Starboard Value
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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.
Riot Platforms, Inc. RIOT
Riot's 1.7GW of powered Texas sites could generate $1.6bn of AI/HPC EBITDA and drive shares to $23-$53 if management urgently signs more hyperscaler deals like the AMD proof-of-concept.
Tripadvisor, Inc. TRIP
Tripadvisor's Board has tolerated ~50% value destruction under CEO Goldberg; Starboard demands a sale of the entire company or will run a majority-slate proxy fight at the 2026 meeting.
Multiple (BILL Holdings, Tripadvisor, Fluor Corporation)
Three contrarian longs at undemanding multiples: BILL needs Rule of 40 discipline, Tripadvisor should break up TheFork and fix Viator, and Fluor must separate its $4bn NuScale stake.
Tripadvisor, Inc. TRIP
Tripadvisor trades at 6.5x EBITDA, half its peers, because investors still view it as a controlled legacy Tripadvisor.com — sell TheFork, fix Viator margins, revitalize the brand, or take the $18-19/share bid.
BILL Holdings, Inc. BILL
Starboard, owning 8.5% of BILL Holdings, is launching a proxy fight to install four fintech-experienced directors on the Board at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
Autodesk, Inc. ADSK
Autodesk's long-term share price and margin underperformance reflects a board incapable of holding management accountable; electing Starboard's three nominees installs oversight needed to drive non-GAAP operating margins to 41-42% by FY2028.
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.
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.
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.
News Corporation NWSA
Starboard urges News Corp shareholders to vote to collapse the dual-class structure that gives the Murdoch family 41% voting power on only 14% economic ownership.
Match Group, Inc. MTCH
Match owns Tinder and Hinge yet trades at <8.5x FCF; fixing Tinder, lifting margins above 40%, and aggressive buybacks — or a sale — can unlock substantial upside.
Autodesk, Inc. ADSK
Autodesk is a high-quality monopoly hobbled by board complacency and misleading billings disclosures; transparency, accountability, and a 1,000 bps margin fix unlock material upside.
Autodesk, Inc. ADSK
Autodesk's Board misled shareholders on free cash flow and ran out the nomination clock; reopen the vote, refresh directors, and fix margins to close the peer gap.
Kenvue Inc. KVUE
Kenvue is an iconic consumer-health portfolio underperforming its potential — fixing margins and Skin Health & Beauty execution can close a wide valuation gap to Haleon and staples peers.
GoDaddy Inc. GDDY
GoDaddy is a high-quality infrastructure business trading at a wide FCF-multiple discount; committing to 40% growth-plus-profitability and buying back stock unlocks $170-$200+ per share.
GoDaddy Inc. GDDY
GoDaddy is a scale-leading infrastructure business trading at 11x FCF; replaying Starboard's Splunk/Wix/Salesforce margin-expansion playbook can close a 37% peer gap and re-rate the stock.
Fortrea Holdings Inc. FTRE
Fortrea, LabCorp's spun-out CRO, earns 9% EBITDA margins versus 18% peers; CEO Tom Pike's IQVIA playbook implies $47-$72 per share, 60-144% upside at normalized margins.
News Corporation NWSA
News Corp's REA stake alone is worth $8B of its $12B EV — separating Digital Real Estate would expose Dow Jones and surface ~50% upside to ~$33/share.
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.
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. AQN
Starboard, now AQN's largest holder at 7.5%, says selling the unregulated renewables fixes leverage and the payout ratio, leaving a greener regulated utility worth a peer-premium re-rating.
LivePerson, Inc. LPSN
LivePerson's Founder-CEO LoCascio has destroyed value and ignored governance; Starboard is launching a 2023 proxy fight to force a CEO change or sale of the company.
Rogers Corporation ROG
Starboard's 6.5% stake in Rogers Corporation backs a board slate of specialty-materials veterans, arguing undervalued shares warrant fresh director expertise after the failed DuPont sale.
Box, Inc. BOX
Box has chronically lagged peers and entrenched itself via an unnecessary $500M KKR preferred financing; electing Starboard's minority slate restores stockholder accountability and unlocks long-term value.
Box, Inc. BOX
Box is a best-of-breed cloud content platform that has missed every revenue target since IPO; a reconstituted board can fix go-to-market execution and close a massive valuation gap to peers.
Box, Inc. BOX
Box's board issued $500m of KKR preferred to lock up >10% of the vote and entrench itself ahead of Starboard's proxy contest — Starboard demands the books and four new directors.
Box, Inc. BOX
Box has underperformed cloud peers for years despite engagement, and the Board just cut a dilutive financing to 'buy the vote' — Starboard nominates four directors to force real transformation.
Box, Inc. BOX
After a failed 2020 settlement, Starboard will nominate directors at Box's 2021 Annual Meeting, citing missed growth targets and a $500M convertible preferred it calls a 'buy the vote' scheme.
Corteva, Inc. CTVA
Corteva's spin-off potential is squandered by CEO Jim Collins and a complacent Board; Starboard nominates eight directors to force leadership change and unlock operating value.
GCP Applied Technologies GCP
Starboard rebuts GCP: stock has lagged peers on every milestone since the 2016 spin-off, and Starboard's superior director slate can finally drive the turnaround management hasn't delivered.
GCP Applied Technologies GCP
Four years post-spinoff, GCP has lagged peers on growth, margins, and stock price under an insular, interconnected Board; replace nine directors and unlock ~600 bps of EBIT margin expansion.
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.
AECOM ACM
AECOM is a collection of under-integrated franchises; a Jacobs-style operational overhaul plus outright sales of MS and CS can close a 5.3x multiple discount to peers.
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.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company BMY
Starboard urges BMY shareholders to reject the $91B Celgene acquisition — it imports a massive REVLIMID patent cliff and was rushed through without exploring standalone turnaround or a sale of Bristol-Myers.
Magellan Health, Inc. MGLN
Magellan destroyed $700M of value through failed acquisitions and three 2018 guidance cuts; Starboard's six-director slate will overhaul the board and run a parallel sale process at peer multiples.
Dollar Tree, Inc. DLTR
Dollar Tree is deeply undervalued because Family Dollar is a failed acquisition and the $1 price ceiling is a self-imposed cap; selling Family Dollar and testing multi-price points unlocks $150/share.
Cars.com Inc. CARS
Starboard, a ~10% holder, warns Cars.com's board that serial guide-downs must end with credible 2019-2021 targets, a third independent director, and — absent improvement — management change or a sale.
Newell Brands Inc. NWL
Newell's board destroyed $10bn and handed control to Icahn; elect Starboard's four independent nominees to execute a credible divestiture plan and restore accountability.
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. MLNX
Mellanox's long-tenured board has presided over chronic underperformance and heavy insider selling; Starboard's 10.6% stake is launching a proxy fight to replace a majority of directors.
Newell Brands Inc. NWL
Newell's Board is dysfunctional — four directors have quit and margins have cratered to 9.1%; elect Starboard's slate at the 2018 Annual Meeting to drive an operational turnaround.
Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. TYPE
Monotype's three-year acquisition spree (Olapic, Swyft) destroyed $500M+ of value and halved EBITDA margins; Starboard demands four new directors to refocus on the core font franchise.
Newell Brands Inc. NWL
Starboard, backed by Jarden's founders, seeks to replace Newell's board after CEO Michael Polk destroyed $11bn of value following the 2016 Jarden merger.
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. MLNX
Mellanox insiders have sold $130M of stock across 373 trades vs. one purchase since IPO — evidence the Board lacks confidence in its own plan and must be reconstituted.
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.
Yahoo! Inc. YHOO
Three years of failed turnaround have collapsed Yahoo's Core Business; Starboard demands a competitive sale process and leadership change, or it will launch an election contest.
Yahoo! Inc. YHOO
Yahoo should scrap the Aabaco spin-off and instead sell the Core Business outright, returning cash to shareholders and keeping Alibaba and Yahoo Japan stakes in the remaining entity.
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.
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.
Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI
Darden's Board destroyed value by selling Red Lobster for ~1x EBITDA against shareholder will; replacing 12 directors unlocks a real estate spin, cost-cut turnaround, and peer-catchup upside.