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callout villain critique

"We believe Nelson Peltz's turnaround expertise and strategic mindset is far more relevant than Mr. Froman's government experience to the problems Disney faces today."

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 85
callout executive summary

"We believe one of the clearest signs of aggressive accounting at Limbach is the disconnect between its steadily rising adjusted earnings and stagnant free cash flow."

Limbach Holdings, Inc. · LMB Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout villain critique

"We believe one of the clearest signs of aggressive accounting at Limbach is the disconnect between its steadily rising adjusted earnings and stagnant free cash flow."

Limbach Holdings, Inc. · LMB Spruce Point Capital · p. 67
callout ceo quote

"the cost is going to go down...you are going to have other competitors...people are going to start shifting gears...to a different pump because it's not sustainable."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 306
callout section divider

"Spruce Point has assembled a preponderance of evidence to suggest that Leidos management is concealing significant problems with the $1.0bn levered SD&A acquisition."

Leidos Holdings, Inc. · LDOS Spruce Point Capital · p. 19
callout ceo quote

"Trial investigator #6 stated that regular diazoxide suspension is “always going to be better” than Vykat tablets and stated the formulations are freely substitutable"

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 328
callout villain critique

"In the same period of suspiciously increasing its GTV claims, LSPD materially changed its number of “Certified Resellers” from 200+ to 150+ in the month of Feb 2014."

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. · LSPD Spruce Point Capital · p. 15
callout transition

"TIP REIT is better able to access capital for future land acquisitions than Target today, given TIP REIT's immense security, stability, and unleveraged balance sheet"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 12
callout sop buildup

"Beverage valuations have been declining in absolute terms and relative to snacks since the early 2000s (when the lines crossed and snacks began trading at a premium)"

PepsiCo, Inc. · PEP Trian Partners · p. 28
callout transition

"The pages ahead will highlight red flags, statistical tricks, and omissions in the principal trials upon which FDA approval was based – HARMONY 1, 1-bis, CTP, and 3."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 215
callout villain critique

"Sales reps left because of alleged pressure to push off-label scrips; given small number of narcolepsy patients, couldn’t hit quota without being “a little creative”"

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 352
callout villain critique

"We believe Nelson Peltz’s turnaround expertise and strategic mindset is far more relevant than Mr. Froman’s government experience to the problems Disney faces today."

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 85
callout villain critique

"this was our experience too! Massive fluid overload cause fluid around my sons heart and lungs. Weve been working a month now to get the fluid off with lasix and pt."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 6
callout appendix data

"Enterprise Value represents value to both debt and equity holders. On the other hand, Net Income represents profit that the company earned solely for equity holders."

N/A 99_Other · p. 37
callout villain critique

"Over $200 Million of the Goodwill and Intangible Assets on RILY’s Balance Sheet is Attributable to its Telecom Rollup, which is Centered on Dial-up and DSL Internet:"

B. Riley Financial, Inc. · RILY Wolfpack Research · p. 12
callout ceo quote

"In 2019, it appears that the jobs market is experiencing slower momentum than previous years, according to WUBA's management in its Q4 2018 earnings conference call."

58.com Inc. · WUBA Grizzly Research · p. 29
callout villain critique

"Ramaco's technology challenge, with its partners, is to drop the price of CF made from coal below $5 per pound. At this level CF is completely disruptive. Game Over."

Ramaco Resources, Inc. · METC Wolfpack Research · p. 8
callout villain critique

"CarNewsChina compared the interior of the Wey Gaoshan with the official pictures shared by Faraday Future, and the interior is the same, with only the logos changed."

callout villain critique

"We Believe YT Lied When He Told the Bankruptcy Court He Had No Remaining Interest in the Entities Holding the Lucid Shares (They Were Controlled by Close Associates)"

callout villain critique

"Хотел бы уточнить о возможности размещения четырех детей из ДНР и ЛНР в вашем отеле 22-27 марта 2026 г. для размещения их в семьи. Милые девочки возрастом 14-17 лет."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 104
callout villain critique

"Off-gassing coats the collector and other key optics components; cost millions to replace; KLA executive witnessed Lasertec optics having to be “repeatedly replaced”"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 112
callout sop buildup

"~75% of Sampo’s Insurance Net Income is generated in the stable Nordic P&C market, where Sampo owns top quality assets that deliver consistent and growing dividends"

Sampo Oyj · SAMPO Elliott Management · p. 10
callout villain critique

"We adjust RUN’s balance sheet and non-GAAP metrics due to its failure to reserve for panel removal liabilities, which we estimate are at present value $668 million."

Sunrun Inc. · RUN Muddy Waters · p. 10
callout transition

"HSIC shareholders are well positioned to benefit from both the tremendous growth opportunity associated with Vets First Corp and a refocused Henry Schein (RemainCo)"

Henry Schein, Inc. · HSIC Spruce Point Capital · p. 15
callout ceo quote

"The 2024 refining environment was above the 2012 - 19 average used by PSX to set their mid-cycle refining EBITDA target of $4bn. PSX 2024 refining EBITDA was ~$1bn."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 7
callout villain critique

"Right or wrong, the waste management business has often been associated with organized crime and illegal activity, a fact that GFL’s CEO acknowledges and downplays."

GFL Environmental Inc. · GFL Spruce Point Capital · p. 25
callout villain critique

"This consistent delta implies that Sunrun’s (non-GAAP) Subscriber numbers materially exceed additions of PV systems from which Sunrun generates Subscriber revenues."

Sunrun Inc. · RUN Muddy Waters · p. 18
callout villain critique

"The responses from Burford management contain a significant volume and density of deceptive behavior across all of the issues identified in the Muddy Waters report."

Burford Capital Ltd. · BUR Muddy Waters · p. 4
callout transition

"These new ‘heterogeneous’ networks are ad-hoc and unplanned compared to the first generation, but they succeed where it matters: they can meet consumer data demand."

American Tower Corp · AMT Muddy Waters · p. 48
callout ceo quote

"We believe that AMT has placed such an extreme emphasis on growth that they went for quantity over quality and this is evident in acquisitions such as Vivo in 2012."

American Tower Corp · AMT Muddy Waters · p. 39
callout demand list

"As a shareholder, we are asking Nintendo - for the sake of the company and for the sake of its IP remaining relevant - to embrace the change underway in the sector."

Nintendo Co., Ltd. · 7974.T Oasis Management · p. 3
callout cover

"Box attempted to use these financings and the related self-tender scheme to “buy the vote” and tip the balance of power in the Company’s favor during this election."

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 1
callout villain critique

"XPO made a subtle change in Q3 2018 to move gains and losses from property and equipment from "other expenses (income)" into the direct operating expense line item."

XPO Logistics, Inc. · XPO Spruce Point Capital · p. 29
callout villain critique

"Despite having zero patents, there are signs of XPO embellishing its technology prowess with buzz words and greater use of the word “technology” in its SEC filings."

XPO Logistics, Inc. · XPO Spruce Point Capital · p. 67
callout demand list

"We do not believe this capital allocation scenario would increase CCI's risk profile or materially reduce operating flexibility – minimal execution risk in our view"

callout ceo quote

"For 25 years, we have not paid one single cent of dividends. We personally got into very high debts in order to move the company forward to the position it has now."

Ströer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 79
callout kpi overview

"Mercury's current inventory and planned inventory purchase obligations relative to its next 12 months of backlog continue to remain elevated above historical norms."

Mercury Systems Inc. · MRCY Spruce Point Capital · p. 26
callout sop buildup

"BY FOLLOWING MARATHON’S PATH AND USING SALE PROCEEDS TO REPURCHASE SHARES, PHILLIPS COULD RETIRE A MAJORITY OF ITS SHARES AND INCREASE THE SHARE PRICE SIGNIFICANTLY"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 40
callout precedent table

"The list of scandals and bankruptcies involving much-hyped battery companies is long, in spite of their "validation" from large automakers and other major partners."

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 166
callout villain critique

"He initially evaded our question and then stated “it’s a free partnership,” adding that none of the four “customers” they have introduced to IonQ are paying either."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 139
callout peer gap

"Breaking with industry best practices, Hess drilled 80+% working interest wells in numerous regions. The result was destruction of 20+% of its market capitalization"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 26
callout other

"The common denominator between the CONVERGE trial and the PRECEPT trial was that they both were designed to test ablation of AF triggers beyond the pulmonary veins."

Acutus Medical Inc. · AFIB Kerrisdale Capital · p. 10
callout villain critique

"Despite it being incontrovertible that Mr. Sator and S30 were misrepresenting the nature of the reviews, S30 continued to publicly mischaracterize them as “audits.”"

Solutions 30 · S30 Muddy Waters · p. 3
callout villain critique

"The sheer number of seniors leaving EHTH is evidenced by the company's growing churn rate, which surpassed 50% in Q1 2019 for the first time since ASC 606 adoption."

eHealth, Inc. · EHTH Muddy Waters · p. 6
callout ceo quote

"We believe that if expanding the physical footprint were as lucrative and attractive as BOOT claims, that competitors would simply mimic BOOT's aggressive strategy."

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. · BOOT Spruce Point Capital · p. 23
callout transition

"Shifting the focus from the C-level management and Board of Directors’ sideshow drama will allow Yahoo’s core assets and overlooked businesses to take the spotlight"

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO Third Point · p. 8
callout comparison table

"Spruce Point believes that very recent and underappreciated developments in the clear aligner landscape undermine most of the key tenets of the bull case for Align."

Align Technology, Inc. · ALGN Spruce Point Capital · p. 10
callout ceo quote

"Why is management suddenly listing its SmartTrack material as its #1 key competitive factor after not even disclosing it as a competitive factor at all in the past?"

Align Technology, Inc. · ALGN Spruce Point Capital · p. 33
callout sop buildup

"BY FOLLOWING MARATHON'S PATH AND USING SALE PROCEEDS TO REPURCHASE SHARES, PHILLIPS COULD RETIRE A MAJORITY OF ITS SHARES AND INCREASE THE SHARE PRICE SIGNIFICANTLY"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 40
callout villain critique

"In a recent presentation, the current Board actively misled investors about Mr. Loeb’s credentials and Third Point’s track record of creating value for shareholders"

Sotheby's · BID Third Point · p. 7
callout villain critique

"Overall, we believe ~85% or more of the XHL-reported RMB 18.2 million in gifts Big Li received to win the December 2019 annual competition originated from YY’s FUs."

Joyy Inc. · YY Muddy Waters · p. 16
callout other

"This pattern is indicative of a VPN or other IP disguising software being used to hide the address of the real origin of the gifts, which was YY's own local server."

Joyy Inc. · YY Muddy Waters · p. 35
callout section divider

"AMR Has Poorly Positioned Coal Assets Experiencing Increased Signs of Mounting Financial Stress Including “Hidden Borrowing”, Cash Shortfalls, And Cash Misreporting"

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. · AMR Spruce Point Capital · p. 58
callout cover

"It is Time for the Current Board to be Held Accountable for Years of Poor Performance, Egregious Corporate Governance, and Substantial Shareholder Value Destruction"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 1
callout peer gap

"While Spruce Point does not agree with Sunnova's selected peers, none of the peers use Adjusted EBITDA or adjusted operating cash flow as a metric for compensation."

Sunnova Energy International Inc. · NOVA Spruce Point Capital · p. 23
callout peer gap

"While Spruce Point does not agree with Sunnova's selected peers, none of the peers use Adjusted EBITDA or adjusted operating cash flow as a metric for compensation."

Sunnova Energy International Inc. · NOVA Spruce Point Capital · p. 79
callout ceo quote

"Spruce Point believes that WSP's Q4 2023 results would be less spectacular if results are adjusted for a reversal of provisions related to the Wood E&I acquisition."

WSP Global Inc. · WSP Spruce Point Capital · p. 41
callout process diagram

"Pursue Standalone Plan to accelerate TICO’s operating businesses while transforming its capital allocation, translating into NAV of >¥40,000 per share by March 2028"

Toyota Industries Corporation · 6201 Elliott Management · p. 34
callout ceo quote

"1,261 decline in the three biggest segments: manufacturing, retail and transportation and logistics. Yet, Zebra shows its sales mix by vertical unchanged since 2020"

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 28