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callout ceo quote

"Breaking up large energy companies is not only possible, but it also unlocks significant value."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 7
callout villain critique

"レーザーテックは、正常に作動する極端紫外線マスク検査装置を完成できていない。主要な顧客はACTIS装置を買わなくなっており、以前に発注したものについても、受け入れを拒否あるいは延期している。"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 22
callout closing ask

"Our price target for New Pacific is C$0.37, representing over 90% downside from current levels."

New Pacific Metals · NUAG Hindenburg Research · p. 62
callout ceo quote

"We calculated the organic growth CAGR from FY 2011 through FY 2015 as 0.05% - essentially zero."

Nidec Corp. · 6594 JP Muddy Waters · p. 7
callout sop buildup

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

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 40
callout sop buildup

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

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 47
callout peer gap

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

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 63
callout demand list

"Re-cast Yahoo management and the board to have a clear focus on properly operating the business"

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO SpringOwl · p. 20
callout villain critique

"BLI appears to have little knowledge of complex antibodies and can’t properly support customers"

Berkeley Lights · BLI Scorpion Capital · p. 103
callout villain critique

"Lasertec's flagship ACTIS EUV product line is defective with a fatally flawed EUV light source."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 12
callout executive summary

"We estimate that during FY2016 through FY2018, TAL has overstated net income by at least 43.6%."

TAL Education Group · TAL Muddy Waters · p. 2
callout other

"Even on a combined basis, the Guangzhou entities show no evidence of the accounting TAL claims."

TAL Education Group · TAL Muddy Waters · p. 46
callout villain critique

"We believe that a consequence of the above is that Quintis is actually buying its own revenues!"

Quintis Limited · QIN Viceroy Research · p. 45
callout sop buildup

"Macy's has an ability to pay down most of its debt and still maintain a $1 billion cash balance"

Macy's Inc. · M Starboard Value · p. 19
callout villain critique

"We believe this is evidence that the fundamentals of core Aerospace Products have deteriorated."

FTAI Aviation Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 49
callout transition

"Parks and Consumer Products provide... An "Extra Window" for monetizing characters and story IP"

callout demand list

"Shareholders and investors should demand transparency from O’s management regarding its tenants"

Realty Income Corporation · O Pershing Square · p. 35
callout other

"The old model was excessively promotional, which hurt the JCP brand and complicated the company"

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. · JCP Pershing Square · p. 27
callout other

"VRX’s share price has declined 94% from our average cost at announcement through March 14, 2017"

Unknown · p. 64
callout villain critique

"And that control has become a barrier to accountability, strategic clarity, and value creation."

UniFirst Corporation · UNF Engine Capital · p. 4
callout valuation reveal

"Various methodologies imply a TIP REIT reference range of $25 – $30bn, or $35 – $42/share today"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 118
callout villain critique

"We believe Allonnia is a shell with almost no employees, as we detail elsewhere in this report."

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 62
callout villain critique

"The Board has failed to install executive compensation practices that properly align incentives"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 56
callout peer gap

"Not surprisingly, AIG concluded that ILFC was a non-core asset and last year sold it to AerCap."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 48
callout section divider

"We Believe Heska is Poorly Positioned, And Our Analysis Contradicts Heska’s Market Share Claims"

Heska Corporation · HSKA Spruce Point Capital · p. 19
callout peer gap

"Heska is being outspent almost 20-to-1 by IDEXX, the animal health diagnostic equipment leader."

Heska Corporation · HSKA Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
callout villain critique

"Nevro had supposedly found the holy grail: eliminating pain versus masking it with paresthesia."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 79
callout villain critique

"The PDN opportunity is commercially dead-on-arrival due to referral patterns with PDN patients."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 169
callout other

"ウェブサイトの再設計により、視覚的なストーリーテリングと洗練されたレイアウトを通じて、日本のスキンケアの伝統と、感性と技術の両方に対するブランドのコミットメントをアピールすることができます。"

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 86
callout villain critique

"In our opinion, Ströer's board of supervisors is oddly devoid of truly independent supervisors."

Ströer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 37
callout transition

"As a result of the Fed's Zero Interest Rate Policy, there is a widespread need for safe income."

Apple Inc. · AAPL Greenlight Capital · p. 35
callout transition

"The important benefit of iPrefs is they don't interfere with whatever Apple's business plan is."

Apple Inc. · AAPL Greenlight Capital · p. 45
callout kpi overview

"Unlike its pure media industry players, Disney generates ~70% of EBIT from Parks & Experiences."

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 8
callout villain critique

"Disney’s Board Appears Far More Focused on Gamesmanship Than Substantive Shareholder Engagement"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 77
callout villain critique

"Our attempts to pay through Alipay caught NQ in another lie. NQ has listed Alipay as a partner."

NQ Mobile · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 7
callout ceo quote

"In Spruce Point's opinion, converting most of the U.S. to Enhanced Markets is a very risky bet."

Zillow Group, Inc. · Z Spruce Point Capital · p. 57
callout section divider

"We Believe Investors Underestimate Homes.com As A Viable, Well Capitalized Competitor To Zillow"

Zillow Group, Inc. · Z Spruce Point Capital · p. 71
callout section divider

"We Believe Zillow Is Using Aggressive Accounting Methods To Boost Revenue, Margins And Earnings"

Zillow Group, Inc. · Z Spruce Point Capital · p. 78
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point believes Zillow shareholders would benefit from a major shakeup of Zillow’s Board."

Zillow Group, Inc. · Z Spruce Point Capital · p. 94
callout peer gap

"Standalone Phillips Midstream would be able to drive higher leverage to fund competitive growth"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 59
callout appendix data

"レーザーテックの極端紫外線装置があまりに不良で信頼性が低いために、主要な顧客であるTSMC、インテル、サムスンは極端紫外線マスクを検査するために水面下で“非極端紫外線”の検査法を代用している"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 52
callout appendix data

"レーザーテックの極端紫外線装置があまりに不良で信頼性が低いために、主要な顧客であるTSMC、インテル、サムスンは極端紫外線マスクを検査するために水面下で“非極端紫外線”の検査法を代用している"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 51
callout timeline

"We believe improving managerial focus is key to improving FirstGroup’s operational performance."

FirstGroup plc · FGP Sandell · p. 23
callout valuation reveal

"The market is pricing DOL beyond perfection – a valuation this lofty cannot be justified today."

Dollarama Inc. · DOL Spruce Point Capital · p. 48
callout sop buildup

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

News Corporation · NWSA Starboard Value · p. 10
callout sop buildup

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

News Corporation · NWSA Starboard Value · p. 17
callout peer gap

"When we adjust for these factors, we see that Leidos is trading at 24x 2021E OCF vs. 16x peers."

Leidos Holdings, Inc. · LDOS Spruce Point Capital · p. 76
callout section divider

"8. VYKAT XR is a flimsy IP ploy, repurposing an old generic into an inferior tablet formulation"

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 195
callout villain critique

"The investment community has become agitated with Kao’s lack of growth despite brand potential:"

Kao Corporation · 4452 Oasis Management · p. 8
callout appendix methodology

"CTC made two credit related accounting changes and realized an EPS benefit from the adjustments"

Canadian Tire Corporation · CTC.A Spruce Point Capital · p. 89