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callout villain critique

"We would like to see a CEO that balances the needs of customers, while at the same time generating acceptable returns for shareholders who capitalize the company's businesses"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 326
callout ceo quote

"We do not believe the GSEs can earn an adequate return on capital to attract sustainable private investment at a 4% capital requirement unless g-fees are raised substantially"

callout ceo quote

"Target a minimum of 15% ROIC on growth opportunities (20% ROE for Sotheby's Financial Services) and allocate capital to initiatives that provide an appropriate rate of return"

Sotheby's · BID Marcato · p. 13
callout other

"Pershing Square exited our position in Hilton earlier this year as we expect prospective returns are unlikely to meet our high return threshold given current valuation levels"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 77
callout demand list

"We do not believe the GSEs can earn an adequate return on capital to attract sustainable private investment at a 4% capital requirement unless g-fees are raised substantially"

callout valuation reveal

"Assuming $160mm of cost savings and a valuation multiple of 10x – 10.5x EBITDA, Wendy’s would be worth $49 - $52 per share, a return of 75% - 85% percent from current levels"

Wendy's International · WEN Pershing Square · p. 29
callout villain critique

"This $1.1bn investment represents a potentially significant sunken costs for BP and once again demonstrates the lack of discipline around targeted returns in offshore wind."

BP plc · BP Bluebell Capital · p. 12
callout sop buildup

"If the $25bn of excess payments were returned to Fannie and Freddie, Fannie would not need to raise any private capital, while Freddie’s capital raise would be much smaller"

callout transition

"But if you've always dreamed of owning an airplane, there is a way to own hundreds of them and generate a respectable return: You can go into the aircraft leasing business."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 36
callout sop buildup

"If the $25bn of excess payments were returned to Fannie and Freddie, Fannie would not need to raise any private capital, while Freddie’s capital raise would be much smaller"

callout ceo quote

"We believe CTC will be unable to maintain its current level of capital return given its current leverage and need to delever in order to maintain its current credit rating"

Canadian Tire Corporation · CTC.A Spruce Point Capital · p. 65
callout process diagram

"Whether or not the rate / volatility environment ever returns to historical levels, the new regulatory world requires BNY Mellon to reconsider many aspects of the Company:"

callout peer gap

"Kao's Consumer Products sales have yet to return to pre-COVID levels. Peers have grown their consumer goods revenues by over 10% on a quarterly basis over the same period."

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 12
callout appendix disclosure

"We believe restoring the magic at Disney starts with a focused, aligned and accountable board, intensely committed to returning an 'ownership mentality' to the boardroom."

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 2
callout peer gap

"Among top-performing restaurant companies, Buffalo Wild Wings is one of the only companies whose compensation is entirely independent of EPS, ROIC or shareholder return."

callout villain critique

"This type of focus on “empire building” – rather than maximizing returns – may be good for Mr. Lashier, but it is dramatically out of sync with what shareholders demand."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 3
callout peer gap

"McGraw-Hill's diversification did not insulate shareholders during the financial crisis. McGraw-Hill's total return was 18% worse than the weighted average of its peers."

The McGraw-Hill Companies · MHP JANA Partners · p. 17
callout villain critique

"This type of focus on “empire building” – rather than maximizing returns – may be good for Mr. Lashier, but it is dramatically out of sync with what shareholders demand."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 15
callout valuation reveal

"Arconic’s $228 million EBITDA target in 2019 is more than $200 million below original target and, even if achieved, would result in an unacceptable return on investment"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 99
callout peer gap

"Sumitomo Realty is the only company in its peer group that does not have a Return on Equity ("ROE") target, nor any clear strategy for maintaining or improving its ROE."

callout peer gap

"Total shareholder returns have significantly underperformed large-cap snacks and beverages peers (along with the consumer staples index) over an extended period of time"

PepsiCo, Inc. · PEP Trian Partners · p. 10
callout executive summary

"Significant share price underperformance driven by declining same-store sales and recent store repurchases that earn a return below Buffalo Wild Wings' cost of capital"

callout cover

"The Company's underperformance relative to its peers and the broader market with respect to total stockholder return is evident over nearly every relevant time period."

callout sop buildup

"Unified Rio Tinto can crystallise c.US$4bn in latent franking credit value for shareholders with an enhanced capital return through a one-time franked special dividend"

Rio Tinto · RIO Palliser Capital · p. 48
callout demand list

"SCT has sufficient capacity to raise low-cost debt of KRW 2-3tr to redeploy for growth asset investing and/or shareholder returns while lowering WACC and improving RoE"

Samsung C&T Corporation · 028260 KS Palliser Capital · p. 39
callout other

"Pershing Square exited our investment after returns became less certain amidst the current macroeconomic environment and a wider-than-typical distribution of outcomes"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 54
quote appendix data

"According to leading auto industry research provider, Cox Automotive, it may be several more years before the number of used car sales returns to pre-pandemic levels."

Carvana Co. · CVNA Kerrisdale Capital · p. 20
callout closing ask

"Ancora strongly believes that our director nominees will be able to help restore Forward Air to producing best-in-class results from a margin and return perspective."

callout kpi overview

"G-fees, and in turn, mortgage rates, would need to be as much as 160bps higher to deliver economic returns for new participants with significant economies of scale."

quote peer gap

"Despite its operational challenges and abysmal shareholder returns, Avantor continues to have significant strategic value, well in excess of current trading prices."

Avantor, Inc. · AVTR Engine Capital · p. 3
callout ceo quote

"Management claims that second-tenant and third-tenant economics will drive higher yields, but actual results demonstrate that low-return projects remain low-return"

Crown Castle International · CCI Elliott Management · p. 42
callout peer gap

"Immediate Share Repurchase Should Improve TWX's Return on Equity: The repurchase of shares via a dutch auction is expected to improve TWX's return on equity (ROE)."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 222
quote peer gap

"Presently, investors are not convinced that the company can return to its former glory based on how the stock has been trading of late. — Deutsche Bank, April 2024"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 18
quote peer gap

"Presently, investors are not convinced that the company can return to its former glory based on how the stock has been trading of late. — Deutsche Bank, April 2024"

Unknown · p. 29
quote villain critique

"Presently, investors are not convinced that the company can return to its former glory based on how the stock has been trading of late. — Deutsche Bank, April 2024"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Carl Icahn · p. 29
quote peer gap

"Presently, investors are not convinced that the company can return to its former glory based on how the stock has been trading of late. — Deutsche Bank, April 2024"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 18
quote villain critique

"Presently, investors are not convinced that the company can return to its former glory based on how the stock has been trading of late. — Deutsche Bank, April 2024"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 29
callout villain critique

"ADP has delivered positive returns in each of the last five years, outperforming Pershing Square, L.P. and the S&P by 117% and 48%, respectively, over that period"

callout precedent table

"Since Martin Franklin joined Jarden in 2001, the company has achieved success as a consumer products platform, generating a ~33x total shareholder return to-date"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 85
callout villain critique

"Herbalife’s ‘buyback’ policy is effective at limiting product returns. Therefore, we believe the 0.4% return percentage is not a useful indicator of Retail Sales"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 309
callout other

"Assuming PSH generates 15% gross returns, the fee offset from the illustrative new fund alone will reduce PSH's performance fee percentage from 16.0% to 13.5%(2)"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 16
callout demand list

"Tessera must re-evaluate internal R&D spending to ensure that every dollar spent has an acceptable expected return on investment within a reasonable time frame."

Tessera Technologies Inc. · TSRA Starboard Value · p. 47
callout ceo quote

"On Sept. 6, 2008, the government placed the GSEs into conservatorship with the objective of returning them to normal operations when their businesses stabilized"

callout demand list

"At the current valuation, Trian believes that management must prioritize returning capital to shareholders over M&A and should clearly signal this to the market"

State Street Corporation · STT Trian Partners · p. 30
callout sop buildup

"The conclusion is that the SeparateCos could borrow up to $23.0 billon of debt to be used to return capital to shareholders or for future strategic initiatives."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 224
callout demand list

"We believe the following two Samsung Opco capital management and dividend policy measures are necessary to bring its shareholder returns in line with its peers:"

callout ceo quote

"On Sept. 6, 2008, the government placed the GSEs into conservatorship with the objective of returning them to normal operations when their businesses stabilized"

callout ceo quote

"On Sept. 6, 2008, the government placed the GSEs into conservatorship with the objective of returning them to normal operations when their businesses stabilized"

callout transition

"The government announced the net worth sweep just after the GSEs returned to profitability and were able to pay the cash dividends under the original agreement"

callout villain critique

"The government announced the net worth sweep just after the GSEs returned to profitability and were able to pay the cash dividends under the original agreement"

callout villain critique

"Mitra's Program could be worth 10 to 25 times that amount, for a CEO with one-sixth the tenure and returns measured from a cyclically depressed starting point."

Welltower Inc. · WELL Land & Buildings · p. 6
callout transition

"The government announced the net worth sweep just after the GSEs returned to profitability and were able to pay the cash dividends under the original agreement"

callout kpi overview

"PSH's 70.2% net return in 2020 is the highest since inception of the strategy and the sixth year with net returns of 39% or more (on average, every third year)"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 18
callout other

"We believe that with resolute and decisive action, Phillips 66 is primed to deliver far greater returns for its shareholders than it has over the past decade."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 22
callout transition

"We believe that with resolute and decisive action, Phillips 66 is primed to deliver far greater returns for its shareholders than it has over the past decade."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 12