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callout villain critique

"Olive Garden is famous for its unlimited breadsticks, but poor execution around this signature item we believe both increased costs and hurt the guest experience"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 104
callout before after

"Olive Garden is famous for its unlimited breadsticks, but poor execution around this signature item we believe both increased costs and hurt the guest experience"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 104
callout section divider

"We believe Huntsman's use of integrated margins creates a warped view of product profitability and may lead to mispricing and poor internal resource allocation."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 223
callout villain critique

"Hess's recent presentation points to Wall Street price targets as justification that nothing is wrong... Yet these targets merely reflect Hess's poor execution"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 29
callout appendix methodology

"We do not believe these should be accounted for as assets: they are merely agreements with poor farmers. As a result, we believe the recovery on these is zero."

callout ceo quote

"Not only does management eschew responsibility for the Company's poor performance, it shockingly insists that Arconic's performance has in fact been excellent"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 222
callout valuation reveal

"We believe Magnite’s shares represent an incredibly poor risk / reward. The current sell-side consensus price is $21.71 which is ~20% below the current price."

Magnite, Inc. · MGNI Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout villain critique

"Service and operating metrics have deteriorated since Jim Vena's departure. Countless UNP customers have filed complaints to the STB about UNP's poor service"

callout ceo quote

"We believe that Bunge has not been fully transparent about poorly timed and large capital bets on plant-based foods and processed meats that it made in 2022."

Bunge Global SA · BG Spruce Point Capital · p. 30
callout peer gap

"PBH's poor working capital management is a clear outlier versus its peers. This raises significant concerns regarding the financial health of PBH's business."

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. · PBH Spruce Point Capital · p. 38
callout appendix data

"All of this leads to one unavoidable conclusion: Ceres has almost no royalty-bearing SOFC volume coming from Doosan, and the near-term outlook is still poor."

Ceres Power Holdings plc · CWR Grizzly Research · p. 11
callout other

"The demotions, which are likely due to poor underlying geology or significant pre-stripping costs demonstrate wide-ranging problems across the Obotan area."

Asanko Gold Inc. · AKG Muddy Waters · p. 15
callout other

"Analysts have poorly forecasted USCR's financial results, which we believe lowers their credibility in valuing the Company. Estimates continue to contract."

U.S. Concrete Inc · USCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 47
callout kpi overview

"Poor M&A and slow response to consumer trends has reduced margins from high teens to single digits over the last four years with no clear turnaround plan."

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 14
callout villain critique

"This pattern suggests insiders with advanced knowledge of the poor results shorted the stock late on October 29 and covered aggressively the next morning."

HelloFresh SE · HFG Grizzly Research · p. 10
callout villain critique

"This bid represented a 46% premium to Disney’s original offer and a 104% premium to the Unaffected Sky share price – another example of poor M&A judgement"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 22
callout villain critique

"We believe Sotheby's weak performance can be tied back to poor corporate governance, irresponsible cost expenditures, and missed opportunities for growth"

Sotheby's · BID Third Point · p. 16
callout villain critique

"At a minimum, this illustrates poor due diligence on the part of GFL, and a consistent theme Spruce Point believes is occurring with GFL's acquisitions."

GFL Environmental Inc. · GFL Spruce Point Capital · p. 82
callout villain critique

"Despite poor organic revenue growth, management has seen healthy increases in its base salary. Why is management being rewarded while investors suffer?"

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. · PBH Spruce Point Capital · p. 109
callout process diagram

"Why would Darden spend money to attract customers into the restaurant, only to disappoint them with more the same underwhelming food and poor service?"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 172
callout villain critique

"The Board has failed to effectively oversee the Company’s ESG and sustainability efforts, resulting in poor disclosures and little meaningful progress"

callout villain critique

"We do not believe the analysts fully factor in the concerns we've identified which we believe make owning Tempus at these levels a poor risk / reward."

Tempus AI, Inc. · TEM Spruce Point Capital · p. 74
callout process diagram

"Why would Darden spend money to attract customers into the restaurant, only to disappoint them with more the same underwhelming food and poor service?"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 172
callout peer gap

"Phillips 66 has been a perennial underperformer – weighed down by operational missteps, a flawed conglomerate structure and poor corporate governance."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 22
callout executive summary

"PHILLIPS’ REFINING KIT IS COMPARABLE TO PEERS MARATHON AND VALERO – UNDERPERFORMANCE IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY POOR OPERATIONS, RATHER THAN WORSE ASSETS"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 4
callout villain critique

"To meet its projected 61.4% YoY growth in 1Q21 after such poor numbers in January and February, SKLZ would need 3.6 million downloads in March alone."

Skillz, Inc. · SKLZ Wolfpack Research · p. 6
callout ceo quote

"Investors are concerned over management's slow response to poor performance & missed targets, leading to doubts about leadership's execution ability."

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 128
callout villain critique

"AMT’s compensation structure goes a long way toward explaining why it is destroying value through poor quality and risky international acquisitions."

American Tower Corp · AMT Muddy Waters · p. 20
callout cover

"Contends the Dual-Class Structure and Croatti Family's Control over UniFirst is a Textbook Example of How Poor Governance Destroys Shareholder Value"

UniFirst Corporation · UNF Engine Capital · p. 1
callout ceo quote

"Uses a misleading start point for TSR which is flattered by >50% of relative TSR underperformance driven by poor operations while Lashier’s was COO"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 94
callout ceo quote

"Uses a misleading start point for TSR which is flattered by >50% of relative TSR underperformance driven by poor operations while Lashier’s was COO"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 27
callout other

"Regression formula (see slide __) indicates 38-80 msec QT prolongation at plasma levels within the range for poor CYP2D6 metabolizers of pitolisant"

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 148
callout transition

"Investors are concerned that this structure inherently carries the risk of poor capital allocation decisions as one business subsidizes the other"

The Timken Company · TKR Relational Investors · p. 18
callout kpi overview

"In our view, as a result of poor underwriting decisions and exposure to credit risk, Target’s credit card operating profits declined 65% in 2008"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 50
callout executive summary

"Management has done a poor job creating value through this changing environment and offers no new ideas for facing current and future challenges"

callout other

"While once a consensus “Buy”, sentiment on Southwest has substantially deteriorated amid poor execution and failed efforts to get back on track"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 39
callout other

"While once a consensus “Buy”, sentiment on Southwest has substantially deteriorated amid poor execution and failed efforts to get back on track"

Unknown · p. 50
callout other

"While once a consensus “Buy”, sentiment on Southwest has substantially deteriorated amid poor execution and failed efforts to get back on track"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Carl Icahn · p. 50
callout before after

"While once a consensus “Buy”, sentiment on Southwest has substantially deteriorated amid poor execution and failed efforts to get back on track"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 39
callout ceo quote

"We struggle to understand the market's perception of Heska as a growth company when the Company has such a poor track record of organic growth."

Heska Corporation · HSKA Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout peer gap

"While once a consensus “Buy”, sentiment on Southwest has substantially deteriorated amid poor execution and failed efforts to get back on track"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 50
callout kpi overview

"Monster is trading at an extremely elevated valuation and at the consensus average price target which we believe is a very poor risk / reward."

Monster Beverage Corp. · MNST Spruce Point Capital · p. 74
callout villain critique

"We do not believe that Olam is really that savvy of a shopper, and we also believe that most of Olam’s NCAG acquisitions are poor investments."

callout villain critique

"BEA shareholders have long suffered from poor returns as a result of an entrenched executive management team which has mismanaged the business"

Bank of East Asia, Limited · 0023.HK Elliott Management · p. 3
callout other

"Spruce Point believes PBH is challenged in the food store channel, which represents ~15% of sales, due to poor product placement and pricing."

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. · PBH Spruce Point Capital · p. 77
callout precedent table

"Recall that Spruce Point called out XPO and its poor disclosures about overdrafts as a signal that it appeared to be facing financial strain."

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 48
quote villain critique

""Sinking ship, resignations every month, extremely poor data infrastructure and processes on Growth team" — Former Employee - Revenue Analyst"

Dropbox, Inc. · DBX Spruce Point Capital · p. 33
callout peer gap

"As a result of poor execution and missed commitments, GoDaddy’s combination of growth and profitability is at the low end of its peer group."

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 23
callout peer gap

"As a result of poor execution and missed commitments, GoDaddy’s combination of growth and profitability is at the low end of its peer group."

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 23
callout villain critique

"In our opinion, GFL's announced acquisition of WCA right after Q2 2020 earnings illustrates its desperation to paper over poor performance."

GFL Environmental Inc. · GFL Spruce Point Capital · p. 77
callout appendix methodology

"Nearly half of Elanco’s proxy peers are poorly correlated with Elanco’s stock price and as such, do not make for an appropriate comparison."

callout executive summary

"Twist has no value proposition beyond price and is a bottom-tier vendor with a poor reputation, viewed as inferior to even Chinese vendors."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 13
callout demand list

"We Believe Change Is Needed After Years Of Missed Expectations And Poor Results. We Believe We Have A Superior Slate Of Director Nominees"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 174
callout other

"While ADP has grown its client count in SMB and international (including acquisitions), its Mid-Market and Enterprise performance is poor"

callout before after

"As the growth + profitability profile of each of the companies declined in 2022, each company saw extremely poor share price performance."

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 5
callout timeline

"We believe that Kao is either misleading shareholders today, or it misled Oasis in November. Either way, this is clearly poor governance."

Kao Corporation · 4452 Oasis Management · p. 3
callout villain critique

"Based on our review of past incidents, we believe Intuit has a poor track record of defending customer information from external threats."

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 96
callout peer gap

"As the growth + profitability profile of each of the companies declined in 2022, each company saw extremely poor share price performance."

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 5