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Callouts & quotes from 766+ activist slides

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Showing 661–720 of 766 matching "margins"
callout kpi overview

"We believe Dow Jones is well-positioned to continue delivering healthy growth and margins."

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 43
callout kpi overview

"We believe Dow Jones is well-positioned to continue delivering healthy growth and margins."

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 43
callout kpi overview

"We believe Dow Jones is well-positioned to continue delivering healthy growth and margins."

News Corporation · NWSA Starboard Value · p. 13
callout peer gap

"Why can PetIQ’s products business support EBITDA margins more than double those of peers?"

PetIQ, Inc. · PETQ Spruce Point Capital · p. 41
callout villain critique

"A shift to shorter useful lives would eviscerate CoreWeave's unit economics and margins."

CoreWeave, Inc. · CRWV Kerrisdale Capital · p. 11
callout peer gap

"We have identified opportunities that we would improve margins by approximately 900bps."

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 193
callout peer gap

"In our view, Autodesk can improve its operating margins by at least 1,000 basis points."

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 3
callout villain critique

"Capitalizing more expenses has the obvious impact of enhancing current period margins."

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 46
callout kpi overview

"Incremental margins are expected to be BELOW Autodesk's adj. operating margin targets!"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 50
callout villain critique

"And had it not capitalized all these expenses, margins would have fallen even further."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 68
callout ceo quote

"We believe Viator has the potential to reach OTA-like margins over the next few years"

Tripadvisor, Inc. · TRIP Starboard Value · p. 32
callout kpi overview

"Mall segment Adjusted EBITDA margins in 2005 were 3%, having fallen ~60% since 2003"

Borders Group, Inc. · BGP Pershing Square · p. 35
callout before after

"GE improved industrial EBIT margins ~250 basis points since 2012 (to ~14% in 2014)"

General Electric · GE Trian Partners · p. 55
callout peer gap

"We believe Bristol-Myers has a potential opportunity to improve its gross margins."

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 168
callout kpi overview

"Oatly owes investors a precise explanation of why its margins fell so materially."

Oatly Group AB · OTLY Spruce Point Capital · p. 92
callout thesis headline

"We believed APD’s EBIT margins (15.5%) could approach comparable Praxair (22.5%)"

Unknown · p. 26
callout propose solution

"Improved labor efficiency will improve margins and enhance the guest experience"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 216
callout precedent table

"Between 2014 – 2018, Amgen successfully improved operating margins by 1,500bps"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 152
callout sop buildup

"Margins have been stuck at ~21% but should be higher given $1bn+ revenue scale"

BMC Software · BMC Elliott Management · p. 17
quote kpi overview

"SiTel generated margins between 12% - 19%, even while spending on new products"

DSP Group, Inc. · DSPG Starboard Value · p. 13
callout sop buildup

"Reported financials have overstated margins due to a lack of transfer pricing"

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 14
callout other

"Unfortunately, volumes have not stabilized and margins have also regressed"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 228
callout thesis headline

"We believe APD’s EBIT margins (16%) can approach comparable Praxair (22%)"

Unknown · p. 36
callout peer gap

"Phillips 66 has worse gross margins than VLO & MPC in almost every region"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 41
callout peer gap

"Phillips 66 has worse gross margins than VLO & MPC in almost every region"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 42
callout other

"AMT needs to pay more money each year to drive higher EBITDA and margins."

American Tower · AMT Muddy Waters · p. 3
callout peer gap

"Under KKR’s ownership, Dollar General has dramatically improved margins"

Family Dollar Stores · FDO Pershing Square · p. 23