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callout villain critique

"As a result, this is a potential lever being used by management to embellish operating cash flow."

Dycom Industries, Inc. · DY Spruce Point Capital · p. 15
callout appendix data

"When Apple pays out 100% of its future cash flow, it depletes its domestic cash sometime in 2014."

Apple Inc. · AAPL Greenlight Capital · p. 24
callout peer gap

"G&A spend remains astronomically high and represents a severe level of cash burn for shareholders"

Capricorn Energy · CNE Palliser Capital · p. 20
callout thesis headline

"Facing bankruptcy can force change. Peloton has started to right-size and cash burn has stopped."

Peloton Interactive · PTON Greenlight Capital · p. 15
callout sop buildup

"NO MATERIAL TIES TO OTHER DIVISIONS AND A NEED TO USE ITS CASHFLOW TO REINVEST TO RESTORE GROWTH"

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 284
callout villain critique

"Free cash flow is so microscopic it is not even visible if graphed next to market capitalization"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 64
callout appendix data

"Valeant's adjusted tax rate is a more accurate measure of the company's annual cash tax expense"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 109
callout sop buildup

"Macy's has an ability to pay down most of its debt and still maintain a $1 billion cash balance"

Macy's Inc. · M Starboard Value · p. 19
callout villain critique

"That's some heavy dilution, and the company will only receive about $2M cash from the warrants."

ADOMANI · ADOM White Diamond Research · p. 15
callout appendix data

"Valeant removes restructuring charges to better match Net Income with recurring Free Cash Flow"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 108
callout section divider

"Almost Everyone Is Mistaken About Dropbox's "Strong Free Cash Flow" And Conservative Reporting"

Dropbox, Inc. · DBX Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
callout sop buildup

"Publishing is expected to generate steady free cash flow at a conversion rate of 40% of OIBDA."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 157
callout kpi overview

"The Company generated ~$40 billion in cumulative incremental free cash flow in 2021 and 2022."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 6
callout kpi overview

"The Company generated ~$40 billion in cumulative incremental free cash flow in 2021 and 2022."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 6
callout peer gap

"Box built an oversized cash balance as a result of the unnecessary convertible debt offering"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 76
callout appendix methodology

"We have used a conservative 9.5% discount factor to apply to the unleveraged free cash flow."

American Tower Corp · AMT Muddy Waters · p. 77
callout thesis headline

"It Takes Six Years Longer than EHTH's Stated Member Life to Collect Cash Equaling MA Revenue"

eHealth, Inc. · EHTH Muddy Waters · p. 2
callout villain critique

"Based on our analysis, Zebra's cumulative Cash Earnings over the past 5 years is ~19% lower."

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 97
callout villain critique

"Such discrepancies, particularly in cash balances, are indicators of manipulation or fraud."

Joyy Inc. · YY Muddy Waters · p. 42
callout valuation reveal

"As Dropbox matures, we believe investors will increasingly focus on cash flow over revenue."

Dropbox, Inc. · DBX Spruce Point Capital · p. 58
callout villain critique

"We have long believed that Level 3 fair valuations are a license to print non-cash profits."

Burford Capital · BUR Muddy Waters · p. 11
callout demand list

"Casino's consolidated financials are meaningless to understand the cash flow to the parent."

Groupe Casino · CO Muddy Waters · p. 7
callout other

"If the sovereign debt trades to a negative yield, it would be wise to sell it to hold cash."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 31
callout villain critique

"BLC has a clear conflict between its cash accounting policy and its actual cash accounting."

Eurofins Scientific SE · ERF Muddy Waters · p. 13
callout comparison table

"A 10.2x multiple post-synergies would generate ~$45bn of cash for Phillips shareholders(2)"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 38
callout sop buildup

"A 10.2x multiple post-synergies would generate ~$45bn of cash for Phillips shareholders(2)"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 38
callout comparison table

"A 10.2x multiple post-synergies would generate ~$45bn of cash for Phillips shareholders(2)"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 45
callout appendix data

"Companies generally prefer not to use Stock because Cash and Debt are cheaper than Stocks."

N/A 99_Other · p. 74
callout ceo quote

"Contrary To Lance's Statement, Management Is Not Compensated on Cash Flow, Instead EBITDA"

Maxar Technologies · MAXR Spruce Point Capital · p. 40
callout villain critique

"This retroactive adjustment allowed the Viteks to cream an additional €52.1 million cash."

callout sop buildup

"A 9.7x multiple post-synergies would generate ~$43bn of cash for Phillips 66 shareholders"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 77
callout kpi overview

"WD-40's days of inventory outstanding and cash conversion cycle are extremely elevated.."

WD-40 Company · WDFC Spruce Point Capital · p. 41
callout other

"This is one more reason why the perception that AMT's cash flow is stable is incorrect."

American Tower Corp · AMT Muddy Waters · p. 30
callout villain critique

"As such, we believe its cash collection cycle is at least a month longer then depicted."

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. · DV Spruce Point Capital · p. 49
callout villain critique

"Xerox shareholders sold control for $9.80 in cash and a stub share worth a few dollars"

Xerox Corporation · XRX Carl Icahn · p. 25
callout preempt rebuttal

"The Board has already committed to returning 75-100% of free cash flow to shareholders"

Outerwall Inc. · OUTR Engaged Capital · p. 27
callout peer gap

"While cash hoarding is prevalent in the tech industry, it isn't practiced universally."

Apple Inc. · AAPL Greenlight Capital · p. 11
callout sop buildup

"$34bn of available cash for strategic deployment to YE21 (>50% of current market cap)"

Sony Corporation · 6758.T Third Point · p. 96
callout villain critique

"GoDaddy is expected to miss its 2024 free cash flow target by more than $150 million"

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 22
callout before after

"GoDaddy is expected to miss its 2024 free cash flow target by more than $150 million"

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 22
callout peer gap

"Each dollar of revenue at Lasertec similarly produces far less cash than its peers."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 75
callout villain critique

"Unlike industry peers below, WTRG noticeably does not discuss operating cash flow."

Essential Utilities, Inc. · WTRG Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout sop buildup

"~74% of Val-gan's pro-forma 2014E sales will come from durable, growing cash flows"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 72
callout peer gap

"Huntsman operates at a significant free cash flow conversion deficit to its peers."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 50
callout sop buildup

"Capricorn's value is mostly comprised of cash and near-term contingent receivables"

Capricorn Energy · CNE Palliser Capital · p. 10
callout other

"At the current burn rate, AXDX's cash balance will only last another six quarters."

Accelerate Diagnostics · AXDX White Diamond Research · p. 40
callout ceo quote

"In 2018, Autodesk committed to reaching $2.4 billion of free cash flow in FY2023"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 18