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callout villain critique

"How is the board ensuring R&D is driving innovation and amortizing the cost of R&D across the portfolio?"

Kao Corporation · 4452 Oasis Management · p. 14
callout transition

"Even ignoring valuation benefits, there are important strategic reasons to consummate the Transaction..."

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 11
callout transition

"Given the above factors, TIP REIT will trade at a lower cap rate than an individual private ground lease"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 60
callout sop buildup

"Based on “TIPS”-based valuation of TIP REIT, the implied TIP REIT valuation is $28bn, or $38/share today"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 56
callout demand list

"Of all companies, Mondelez has no “moral” right to “just say no” to a value-creating offer from PepsiCo."

PepsiCo, Inc. · PEP Trian Partners · p. 45
callout villain critique

"nowhere in the company was there anywhere you could go and find out if your patients were still on drug."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 22
callout villain critique

"the FDA stated that “based on a temporal association, a contributory role of WAKIX cannot be ruled out.”"

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 189
callout other

"Unique culture which is extremely supportive of returning to our roots as a smaller focused organization"

Unknown · p. 28
callout villain critique

"As a result, the compound annual growth rate of tablet market is expected to be -4.6% from 2017 to 2022."

Monolithic Power Systems · MPWR Spruce Point Capital · p. 45
callout valuation reveal

"Bay Street analysts are very bullish on Canadian Tire despite numerous headwinds that face the business."

Canadian Tire Corporation · CTC.A Spruce Point Capital · p. 103
callout villain critique

"This liability stood at $418M at the end of Q4'23 and is excluded from most Wall Street EV calculations."

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. · PWSC Spruce Point Capital · p. 92
callout villain critique

"As of now, we calculated that 77% of Dominik Richter’s HelloFresh holdings are pledged via DSR Ventures."

HelloFresh SE · HFG Grizzly Research · p. 4
callout appendix data

"Company C is an EXACT duplicate of Company D. Everything about these two companies are exactly the same."

N/A 99_Other · p. 46
callout appendix methodology

"If the Federal Reserve increases the interest rate, this will compress both EV/EBITDA and P/E multiples."

N/A 99_Other · p. 47
callout ceo quote

"This leaves us with a serious question: where is the RMB 930 million (~$135 million) of missing revenue?"

Qutoutiao, Inc. · QTT Wolfpack Research · p. 3
callout villain critique

"PLSE doesn't explain this weird rotating door for CEOs. But we can logically speculate what is going on."

Pulse Biosciences · PLSE White Diamond Research · p. 11
callout appendix methodology

"In total, our estimate is that MCY will face more than $2 billion of policyholder losses from the fires."

Mercury General Corporation · MCY Wolfpack Research · p. 3
callout villain critique

"We note only that both Nomura and Toshiba have an extensive history of episodes involving serious fraud."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 310
quote villain critique

"“Philip something from Nuvei...as a corporate officer” — KHAAZRA MAARANU vs ECOMMERCE SAAS, LLC lawsuit."

Nuvei Corp · NVEI Spruce Point Capital · p. 37
quote demand list

""Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" — Albert Einstein"

Campbell Soup Company · CPB Third Point · p. 43
quote villain critique

"A former employee (Source H) indicated that such accounting was standard throughout Eurofins. — Source H"

Eurofins Scientific SE · ERF Muddy Waters · p. 13
quote transition

""hospitals have been looking to increase their capacity, not their capabilities" — One hospital official"

Acutus Medical Inc. · AFIB Kerrisdale Capital · p. 26
quote appendix data

"Throughout Guangdong, it’s all one system, they all are part of the subsidiary management model. — Mr. B"

quote other

"The Company does not have contractual obligations related to take-or-pay arrangements. — Zebra 2020 10-K"

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 88
quote villain critique

"The punch line from HIMS: "masturbating doesn't appear to lower your body's production of testosterone.""

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. · HIMS Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
quote transition

"“To hide a lie, a thousand lies are needed” — English Proverb; “嘘を隠すには、もっと大きな嘘が必要になる” — 東野圭吾 『嘘をもうひとつだけ』"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 2
quote ceo quote

"「A300シリーズでは新たに設計された光学系や高輝度光源『URASHIMA』を採用し、従来のA150シリーズと比較しても非常に高い欠陥検出性能を実現しています。」 — Lasertec Corporation"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 142
quote ceo quote

"将来を見据えた業容拡大への対応……お客様からの需要増に応じた研究開発および製造能力の増強を企図しております。 — Lasertec Corporation (2022/09/30 Press Release)"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 307
quote villain critique

"The former employees often referred to the practice as “pulling forward” sales. — Former Nidec employees"

Nidec Corp. · 6594 JP Muddy Waters · p. 23
quote villain critique

"In the absence of alternative etiologies, an association with Wakix is possible. — FDA FAERS Case Report"

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 199
quote villain critique

"In the Matter of KEVIN LEROY GREENE, CPA, Certificate No. 8236, Respondent. — Oklahoma Accountancy Board"

U.S. Concrete Inc · USCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 40
quote transition

"will barely be perceptible against the ambient environment of cities — NASA research paper on Joby eVTOL"

Archer Aviation Inc · ACHR Grizzly Research · p. 16
callout villain critique

"Müller’s response was technically correct, although in our opinion it veered far from being forthright."

Stroer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 4
callout villain critique

"Current BBB reviews of Nuvei generally reflect a poor rating and frustrations echoed on other websites."

Nuvei Corp · NVEI Spruce Point Capital · p. 22
callout peer gap

"The Company’s EV / Sales multiple for its M&A is higher than the industry median for the last 10 years."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 44
callout comparison table

"Genius' exclusive partnerships are highly concentrated in European soccer with the exception to the NFL"

Genius Sports Limited · GENI Spruce Point Capital · p. 39
callout ceo quote

"Language buried in Avery's recent 2020 quarterly filings suggest greater tax challenges on the horizon."

Avery Dennison Corporation · AVY Spruce Point Capital · p. 53
callout villain critique

"Far beyond simple complaints about workload, there are many references to a fundamentally poor culture."

FIGS, Inc. · FIGS Spruce Point Capital · p. 46
callout valuation reveal

"FIGS trades at a material premium to DTC and retail/apparel peers at approximately 4.0x 2022E revenues."

FIGS, Inc. · FIGS Spruce Point Capital · p. 94
callout other

"P&G’s share price increased by 30% including dividends from inception of our initial investment to exit"

Unknown · p. 70
callout valuation reveal

"We believe Southwest represents the most compelling airline turnaround opportunity in the last 20 years"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 13
callout ceo quote

"This is particularly true for industrial customers who have the ability to switch to alternative fuels."

Essential Utilities, Inc. · WTRG Spruce Point Capital · p. 47
callout ceo quote

"Despite the CEO's overly bullish comments, we find no organic growth driving the Other Revenue segment."

Generac Holdings, Inc. · GNRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 94
callout villain critique

"If such a competitor were none other than the CEO’s family, shouldn’t stockholders be deeply concerned?"

SandRidge Energy · SD TPG-Axon · p. 4
callout transition

"CELLULAR TOWERS ARE SOON TO BECOME THE MOST EXPENSIVE OPTION OF LAST RESORT; THE HALCYON DAYS ARE OVER."

American Tower Corp · AMT Muddy Waters · p. 47
callout ceo quote

"Tessera has failed to achieve every commitment it has made in its DOC business over the past few years."

Tessera Technologies Inc. · TSRA Starboard Value · p. 12
callout transition

"Years of losses ensued. Management was changed a couple times, and the shares bottomed at $2.70 in May."

Peloton Interactive · PTON Greenlight Capital · p. 8
callout ceo quote

"Dycom frequently promotes quotes from Frontier Communications executives in its investor presentations."

Dycom Industries, Inc. · DY Spruce Point Capital · p. 29
callout other

"3M Health Care had grown organically every single year for more than 20 years, even through recessions."

Solventum Corporation · SOLV Trian Partners · p. 11
callout scqa situation

"Unfortunately for shareholders, Solventum's performance since the spin has not lived up to its promise."

Solventum Corporation · SOLV Trian Partners · p. 5
callout ceo quote

"Despite MPWR talking sustainable 40-50% revenue CAGRs, actual results are decelerating fast in H1 2019."

Monolithic Power Systems · MPWR Spruce Point Capital · p. 46
callout ceo quote

"We have little confidence that the CEO's buddy Herbert Chang would stand in the way of pay he received."

Monolithic Power Systems · MPWR Spruce Point Capital · p. 84