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quote villain critique

"Pioneering the Art of Responsible Hospitality, Connecting Cultures with Heartfelt Care — Accor Marketing Slogan"

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 127
quote villain critique

"Pioneering the Art of Responsible Hospitality, Connecting Cultures with Heartfelt Care — Accor Corporate Slogan"

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 131
quote villain critique

"Pioneering the Art of Responsible Hospitality, Connecting Cultures with Heartfelt Care — Accor Marketing Slogan"

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 129
quote villain critique

"Pioneering the Art of Responsible Hospitality, Connecting Cultures with Heartfelt Care — Accor Marketing Slogan"

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 136
quote villain critique

"Pioneering the Art of Responsible Hospitality, Connecting Cultures with Heartfelt Care — Accor Marketing Slogan"

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 137
quote villain critique

"Pioneering the Art of Responsible Hospitality, Connecting Cultures with Heartfelt Care — Accor Marketing Slogan"

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 146
quote ceo quote

"Pioneering the Art of Responsible Hospitality, Connecting Cultures with Heartfelt Care — Accor Corporate Slogan"

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 135
quote villain critique

"Pioneering the Art of Responsible Hospitality, Connecting Cultures with Heartfelt Care — Accor Marketing Slogan"

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 145
quote villain critique

"Sorry , our hotel haven't the condoms .Please bring your own. — Reservation <rsvn@mercure-wanshang-beijing.com>"

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 262
quote other

"“本项目占地面积为 16709.61m²,建设 2 栋研发楼和 1 栋产品展示销售中心,总建筑面积为 64660.62m²。项目建成后主要作为写字楼出租或出售给民企和社会团体使用。” — Evaluation Report"

GSX Techedu Inc. · GSX Grizzly Research · p. 21
quote villain critique

"a few hundred thousand [US] dollars. — Salesperson for a large European paper manufacturing equipment producer."

Orient Paper Inc. · ONP Muddy Waters · p. 12
callout process diagram

"In our view, this tortured construction defies common sense, and, at a minimum breaches the spirit of the law."

Sunrun Inc. · RUN Muddy Waters · p. 13
callout villain critique

"In its recent 2020 10-Q filings, it now ceases disclosures of R&D expenses, which we view as a major red flag."

Avery Dennison Corporation · AVY Spruce Point Capital · p. 34
callout transition

"In our opinion, Dovigi’s success from aspiring NHL goalie to garbage magnate is a carefully curated narrative."

GFL Environmental Inc. · GFL Spruce Point Capital · p. 26
callout villain critique

"GFL’s longest tenured Director is Dino Chiesa. We find him connected to Mr. DiBattista on Facebook as friends."

GFL Environmental Inc. · GFL Spruce Point Capital · p. 35
callout other

"GGP’s share price was flat, including dividends, from the beginning of 2014 to the date we exited the position"

Unknown · p. 71
callout villain critique

"Regardless, our Balance Sheet approach shows that (non-GAAP) Subscribers do not seem to tie to GAAP financials"

Sunrun Inc. · RUN Muddy Waters · p. 22
callout villain critique

"There are other recent incidents where Generac’s products allegedly sparked a fire and caused bodily injuries."

Generac Holdings, Inc. · GNRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 23
callout villain critique

"Why do Pramac-Generac UK’s disclosures not reveal that it made €17.5m of purchases from PR Industrial (Italy)?"

Generac Holdings, Inc. · GNRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 72
callout villain critique

"Since October 2015, no current director or executive has purchased a single share of stock in the open market."

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 134
callout peer gap

"Lowe's level of same-store sales growth has underperformed Home Depot's for eight out of the last ten quarters"

Lowe's Companies, Inc. · LOW Pershing Square · p. 14
callout peer gap

"Based on its recent underperformance, Lowe’s trades at a discount to Home Depot on both LTM and 2012 multiples"

Lowe's Companies, Inc. · LOW Pershing Square · p. 15
callout other

"The analysts' key assumptions vary significantly, but the one item on which they are most consistent is price."

American Tower Corp · AMT Muddy Waters · p. 74
callout process diagram

"Carvana sells its receivables to third parties after originating auto loans associated with its vehicle sales."

Carvana Co. · CVNA Spruce Point Capital · p. 63
callout peer gap

"If Dollar Tree were to achieve financial results similar to Dollarama, significant upside exists in the stock."

Dollar Tree, Inc. · DLTR Starboard Value · p. 8
callout nominee bio

"From the time of the IPO until 2012, ARM’s valuation increased from approximately $150 million to $17 billion."

Tessera Technologies Inc. · TSRA Starboard Value · p. 59
callout villain critique

"JANA’s unorthodox tax adjustment is intended to inflate the value of Wholesale to make Retail look undervalued"

Agrium · AGU JANA Partners · p. 10
callout other

"The only record of a purchase by MPWR in Chengdu is from 2011, when the company bought land for just $388,000."

Monolithic Power Systems · MPWR Spruce Point Capital · p. 68
callout before after

"If the product risk is real – as management’s actions suggest – it should have been disclosed, not swept away."

Mercury Systems Inc. · MRCY Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
callout other

"This is merely one, albeit simplified, permutation of how we envisage such complexity could enable sham sales."

Eurofins Scientific SE · ERF Muddy Waters · p. 5
callout villain critique

"The value of VIP's vendor rebates in FY17 was ~$6M greater than the combined company's total operating income!"

PetIQ, Inc. · PETQ Spruce Point Capital · p. 74
callout villain critique

"Given this distressing history, why would the Board look to add a director with a well-known Reg-FD violation?"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 52
callout villain critique

"Well performing restaurant companies work with their suppliers to deliver superior food and value to customers"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 107
callout other

"Darden should focus on markets with suitable customer demographics and where there is demand for casual dining"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 244
callout sop buildup

"Bob Evans should take steps to unlock the substantial value inherent in these 482 owned restaurant properties."

callout section divider

"We’ve Identified Multiple Operating And Financial Discrepancies And Call Into Question IPX’s Internal Controls"

IperionX Ltd. · IPX Spruce Point Capital · p. 74
callout ceo quote

"It’s because the scaling up of the production process is much harder than moving something out on a lab bench."

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 144
callout timeline

"MISTAKE: Board elects not to transfer credit risk in the transaction, primarily to retain underwriting control"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 7
callout appendix disclosure

"THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE CURRENT OPINIONS OF SCORPION CAPITAL LLC CONCERNING IONQ INC. (STOCK TICKER: IONQ)."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 2
callout villain critique

"Even now, over a year and a half after the 32-qubit announcement, both AWS and Azure only reference 11 qubits."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 43
callout ceo quote

"We believe that this will only extend Abbott’s cost advantage and create further downside risk in CGM pricing."

Dexcom, Inc. · DXCM Spruce Point Capital · p. 39
callout villain critique

"It is clear that management has neither taken the shareholder proposal seriously nor evaluated it in any depth"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 102
callout villain critique

"Maybe a Reason Viacom Avoids YouTube is Because Dauman Sued YouTube for $1B In 2010 for Copyright Infringement"

Viacom · VIAB SpringOwl · p. 48
callout before after

"Fluor has nearly doubled its exposure to Urban Solutions, which we believe is poised to see substantial growth"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 20
callout villain critique

"The Board is clearly committed to ignoring the will of shareholders, underscoring its culture of entrenchment."

callout villain critique

"Given this distressing history, why would the Board look to add a director with a well-known Reg-FD violation?"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 52
callout villain critique

"Well performing restaurant companies work with their suppliers to deliver superior food and value to customers"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 107
callout demand list

"Darden should focus on markets with suitable customer demographics and where there is demand for casual dining"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 244
callout peer gap

"The mines have some of the most desirable coal in Northern Appalachia, with high heat and low sulphur content."

CONSOL Energy · CNX Greenlight Capital · p. 19
callout peer gap

"MDA was historically an aggressive purchaser of intangible assets and aggressively capitalized internal costs."

Maxar Technologies · MAXR Spruce Point Capital · p. 23
callout sop buildup

"W.D. Von Gonten study concluded Hess has higher per acre value and is very comparable to CLR in absolute value"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 14
callout villain critique

"Logically, one cannot sell an asset and simultaneously pledge it as collateral in a new borrowing arrangement."

SoFi Technologies, Inc. · SOFI Muddy Waters · p. 19
callout demand list

"Vote to remove Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld, the worst performing continuously tenured CEO in the S&P 500, from Arconic"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 24
callout villain critique

"Under Dr. Kleinfeld, the Company massively underperformed virtually all peer groups over virtually all periods"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 29
callout before after

"More than $3 billion in value was added to Arconic since Elliott called for the removal of Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 54