitments as Tech & Development costs ballooned; cutting costs to hit 33%+ EBITDA margins re-rates FCF/share to $10+ and closes the peer-multiple gap.
GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea
Starboard pitches three ideas: News Corp should separate Digital Real Estate to unlock ~50% upside, GoDaddy should expand margins to 33%+, and Fortrea can hit 18% peer margins under Tom Pike.
Multiple (GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea) GDDY, NWSA, FTRE
Starboard pitches three activist ideas at the 2023 13D Monitor Summit — GoDaddy margin expansion, News Corp digital-real-estate separation, and Fortrea CRO profitability fix — each with 50%+ upside.
GoDaddy Inc. GDDY
GoDaddy has missed its 2022 Investor Day targets as Tech & Dev expenses ballooned; cutting costs to a 40% growth+profitability exit rate and adding a Starboard director unlocks a ~40% valuation re-rating.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company GT
Retail stores alone could be worth nearly Goodyear's entire market capitalization
Alphabet GOOGL
Alphabet's January layoffs are a start but insufficient; management must cut headcount ~20% to 150,000 and slash excessive pay, including stock-based comp.
The Walt Disney Company DIS
Disney's world-class IP is being squandered by a board that overpaid $52bn for Fox, bungled CEO succession, and is bleeding streaming losses — add Nelson Peltz to restore discipline.
Alphabet GOOGL
Alphabet's cost base is bloated — headcount up 20% CAGR since 2017, pay 67% above Microsoft, Other Bets bleeding $20bn; cut costs, target a 40% Google Services margin, and buy back stock aggressively.
Capricorn Energy CNE
NewMed's all-share bid for Capricorn hands shareholders a 42% discount and a self-serving board deal; a cash-return plus Egypt-focused optimisation path unlocks 400p/share instead.
The Walt Disney Company DIS
Disney's DTC pivot is working, but spinning ESPN, fully owning Hulu, cutting costs, and refreshing the board will unlock the next leg of value.
eBay Inc. EBAY
eBay is deeply undervalued; separating Classifieds at peer-level ~22x EBITDA multiples and enforcing a more aggressive Marketplace cost and revenue plan would unlock substantial upside versus today's 8.1x multiple.
Legg Mason LM
Trian owns ~4.5% and returns as a significant shareholder
Bristol-Myers Squibb BMY
BMY is overpaying ~$30B for Celgene's risky pipeline, betting on 10 blockbusters in 8 years vs 3 in 15; shareholders should vote against and unlock 900bps of standalone margin upside.
Commvault Systems, Inc. CVLT
Commvault is a product-great but company-broken data management software leader; Elliott (10.3%) demands an operational review, four new directors, and a capital-return program to close a deep valuation discount.
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. MLNX
Mellanox has industry-leading 70%+ gross margins but dead-last operating margins among fabless semis; disciplined cost cuts can close a multi-year peer gap and rerate the stock.
Deckers Outdoor Corporation DECK
Deckers' board missed every margin target and wasted $600m on retail bloat and Sanuk; replacing them enables UGG focus, non-core divestitures and a doubling to $135-158.
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ADP
Employer Services margins are 1,500-2,000 bps below potential vs. Paychex and peers
Multiple (portfolio-level LP update: MDLZ, APD, ZTS, QSR, CP, HHC, VRX, PAH, FNMA/FMCC, NOMD, HLF)
Mondelez margin gap to peers (13% vs 17-26%) implies +600-700bps of optimized EBIT upside
Multiple (Pershing Square portfolio: MDLZ, APD, ZTS, QSR, CP, HHC, VRX, NOMD, HLF-short)
Mondelez EBIT margin of 13.1% is far below peers (Kraft Heinz 26.5%, Hershey 20.0%) and well short of 3G playbook results
Outerwall Inc. OUTR
Outerwall's cash-rich Redbox/Coinstar business trades at a 3x EBITDA capital-allocation discount; halting buybacks for a large dividend and running a sale process unlocks 150%+ upside.
Pershing Square portfolio (multi-holding LP update: MDLZ, VRX, APD, ZTS, CP, QSR, HHC, PAH, FNMA/FMCC, HLF short)
2015 was -20.5% but portfolio trades at substantial discount to intrinsic value
Viacom VIAB
Viacom's absent chair Redstone and overpaid CEO Dauman have driven a lost decade; replacing leadership, cutting $400M SG&A and launching OTT unlocks up to 135% upside to $95.90.
Macy's, Inc. M
Macy's $21bn real estate portfolio implies a negative-value OpCo; a real estate JV plus $500m+ cost cuts can crystallize hidden value without sacrificing cash flow or investment grade.
Macy's, Inc. M
Macy's $21bn real estate portfolio exceeds its enterprise value; Starboard urges joint-venture structures plus $500M+ cost cuts to crystallize value without sacrificing cash flow or investment-grade rating.
General Electric GE
GE has quietly pivoted to a focused industrial post-GE Capital exit; executing 16% margins, prudent leverage and ~$100bn of buybacks gets the stock to $40-$45 by end-2017.
Advance Auto Parts AAP
AAP trails O'Reilly and AutoZone by 800-900bps in EBITDA margins; closing the gap plus Worldpac monetization, buybacks, and multiple rerating drives AAP from $171 to over $350.
Yahoo! Inc. YHOO
Yahoo's Core Business is collapsing because of $550M of self-inflicted cost bloat; cutting costs and replacing the Microsoft search deal can restore profitability without touching Alibaba.
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company DD
DuPont is a chronically underperforming conglomerate; electing Trian's four nominees forces structural review, cost cuts, and governance reform to unlock $120+/share by 2017 — a 21% IRR.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company DD
DuPont is bottom-quartile under Ellen Kullman; electing Trian's four nominees unlocks $120/share by 2017 by cutting $2-4bn of excess corporate costs and ending 'crony' compensation.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) DD
DuPont is a chronically underperforming conglomerate bloated with $2-4bn of excess costs; putting Trian on the board unlocks a $120+/share, 21% IRR path by 2017.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) DD
DuPont is a chronic underperformer under CEO Kullman; electing Nelson Peltz and three nominees unlocks $2-4bn of excess costs and drives DuPont stock to $120 by 2017 (21% IRR).
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company DD
DuPont is a bloated conglomerate hiding $2-4bn of excess corporate costs and crony compensation; Trian's board nominees can unlock $120/share by 2017 — a 21% IRR.
The Bank of New York Mellon BK
BNY Mellon has squandered the 2007 Mellon merger under CEO Hassell; cutting ~10,000 excess FTEs and installing new leadership closes the State Street gap for 114% upside.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) DD
DuPont is an underperforming conglomerate burdened with $2-4bn of excess costs; elect Trian's four nominees to drive separation, cost cuts, and board accountability.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI
Darden's brands and real estate are worth $67-$86/share vs. $48 today — replace the entire board to execute the Brinker playbook: operational turnaround, real-estate separation, SRG spin-off.
Darden Restaurants DRI
Darden, the largest full-service restaurant company, trails peers on margins and total return; an operational fix, REIT spin, and SRG separation can unlock substantial value.
Sotheby's BID
Sotheby's sits on $1bn+ of excess capital while insiders own 0.8%; Third Point's slate brings aligned ownership to drive capital return, cost discipline, and higher ROE.
Sotheby's BID
Sotheby's Board has presided over a 42% EPS collapse despite global wealth tailwinds; electing Third Point's three nominees can restore owner perspective and more than double pro-forma EPS.
Juniper Networks JNPR
Juniper underperformed NASDAQ by 104% over 3 years — value destruction is avoidable
Procter & Gamble PG
P&G earns $4 EPS today but should earn $6 by FY2016 at 24% EBIT margin
Tessera Technologies Inc. TSRA
Tessera has squandered $517M on the failing Digital Optics business while its core patent-licensing franchise shrinks; Starboard's six-director slate and IP-focused plan can unlock best-in-class 60-70% EBITDA margins.
Agrium Inc. AGU
Agrium's board has no retail-distribution expertise to manage a business that's half its value; JANA's 5 nominees can unlock cost, capital and conglomerate-discount value worth hundreds of millions.
Danone BN.PA
Danone is a world-class health-focused food company trading at trough multiples and a 1.5x P/E discount to Nestle; rerating to historic levels implies ~€78 vs €48, +62% upside by 2014.
AOL, Inc. AOL
AOL's board lets management burn Access/Search cash on a Display strategy losing $500M+ a year; elect three Starboard nominees to enforce discipline and restructure or exit Patch.
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. JCP
Ron Johnson (Target, Apple Retail) can repeat his retail magic at chronically mismanaged JCP
State Street Corporation STT
State Street subsidized growth at the expense of profitability; committing to 35% EBT margins, capital return, and a possible SSgA spin can lift shares from $34 to ~$99 by 2014.
The McGraw-Hill Companies MHP
McGraw-Hill's conglomerate structure masks four independently attractive assets; separating MH Education, Information & Media and the S&P Index business plus an accelerated buyback unlocks ~60% upside to ~$65.
Iron Mountain Incorporated IRM
IRM's core storage is a compelling REIT — conversion unlocks ~$10.58/share in tax savings plus cap rate re-rating