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callout timeline

"The alcohol opportunity is an example of low-hanging fruit that could improve same-store-sales and margins quickly"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 267
callout timeline

"Although it is a lower priority, we would expect to begin realizing repairs and maintenance savings after 6 months"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 265
callout transition

"Drilling and completion techniques are pretty much standard whether fracking for gas or oil, and so are the costs."

CONSOL Energy · CNX Greenlight Capital · p. 41
callout villain critique

"Xylem’s cash flow statement only shows a $56 million equity investment, far short of the stated investment amount."

Xylem Inc. · XYL Spruce Point Capital · p. 66
callout scqa situation

"Current installed base is 7.5 million (as of May 2011), therefore the installed base could nearly triple from here"

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters · GMCR Greenlight Capital · p. 15
callout villain critique

"We think that in the current environment Pioneer earns a negative economic return on its Capex. Let’s do the math."

Pioneer Natural Resources · PXD Greenlight Capital · p. 32
callout sop buildup

"Hess's March promises (if delivered) affect less than 10% of potential share uplift (1) over another 2 year period"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 15
callout sop buildup

"Hess's March promises (if delivered) affect less than 10% of potential share uplift (1) over another 2 year period"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 57
callout sop buildup

"Hess's March promises (if delivered) affect less than 10% of potential share uplift (1) over another 2 year period"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 48
callout sop buildup

"Hess's March promises (if delivered) affect less than 10% of potential share uplift (1) over another 2 year period"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 62
callout villain critique

"After these adjustments, we reduce 2025 Adjusted EBITDA by approximately 90%, from $1,054 million to $103 million."

callout cover

"As you can see below, Riot’s share price has materially underperformed peers who have signed sizable AI/HPC deals."

Riot Platforms, Inc. · RIOT Starboard Value · p. 1
callout ceo quote

"Translation: Our competitors are ramping in auto too; Tennessee to remain underutilized for the foreseeable future"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 143
callout ceo quote

"The benefits of asymptomatic testing remain questionable, yet CEO Blackford suggests providers will test annually?"

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. · IRTC Spruce Point Capital · p. 65
callout villain critique

"These are additional examples of the Board’s level of entrenchment and only underscore the urgent need for change."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 25
callout villain critique

"After reading our report and reviewing Oatly’s corporate credo, we believe you will form a very different opinion."

Oatly Group AB · OTLY Spruce Point Capital · p. 11
callout other

"To inform the financial industry about BNY’s global presence, we’ll create a mobile publication called: THE ARROW."

callout kpi overview

"Management is expecting to return approximately 1/3 of the current ~$260bn market cap to shareholders through 2018"

General Electric · GE Trian Partners · p. 44
callout demand list

"Engage a new financial advisor with NO ties to the Board and publicly announce a sale process to take OUTR private"

Outerwall Inc. · OUTR Engaged Capital · p. 30
callout other

"We believe that Chipotle is currently one of the most compelling and authentic large-scale food brands in the U.S."

Unknown · p. 44
callout valuation reveal

"本試算は参考値。簿価は豊田自動織機の事業価値を正しく反映しておらず、また、簿価には法定税率31%が全額適用されているため、みなし配当課税による税効果は考慮されていない。豊田自動織機はPBR1倍を大きく上回る評価を受けるべきである"

Toyota Industries Corporation · 6201.T Elliott Management · p. 27
callout ceo quote

"Wall Street analysts generally followed management's guidance that GED-0301 would eventually be a blockbuster drug"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 96
callout transition

"What if, instead of appealing to salons and hotels to feature ORIBE products, we open our own experiential venues?"

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 84
callout appendix data

"Below are the summary cash flow projections for Pro Forma McDonald's based on the assumptions detailed on page 68."

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 75
callout thesis headline

"We believe C3 is poised to reset expectations as sales fail to materialize, losses balloon, and dilution increases"

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 10
callout peer gap

"Today, Southwest’s margins are the lowest in the peer group and approximately 900 basis points below best-in-class"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Carl Icahn · p. 31
callout valuation reveal

"Globant is trading at peak valuation on the inflated belief that its growth mainly stems from organic initiatives."

Globant SA · GLOB Spruce Point Capital · p. 7
callout villain critique

"We would prefer to see the Board add individuals that have full independence and no prior connection to management"

Globant SA · GLOB Spruce Point Capital · p. 28
callout kpi overview

"$200 Billion of Cumulative Incremental Investments Since the End of FY18 Nearly Equals Disney’s Current Market Cap"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 34
callout villain critique

"Maria Elena Lagomasino has a long track record of overseeing problematic compensation practices at other companies"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 73
callout transition

"There is no evidence that TWX's corporate overhead has improved the functionality of TWX as an integrated company."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 18
callout peer gap

"A standalone AOL should not declare dividends or directly return capital to shareholders in the intermediate term."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 231
callout villain critique

"I would also falsify their fuel cost per gallon, behind what's visible to the customer, to try and prove some ROI."

XL Fleet Corp · XL Muddy Waters · p. 20
callout ceo quote

"We believe these observations are useful context as we evaluate TASK's business claims and financial presentation."

TaskUs, Inc. · TASK Spruce Point Capital · p. 14
callout villain critique

"I see them like a MEME stock right now. They're hot but as a long-term buy and hold that's a different evaluation."

TaskUs, Inc. · TASK Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout before after

"We believe WFG's MLM model is fraught with risk, which we believe has not been properly communicated to investors."

Aegon Ltd. · AEG Spruce Point Capital · p. 14
callout ceo quote

"Why hasn't CHD also impaired or written-down the $61m of goodwill and intangibles associated with the failed deal?"

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. · CHD Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout sop buildup

"A separation could unlock between 15%-40%(2) of incremental value based on PPG’s current share price of ~$98.50(3)"

PPG Industries, Inc. · PPG Trian Partners · p. 32
callout precedent table

"On average, Trian’s portfolio companies have generated ~550bps of aggregate EBIT margin expansion after separation"

PPG Industries, Inc. · PPG Trian Partners · p. 41
callout villain critique

"Abnormally large "Non-Recurring" fees that suspiciously boosted index margins when they have struggled to increase"

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 94
callout thesis headline

"In our view, UEC’s period of vast stock price outperformance relative to the uranium industry defies common sense."

Uranium Energy Corp · UEC Spruce Point Capital · p. 7
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point raises serious concerns when it sees management tapping into pension funds for loans to subsidiaries."

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. · MTD Spruce Point Capital · p. 53
callout scqa situation

"Mortgage availability was limited, with 5-to-10 year terms, floating interest rates, and ~50% loan-to-value ratios"

callout villain critique

"Why should investors ignore acquisition-related charges when acquisitions are a key component of Company strategy?"

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. · HRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 65
callout villain critique

"If this is the goal, the split between concepts should be growth vs. mature, not Red Lobster vs. ALL other brands."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 61
callout demand list

"A Special Meeting will provide shareholders with a forum to express a clear opinion, which the Board should honor."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 106
callout villain critique

"The company appears to have aided in the police interrogation of the analyst, as well as his eventual prosecution."

New Pacific Metals · NUAG Hindenburg Research · p. 48
callout villain critique

"Longer tenured Yahoo shareholders would be better served with a plan to unlock $30/share in value and not $3/share"

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO SpringOwl · p. 69
callout villain critique

"BLI stands out for the number of nonsensical phrases, newly-invented words, and drivel it uses to describe itself."

Berkeley Lights · BLI Scorpion Capital · p. 9
callout ceo quote

"One takeaway we believe is that the sales cycle is much longer than management has suggested at two to five years."

Stryker Corp. · SYK Spruce Point Capital · p. 100
callout other

"We believe this discrepancy illustrates that FTAI is categorizing revenue from whole engine sales as module sales."

FTAI Aviation Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 15
callout other

"Note the conveyance for N282GX & N281GX are recorded together under the 282GX tail number (top right of document)."

FTAI Aviation Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 41