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Callouts & quotes from 110+ activist slides

Every emphasised callout and every pulled quote, extracted slide-by-slide. Search by keyword, filter by slide type or by source.

Showing 61–110 of 110 matching "gap"
callout other

"Management’s $900mm target is only half the gap with Kohl’s. Given opportunities uncovered so far, we expect more progress to come"

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. · JCP Pershing Square · p. 48
callout kpi overview

"Lowe’s is a high-quality business with strong new leadership that is committed to narrowing the performance gap with Home Depot"

callout other

"The true cost of unification – c.US$140 million per year in additional Singapore-related taxes being attributed to Australia"

Rio Tinto · RIO Palliser Capital · p. 31
callout executive summary

"Opportunity to buy SCT at an extreme 63% discount to intrinsic value - a US$25bn valuation disparity (the “SCT Value Gap”)"

callout villain critique

"Lack of action to address the SCT Value Gap indicative of insufficient alignment of management and shareholder interests"

Samsung C&T Corporation · 028260 KS Palliser Capital · p. 33
callout peer gap

"Norfolk Southern switched manifest cars more than 2x as often as CSX in 2022, extending a gap evident in prior years."

callout process diagram

"Disproportionate OLC investment has consequences unintended by management, that have worsened Keisei's Value Gap."

Keisei Electric Railway · 9009 JT Palliser Capital · p. 7
callout demand list

"We believe the gap between current performance and long-term potential can be closed with disciplined execution."

CarMax Inc. · KMX Starboard Value · p. 6
callout valuation reveal

"This value gap between Keisei’s market and intrinsic value has grown over time and currently stands at US$3.0bn"

Keisei Electric Railway · 9009 Palliser Capital · p. 11
callout preempt rebuttal

"Widespread acknowledgement that Hess is cheap but significant strategic change is necessary to close the gap"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 30
callout villain critique

"Charging more to customers who do not elect GAP coverage to make up for loss of 100% gross margin revenue?"

Carvana Co. · CVNA Spruce Point Capital · p. 55
callout peer gap

"However, Arconic has simply been unable to close the gap with Precision Castparts under current management"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 82
callout villain critique

"Even With ~$215m of short and long-term cost reductions, Avery still cannot fill the share repurchase gap"

Avery Dennison Corporation · AVY Spruce Point Capital · p. 47
callout peer gap

"JCP’s stores require ~25% more labor hours than Kohl’s. Management will use technology to narrow this gap"

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. · JCP Pershing Square · p. 46
callout other

"We arrive at a value / kg of $19.5, which is far below the ~$52 / kg value needed to plug the import gap"

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. · ELF Muddy Waters · p. 29
callout other

"To plug the gap on the asset side of the balance sheet, Oatly could be inflating PP&E asset accounts."

Oatly Group AB · OTLY Spruce Point Capital · p. 72
callout peer gap

"Despite claims of success, Phillips 66 has not closed any of the profitability gap with Valero"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 40
callout ceo quote

"Despite claims of success, Phillips 66 has not closed any of the profitability gap with Valero"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 41
callout peer gap

"Despite claims of success, Phillips has not closed any of the profitability gap to VLO"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 24
callout peer gap

"Despite claims of success, Phillips has not closed any of the profitability gap to VLO"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 24
callout peer gap

"Despite claims of success, Phillips has not closed any of the profitability gap to VLO"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 31
callout peer gap

"We believe there is opportunity to bridge the valuation gap between Box and its peers"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 17
callout peer gap

"We believe there is opportunity to bridge the valuation gap between Box and its peers"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 18
callout villain critique

"The unsustainable Singapore-based marketing structure by which BHP seeks to avoid tax"

BHP Billiton · BHP Elliott Management · p. 31
callout peer gap

"The gap between W's stock price and consensus 2018 adj. EPS estimate is confounding."

Wayfair · W Citron Research · p. 2
callout peer gap

"Despite claims of success, Phillips has not closed the profitability gap to VLO"

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

"Neither of Nexia Singapore or Kreston are referenced in Monster's PCAOB filing."

Monster Beverage Corp. · MNST Spruce Point Capital · p. 44
callout thesis headline

"Historical 650 bps+ operating margin gap to comparable Praxair could be closed"

Unknown · p. 21
callout villain critique

"Note that the gap between GAAP and non-GAAP earnings is now $1.50 per share."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 66
callout ceo quote

"“Margin Gap with PCC is Structural”: Management Failed Year after Year..."

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 319
callout villain critique

"My focus is scalability and manufacturability and that's a huge gap."

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 145
callout peer gap

"Salesforce can continue closing the gap to peers on S&M efficiency"

Salesforce, Inc. · CRM Starboard Value · p. 10
callout peer gap

"Salesforce can continue closing the gap to peers on S&M efficiency"

Salesforce, Inc. · CRM Starboard Value · p. 10
callout other

"Goldman forecasts a long-term supply gap starting in a few years."

Teck Resources · TECK Greenlight Capital · p. 25
callout appendix methodology

"This is well below the ~$52/kg needed to plug the import gap."

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. · ELF Muddy Waters · p. 26