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quote appendix methodology

"“there is no safety margin using the actual data and anticipated steady state level....” — Pharmacology consultant engaged by Scorpion Capital"

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 136
callout kpi overview

"Multiple compression driven by growth deceleration, margin compression, and store repurchases that earn a return below BWLD's cost of capital"

callout ceo quote

"The Company is promising to improve Adjusted EBITDA margins to 18 – 20% and consistently deliver an Adjusted EBITDA to FCF Conversion of >40%"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 23
callout appendix data

"Set forth herein is a table which details our assumptions regarding average unit level 4-Wall EBITDA margins for McOpCo and U.S. Franchisees."

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 57
callout valuation reveal

"Southwest’s return to best-in-class margins should drive substantial share price upside of 67% - 87% and c.$3B - 4B of annual free cash flow."

Southwest Airlines · LUV Carl Icahn · p. 58
callout ceo quote

"The Company is promising to improve Adjusted EBITDA margins to 18 – 20% and consistently deliver an Adjusted EBITDA to FCF Conversion of >40%"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 80
callout precedent table

"In each of these instances, chronic capex mis-forecasting was a leading indicator of future margin, earnings, and free cash flow contraction."

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. · HRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 57
callout valuation reveal

"Southwest’s return to best-in-class margins should drive substantial share price upside of 67% - 87% and c.$3B - 4B of annual free cash flow."

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 58
quote villain critique

"Overstated Margins from Day One. CoreWeave assumes EBITDA margins hit 80% immediately, a figure a former CoreWeave engineer called “utopian.”"

CoreWeave, Inc. · CRWV Kerrisdale Capital · p. 22
callout peer gap

"GoDaddy's 2023E EBITDA margin of 25% is significantly below the peer group average of 43%, representing an 18% margin expansion opportunity."

GoDaddy Inc. · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 20
callout valuation reveal

"Southwest’s return to best-in-class margins should drive substantial share price upside of 67% - 87% and c.$3B - 4B of annual free cash flow"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 47
callout valuation reveal

"Southwest’s return to best-in-class margins should drive substantial share price upside of 67% - 87% and c.$3B - 4B of annual free cash flow"

Unknown · p. 58
callout ceo quote

"Analysts estimate that gross margins will magically increase, yet none are aware of Axon’s significant exposure to China imports and tariffs"

Axon Enterprise (formerly TASER) · AAXN Spruce Point Capital · p. 40
callout appendix methodology

"In Q3 2018, INGN lowered provisions in two categories, sales returns and bad debts and warranties. Doing so increased gross margin by 1.77%."

Inogen, Inc. · INGN Muddy Waters · p. 23
callout other

"The segment's revenues and margins have been fairly stable because it specializes in multi-year projects, especially offshore and deepwater."

Core Laboratories · CLB Greenlight Capital · p. 6
callout ceo quote

"You’d expect results in excess of the “targets” of 30% annual revenue growth, and improving gross and operating margins. But you’d be wrong."

athenahealth · ATHN Greenlight Capital · p. 9
callout demand list

"Opportunity of ~201 basis points of margin improvement based on reducing the higher channel costs incurred following the launch of TireHub."

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company · GT Elliott Management · p. 37
callout demand list

"We believe GoDaddy can reach growth + profitability of 40% by Q4'24E through a combination of stable growth and meaningful margin expansion"

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 27
callout sop buildup

"If TheFork is sold at 5x CY26E revenue and Viator improves its EBITDA margins, Tripadvisor trades at just ~3.0x EBITDA on a pro forma basis"

Tripadvisor, Inc. · TRIP Starboard Value · p. 33
callout executive summary

"As a result of the re-work and duplicative manufacturing caused by errors, it is simply implausible that Twist has a positive gross margin."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 9
callout demand list

"The Cognizant Value-Enhancement Plan calls for a 23.0% adjusted operating margin in FY18E, as compared to a 19.7% operating margin in FY15."

Cognizant Technology Solutions · CTSH Elliott Management · p. 11
callout demand list

"We believe GoDaddy can reach growth + profitability of 40% by Q4'24E through a combination of stable growth and meaningful margin expansion"

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 27
callout other

"Excluding ISRG and these acquisitions, we estimate that UFPT would have grown sales by a marginal 0.4% in 2024 as shown in the table below."

UFP Technologies, Inc. · UFPT Wolfpack Research · p. 7
callout sop buildup

"While these are all thought of as commodity businesses, they are higher margin and much more stable than most commodity chemical companies."

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 13
quote ceo quote

""The unifying mission or thread of this transformation is really the move to a higher margin product mix." — Kay Meggers, December 14, 2016"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 141
callout kpi overview

"We continue to believe that the opportunity for productivity improvements and margin expansion at Mondelez is significant even beyond 2018"

Unknown · p. 19
callout peer gap

"It is perplexing that both growth and margins can be down so much – despite better end markets and significant reinvestment opportunities."

Solventum Corporation · SOLV Trian Partners · p. 17
callout before after

"Although we have not included a more efficient kitchen in our margin improvement plan, we believe a large additional opportunity may exist"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 124
callout transition

"Given the differences in profitability between Target and Wal-Mart, we believe there are opportunities to improve Target's retail margins."

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 43
callout before after

"Although we have not included a more efficient kitchen in our margin improvement plan, we believe a large additional opportunity may exist"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 124
callout kpi overview

"We continue to believe that the opportunity for productivity improvements and margin expansion at Mondelez is significant even beyond 2018"

Unknown · p. 19
callout demand list

"Insist management develop and articulate a clear DTC strategy with tangible goals that will achieve Netflix-like margins of 15-20% by 2027"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 91
callout kpi overview

"We continue to believe that the opportunity for productivity improvements and margin expansion at Mondelez is significant even beyond 2018"

Unknown · p. 12
callout valuation reveal

"We expect 67% - 87% share price upside as Southwest restores its best-in-class margins and we believe a turnaround is eminently achievable"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 47
callout demand list

"Insist management develop and articulate a clear DTC strategy with tangible goals that will achieve Netflix-like margins of 15-20% by 2027"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 26
callout sop buildup

"In total, 200 bps of margin improvement is expected from reduced compensation and benefits expense through attrition (OR at or below 59%)."

callout before after

"Significant margin deterioration at First Student since 2009 while National Express grew its North American margins during the same period"

FirstGroup plc · FGP Sandell · p. 15
callout ceo quote

"Taubman's EBITDA margins declined by 230 bps in the first quarter of 2018, while its Class A Mall Peers EBITDA margins increased by 60 bps"

Taubman Centers, Inc. · TCO Land & Buildings · p. 8
callout peer gap

"It would not be unreasonable for Solventum to consider 75th percentile performance, implying a 27% margin, as an internal stretch target."

Solventum Corporation · SOLV Trian Partners · p. 19
callout villain critique

"The Company continues to highlight 370bps of operating margin improvement despite it driving only $1 million of gross profit improvement!"

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 9
callout other

"The extent of IQ’s use of these dual membership programs is abundantly clear when we compare IQ’s ARPU to its gross margin since its IPO."

iQIYI, Inc. · IQ Wolfpack Research · p. 13
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point also sees that GFL restated its Adjusted EBITDA to make the USA Waste segment's margins look much better by +2.1% (210bps)."

GFL Environmental Inc. · GFL Spruce Point Capital · p. 53
callout thesis headline

"Abbott, as the low-cost manufacturer by a factor of 4, can put heavy pressure on Dexcom profits with little downside to its own margins."

Dexcom, Inc. · DXCM Spruce Point Capital · p. 5
callout demand list

"Implement business improvements to achieve operational efficiencies, increase margins and maximize cash flow available to equity holders"

Iron Mountain Incorporated · IRM Elliott Management · p. 19
callout other

"NIKE is a high quality business that should compound long-term earnings at a high rate due to strong revenue growth and margin expansion"

Unknown · p. 45
callout expose contradiction

"This illustrates the fallacy of assuming that 2U’s historical performance will continue going forward in a period of margin compression."

2U, Inc. · TWOU Spruce Point Capital · p. 12
callout ceo quote

"There's strong evidence the CEO doesn't have a full grasp of Waterpik's numbers, and recent growth is coming at the sacrifice of margin."

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. · CHD Spruce Point Capital · p. 61
callout demand list

"We believe the Company should introduce a 25% EBITDA margin target as a medium-term goal, with the appropriate budgeting and incentives."

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. · LW Starboard Value · p. 3
callout other

"This change in practice could be risky if sales fall below plan or the discount programs don't repeat as it could affect future margins."

Resideo Technologies, Inc. · REZI Spruce Point Capital · p. 39
callout transition

"CCME may respond that it has an army of agents serving as proxy salespeople, but that would further call into question its gross margin."

callout valuation reveal

"Take the worst case in the below sensitivity analysis and we see 500k cars with 20% gross margins at a P/E of 20x and the stock is $599."

Tesla, Inc. · TSLA Citron Research · p. 9