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callout villain critique

"It would therefore make sense that VON VONNI ads would appear on AOL.com, as shown below, given the broad demographic and reach from the site."

AOL, Inc. · AOL Starboard Value · p. 42
callout other

"D-Wave's financial performance exemplifies the worst hype of the SPAC bubble era, with 2024 revenue coming in -88% below original projections."

D-Wave Quantum Inc · QBTS Kerrisdale Capital · p. 7
quote peer gap

"Vote AGAINST Chair and President if ROE has been below 5% and in the bottom 1/3 of the industry for the past 3 years — Nomura Asset Management"

Keisei Electric Railway · 9009 Palliser Capital · p. 33
callout kpi overview

"Multiple compression driven by growth deceleration, margin compression, and store repurchases that earn a return below BWLD's cost of capital"

callout villain critique

"To exacerbate this, AMT CEO Jim Taiclet sells approximately 90% of the shares he receives from option exercises, as shown in the table below."

American Tower Corp · AMT Muddy Waters · p. 21
callout other

"To illustrate how BUR’s accounting really works, we start with the example on the below slide from the 2018 Capital Markets Day presentation."

Burford Capital Ltd. · BUR LN Muddy Waters · p. 16
callout peer gap

"Given CTO's omission of recurring capex from its AFFO calculation, it is the only one of its six peers below to boast a higher AFFO that FFO."

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. · CTO Wolfpack Research · p. 11
callout peer gap

"GoDaddy's 2023E EBITDA margin of 25% is significantly below the peer group average of 43%, representing an 18% margin expansion opportunity."

GoDaddy Inc. · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 20
callout ceo quote

"To get a sense of how far below plan Saputo is in Australia, we look to statements made around liters of milk to be acquired for production."

Saputo Inc. · TSX:SAP Spruce Point Capital · p. 96
callout peer gap

"Kratos' premium valuation of earnings and EBITDA does not reconcile with its below average financial performance and mix of revenue quality"

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions · KTOS Spruce Point Capital · p. 48
callout precedent table

"As shown below, transactions in these industries have been executed at considerably higher valuations than where Magellan currently trades."

Magellan Health, Inc. · MGLN Starboard Value · p. 6
callout villain critique

"As seen in the table below, Axon has been booking substantially more revenue under “multiple performance obligation” accounting since 2014."

Axon Enterprise (formerly TASER) · AAXN Spruce Point Capital · p. 32
callout other

"Excluding ISRG and these acquisitions, we estimate that UFPT would have grown sales by a marginal 0.4% in 2024 as shown in the table below."

UFP Technologies, Inc. · UFPT Wolfpack Research · p. 7
callout sop buildup

"In total, 200 bps of margin improvement is expected from reduced compensation and benefits expense through attrition (OR at or below 59%)."

callout other

"In the comprehensive summary below, we use red to highlight how coded earmark language from Congress translated into IONQ cash each year."

IonQ Inc · IONQ Wolfpack Research · p. 19
callout villain critique

"The tables below show the adjusted Subscriber Value and Net Earning Assets, which decline 24.0% and 85.4% at the midpoint, respectively."

Sunrun Inc. · RUN Muddy Waters · p. 14
callout other

"Per the below SAIC financials, MobilePeak generates virtually no revenue, has negative net income, and has negative operating cash flow."

callout other

"This change in practice could be risky if sales fall below plan or the discount programs don't repeat as it could affect future margins."

Resideo Technologies, Inc. · REZI Spruce Point Capital · p. 39
callout valuation reveal

"Take the worst case in the below sensitivity analysis and we see 500k cars with 20% gross margins at a P/E of 20x and the stock is $599."

Tesla, Inc. · TSLA Citron Research · p. 9
callout villain critique

"The charts below display the stark divergence between GTT's financial performance and the financial performance of its management team."

GTT Communications, Inc. · GTT Wolfpack Research · p. 19
callout peer gap

"AOL's projected performance is below United Online, Earthlink, and MSN, with continued declines of 7% and 9% for the same time periods."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 59
quote ceo quote

"“That said, we remain very committed to driving leverage below 4x as quickly as possible.” — Matthew Proud, CEO (Q4 2024 Earnings Call)"

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 2
callout sop buildup

"Herbalife does not disclose the amount of Wholesale Commissions paid to distributors in its SEC filings. We have estimated them below:"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 139
callout sop buildup

"The vast majority of the value creation potential comes from the B or better mall stores; no value is attributed to C- or below malls."

Macy's Inc. · M Starboard Value · p. 9
callout villain critique

"We list below some of Realty Income’s largest tenants that we have been able to identify. They are all junk credits with high leverage"

Realty Income Corporation · O Pershing Square · p. 18
callout valuation reveal

"The implied valuation range for Target Corp based on several methodologies outlined below is $20.3 – $25.3bn, or $28 – $35/share today"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 129
callout other

"As you can see below, RILY's debtors almost uniformly live in the right tail (distressed) end of their industry default distributions."

B. Riley Financial, Inc. · RILY Wolfpack Research · p. 5
callout other

"Below are summaries of projections from three sell-side analysts. All of these are tremendously intellectually dishonest in our view."

PeptiDream, Inc. · 4587 JP Muddy Waters · p. 18
callout peer gap

"The reality is that Parkland's long-term total shareholder returns compared to its industry peers remain very poor (see below table)."

Parkland Corporation · PKI Engine Capital · p. 3
callout ceo quote

"KapStone contribution revenue of $2.8bn for WRK's FY2019 is below KapStone's fiscal year projections disclosed in the proxy statement"

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 94
callout villain critique

"Despite almost unanimous bullishness among analysts, the average sell-side price target is currently 16% below current price levels."

Penumbra, Inc. · PEN Spruce Point Capital · p. 60
callout peer gap

"We find that MTD's median employee salary is the lowest in its industry and nearly 50% below the average of its aspirational peers."

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. · MTD Spruce Point Capital · p. 39
callout villain critique

"The below table summarizes the issues we have identified with purported partners – we provide greater detail throughout the report."

Nano-X Imaging Ltd. · NNOX Muddy Waters · p. 3
callout villain critique

"The tables below show that IQ only reported RMB 1.95 billion of advertising revenues to the SAIC in 2015, an overstatement of 74%."

iQIYI, Inc. · IQ Wolfpack Research · p. 22
callout sop buildup

"Based on the P&L assumptions below and a valuation multiple of 10.5x EBITDA, Wendy’s Franchise business alone is worth over $2.3bn"

Wendy's International · WEN Pershing Square · p. 17
callout peer gap

"ABS growth starting to slow below the overall segment growth rate. IAS has already achieved 70% of DV’s revenue in much less time"

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. · DV Spruce Point Capital · p. 24
callout valuation reveal

"Set forth below is a valuation matrix that demonstrates TIP REIT’s trading multiples at various values within the reference range"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 121
callout peer gap

"Management is expecting to achieve tremendous efficiencies to reach EBITDA margins >2x the industry average on below-average GPU"

Carvana Co. · CVNA Spruce Point Capital · p. 31
callout appendix data

"Set forth below is a table which reconciles McOpCo’s, Pro Forma McDonald’s and standalone McDonald’s FY 2006E income statements."

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 72
callout other

"The result is that supply, without much higher prices to incentivize investment, is likely to fall well below demand after 2024."

Teck Resources · TECK Greenlight Capital · p. 24
callout demand list

"More generally, Avantor has meaningfully trailed competitors' organic growth figures this year, as the table below highlights."

Avantor, Inc. · AVTR Engine Capital · p. 8
callout villain critique

"Number 180 is vacant, with its entrance (shown below) locked and no lights on in the interior. The building looks dilapidated:"

Vivion Investments S.à.r.l. Muddy Waters · p. 16
callout villain critique

"Below is a video of Inogen's largest reseller bragging about how his son bought a G-Wagon... from deceiving the sick elderly."

Inogen · INGN Citron Research · p. 11
callout other

"Below we list the large number of serious adverse events which indicate cardiotoxicity – generally requiring hospitalization."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 175
callout other

"Housing starts are currently at the lowest levels in the last 40 years and well below the long term annual average of ~1.5mm"

callout peer gap

"Investors continue to ascribe an irrational valuation to Mercury despite its below average growth and poor cash conversion."

Mercury Systems Inc. · MRCY Spruce Point Capital · p. 33
callout villain critique

"For example, below we show how RCT_KHAN’s recorded lifetime gift contributions have somehow dropped -99.8% in seven months:"

Joyy Inc. · YY Muddy Waters · p. 59
callout peer gap

"Based on our analysis, we find that Monster's audit fees are suspiciously low and nearly 50% below the peer group average."

Monster Beverage Corp. · MNST Spruce Point Capital · p. 54
callout villain critique

"As of year-end 2018, Channel Finance showed $81 million of reverse factoring employed by NMC—see “Compartment 005” below."

NMC Health plc · NMC.LN Muddy Waters · p. 25
callout ceo quote

"Warning: Even with almost 60% of the year completed in 2019, Oatly's sales of $204m fell short by $26m, or 11% below plan"

Oatly Group AB · OTLY Spruce Point Capital · p. 52
callout villain critique

"In the screen shots below the same art values (6d5....) are passed between or across two different advertisers’ websites."

AppLovin · APP Muddy Waters · p. 28
callout ceo quote

"One area that has certainly struggled is Latin America, falling below expectations dating back to pre-acquisition Bemis."

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 33
callout comparison table

"Excluding AFAM locations allows management to report high single-digit organic growth, which would otherwise be below 2%"

LHC Group, Inc. · LHCG Spruce Point Capital · p. 5
callout peer gap

"The companies below have received approximately the following number of U.S. patents in the healthcare / nutrition area"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 38
callout process diagram

"Set forth below is an illustrative example of how Target Corp and TIP REIT can work together on future land procurement"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 142
callout appendix data

"On analysis, Mr Galloway’s claim for judicial review really boils down to two key lines of challenge (§§59, 71 below)."

BP plc · BP Bluebell Capital · p. 10