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callout sop buildup

"SCT’s 63% discount to NAV is extreme, but is highly resolvable with the potential to unlock up to $25bn of latent value."

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 ceo quote

"Chinook's other trial, the ALIGN trial, includes a placebo—perhaps this is why we Chinook has presented no data from it."

callout sop buildup

"~80% of Penney’s on-mall stores are in shopping centers with sales >$300 per sf. For Macy’s, this figure is roughly ~75%"

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. · JCP Pershing Square · p. 7
callout sop buildup

"With 1 net store closing in 2018 and continued underlying business pressures, we expect 2018 performance to deteriorate."

Weis Markets, Inc. · WMK Spruce Point Capital · p. 40
callout nominee bio

"HUNTSMAN NEEDS STRONG INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS WHO WILL DEMAND IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND HELP MAXIMIZE STOCKHOLDER VALUE"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 16
callout villain critique

"REZI appears to be retroactively moving restructuring charges to suit their purpose or making careless reporting errors."

Resideo Technologies, Inc. · REZI Spruce Point Capital · p. 84
callout villain critique

"The next phase of the market will see increasing numbers of exits, even as the number of new entrants continues to grow."

MGP Ingredients, Inc. · MGPI Spruce Point Capital · p. 19
callout villain critique

"Why has Verint become less transparent into its M&A activity just as it ramps up its spending on "tuck-in acquisitions"?"

Verint Systems, Inc. · VRNT Spruce Point Capital · p. 38
callout ceo quote

"One area that has certainly struggled is Latin America, falling below expectations dating back to pre-acquisition Bemis."

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 33
callout comparison table

"Excluding AFAM locations allows management to report high single-digit organic growth, which would otherwise be below 2%"

LHC Group, Inc. · LHCG Spruce Point Capital · p. 5
callout timeline

"Since inception of the position, UBER's share price increased 23% in 2025 and has declined (10)% year-to-date in 2026(1)"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 55
callout other

"Since inception of the position, AMZN’s share price increased 34% in 2025 and has declined (10)% year-to-date in 2026(1)"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 59
callout villain critique

"He stated that Nevro’s product was designed for “lazy” or “greaseball” implanters who don’t care about patient outcomes."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 104
callout other

"A simple literature search shows why KOL’s broadly ridicule Nevro’s PDN hype as stock promotion and Wall Street naivete."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 156
callout villain critique

"I know for a fact, on the inside, Grossman has said he's scratching his head over why the stock has done what it's done."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 179
callout villain critique

"花王のブランドはブログ・ポッドキャスト・ロコミ・YouTubeにおける広告(インフォマーシャル)などが全般的に不足している結果、特に認知度の低い海外において、同社ブランドに対する消費者の関心を掻き立てる施策が不十分だと、オアシスは考えます。"

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 27
callout kpi overview

"Remember that the issuance of the iPrefs doesn't require Apple to actually use any of its existing $137 billion of cash."

Apple Inc. · AAPL Greenlight Capital · p. 43
callout villain critique

"As we discuss in this report, we believe that fewer than half of the buses in CCME's network actually show CCME content."

callout comparison table

"The GSEs' guarantee business should have a lower capital ratio than banks and PMIs to reflect the lower risks they incur"

callout sop buildup

"The GSE restructuring plan enables Fannie to achieve the capital level required to exit conservatorship by year-end 2026"

callout kpi overview

"Like a magic trick, while everyone is focused on Elon smoking weed, he is quietly smoking the whole automotive industry."

Tesla, Inc. · TSLA Citron Research · p. 5
callout villain critique

"マーベル・テクノロジーの上席従業員の話によると、レーザーテックの棚卸資産にはほぼ価値がないだろうと思わせる。レーザーテックは、当社がA300を購入する場合、私たちが持っているA150と交換する形でA300を割引価格で売却すると申し出ました。"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 37
callout ceo quote

"It is, no question, overpriced...there’s lots of precedence for this sort of stuff happening in the healthcare industry."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 325
callout nominee bio

"Mr. Lamphere's guiding principle for management on the subject of safety is as follows: Ignore safety and you are fired."

callout process diagram

"Retaining assets in case they will be needed creates congestion, out-of-route miles and inefficient workforce deployment"

callout kpi overview

"As the #1 company in the space and with >2x share of the industry's #2 player, Sony Semiconductors fits this description"

Sony Corporation · 6758.T Third Point · p. 28
callout villain critique

"Leidos revenues have increased ($11+$7+$11) = $29m from the IMX acquisition in 2020 not by $23m as described in the 10-Q"

Leidos Holdings, Inc. · LDOS Spruce Point Capital · p. 58
callout villain critique

"The lower figure in the peer-reviewed manuscript is more favorable to Soleno, suggesting that they manipulated the data."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 107
callout villain critique

"The two data HbA1c data points - highlighted again in red/yellow – are above all of the points in their own time series."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 122
callout villain critique

"Muted. I’ve not had anyone call up at all. There’s been no push to do this drug. I have not had families call up at all."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 347
callout villain critique

"By definition, many of these patients are going to be susceptible to full-blown diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 408
callout sop buildup

"Proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the remaining interest in the credit card receivables can be used to pay down debt"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 30
callout villain critique

"The report noted that "with a positive dechallenge, a causal association with WAKIX for the events cannot be ruled out.""

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 194
callout villain critique

"But we are overall concerned that audit fees are not growing in line with revenues, and are in fact in a downward trend."

58.com Inc. · WUBA Grizzly Research · p. 14
callout villain critique

"It is found that this address was actually occupied by a biotech company called Fuent Biotechnology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd."

New Age Beverage Corp. · NBEV Grizzly Research · p. 11
callout villain critique

"It is found that this address was actually occupied by a biotech company called Fuent Biotechnology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd."

New Age Beverage Corp. · NBEV Grizzly Research · p. 11
callout villain critique

"Di Ricco apparently had not been deterred by the criminal justice system. We find him right back in action with ADOMANI."

ADOMANI · ADOM White Diamond Research · p. 3
callout ceo quote

"At the Q2 2019 call, a sell-side analyst also noticed the lower than projected reagent revenue per system (utilization)."

Accelerate Diagnostics · AXDX White Diamond Research · p. 22
callout villain critique

"As shown above, none of these awards seem to pertain to anything related to DVLT’s AI, its Valor tokens, or its patents."

Datavault AI Inc. · DVLT Wolfpack Research · p. 12
callout villain critique

"In one major corporate fraud after another, we see the CEO and/or CFO depart when the scheme becomes too big to sustain."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 11
callout villain critique

"A Citigroup report published 3 weeks before this one, however, pegged EUV at 80% of sales by 2022 – 4X the UBS estimate."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 52
callout villain critique

"Lasertec could easily have licensed the Isteq technology prior to the ACTIS A150 launch in 2019 but chose Ushio instead."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 182
callout other

"What is most important is the delivered cost of soda ash to end customers, which includes production and transportation."

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 21
callout thesis headline

"Improve GoDaddy's combination of growth and margins + Improve GoDaddy's capital allocation = Significant Value Creation"

GoDaddy Inc. · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 16
callout villain critique

"We estimate that Smart2Pay's net profit margins ballooned from 28.5% (pre-acquisition 2019) to 49.2% (post close 2020)."

Nuvei Corp · NVEI Spruce Point Capital · p. 97
callout kpi overview

"We believe the true "cash-on-cash" returns to equity holders on new stores fail to clear management's 20% return hurdle"

callout peer gap

"Wall Street research analysts expect Pfizer's revenue to decline by 3% (9% increase excluding COVID) from 2023 to 2030."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 38
callout demand list

"New leadership to be laser-focused on executing against plan targets, with a refreshed Board providing strong oversight"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 45
callout villain critique

"Voluntary attrition has more than doubled since 2020 from 4% to 9% and increased at all levels across the organization."

Essential Utilities, Inc. · WTRG Spruce Point Capital · p. 44
callout peer gap

"We believe Generac’s peers are claiming more eyeballs and likes on social media based on followers and ad interactions."

Generac Holdings, Inc. · GNRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 42