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callout peer gap

"Lean Shake and Formula 1 (750g) sell at almost the identical price on eBay. Further evidence that these products are commodities"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 109
callout villain critique

"A non-refundable Surcharge and a 10% restocking fee mean that Sales Leaders only get 79% of their money back on returned product"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 310
callout peer gap

"PPG outperformed the peer median by 4,700 basis points and the S&P 500 by 13,700 basis points during Chuck Bunch's tenure as CEO"

PPG Industries, Inc. · PPG Trian Partners · p. 21
callout villain critique

"Going forward, CEO compensation should be directly tied to achieving PPG’s financial targets and creating value for shareholders"

PPG Industries, Inc. · PPG Trian Partners · p. 39
callout ceo quote

"Warning: We don't believe it is a good sign when a Company expands the discussion about factors why client activity may decrease"

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 18
callout other

"MSCI's Analytics was built with acquisitions dating 15 – 20 years ago and are still anchored by RiskMetrics and Barra solutions."

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 39
callout disclaimer

"SEE ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMERS AND NOTES TO PERFORMANCE RESULTS AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION FOR ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 2
callout section divider

"UEC’s Assets Are Weak And Its Aggressive Goals Are Likely To Disappoint High Investor Expectations With More Aggressive Dilution"

Uranium Energy Corp · UEC Spruce Point Capital · p. 19
callout kpi overview

"Over the last 13 years, Starbucks' same-store sales ("SSS") growth has averaged 5%, split evenly between transactions and ticket"

Starbucks · SBUX Pershing Square · p. 19
callout kpi overview

"The GSEs’ guarantee business experienced extraordinary losses during the financial crisis, but returned to profitability in 2013"

callout villain critique

"It is abundantly clear to us that management took several actions to intentionally mislead investors – these were not accidents."

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 5
callout villain critique

"「A300」という新しい装置はUrashima光源が搭載されていることになっています。しかし内実、新型とは言えないように思います。Isteqの光源を搭載した検査装置を少なくとも1年以上前から販売しています。なのに、なぜ高スペックの新型装置と。言えませんよね"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 151
callout villain critique

"Spin-offs are a good idea at the right time and with the right portfolio mix. Must be aligned with maximizing real estate value."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 60
callout villain critique

"Using YDT as a layer only makes sense if one wants to have a counterparty with which to generate fraudulent transaction records."

NQ Mobile · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 9
callout appendix data

"The existing hole in data constitutes the main source of NQ's profits, and is approximately equal to NQ's pre-IPO total capital."

NQ Mobile · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 16
callout villain critique

"BLI's system is not competitive with cheap, legacy machines like cytometers; little incremental benefit and “doesn’t make sense”"

Berkeley Lights · BLI Scorpion Capital · p. 52
callout villain critique

"However, our field team visited the site in early October and reported extensive damage throughout the community and the region."

callout villain critique

"Spruce Point believes that investors should be alarmed by the sales contribution guidance Rollins provided for Fox Pest Control."

Rollins Inc. · ROL Spruce Point Capital · p. 56
callout section divider

"Aerospace Products Suffers from Fundamental Headwinds That Should Be a Cause for Concern Even in the Absence of Accounting Games"

FTAI Aviation Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 48
callout ceo quote

"At the end of 2011 when shale was the market darling, Core’s “continued” international crude oil focus morphed to include shale."

Core Laboratories · CLB Greenlight Capital · p. 25
callout ceo quote

"Realty Income pays a dividend every month. It aggressively markets itself to retail investors as the “Monthly Dividend Company.”"

Realty Income Corporation · O Pershing Square · p. 7
callout process diagram

"The end result is APP uses the PIG ID to win auctions and win a number of clicks for users that were already poised to purchase."

AppLovin · APP Muddy Waters · p. 41
callout other

"The result is that supply, without much higher prices to incentivize investment, is likely to fall well below demand after 2024."

Teck Resources · TECK Greenlight Capital · p. 24
callout sop buildup

"Excluding the estimated $110M net tailwind to revenues that will not repeat in FY23, sell-side estimates look wildly optimistic."

Progyny, Inc. · PGNY Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout kpi overview

"Spruce Point believes that REZI has woefully disappointed in its 2024 targets that were communicated to investors in early 2021."

Resideo Technologies, Inc. · REZI Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
callout appendix disclosure

"SEE ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMERS AND NOTES TO PERFORMANCE RESULTS AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION FOR ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 2
callout villain critique

"Per the UCC filing, no third party received the CSS receivable. The only third party, JPMorgan Chase Bank, was clearly a lender."

SoFi Technologies · SOFI Muddy Waters · p. 6
callout ceo quote

"Applying a proper tax treatment to these pre-tax adjustments would have caused LHCG to miss full-year FCF guidance by nearly 15%"

LHC Group, Inc. · LHCG Spruce Point Capital · p. 32
callout other

"Today, in parts of the world, rates are zero or even negative, which makes the title “Grant’s Interest Rate Observer” a paradox."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 4
callout disclaimer

"SEE ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMERS AND NOTES TO PERFORMANCE RESULTS AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION FOR ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 2
callout precedent table

"Since initiating its cost realignment, capital return, and product portfolio review, Brocade's stock price has increased by ~67%"

Juniper Networks · JNPR Elliott Management · p. 25
callout ceo quote

"The core of the high frequency premise – and Nevro’s entire reason for existence – is based on the notion of “paresthesia-free”."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 78
callout villain critique

"Toggling a device between high frequency and low frequency – the entire point of Omnia - is clinically unrealistic and reckless."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 149
callout villain critique

"For Nevro to say its doing both high frequency and PDN is so contradictory that one KOL bluntly stated: "I think they're lying.""

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 168
callout other

"Engaged Capital has delivered an over 14% annualized return since launch and an over 32% average return on exited core positions"

Rovi Corporation · ROVI Engaged Capital · p. 17
callout sop buildup

"Bayer stand-alone trades at 11x 2017 earnings, which is a sizable discount to the value of its lowest multiple ongoing business."

Bayer AG · BAYN Greenlight Capital · p. 31
callout sop buildup

"We believe that if corn returns to a normal price of $4.50 a bushel, it will add more than a dollar to those projected earnings."

Bayer AG · BAYN Greenlight Capital · p. 41
callout precedent table

"management's views of Trian and Nelson Peltz changed dramatically after we began to work with them to enhance shareholder value."

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 27
callout ceo quote

"We find it concerning that Danimer's reason for hiring a new CEO differs between its public press release and its court filings."

Danimer Scientific, Inc. · DNMR Spruce Point Capital · p. 17
callout kpi overview

"The GSEs’ guarantee business experienced extraordinary losses during the financial crisis, but returned to profitability in 2013"

callout disclaimer

"SEE ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMERS AND NOTES TO PERFORMANCE RESULTS AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION FOR ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 2
callout villain critique

"At this stage, Nova's antimony ambitions are more conceptual in nature and involve considerable risk they may never materialize."

Nova Minerals Limited · NVA Spruce Point Capital · p. 21
callout ceo quote

"the metrics I’m held to, as a transplant surgeon, are the number of liver transplants I do...so, I don’t really care about cost."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 97
callout villain critique

"The OPO CEO appears prescient - “it’s a ticking time bomb...wait til somebody finds out” - judging by the reactions we observed."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 209
callout villain critique

"we really don't love doing business with them...they're gouging us...as soon as we can detangle ourselves from them, the better."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 279
callout villain critique

"From Sept. 2020 through 2023, Mr. Shaw made 11 separate open market sales – more than any of his fellow directors or executives."

callout other

"As workloads shift downstream, hyperscalers no longer need to rent as many bleeding-edge GPUs from third parties like CoreWeave."

CoreWeave, Inc. · CRWV Kerrisdale Capital · p. 17
callout villain critique

"A spacecraft on orbit is essentially a toaster that must dissipate heat or risk melting components, hardware, and breaking down."

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. · ASTS Kerrisdale Capital · p. 9
callout executive summary

"We continue to believe that, in a world where capital is allocated to maximize economic efficiency, Olam's shares have no value."

Olam International · OLAM Muddy Waters · p. 2
callout villain critique

"A direct selling company may not "have the . . . commodities purchase serve[] as the condition[] for becoming a sales promoter.""

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 38
callout executive summary

"The color was damaging, as it suggested that large players looked at licensing pitolisant 10-15 years ago and ran for the hills."

callout villain critique

"Aronin’s bio’s, websites, and his LinkedIn profile all avoid mention of Marathon Pharmaceuticals, which he founded a decade ago."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 34
callout appendix data

"Laughed and said he couldn’t say Wakix is any better than a placebo, and thinks competing drugs like oxybate class are stronger."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 252
callout other

"Spruce Point interviewed a former Stryker supply chain professional who shared insights about Stryker's supply chain challenges."

Stryker Corp. · SYK Spruce Point Capital · p. 187
callout villain critique

"Laughed and said he couldn't say Wakix is any better than a placebo, and thinks competing drugs like oxybate class are stronger."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 282
callout cover

"ATOM has the most leveraged earnings model we have seen, and it won't take much for this company to get to breakeven and better."

Atomera Inc. · ATOM White Diamond Research · p. 1
callout villain critique

"Overall, the three properties were purchased for $7.26M before being flipped to IIPR for over $27M, a whopping 73% appreciation."

callout appendix disclosure

"DIESER BERICHT UND ALLE HIERIN ENTHALTENEN AUSSAGEN SIND DIE MEINUNGEN VON GRIZZLY RESEARCH LLC UND KEINE TATSACHENBEHAUPTUNGEN."

HelloFresh SE · HFG Grizzly Research · p. 2
callout villain critique

"The A300 is nothing more than a cover story to mislead investors and spin a damage-control and recall effort as a “new” product."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 143
callout demand list

"Sampo’s management team is ideally positioned to seize this win-win opportunity and re-establish its reputation with the market"

Sampo Oyj · SAMPO Elliott Management · p. 20