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callout villain critique

"UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS APPARENTLY FILLED A NUMBER OF ENGINEERING ROLES"

XL Fleet Corp · XL Muddy Waters · p. 37
callout process diagram

"The chart shows how pyramid schemes can become impossible to sustain:"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 59
callout section divider

"What is the actual retail price at which Herbalife products are sold?"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 105
callout other

"The chart shows how pyramid schemes can become impossible to sustain:"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 333
callout ceo quote

"In reality, most divestiture proceeds were recycled into acquisitions"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 57
callout villain critique

"Citron cautions any investor that is trying to catch a falling knife."

FleetCor Technologies · FLT Citron Research · p. 14
callout villain critique

"Defining "client" by referencing related clients is a poor definition"

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 91
callout section divider

"We Believe Credit Karma Isn't Living Up To Its Massive Purchase Price"

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout kpi overview

"Share buybacks of ~$14bn over the next two years (~18% of market cap)"

Starbucks · SBUX Pershing Square · p. 7
callout villain critique

"IsteqがロシアのRnD-ISANの子会社であることはウェイバックマシンによって保存されているwww.rnd-isan.ruで確認できる"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 176
callout villain critique

"「私は財務会計に詳しくはありませんが、未だ出荷されていない装置について、前払いを収入として認知しているのではないか、との疑いは持ちますね」"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 240
callout ceo quote

"レーザーテックの経営陣は上記の決算説明会に続いて、2023年10月31日と2024年1月31日に開催された決算説明会でも同様の主張をした。"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 314
callout kpi overview

"On average, free cash¹ has historically averaged ~14% of our fund AUM"

Unknown · p. 11
callout villain critique

"The GZ 1-1 transfer and buyback is a major related party transaction."

TAL Education Group · TAL Muddy Waters · p. 49
callout sop buildup

"The table below sets forth the Income Statements for the two entities"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 28
callout transition

"Would you pursue this Transaction if it were a Strategic Acquisition?"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 107
callout villain critique

"By 2019, Ginkgo already booked $44MM of revenue and deferred revenue."

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 46
callout villain critique

"But how we are working with them now is as a kind of a glorified CRO."

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 149
callout villain critique

"Dec 2016: Board Chair and largest owner enters into 10b5-1 Stock Sale"

MGP Ingredients, Inc. · MGPI Spruce Point Capital · p. 11
callout other

""Support" and "Accounting" job openings growth are the biggest needs."

Cintas Corp. · CTAS Spruce Point Capital · p. 42
callout other

"So what’s happened since? The stock is pretty much in the same place."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 65
callout other

"athena announced a few small contracts totaling only 1,246 providers."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 74
callout villain critique

"Initial 2024 Adj. EPS guidance missed expectations by over $1.00/shr!"

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 59
callout peer gap

"Juniper's net cash as a % of market cap has continued to trend higher"

Juniper Networks · JNPR Elliott Management · p. 17
callout villain critique

"Nevro is now boxed "into a corner" and will "die of a thousand cuts.""

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 182
callout executive summary

"花王の現行の経営陣は、高い成長可能性を秘めたブランドをグローバルに展開し、効果的に売り込もうとする意欲と関心に欠けているように思われます。"

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 5
callout executive summary

"We believe Homes.com represents an underappreciated threat to Zillow."

Zillow Group, Inc. · Z Spruce Point Capital · p. 12
callout executive summary

"Current Board and Management Team’s Track Record of Value Destruction"

SandRidge Energy · SD Carl Icahn · p. 7
callout comparison table

"We believe Leidos’ shares represent an incredibly poor risk / reward."

Leidos Holdings, Inc. · LDOS Spruce Point Capital · p. 75
callout villain critique

"Soleno had no reason to create a salt form except to obtain a patent."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 211
callout demand list

"SOFI's relative lack of institutional ownership seems to be a choice."

SoFi Technologies · SOFI Muddy Waters · p. 5
callout appendix disclosure

"Too little, too late is not a strategy. It’s time for new leadership."

Southwest Airlines · LUV Carl Icahn · p. 78
callout villain critique

"It is flawed to value the stock based on its "industry leading ROIC.""

Core Laboratories · CLB Greenlight Capital · p. 12
callout appendix disclosure

"Too little, too late is not a strategy. It’s time for new leadership."

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 78
callout ceo quote

"Answer: Herbalife bundles its products with a ‘business opportunity.’"

Herbalife, Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 3
callout villain critique

"Federal Records Show IONQ Inflated Bookings By $54.6 Million in 2024."

IonQ Inc · IONQ Wolfpack Research · p. 6
callout villain critique

"BlackHatWorld’s user SuperSeoteam indicates that BankFive is a client"

Trustpilot Group PLC · TRST Grizzly Research · p. 33
callout villain critique

"Atkinson’s History of Close Association with Bad actors Spans Decades"

GreenPower Motor Company · GP White Diamond Research · p. 30
callout villain critique

"Number of guest per room: 01 adults and 1 girl aged between 14 and 17"

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 238
callout villain critique

"Number of guest per room: 01 adults and 1 girl aged between 14 and 17"

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 245
callout sop buildup

"Over 50% of global soda ash production is used in glass manufacturing"

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 15
quote villain critique

"“If you build it, they will come.” — Ray Kinsella theory of investing"

Carvana Co. · CVNA Spruce Point Capital · p. 97