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callout timeline

"Although it is a lower priority, we would expect to begin realizing repairs and maintenance savings after 6 months"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 265
callout timeline

"The alcohol opportunity is an example of low-hanging fruit that could improve same-store-sales and margins quickly"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 267
callout peer gap

"FDO has launched gross margin enhancement initiatives that are similar to the ones DG has successfully implemented"

Family Dollar Stores · FDO Pershing Square · p. 27
callout villain critique

"Quantumscape is little more than a bet on the validation provided by its "smart money" venture capitalists and VW."

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 176
callout villain critique

"These are not typical or standard provisions that would reasonably be included in such a reincorporation proposal."

Depomed, Inc. · DEPO Starboard Value · p. 2
callout villain critique

"Reuchlinstraße 10-11 seems to be a prime example of how CPI PG manipulates its Berlin office portfolio valuations."

callout villain critique

"Target's management and the board have a greater percentage of their ownership in derivatives than Pershing Square"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 71
callout cover

"There Are Fundamental, Deep-Rooted Problems at Hess Shareholder Nominees Acknowledge The Problems and Can Fix Them"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 1
callout sop buildup

"Hess's March promises (if delivered) affect less than 10% of potential share uplift (1) over another 2 year period"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 97
callout other

"Collectively, since 2008, Valeant has earned a >20% unlevered return (before tax efficiencies) on its acquisitions"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 40
callout before after

"Valeant has achieved one of the most competitive SG&A ratios in the industry, while continuing to grow organically"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 46
callout villain critique

"We believe the unfortunate but inescapable reality is that performance at athenahealth is not going to get better."

athenahealth, Inc. · ATHN Elliott Management · p. 5
callout scqa situation

"We believe the construction market was historically marked by aggressive competition and undisciplined risk taking"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 7
callout scqa situation

"We believe the construction market was historically marked by aggressive competition and undisciplined risk taking"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 16
callout timeline

"The alcohol opportunity is an example of low-hanging fruit that could improve same-store-sales and margins quickly"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 267
callout timeline

"Although it is a lower priority, we would expect to begin realizing repairs and maintenance savings after 6 months"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 265
callout transition

"Drilling and completion techniques are pretty much standard whether fracking for gas or oil, and so are the costs."

CONSOL Energy · CNX Greenlight Capital · p. 41
callout villain critique

"Xylem’s cash flow statement only shows a $56 million equity investment, far short of the stated investment amount."

Xylem Inc. · XYL Spruce Point Capital · p. 66
callout scqa situation

"Current installed base is 7.5 million (as of May 2011), therefore the installed base could nearly triple from here"

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters · GMCR Greenlight Capital · p. 15
callout villain critique

"We think that in the current environment Pioneer earns a negative economic return on its Capex. Let’s do the math."

Pioneer Natural Resources · PXD Greenlight Capital · p. 32
callout sop buildup

"Hess's March promises (if delivered) affect less than 10% of potential share uplift (1) over another 2 year period"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 15
callout sop buildup

"Hess's March promises (if delivered) affect less than 10% of potential share uplift (1) over another 2 year period"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 57
callout sop buildup

"Hess's March promises (if delivered) affect less than 10% of potential share uplift (1) over another 2 year period"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 48
callout sop buildup

"Hess's March promises (if delivered) affect less than 10% of potential share uplift (1) over another 2 year period"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 62
callout villain critique

"After these adjustments, we reduce 2025 Adjusted EBITDA by approximately 90%, from $1,054 million to $103 million."

callout cover

"As you can see below, Riot’s share price has materially underperformed peers who have signed sizable AI/HPC deals."

Riot Platforms, Inc. · RIOT Starboard Value · p. 1
callout ceo quote

"Translation: Our competitors are ramping in auto too; Tennessee to remain underutilized for the foreseeable future"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 143
callout ceo quote

"The benefits of asymptomatic testing remain questionable, yet CEO Blackford suggests providers will test annually?"

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. · IRTC Spruce Point Capital · p. 65
callout villain critique

"These are additional examples of the Board’s level of entrenchment and only underscore the urgent need for change."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 25
callout villain critique

"After reading our report and reviewing Oatly’s corporate credo, we believe you will form a very different opinion."

Oatly Group AB · OTLY Spruce Point Capital · p. 11
callout other

"To inform the financial industry about BNY’s global presence, we’ll create a mobile publication called: THE ARROW."

callout kpi overview

"Management is expecting to return approximately 1/3 of the current ~$260bn market cap to shareholders through 2018"

General Electric · GE Trian Partners · p. 44
callout demand list

"Engage a new financial advisor with NO ties to the Board and publicly announce a sale process to take OUTR private"

Outerwall Inc. · OUTR Engaged Capital · p. 30
callout other

"We believe that Chipotle is currently one of the most compelling and authentic large-scale food brands in the U.S."

Unknown · p. 44
callout valuation reveal

"本試算は参考値。簿価は豊田自動織機の事業価値を正しく反映しておらず、また、簿価には法定税率31%が全額適用されているため、みなし配当課税による税効果は考慮されていない。豊田自動織機はPBR1倍を大きく上回る評価を受けるべきである"

Toyota Industries Corporation · 6201.T Elliott Management · p. 27
callout ceo quote

"Wall Street analysts generally followed management's guidance that GED-0301 would eventually be a blockbuster drug"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 96
callout transition

"What if, instead of appealing to salons and hotels to feature ORIBE products, we open our own experiential venues?"

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 84
callout appendix data

"Below are the summary cash flow projections for Pro Forma McDonald's based on the assumptions detailed on page 68."

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 75
callout thesis headline

"We believe C3 is poised to reset expectations as sales fail to materialize, losses balloon, and dilution increases"

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 10
callout peer gap

"Today, Southwest’s margins are the lowest in the peer group and approximately 900 basis points below best-in-class"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Carl Icahn · p. 31
callout valuation reveal

"Globant is trading at peak valuation on the inflated belief that its growth mainly stems from organic initiatives."

Globant SA · GLOB Spruce Point Capital · p. 7
callout villain critique

"We would prefer to see the Board add individuals that have full independence and no prior connection to management"

Globant SA · GLOB Spruce Point Capital · p. 28
callout kpi overview

"$200 Billion of Cumulative Incremental Investments Since the End of FY18 Nearly Equals Disney’s Current Market Cap"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 34
callout villain critique

"Maria Elena Lagomasino has a long track record of overseeing problematic compensation practices at other companies"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 73
callout transition

"There is no evidence that TWX's corporate overhead has improved the functionality of TWX as an integrated company."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 18
callout peer gap

"A standalone AOL should not declare dividends or directly return capital to shareholders in the intermediate term."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 231
callout villain critique

"I would also falsify their fuel cost per gallon, behind what's visible to the customer, to try and prove some ROI."

XL Fleet Corp · XL Muddy Waters · p. 20
callout ceo quote

"We believe these observations are useful context as we evaluate TASK's business claims and financial presentation."

TaskUs, Inc. · TASK Spruce Point Capital · p. 14
callout villain critique

"I see them like a MEME stock right now. They're hot but as a long-term buy and hold that's a different evaluation."

TaskUs, Inc. · TASK Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout before after

"We believe WFG's MLM model is fraught with risk, which we believe has not been properly communicated to investors."

Aegon Ltd. · AEG Spruce Point Capital · p. 14
callout ceo quote

"Why hasn't CHD also impaired or written-down the $61m of goodwill and intangibles associated with the failed deal?"

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. · CHD Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout sop buildup

"A separation could unlock between 15%-40%(2) of incremental value based on PPG’s current share price of ~$98.50(3)"

PPG Industries, Inc. · PPG Trian Partners · p. 32
callout precedent table

"On average, Trian’s portfolio companies have generated ~550bps of aggregate EBIT margin expansion after separation"

PPG Industries, Inc. · PPG Trian Partners · p. 41
callout villain critique

"Abnormally large "Non-Recurring" fees that suspiciously boosted index margins when they have struggled to increase"

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 94