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Callouts & quotes from 1,434+ activist slides

Every emphasised callout and every pulled quote, extracted slide-by-slide. Search by keyword, filter by slide type or by source.

Showing 1381–1434 of 1,434 matching "margin"
callout sop buildup

"Peroxides is a high margin business and generates a lot of cash."

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 30
callout villain critique

"Shrinking operating profits and margin well below WSP's margins"

WSP Global Inc. · WSP Spruce Point Capital · p. 21
callout precedent table

"14 Years of margin improvements totaling approximately 1,200bps"

General Electric · GE Trian Partners · p. 59
callout peer gap

"We believe an EBIT margin target of at least 40% is reasonable."

Alphabet · GOOGL TCI Fund · p. 3
callout kpi overview

"Operating margins of at least 25% by 2014 (versus 16% in 2011)"

Lazard Ltd · LAZ Trian Partners · p. 8
callout villain critique

"Kao significantly overpaid for Margin Dilutive Bondi Sands"

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 92
callout villain critique

"Operating margins would have been near 0 w/out the benefit"

iRobot Corp · IRBT Spruce Point Capital · p. 50
callout other

"Low gross-margin mindset in a high gross-margin business"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 45
callout villain critique

"Since 2010, EBITDA and EBIT margins are essentially flat"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 88
callout sop buildup

"Such Improvements Could Add ~10% to Operating Margins"

BMC Software · BMC Elliott Management · p. 61
callout kpi overview

"Cleaner Inventory & Assortment = +200bps Gross Margin"

Sotheby's · BID Marcato · p. 31
callout other

"And what happened to the intended margin leverage?"

athenahealth · ATHN Greenlight Capital · p. 11
callout timeline

"Operating margin of at least 25% by 2014"

Lazard Ltd · LAZ Trian Partners · p. 5
callout precedent table

"Tom Pike increased margins by ~425bps!"

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 65