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callout valuation reveal

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

Southwest Airlines · LUV Carl Icahn · p. 24
callout other

"Spruce Point interviewed a former Monster employee to get insights across many import areas of concern."

Monster Beverage Corp. · MNST Spruce Point Capital · p. 9
callout before after

"We observe that Monster is mostly losing distribution and Spruce Point believes the trend may continue."

Monster Beverage Corp. · MNST Spruce Point Capital · p. 15
callout ceo quote

"Monster may be more heavily dependent on convenience stores for distribution than is widely recognized."

Monster Beverage Corp. · MNST Spruce Point Capital · p. 21
callout villain critique

"GCP is among the smallest of its peers based on revenue, number of employees, and market capitalization"

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 47
callout other

"Brands available in the U.S. but with low-to-moderate presence in many of the countries GCP operates in"

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 68
callout other

"In the last 4 years, GCP has spent over $75 million on R&D but has not launched a single new SBM brand."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 90
callout valuation reveal

"Spruce Point’s fair value price target for SMCI’s stock price is approximately $42.39– $50.86 per share"

Super Micro Computer, Inc. · SMCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
callout villain critique

"ELF’s marketing communications increased the messaging of “Joy” not long after engaging Movers+Shakers."

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. · ELF Spruce Point Capital · p. 23
callout villain critique

"Citron believes the whole thing is a fraud to create invoices to deceive the auditors and book revenue."

Valeant Pharmaceuticals · VRX Citron Research · p. 3
callout other

"We see several opportunities to improve engagement (better engagement = better monetization potential)."

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 101
callout demand list

"Elliott is committed to unlocking the substantial upside at Phillips 66 for the benefit of shareholders"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 8
callout villain critique

"Phillips' claim rests on an illogical peer group, an incorrect methodology, and a misleading start date"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 92
callout villain critique

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results!"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 32
callout peer gap

"Huntsman should provide greater disclosure on human capital management, in-line with its Primary Peers."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 38
callout villain critique

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results!"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 90
callout villain critique

"90% decrease between when Mr. Ferrari joined the Board until the sale of Huntsman's stake to SK Capital"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 102
callout peer gap

"Huntsman has received significantly less support for its executive compensation plan versus Proxy Peers"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 130
callout peer gap

"Huntsman should provide greater disclosure on human capital management, in line with its Primary Peers."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 154
callout ceo quote

"The Company presented three financial targets to justify the Rockwood TiO2 transaction to shareholders."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 185
callout peer gap

"We believe the Board has structured management compensation in a manner that diminishes accountability."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 204
callout peer gap

"Turner's overall EBITDA margin of 36%, however, is estimated to be in the lower half of the peer group."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 86
callout villain critique

"TWX is a collection of autonomous divisions that have been unable to generate any meaningful synergies."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 350
callout villain critique

"There are at least four conflicting claims by CEO / Co-Founder Maddock about what he majored in at NYU."

TaskUs, Inc. · TASK Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout villain critique

"Herbalife has entered into a royalty-bearing, non-exclusive license under United Therapeutics' patents."

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 37
callout villain critique

"Herbalife cherry-picks the highest earning “Active” Supervisors for its distributor earnings disclosure"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 185
callout villain critique

"Even if the SSH keys have been changed, their unencrypted existence on older @home devices is shocking."

St. Jude Medical, Inc. · STJ Muddy Waters · p. 9
callout demand list

"Elliott is committed to unlocking the substantial upside at Phillips 66 for the benefit of shareholders"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 9
callout ceo quote

"Management has continued to promise investors an EBITDA target that is unrealistic to cover its tracks."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 59
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point has identified a broad range of troubling aspects related to Perion’s recent acquisitions."

Perion Network Ltd. · PERI Spruce Point Capital · p. 98
callout villain critique

"周辺を観察しての第一印象は、活発な事業活動が行われている様子は皆無ということだ。施設はいかにも“古くさい”雰囲気で、「イノベーション・パーク」という名称と不釣り合い。ハイテクな研究開発拠点とは到底思えない。"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 316
callout villain critique

"Profitability will suffer if traffic continues to decline – raising prices will not offset weak traffic"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 18
callout kpi overview

"Profitability will suffer if traffic continues to decline – raising prices will not offset weak traffic"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 82
callout demand list

"If we're going to build it, then let's have a plan that can succeed and make us the 3rd largest player."

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO SpringOwl · p. 87
callout villain critique

"For years... BlackRock has misled consumers about the scope and effects of its widespread ESG activity."

BlackRock · BLK Bluebell Capital · p. 65
callout scqa complication

"If all this is true, why is their installed base still a pitiful 92 systems... FIVE YEARS after launch?"

Berkeley Lights · BLI Scorpion Capital · p. 17
callout other

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

Unknown · p. 70
callout villain critique

"TAL claims its first investment in Shunshun was in December 2015. This is a lie - and an important one."

TAL Education Group · TAL Muddy Waters · p. 9
callout villain critique

"In 2012, in our view, the Compensation Committee misapplied incentive compensation to Senior Management"

callout villain critique

"Management perceived that if FTAI were considered to be an MRO, it would trade on a multiple of EBITDA."

FTAI Aviation Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 10
callout appendix data

"Florida DOT has responded to our request for all ROAD contracts. Below are two recent examples in 2024."

Construction Partners, Inc. · ROAD Spruce Point Capital · p. 35
callout ceo quote

"Analysts began hyping the company as a “secular growth story” generally immune to oil price volatility."

Core Laboratories · CLB Greenlight Capital · p. 16
callout ceo quote

"Leaders of Schlumberger and Halliburton point out that only North American shale investment is growing."

Core Laboratories · CLB Greenlight Capital · p. 42
callout other

"Below: the corresponding link and SAIC registration certificate with arrows pointing to key information"

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 52
callout villain critique

"The failure to provide a written explanation that can be tested should be deemed an admission of guilt."

dLocal · DLO Muddy Waters · p. 2
callout villain critique

"YTD 2018, eighty five inspections of Weis' 121 Pennsylvania locations yielded more than 200 violations."

Weis Markets, Inc. · WMK Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout appendix data

"Significant Free Cash Flow generation allows Target Corp to de-leverage to 2.8x Lease Adj. Debt/EBITDAR"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 131
callout thesis headline

"Always follow the money: We observe that total insider ownership peaked in 2023 and has been declining."

Resideo Technologies, Inc. · REZI Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout villain critique

"Unfortunately, the Company Has Missed or Is on Pace to Miss ALL of the Commitments Made to Shareholders"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 35
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