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callout villain critique

"Allegedly pressure to downplay adverse events; two patients developed diabetes; others pre-diabetic, of which one more developed diabetes"

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 300
callout villain critique

"The downside, of course, is hyperglycemia and maybe some of the peripheral edema, fluid retention, maybe exacerbating some heart failure."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 345
callout sop buildup

"Using a “TIPS”-based valuation analysis, our mid-point valuation price of $36/share excludes the value of TIP REIT’s development platform"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 57
callout villain critique

"Their comments are remarkable and indicated that pitolisant is a total failure on all dimensions: pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 80
callout ceo quote

"H3 receptor drugs as a class are doomed by “huge patient-to-patient variability,” lack of bioavailability, and blood-brain barrier issues"

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 88
callout other

"We note the similarity of the narrative to those in the fatalities table for pitolisant trials, where pulmonary involvement is prevalent."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 172
callout villain critique

"These chronic performance shortcomings are attributable to the long-term mismanagement of BEA by its entrenched executive management team"

Bank of East Asia, Limited · 0023.HK Elliott Management · p. 15
callout ceo quote

"At no point is the issue of proper independence addressed by either Müller of Unknown Executive. This is a non-answer (1) and is evasive."

Stroer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 18
callout transition

"The FTC complaint and settlement provide a roadmap for regulators in 90 other countries around the world to enforce similar requirements."

Herbalife · HLF Pershing Square · p. 46
callout villain critique

"It is logical that Archer's design has a reduced potential for quiet operation than Joby's because of the inclusion of so many gearboxes."

Archer Aviation Inc · ACHR Grizzly Research · p. 18
callout villain critique

"Actions speak louder than words, and INOD’s management team’s recent actions seem to be screaming one thing: get out while you still can."

Innodata, Inc. · INOD Wolfpack Research · p. 11
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

"Адресное бюро Чувашской Республики сообщило, что, если с точки зрения закона нарушений нет, смело приезжайте с полным пакетом документов."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 53
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People's Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 127
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People's Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 146
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People's Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 158
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People's Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 172
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People's Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 187
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People's Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 195
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People’s Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 204
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People's Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 217
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People's Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 211
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People's Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 213
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People's Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 232
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People's Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 236
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People’s Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 248
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People's Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 256
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People's Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 271
callout villain critique

"I would like to inquire about possibility of hosting four young beautiful girls from Donetsk People’s Republic, Russia (14-17 years old)."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 274
callout section divider

"During the Great Depression, the U.S. mortgage market was paralyzed and required significant government involvement to eventually recover"

callout villain critique

"The stage "makes particles" that cause contamination, degrading the imaging optics and mirrors, costs millions of dollars a year to clean"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 140
callout ceo quote

"The big thing is the light. For production, for productivity, and for economic considerations, KLA performs better than Lasertec in TSMC."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 213
callout villain critique

"Images posted on LinkedIn from within Sorena Turbine’s MRO show an FTAI Module Factory branded box sitting prominently on the shop floor."

FTAI Aviation, Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 7
callout villain critique

"In the best case scenario, ONP paid less than $5 million total for both sets of assets, thereby leaving over $25 million unaccounted for."

Orient Paper Inc. · ONP Muddy Waters · p. 3
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 timeline

"Despite significant operational progress throughout the year creating the “New Valeant,” share price performance continues to disappoint"

Unknown · p. 73
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point also sees that GFL restated its Adjusted EBITDA to make the USA Waste segment's margins look much better by +2.1% (210bps)."

GFL Environmental Inc. · GFL Spruce Point Capital · p. 53
callout villain critique

"The appraiser on a purportedly US$585.4 million transaction is located in the house to the left, next to the wall with the bullet holes."

American Tower Corp · AMT Muddy Waters · p. 15
callout peer gap

"Occupancy costs a relatively small contributor to SG&A across most auto dealers – even traditional dealers with a brick-and-mortar focus"

Carvana Co. · CVNA Spruce Point Capital · p. 39
callout villain critique

"This strongly suggests it has been covering up strain in its business, consistent with our analysis and observations on the prior slide."

XPO Logistics, Inc. · XPO Spruce Point Capital · p. 28
callout villain critique

"However, since 2024 management has not revised guidance during the year and is on pace for two consecutive years of large target misses."

Dycom Industries, Inc. · DY Spruce Point Capital · p. 20
callout ceo quote

"While ADP's win / loss commentary is accurate at a total client level, it masks share losses to competitors in Mid-Market and Enterprise"

callout kpi overview

"We see potential for >$300 million in EBITDA improvement before taking into account our Olive Garden turnaround plan to increase traffic"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 157
callout demand list

"Continuous innovation, rather than adherence to rigid bureaucracy, would allow Olive Garden to stay relevant generation after generation"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 209
callout peer gap

"Bob Evans has under-performed other selected publicly-traded family-dining restaurant peers, by as much as 41.1%, over the last 3 years."

callout sop buildup

"Goodyear’s consumer retail business only accounts for ~7% of total revenue but could be worth nearly the Company's market capitalization"

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company · GT Elliott Management · p. 26
callout villain critique

"As a public company, we believe that IPX should be taking greater measures to safeguard its assets, intellectual property, and know how."

IperionX Ltd. · IPX Spruce Point Capital · p. 24
callout sop buildup

">70% of '25 EBITDA comes from more defensive midstream, chemicals, and marketing segments – all premium multiple businesses vs refining."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 6
callout villain critique

"A former employee indicated that the scaling and manufacturing challenges for flat separators are multiplied by having to stack them up."

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 155
callout appendix methodology

"All of the plots in the green-outlined zone have the same land price value. The same value is given to plots with and without buildings."

callout transition

"HHH’s access to public and private capital will improve substantially by virtue of Pershing Square’s investment in and leadership of HHH"

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. · HHH Pershing Square · p. 31
callout villain critique

"The investor presentation indicates they only have three quantum computers in service, implying >$500 million of market cap per machine."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 8
callout villain critique

"A simple calculation should yield a perfect answer, but errors in quantum computers quickly garble the answer and make it unrecognizable"

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 112
callout villain critique

"“Little toy computer” that can “perform some contrived application”; can’t scale to a useful number of qubits; difficulty is exponential"

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 108
callout thesis headline

"Abbott, as the low-cost manufacturer by a factor of 4, can put heavy pressure on Dexcom profits with little downside to its own margins."

Dexcom, Inc. · DXCM Spruce Point Capital · p. 5
callout valuation reveal

"Accordingly, we believe that DXCM shares would be more properly valued at 5-6x sales – about where they traded prior to the 2018 run-up."

Dexcom, Inc. · DXCM Spruce Point Capital · p. 82
callout demand list

"Implement business improvements to achieve operational efficiencies, increase margins and maximize cash flow available to equity holders"

Iron Mountain Incorporated · IRM Elliott Management · p. 19