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callout villain critique

"What has ADOMANI sold so far in 2017 from this impressive pipeline? Absolutely nothing. A donut."

ADOMANI · ADOM White Diamond Research · p. 8
callout villain critique

"The current trading volume of the stock has no chance of being able to absorb the coming supply."

ADOMANI · ADOM White Diamond Research · p. 16
callout peer gap

"CTO’s dividend coverage ratio in FY 2024 was just 0.74x, unlike a peer average of 1.47x in 2024."

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. · CTO Wolfpack Research · p. 3
callout villain critique

"Lasertec margins over time 2010-present – suspiciously high with a suspiciously consistent trend"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 66
callout villain critique

"Free cash flow is so microscopic it is not even visible if graphed next to market capitalization"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 64
callout other

"EUV mask inspection, specifically final one at mask shop, must find defects but not contaminate!"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 109
callout villain critique

"customers needed to buy more equipment than they originally planned to cover their requirements."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 134
callout villain critique

"Isteq appears to be a subsidiary of Russia-based RnD-ISAN, per cached version of www.rnd-isan.ru"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 176
quote section divider

"A transformation of Phillips is long overdue. — Elliott's letter to Phillips 66's board, 2/11/25"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 9
quote appendix disclosure

"A transformation of Phillips is long overdue. — Elliott's letter to Phillips 66's board, 2/11/25"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 11
quote appendix data

"Vilanek, Chairman: Although that was not a question, correction: the north is my home. — Vilanek"

Ströer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 77
quote timeline

"IR tell Palliser they have to "earn" Management meeting following exercise of shareholder rights"

Keisei Electric Railway · 9009 Palliser Capital · p. 8
quote villain critique

"“The Company has been deficient in linking executive pay to corporate performance” — Glass Lewis"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 55
quote villain critique

"“The Company has been deficient in linking executive pay to corporate performance” — Glass Lewis"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 54
quote peer gap

""We've been clear. We are very proud of the global portfolio we have." — John Hess, January 2013"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 20
quote villain critique

"Xponential Fitness (XPOF) – "Abusive Franchisor That Is A House of Cards" — Fuzzy Panda Research"

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. · BOOT Spruce Point Capital · p. 76
quote villain critique

"College Prep Software Naviance Is Selling Advertising Access to Millions of Student — The Markup"

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. · PWSC Spruce Point Capital · p. 70
quote villain critique

"“The Company has been deficient in linking executive pay to corporate performance” – Glass Lewis"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 55
quote villain critique

"“The Company has been deficient in linking executive pay to corporate performance” — Glass Lewis"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 54
quote other

"One Year Clinical Outcomes Following Pulsed Field Ablation for Paroxysmal AF — Reddy, VY, et al."

AtriCure, Inc. · ATRC Kerrisdale Capital · p. 28
quote executive summary

"“story that I think Wall Street wants to hear” — Ex-employees, competitors, and industry experts"

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 11
quote ceo quote

"「Urashimaはレーザーテックの資産です。それを強調しておきたいです。レーザーテックはUrashimaの技術を活用するのは自由自在です」 — Isteqの研究開発部門における中心的な従業員"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 178
quote villain critique

"“The Company has been deficient in linking executive pay to corporate performance” — Glass Lewis"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 41
quote villain critique

"Pfizer's Ibrance kisses early breast cancer hopes goodbye with 2nd study failure — Fierce Pharma"

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 21
quote villain critique

"“non cash transaction that led to an increase in non-current assets” — Ströer 2015 Annual Report"

Ströer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 14
quote transition

"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. — Yogi Berra"

Apple Inc. · AAPL Greenlight Capital · p. 47
quote precedent table

"Home Sellers Win $1.8 Billion After Jury Finds Conspiracy Among Realtors — Headline, WSJ article"

Zillow Group, Inc. · Z Spruce Point Capital · p. 38
quote villain critique

"“at baseline, 60% of study participants were identified as having evidence of PD/DM” — J. Miller"

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 124
quote villain critique

"“amended prior to unblinding of the study.” — Harmony Biosciences (as cited by Scorpion Capital)"

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 230
callout ceo quote

"Therefore, we believe, recognizing VIK as revenue, and its benefits to growth, is disingenuous."

Genius Sports Limited · GENI Spruce Point Capital · p. 44
callout villain critique

"We estimate Tulco and FIGS' founders have sold nearly $1.5 billion in stock since October 2020."

FIGS, Inc. · FIGS Spruce Point Capital · p. 92
callout section divider

"WTRG’s Dividend Policy Is Nonsense And Appears To Be Funded By Peter To Pay Both Peter And Paul"

Essential Utilities, Inc. · WTRG Spruce Point Capital · p. 68
callout ceo quote

"Spruce Point doesn't believe Generac's margin goals for its clean energy business are credible."

Generac Holdings, Inc. · GNRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 108
callout villain critique

"Two months later, on January 20, 2011, WCT Resources flipped those specific leases to SandRidge"

SandRidge Energy · SD TPG-Axon · p. 11
callout peer gap

"Prior to the Company's recent financings, Box's capitalization was in-line with its Peer Group."

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 73
callout demand list

"Sustainably improve Box’s revenue growth through improvements to the go-to-market organization."

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 138
callout comparison table

"This represents a weak risk/reward proposition to current and prospective Carvana shareholders."

Carvana Co. · CVNA Spruce Point Capital · p. 9
callout villain critique

"Material IT-related costs which may not scale well with the business are hidden in “Other” SG&A"

Carvana Co. · CVNA Spruce Point Capital · p. 38
callout villain critique

"This structure is highly opaque, and in our view, unnecessary for legitimate business purposes."

Sino-Forest Corporation · TRE Muddy Waters · p. 34
callout villain critique

"Sino-Forest raises capital in increasingly larger amounts, which is effectively a Ponzi scheme."

Sino-Forest Corporation · TRE Muddy Waters · p. 39
callout sop buildup

"Retail is worth more as a part of Agrium and receives approximately a 9x multiple within Agrium"

Agrium · AGU JANA Partners · p. 4
callout ceo quote

"Klein: If you can't or won't state the date of the application for appointment by the court ..."

Ströer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 51
callout cover

"We feel there is a directed effort to ignore Engine, one of the Company's largest shareholders."

Parkland Corporation · PKI Engine Capital · p. 1
callout villain critique

"What more evidence do you need that Mercury has deficiencies in this area and costs are rising?"

Mercury Systems Inc. · MRCY Spruce Point Capital · p. 21
callout villain critique

"Just as with the ANTA Ruidong online store above, ANTA does not own this online sales platform."

callout other

"Olive Garden’s Yelp ratings emphasize that a renewed vision is desperately needed for the brand"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 175
callout sop buildup

"We believe that News Corp’s other businesses are significantly undervalued in the market today."

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 40
callout sop buildup

"We believe that News Corp’s other businesses are significantly undervalued in the market today."

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 47
callout peer gap

"Even when adjusted for scale, Fortrea’s adjusted EBITDA margins are well below the peer median."

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 63
callout cover

"A Pump and Dump SPAC Scam By Silicon Valley Celebrities, That Makes Theranos Look Like Amateurs"

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 1
callout villain critique

"the landmark milestone is now missing from IonQ’s timeline which bizarrely starts only in 2021."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 47
callout villain critique

"IonQ’s computers are trivial compared to a cell phone and can’t be used for any meaningful work"

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 88