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callout cover

"I’m going to talk about Peloton Interactive, ticker PTON, during today’s workout."

Peloton Interactive · PTON Greenlight Capital · p. 1
callout villain critique

"At this point, Vivendi appears to be more of a liability than an asset for TIM..."

Telecom Italia · TIT.MI Elliott Management · p. 6
callout villain critique

"This plan seems at best ill-conceived and at worst a sleight of hand magic trick."

BP plc · BP Bluebell Capital · p. 5
callout ceo quote

"The 2020 device is our new 32 qubit system, and about the size of a deck of cards"

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 40
callout villain critique

"Performance benchmarks from 2018 are identical to those on IonQ's current website"

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 101
callout villain critique

"IonQ website shows fidelities and error rates that convey a misleading impression"

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 100
callout peer gap

"Continental has created $10 billion of equity value, while Hess stood still. WHY?"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 17
callout villain critique

"Management and directors awarded $540 million while underperforming peers by 460%"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 44
callout peer gap

"Hess Cherry-Picks Proxy Peers Year by Year Still Manages to Underperform Them All"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 155
callout peer gap

"Viacom Networks Are Not Currently On The List; Will They Be There In A Few Years?"

Viacom · VIAB SpringOwl · p. 56
callout valuation reveal

"Best-in-class margin target is still below levels Southwest historically achieved"

Unknown · p. 25
callout ceo quote

"Management Has Historically Ruled Out Industry-Standard Commercial Initiatives..."

Unknown · p. 42
callout ceo quote

"Their conclusion is unambiguous: EPS and PCC are substantially similar businesses"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 81
callout villain critique

"We imagine that Arconic is doing everything it can to have a strong first quarter"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 331
callout peer gap

"Comparable non-healthcare companies are valued at an average of 25x 2015 earnings"

Unknown · p. 41
callout villain critique

"Several attempts by AtriCure at innovating a hybrid procedure have so far failed."

AtriCure, Inc. · ATRC Kerrisdale Capital · p. 14
callout appendix data

"Within the top 45 shareholders asset managers hold a cumulated 40% of BLK Capital"

BlackRock, Inc. · BLK Bluebell Capital · p. 72
callout kpi overview

"Oatly owes investors a precise explanation of why its margins fell so materially."

Oatly Group AB · OTLY Spruce Point Capital · p. 92
callout villain critique

"Spending money on vanity at the wrong time could be a future problem for Dropbox."

Dropbox, Inc. · DBX Spruce Point Capital · p. 25
callout demand list

"We believe Salesforce can and should commit to achieving the Rule of 50 by FY2028"

Salesforce, Inc. · CRM Starboard Value · p. 11
callout villain critique

"But building the pipeline, you're right; it was definitely hard to keep track of."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 84
callout other

"FY2023 reported franking credit balance: >US$8.7bn (~16% of shareholders’ equity)"

Rio Tinto · RIO Palliser Capital · p. 22
callout other

"P&G's people have historically been a source of significant competitive advantage"

Procter & Gamble · PG Pershing Square · p. 10
callout transition

"At <14x pro forma 2015 earnings, we believe the market underestimates this change"

General Electric · GE Trian Partners · p. 77
callout process diagram

"The CRT becomes the main persistent identifier and is the focus of this analysis."

AppLovin Corporation · APP Muddy Waters · p. 9
callout villain critique

"トヨタのみが顧客で低収益の車両・エンジン・部品事業は、ガバナンス(利益を高めるインセンティブがあるか)懸念も加わり現在はディスカウント要因。事業再編の有無が注目。"

Toyota Industries Corporation · 6201.T Elliott Management · p. 14
callout valuation reveal

"Best-in-class margin target is still below levels Southwest historically achieved"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Carl Icahn · p. 25
callout ceo quote

"Management Has Historically Ruled Out Industry-Standard Commercial Initiatives..."

Southwest Airlines · LUV Carl Icahn · p. 42
callout valuation reveal

"Trian’s operating plan results in 18% EPS growth per annum over the next 5 years:"

State Street Corporation · STT Trian Partners · p. 37
callout villain critique

"Despite poor performance, executives continue to be paid well above target levels"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 21
callout villain critique

"The Board of Phillips 66 believes these results are acceptable. Investors do not."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 46
callout other

"Herbalife’s compensation plan incentivizes orders without regard to retail demand"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 174
callout demand list

"Eliminating corporate bureaucracy empowers management and speeds decision-making."

PepsiCo, Inc. · PEP Trian Partners · p. 24
callout demand list

"We encourage you and the board to set this as a budgeted and incentivized target."

CarMax Inc. · KMX Starboard Value · p. 5
callout peer gap

"The Board of Phillips 66 believes these results are acceptable. Investors do not."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 47
callout villain critique

"Most audit fees typically increase as companies grow. MSCI's audit fees declined."

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 105
callout kpi overview

"$37bn in net inflows over 5 years and a 7.0% AUM Growth CAGR (through 3/31/2012)."

Lazard Ltd · LAZ Trian Partners · p. 12
callout scenario table

"We believe Salesforce can and should commit to achieving the Rule of 50 by FY2028"

Salesforce, Inc. · CRM Starboard Value · p. 11