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callout other

"In most cases, these collected identifiers are persistent, with durations up to one or two years."

AppLovin · APP Muddy Waters · p. 20
callout section divider

"We Believe PGNY’s Differentiation Fades As Its Competitive Landscape Becomes Increasingly Crowded"

Progyny, Inc. · PGNY Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout other

"ACMR has a massive balance sheet asset that begins converting into revenue a year after shipment."

ACM Research, Inc. · ACMR Kerrisdale Capital · p. 20
callout section divider

"Insiders Are Primed To Sell: We Estimate 55% - 80% Downside Risk Potential To Bunge's Share Price"

Bunge Global SA · BG Spruce Point Capital · p. 62
callout peer gap

"Given its size and scale, TIP REIT will be a “must own” stock for any real estate equity investor"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 87
callout villain critique

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

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 13
callout section divider

"We Believe REZI’s $2.0bn+ Spent On Acquisitions Are Troubled And Mask Underlying Financial Issues"

Resideo Technologies, Inc. · REZI Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout other

"Fannie and Freddie remain valuable perpetual options on their potential exit from conservatorship"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 51
callout villain critique

"Perhaps the only thing more far-fetched than Astra's launch rate is how it expects to hold price."

Astra Space, Inc. · ASTR Kerrisdale Capital · p. 10
callout villain critique

"Fermenters and liquid handling machines are from the same suppliers everyone in the industry uses"

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 139
callout ceo quote

"For Q4'19 Cintas explicitly guided to no repurchases, yet conducted its biggest buyback in Q4'19."

Cintas Corp. · CTAS Spruce Point Capital · p. 49
callout ceo quote

"athena slipped an accounting change into its third quarter 10Q to accelerate revenue recognition."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 69
callout villain critique

"Represents over $20 billion of lost value while the Company received a $40 billion+ COVID benefit"

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 8
callout preempt rebuttal

"Elliott is not alone in our recognition of Juniper's share price and operational underperformance"

Juniper Networks · JNPR Elliott Management · p. 8
callout ceo quote

"The SENZA-RCT pivotal trial is the foundation upon which Nevro's high frequency gimmick is built."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 56
callout villain critique

"Comments from one KOL after another were consistent and devastating in their assessment of Omnia."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 135
callout villain critique

"Over-utilization, unnecessary implants, and patient exploitation are key drivers of Nevro's sales"

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 226
callout villain critique

"Over-utilization, unnecessary implants, and patient exploitation are key drivers of Nevro's sales"

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 227
callout villain critique

"We believe investors should adjust downward Ströer's reported EBITDA as shown in the table below."

Ströer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 11
callout appendix data

"When Apple pays out 100% of its future cash flow, it depletes its domestic cash sometime in 2014."

Apple Inc. · AAPL Greenlight Capital · p. 24
callout peer gap

"G&A spend remains astronomically high and represents a severe level of cash burn for shareholders"

Capricorn Energy · CNE Palliser Capital · p. 20
callout sop buildup

"Track record of turning around underperforming company-operated restaurants and improving margins"

Wendy's International · WEN Pershing Square · p. 24
callout peer gap

"Disney’s Media business ("Entertainment" and "Sports") significantly under-earns its media peers."

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 10
callout peer gap

"Disney’s Media business (“Entertainment” and “Sports”) significantly under-earns its media peers."

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 39
callout other

"Limbach also used to reference its key secondary markets but ceased disclosing this in late 2022."

Limbach Holdings, Inc. · LMB Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout villain critique

"We are highly confident that at least 73.2% of the 54,065 users in the analyzed classes are bots."

GSX Techedu Inc. · GSX Muddy Waters · p. 3
callout sop buildup

"The valuation discount is significant when compared to soft synergies of joint research and sales"

The Timken Company · TKR Relational Investors · p. 11
callout preempt rebuttal

"We believe the Sandell Plan strengthens the ability of FirstGroup to meet its pension obligations"

FirstGroup plc · FGP Sandell · p. 45
callout timeline

"LOW's share price including dividends increased 36% in 2020 and increased 9% year-to-date in 2021"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 39
callout villain critique

"Management does not explain this $13.1m of Adj. EBITDA discrepancy used to reap $2.7m of bonuses."

iRobot Corp · IRBT Spruce Point Capital · p. 42
callout villain critique

"This type of systematic disconnect makes it difficult to have a clear debate between the parties."

eBay · EBAY Carl Icahn · p. 1
callout villain critique

"Everything here is a black box - we couldn't even locate the CDER review package, last we looked."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 40
callout appendix data

"We are going to wait...we are going to wait...we have not met with their medical science liaison."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 395
callout villain critique

"Wary of prescribing Vykat because getting reimbursement approved is so onerous and time-consuming"

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 406
callout demand list

"What has been the External Directors' assessment of the decline in EVA over the past three years?"

Kao Corporation · 4452 Oasis Management · p. 19
callout villain critique

"Several omissions suggest that the placebo comparison is a contrived attempt to muddy the waters."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 113
callout timeline

"CMG’s share price has declined 15% from our average cost at announcement date to January 19, 2018"

Unknown · p. 40
callout peer gap

"We believe Bristol-Myers may have an opportunity to embark upon a similar margin improvement plan"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 153
callout cover

"We dare to ask: Is WUBA manipulating the market price of its stock through a bogus buy-out offer?"

58.com Inc. · WUBA Grizzly Research · p. 1
callout villain critique

"Хотел бы уточнить о возможности размещения четырех сирот из ДНР в вашем отеле 22-27 марта 2026 г."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 121
callout villain critique

"Хотел бы уточнить о возможности размещения четырех сирот из ДНР в вашем отеле 22-27 марта 2026 г."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 201
callout villain critique

"Laut dem eigenen "Adjusted EBITDA" von HelloFresh lagen die RTE-Margen im Jahr 2024 bei nur 1,6%."

HelloFresh SE · HFG Grizzly Research · p. 25
callout villain critique

"This implies a price of RMB1.5 million per unit, 1/100th of the price from the February contract."

EHang Holdings, Ltd. · EH Wolfpack Research · p. 19
callout peer gap

"In FY24, Disney is expected to have ~90% of Netflix's current LTM revenue... but still lose money"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 32
callout villain critique

"The executive was clear that its only use case is as a niche R&D tool: “it’s not for production.”"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 257
callout kpi overview

"Ferguson is predominantly a North American business (currently ~95% of EBITDA from North America)"

Ferguson plc · FERG Trian Partners · p. 4
callout valuation reveal

"Even so, the P/E is just 7x on what we and management believe to be cyclically depressed results."

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 40
callout other

"Although near silence might seem attractive now, it will likely destroy value over the long-term."

TeliaSonera AB · TLSN Muddy Waters · p. 5
callout executive summary

"We are short NNOX because we think it is a much bigger piece of garbage than Nikola will ever be."

Nano-X Imaging Ltd. · NNOX Muddy Waters · p. 2
quote other

"“The CEO is a headwind to a turnaround. Firing him is the tailwind.” — Top Ten Active Shareholder"

Southwest Airlines Co. · LUV Elliott Management · p. 3
quote other

""The CEO is a headwind to a turnaround. Firing him is the tailwind." — Top Ten Active Shareholder"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 3