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callout process diagram

"Valeant invested the HSR limit of $75.9mm and Pershing Square contributed the balance of the required capital"

Unknown · p. 25
callout villain critique

"Olam's snowballing CapEx is, in our view, destroying investor value, and pushing the company toward collapse."

callout peer gap

"Core became a market darling and its valuation diverged sharply from other global oilfield service companies."

Core Laboratories · CLB Greenlight Capital · p. 17
callout villain critique

"Our collected data indicates that there are far fewer agents on BEKE’s platform than it reports to investors."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 33
callout appendix disclosure

"development cost, less $127.2mm stock based compensation, plus $93.6mm of amortized software development cost"

BMC Software · BMC Elliott Management · p. 38
callout villain critique

"APP doesn't overcome the information asymmetry through “AI”, but rather through misappropriated 3P user data."

AppLovin · APP Muddy Waters · p. 31
callout timeline

"Since the IPO on the London Stock Exchange in May 2013 to April 18, 2017, PAH’s share price has increased 29%"

Unknown · p. 58
callout sop buildup

"Management estimated the value of these projects to be $3 billion in 2017 when copper was at $2.70 per pound."

Teck Resources · TECK Greenlight Capital · p. 45
callout valuation reveal

"And, the $6.80 Goldman bull case puts the stock nearly 3 times higher or almost $90 Canadian dollars a share."

Teck Resources · TECK Greenlight Capital · p. 64
callout filler

"I don’t know if we really need the full Goldman bull case of $6.80 copper... but, sometimes dreams come true."

Teck Resources · TECK Greenlight Capital · p. 65
callout villain critique

"All of this begs the question: Who are the 74 employees who worked at CSC as of 2016 and earned £2.6 million?"

IQE plc · IQE Muddy Waters · p. 13
callout transition

"A Master Lease has a number of structural advantages that will enhance the stability and security of TIP REIT"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 65
callout villain critique

"Either scenario would be bad and is expressly listed as a Negative Covenant according to its Credit Agreement"

MGP Ingredients, Inc. · MGPI Spruce Point Capital · p. 45
callout thesis headline

"We Believe Cintas Overpaid For G&K, Is Struggling To Integrate It, And Spinning A Weak “Beat And Raise” Story"

Cintas Corp. · CTAS Spruce Point Capital · p. 6
callout villain critique

"The $204.8m does not appear anywhere in AMCR’s actual 10-K filing, nor is it discussed on the conference call"

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 70
callout sop buildup

"Altogether, AerCap earns a low teens ROE on a new leasing deal excluding gains or losses when the lease ends."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 43
callout villain critique

"Pfizer decided that OXBRYTA’s benefits no longer outweighed its risks and pulled the product from the market."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 49
callout ceo quote

"Heska doesn't actually disclose the amount of POC Lab Consumables REVENUE subject to subscription agreements."

Heska Corporation · HSKA Spruce Point Capital · p. 57
callout villain critique

"Investors betting on a Keith Grossman-driven turnaround will shortly realize that the emperor has no clothes."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 50
callout villain critique

"Nevro “still feels like a boutique” one-trick pony that’s “not really as sophisticated as they say they are.”"

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 121
callout villain critique

"2012年から2022年の間、最小在庫管理単位(SKU:stock-keeping units)は年平均7.2%のペースで増加しましたが、コンシューマープロダクツ事業の売上高成長は年平均で僅か1.7%にとどまりました。"

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 33
callout precedent table

"WWW's margin target is only 100bps lower than Deckers' despite having a gross margin that is over 800bp lower"

callout peer gap

"Yet Kate Tokyo has high brand satisfaction and conversion rates but low brand awareness among Thai consumers."

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 45
callout transition

"Will something get in the way of true love? Or will they consummate the marriage and live happily ever after?"

Bayer AG · BAYN Greenlight Capital · p. 3
callout sop buildup

"Within Bayer, it's overlooked and under appreciated. With time, Bayer is likely to beef it up or monetize it."

Bayer AG · BAYN Greenlight Capital · p. 27
callout valuation reveal

"Management estimates that when housing starts recover to ~1mm to 1.5mm, EBITDA will be 2 to 3x current levels"

callout villain critique

"We believe Epiq trades with a "credibility discount" that impedes the stock from realizing its full potential"

callout other

"Disney's elevated content spend does not appear to be driving ancillary sales in other parts of the business."

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 43
callout villain critique

"Investors Reacted Negatively to Disney’s $60 Billion CapEx Announcement As Key Questions Were Left Unanswered"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 118
callout villain critique

"Disney has used a methodology for evaluating prior Trian investments that we view as flawed for many reasons."

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 126
callout ceo quote

"However, just because they are still partners, doesn't change the reality that Pepsi may have sold its stock."

Danimer Scientific, Inc. · DNMR Spruce Point Capital · p. 62
callout villain critique

"Ku'damm: the first of the 3 buildings (ca 22,000 out of ca 62,000 sqm) is in use per Q3 2020 and is 100% let."

Vivion Investments S.à.r.l. Muddy Waters · p. 23
callout villain critique

"The multiple management communicated for the EPIC acquisition was based on 2yr forward synergized projections"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 39
callout ceo quote

"The purpose behind attacking behavior is to impeach the credibility of the accuser in the eyes of the public."

callout villain critique

"Highest-volume TransMedics users have allegedly ramped their transplant programs by using questionable organs"

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 108
callout villain critique

"TransMedics will look you in the eye and say, we’re going to leave them in the body unless you pay us $3,000."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 267
callout demand list

"If elected, our slate will engage actively and cross-functionally to improve relations with key stakeholders:"

callout kpi overview

"In 2020, PSH returned $367 million of capital through its quarterly dividend and opportunistic share buybacks"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 12
callout villain critique

"Patch clearly does not drive search traffic and needs to be viewed independently from AOL's other businesses."

AOL, Inc. · AOL Starboard Value · p. 48
callout villain critique

"Soleno's framing of this risk as “manageable” is clinically irresponsible and unsupported by robust evidence."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 105
callout process diagram

"Tax-free IPO and spin of Target Inflation Protected REIT (or “TIP REIT”) as Groundlessor and Facility Manager"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 50
callout villain critique

"The CHMP identified several shortcomings in the documentation provided on the pharmacokinetics of pitolisant."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 119
callout villain critique

"The report suggests a potential attempt by the physician and/or company representative to cover up the event."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 185
callout other

"In 2017, Pershing Square established multiple investment positions that reflect our core investing principles"

Unknown · p. 24
callout villain critique

"A 2020 profile of the IonQ co-founder on a Duke website shows that the size of the device remains ridiculous."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 69
callout other

"The RCA deal was not the best or easiest transition. It was pretty disorganized. It was like a dumpster fire."

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 74
callout villain critique

"Once again, these acquisitions in July 2018 and December 2019 appear to be in open violation of Bolivian law."

New Pacific Metals · NUAG Hindenburg Research · p. 29
callout kpi overview

"The YOY growth rate is decelerating quickly and could possibly reach negative territory in the coming future."

58.com Inc. · WUBA Grizzly Research · p. 25
callout villain critique

"We believe UFPT's largest customer, ISRG, will materially reduce their spending with ISRG over the next year."

UFP Technologies, Inc. · UFPT Wolfpack Research · p. 4
callout villain critique

"Giving GreenPower the valuation of annual sales plus net cash only gives it a value of about $1.50 per share."

GreenPower Motor Company · GP White Diamond Research · p. 32