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callout ceo quote

"The executive also raised concerns about Zebra getting more product replacement demand than new customers."

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 25
callout peer gap

"Twist's main competitors are low-cost Chinese players with cheap labor vs. Twist's Bay Area cost structure"

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 201
callout villain critique

"Want to stump NQ customer service? Ask them where to buy prepaid cards in Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou."

NQ Mobile Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 20
callout ceo quote

"Wall Street analysts were incredibly positive on the Bristol-Myers strategy, pipeline, and management team"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 37
callout villain critique

"Shareholders must be absolutely certain before allowing management to take all other options off the table"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 150
callout executive summary

"We estimate that the Company is overstating gross and EBITDA margins by 664bps and 1,176bps, respectively."

Samsara Inc. · IOT Spruce Point Capital · p. 8
callout villain critique

"The intensity of Phillips 66's attacks on Mr. Goff reflects extremely poorly on the Company and its Board."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 10
callout valuation reveal

"At best, the current stock price implies a meager ~2x consensus 2015 EBITDA multiple on the Core Business."

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO Starboard Value · p. 2
callout sop buildup

"GGMI likely deserves a higher multiple given that CB Richard Ellis’s fee stream is more transaction driven"

General Growth Properties · GGWPQ Pershing Square · p. 60
callout appendix disclosure

"Funds managed by Pershing Square are short the stock of Herbalife Ltd. and own put options on the company."

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 2
callout villain critique

"However, in our opinion, SMCI makes some of the more aggressive and laughable adjustments we’ve ever seen."

Super Micro Computer, Inc. · SMCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 11
callout comparison table

"Valero and Marathon are the primary and, for many investors, the only comparable companies to Phillips 66."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 24
callout peer gap

"Taubman's underperformance is squarely the result of management and its board of directors, NOT the assets"

Taubman Centers · TCO Land & Buildings · p. 10
callout before after

"Wall Street analysts estimated Adjusted EBITDA be 30% BELOW the Company's initial 2018 Investor Day target"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 57
callout before after

"The Company's Adjusted EBITDA not only failed to improve, but had deteriorated after the 2014 Investor Day"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 70
callout villain critique

"Huntsman management receives other valuable perks, such as personal use of the Company's private aircraft."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 127
callout villain critique

"Given their actions to date, we believe these four directors are highly unlikely to demand accountability."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 156
callout peer gap

"Filmed Entertainment theatrical film OIBDA growth rate, however, is not expected to exceed its peer group."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 115
callout other

"In summary, TWC requires freedom of movement if it is to realize the full intrinsic value of the business."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 289
callout villain critique

"We Estimate That DV's EPS Met Consensus If Not For Underestimating / Delaying $2.8M of Expense Recognition"

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. · DV Spruce Point Capital · p. 76
callout ceo quote

"Core use case of nearby people and instant messaging are limited. There goes the baby with the bath water."

Momo, Inc. · MOMO Spruce Point Capital · p. 53
callout villain critique

"We believe a significant number of these partnerships - possibly over half - are close to dormant or dead."

PeptiDream, Inc. · 4587 JP Muddy Waters · p. 4
callout peer gap

"Our analysis suggests that revenue per employee has been down since 2018, and essentially flat thereafter."

TaskUs, Inc. · TASK Spruce Point Capital · p. 30
callout villain critique

"Are you able to identify the controversial symbolism used in these screenshots of WFG associated material?"

Aegon Ltd. · AEG Spruce Point Capital · p. 42
callout transition

"So if Herbalife Nutrition Clubs are not “stealing a meal a day from fast food” what are they really doing?"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 296
callout executive summary

"Bristol-Myers is acquiring one of the largest patent cliffs in the history of the pharmaceutical industry."

callout villain critique

"Investors should be concerned by the unexpected and abrupt resignation of CEO Gabi Seligsohn in June 2018."

Kornit Digital Ltd. · KRNT Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout peer gap

"Valero and Marathon are the primary and, for many investors, the only comparable companies to Phillips 66."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 25
callout kpi overview

"PSH's discount to NAV widened by 4.9% from 28.3% in the beginning of 2022 to 33.2% as of December 31, 2022"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 8
callout peer gap

"Continued store growth in Starbucks' largest owned markets is supported by industry-leading unit economics"

Starbucks · SBUX Pershing Square · p. 8
callout cover

"Investors should be highly alarmed that ONP is making this change without apparent business justification."

Orient Paper, Inc. · ONP Muddy Waters · p. 1
callout appendix data

"The net impact was -2.8%, -140,000 oz. equating to a loss of $160 million of reserve ounces in the ground."

Asanko Gold Inc. · AKG Muddy Waters · p. 29
callout villain critique

"The Board opted to maintain onerous provisions and weaken shareholders’ ability to call a special meeting."

callout other

"サムスンは、KLAが近いうちにレーザーテックの装置に対して競争力のある装置を発売すると期待しており、その生産開始を急かしているようだ。関連装置の半分はKLAに発注すると決めており、すでに予約注文をしているという。"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 280
callout villain critique

"This was a clear case of a company saying one thing to investors and doing something completely different."

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 3
callout demand list

"No matter the card you have, vote for Brian Coffman, Sigmund Cornelius, Michael Heim, and Stacy Nieuwoudt."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 3
callout thesis headline

"Management's plan to spin off Red Lobster is the wrong spin-off, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 8
callout villain critique

"Management's plan to spin off Red Lobster is the wrong spin-off, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 27
callout villain critique

"We question whether compensation decisions are motivating management to rush the separation of Red Lobster"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 39
callout section divider

"Regardless of Whether New Pacific Controls Its Bolivian Concessions, We Still See 85% Fundamental Downside"

New Pacific Metals · NUAG Hindenburg Research · p. 50
callout villain critique

"INGN management’s claim that 90% of ambulatory patients are potential POC users seems greatly unrealistic."

Inogen, Inc. · INGN Muddy Waters · p. 18
callout villain critique

"The compensation plan’s structure directly enhances the metric that determines its own payout in our view."

Welltower Inc. · WELL Land & Buildings · p. 8
callout process diagram

"We believe GoDaddy should target Adj. EBITDA margins increasing from 28% exiting 2023 to 33%+ exiting 2024"

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 26
callout villain critique

"Essentially, Yahoo shareholders got a watered down version of the Media strategy and a less valuable Yahoo"

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO SpringOwl · p. 35
callout demand list

"We would like to see someone like a Liberty Media come on to the Yahoo board as a partner for two reasons."

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO SpringOwl · p. 79
callout kpi overview

"We find it telling when a one-product platform company tries to plug slowing growth with bespoke projects."

Berkeley Lights · BLI Scorpion Capital · p. 20
callout before after

"From the inception of our short position on May 1, 2012, HLF stock has declined by 41% including dividends"

Unknown · p. 32