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callout demand list

"The Pershing Square leadership team joining HHH will receive no cash or equity compensation as employees of HHH."

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. · HHH Pershing Square · p. 10
callout other

"We don't think Mongolian supply is all that relevant because the transportation costs to Europe are prohibitive."

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 24
callout villain critique

"This reflects, we believe, management putting its self-interest ahead of the best interests of all shareholders."

TPC Group Inc. · TPCG Sandell · p. 4
callout other

"Since the IPO on the London Stock Exchange in May 2013 to January 20, 2017, PAH's share price has increased 11%"

Unknown · p. 71
callout villain critique

"This could suggest phantom restructuring charges, or mistiming of charges and reversals to manipulate earnings."

Avery Dennison Corporation · AVY Spruce Point Capital · p. 73
callout villain critique

"It appears that in 2022, Sunrun claimed ITCs of approximately $205 million on 14,390 systems that didn't exist!"

Sunrun Inc. · RUN Muddy Waters · p. 29
callout villain critique

"Apart from Nigel Travis and Kathleen Mason, the rest of the Board lacks substantial retail operating experience"

Office Depot, Inc. · ODP Starboard Value · p. 19
callout other

"Analysts and investors appeared excited to see Starboard involved in Box after years of stockholder frustration"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 26
callout demand list

"We suspect that the improvements in biomarker levels could be attributable to PCD therapy, rather than NEOD001."

Prothena Corp PLC · PRTA Muddy Waters · p. 6
callout appendix methodology

"When AMT lends money to a carrier as part of a sale and leaseback, it creates two impediments to future growth."

American Tower Corp · AMT Muddy Waters · p. 24
callout peer gap

"For Crown Castle, the opposite is happening, with capex yields driving the total yield down further and further"

Crown Castle International · CCI Elliott Management · p. 39
callout ceo quote

"In Spruce Point's opinion, XPO's secret sauce is stock promotion and accounting gimmickry to embellish results."

XPO Logistics, Inc. · XPO Spruce Point Capital · p. 57
callout villain critique

"We believe that Tessera’s high level of executive turnover evidences a dysfunctional Board and management team."

Tessera Technologies Inc. · TSRA Starboard Value · p. 16
callout villain critique

"The fact that it is taking longer to collect receivables does not reconcile with a lower reserve for bad debts."

Dycom Industries, Inc. · DY Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout villain critique

"Geographic Revenue Reporting Potentially Misleading, Enabling MPWR To Lower Taxes And Understate Customer Risks"

Monolithic Power Systems · MPWR Spruce Point Capital · p. 8
callout ceo quote

"A google search of “FPPM technologies” produces nothing in the way of information or relevance to Telecom apps."

Monolithic Power Systems · MPWR Spruce Point Capital · p. 28
callout peer gap

"Monolithic's ability to issue such narrow sales and gross margin guidance in a cyclical industry is remarkable."

Monolithic Power Systems · MPWR Spruce Point Capital · p. 52
callout kpi overview

"Post-acquisition margins largely flat following inter-company eliminations (and gross margin down through FY18)"

PetIQ, Inc. · PETQ Spruce Point Capital · p. 70
callout ceo quote

"Management was certainly aware that up to 45% of VIP revenue was attributable to the sale of products to PetIQ."

PetIQ, Inc. · PETQ Spruce Point Capital · p. 68
callout other

"Note that vendor rebates exploded just as one supplier (Merial) became an increasingly dominant supplier to VIP"

PetIQ, Inc. · PETQ Spruce Point Capital · p. 76
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 sop buildup

"We believe these quantifiable EBITDA improvement initiatives alone will create ~$15 - $26 per share in value(1)"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 9
callout villain critique

"In our view, BUR always intended to deceive investors about its Napo returns and its overall investing prowess."

Burford Capital · BUR Muddy Waters · p. 3
callout precedent table

"We believe Darden's current challenges highlight an opportunity to execute a turnaround very similar to Brinker"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 85
callout villain critique

"Changing the interior and logo without first improving the food and service is not the right long-term approach"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 173
callout demand list

"Technology has proven itself a key tool for driving traffic, improving the guest experience, and reducing costs"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 213
callout villain critique

"Red flag 1: Multiple former employees indicate that QS has tried to make multilayer cells for years but flopped"

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 127
callout villain critique

"We calculate the lost margin arbitrage opportunity from divesting retail and midstream at ~$20 – 45MM per year."

Marathon Petroleum Corporation · MPC Elliott Management · p. 47
callout timeline

"Pershing Square concludes that the Revised Transaction was not adequately explored by the board or its advisors"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 10
callout other

"With its $900 million primary investment, Pershing Square’s ownership of HHH would increase from 37.6% to 48.0%"

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. · HHH Pershing Square · p. 6
callout villain critique

"We note that while the pics remains the same, the phrase “Featuring a capacity of 32-qubits” has been expunged."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 48
callout ceo quote

"A key trick that IonQ has used to entice investors is the use of algorithms to demonstrate quantum superiority."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 96
callout kpi overview

"Organic growth, excluding the impact of new generic competition, has been consistently mid to high single-digit"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 51
callout other

"Elliott believes a 150-250bps cut by reducing sales and marketing effort is in line with slowing growth outlook"

Iron Mountain Incorporated · IRM Elliott Management · p. 44
callout villain critique

"In our view, this is a major red flag, and a sign that the company may be delaying a major goodwill impairment."

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. · PWSC Spruce Point Capital · p. 99
callout ceo quote

"Huntsman’s profit contribution from differentiated businesses looks the same today as it did fifteen years ago."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 48
callout precedent table

"We believe Darden’s current challenges highlight an opportunity to execute a turnaround very similar to Brinker"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 85
callout villain critique

"Changing the interior and logo without first improving the food and service is not the right long-term approach"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 173
callout demand list

"Technology has proven itself a key tool for driving traffic, improving the guest experience, and reducing costs"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 213
callout ceo quote

"If good insight, why is it increasing when you said it would decrease. First ever mention of "excess" inventory"

Xylem Inc. · XYL Spruce Point Capital · p. 25
callout comparison table

"printing aligners in-house allows dentists and orthodontists to save over 75% versus Align on a per-case basis."

Align Technology, Inc. · ALGN Spruce Point Capital · p. 16
callout other

"Could 11.5% of Align's orthodontic case starts in the Americas be at risk to the loss of a single DSO customer?"

Align Technology, Inc. · ALGN Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout comparison table

"Printing aligners in-house allows dentists and orthodontists to save over 75% versus Align on a per-case basis."

Align Technology, Inc. · ALGN Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout other

"Could 11.5% of Align's orthodontic case starts in the Americas be at risk to the loss of a single DSO customer?"

Align Technology, Inc. · ALGN Spruce Point Capital · p. 41
callout ceo quote

"We believe the disconnect between message and facts is alarming: both shareholders and customers deserve better"

callout villain critique

"The Company has yet to make fulsome public disclosure to resolve concerns regarding the vote buying impropriety"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 261
callout villain critique

"The current attempt to represent performance as excellent is an absolute scandal in and of itself, in our view."

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 268
callout valuation reveal

"Assuming management continues to make attractive acquisitions, Valeant trades at a large discount to fair value"

Unknown · p. 30
callout peer gap

"Only a handful of public healthcare companies have durability comparable to Valeant's durable product portfolio"

Unknown · p. 37
callout other

"We believe Skechers has dramatically increased its purchase commitments right as revenue growth begins to slow."

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. · SKX Spruce Point Capital · p. 23
callout kpi overview

"We believe the aggregate impact of all these trends and changes has resulted in a worsening of revenue quality."

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. · IRTC Spruce Point Capital · p. 78
callout villain critique

"Two of the former senior managers confirmed that ZZ Anfa was, in practice, under the control of the Anta Group."

callout other

"Spruce Point believes it is a classic red flag when a company changes its inventory accounting policy language."

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 86
callout sop buildup

"There are very few businesses in the world with all the attractive business characteristics of Brand McDonald's"

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 18
callout valuation reveal

"Pershing's valuation is based on the business as it exists today, assuming no further operational improvements."

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 43