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callout villain critique

"Wall Street analysts estimated Adjusted EBITDA be ~35% BELOW the Company’s initial 2018 Investor Day target"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 18
callout appendix data

"We believe PET applications for water, drinks, and carbonated beverages should be excluded from DNMR’s TAM."

Danimer Scientific · DNMR Muddy Waters · p. 19
callout peer gap

"The opportunity to increase alcohol sales could drive an estimated $56 million in annual EBITDA improvement"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 142
callout demand list

"We believe a multi-step separation would maximize value while enhancing Darden's credit rating and dividend"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 272
callout other

"But since production from existing wells decline about 25% per year, supply and demand can correct quickly."

CONSOL Energy · CNX Greenlight Capital · p. 64
callout villain critique

"Celebrity CEOs, at those same decision points, are more likely to favor self and ego over company and work."

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 219
callout sop buildup

"Using market multiples for the rest of Phillips' assets implies its Refining system is valued at $1bn today"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 8
callout villain critique

"It suggests that some operations and management had been comingled and were under the common control of YY."

Joyy Inc. · YY Muddy Waters · p. 64
callout villain critique

"Even market data services take Dropbox's figures at face value, leading to incorrect measures of valuation."

Dropbox, Inc. · DBX Spruce Point Capital · p. 38
callout executive summary

"The main problem is that GTT does not generate organic growth or enough free cash flow to service its debt."

GTT Communications, Inc. · GTT Wolfpack Research · p. 1
callout ceo quote

"His eagerness to move away from this issue reflects his desire to avoid any further inquiry into the issue."

Noble Group · NOBL Muddy Waters · p. 12
callout ceo quote

"Higher interest rates may also potentially drive improvements in securities lending and FX trading revenues"

callout process diagram

"Rio Tinto's DLC structure has led to tens of billions of dollars in wasted franking credits since inception"

Rio Tinto · RIO Palliser Capital · p. 21
callout villain critique

"Vitek Clearly Screwed CPI PG Through Petroni – the Next Year, the Real Estate Was Impaired by €13.6 million"

callout villain critique

"We conclude that at least 72% of NQ’s reported $32.2 million in 2012 China security software is fraudulent."

NQ Mobile Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 6
callout other

"Software engineers simulated a Man in the Middle Attack disguised as a software update to the user's phone."

NQ Mobile Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 36
callout villain critique

"NQ's purported $36.5 million on 2012 international revenue is absurd, and to be almost entirely fabricated."

NQ Mobile Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 37
callout villain critique

"We believe the overpayment was to undisclosed insiders with a history of ripping off minority shareholders."

TMC the metals company Inc. · TMC Bonitas Research · p. 3
callout transition

"Share price stagnation reflects ongoing concerns about the impact of low oil prices on HHC’s Houston assets"

Unknown · p. 37
callout villain critique

"The findings of the FTC substantially agree with our assertion that Herbalife operates as a pyramid scheme:"

Unknown · p. 63
callout ceo quote

"Bristol-Myers’ proposed acquisition of Celgene is directly contradictory to the “String of Pearls” strategy"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 8
callout villain critique

"This still assumes ~$7 billion of revenue from five unidentified blockbusters in the earlier-stage pipeline"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 129
callout villain critique

"We observe after 2019, FND's contractual purchase obligations (primarily inventory) increased dramatically."

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. · FND Spruce Point Capital · p. 107
callout valuation reveal

"Spruce Point's fair value price target for Saputo's stock price is approximately $13.75 to $20.50 per share"

Saputo Inc. · TSX:SAP Spruce Point Capital · p. 147
callout other

"If a Disney shareholder bought stock on 93% of those days, their shares would be worth less than they paid."

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 13
callout peer gap

"Disney has underperformed almost all its peers despite having best-in-class parks and entertainment assets."

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 46
callout villain critique

"The pattern of troubling behavior has not changed. Strong, capable, and independent directors are required."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 148
callout villain critique

"The Board refused to use a universal proxy card, despite widely being accepted as governance best practice."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 144
callout appendix data

"Wall Street analysts have referred to Celanese and Eastman as having a comparable business mix to Huntsman."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 179
callout demand list

"We believe ~35% of the Company’s revenue is tied to high volume / low-margin raw material-indexed contracts"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 221
callout villain critique

"WFG coaches its leaders to utilize subliminal messaging when giving presentations or meeting with recruits."

Aegon Ltd. · AEG Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
callout ceo quote

"CHD has two of its "Power Brands" – Spinbrush and Waterpik – are sourced from China and exposed to tariffs."

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. · CHD Spruce Point Capital · p. 85
callout appendix data

"Phillips 66 boasts a collection of high-quality energy assets - but is falling well short of its potential."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 151
callout villain critique

"What is most important is even at $100 million, this would be the largest clean energy fraud in US history."

FleetCor Technologies · FLT Citron Research · p. 12
callout scqa situation

"Significant price volatility due to the macroeconomic environment has been a major inhibitor of M&A volumes"

Lazard Ltd · LAZ Trian Partners · p. 22
callout executive summary

"Vivion is egregiously misleading in its rebuttal to our revelation of rent24’s outsized occupancy at Fürst."

Vivion Investments Muddy Waters · p. 2
callout villain critique

"Investors should be cautioned that UEC's audit fees in relation to its reported total assets are miniscule."

Uranium Energy Corp · UEC Spruce Point Capital · p. 32
callout appendix methodology

"We have made several illustrative modeling assumptions to estimate the long-term earnings power of the GSEs"

callout other

"コンピュータ支援設計による構成図と実物の写真により、わかることがある。レーザーテック製の装置に採用されているウシオ製の極端紫外線光源の電気的・機械的な複雑さと、液体錫、気体、飛沫の“雲”が発生する。これらは弱点だ。"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 106
callout other

"The TAM for AlloSure is a fraction of CareDx’s claims and Medicare coverage will be scaled back accordingly"

CareDx, Inc. · CDNA Kerrisdale Capital · p. 25
callout peer gap

"GCP’s share price performance has compared poorly to peers and broader indices over almost any time period."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 5
callout demand list

"Please Consent to the calling of the Special Meeting on Starboard's White Request Card as soon as possible."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 6
callout demand list

"Please Consent to the calling of the Special Meeting on Starboard's White Request Card as soon as possible."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 15
callout demand list

"Please Consent to the calling of the Special Meeting on Starboard's White Request Card as soon as possible."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 107
callout villain critique

"We also believe that companies engaging in such practices are vastly more likely to have something to hide."

New Pacific Metals · NUAG Hindenburg Research · p. 46
callout ceo quote

"In our opinion, it is difficult to justify the bulk of these charges, and they could therefore be improper."

Nidec Corp. · 6594 JP Muddy Waters · p. 12
callout cover

"Asserts Parkland Could Be Worth $45 Per Share if the Board Follows Engine's Value-Enhancing Recommendations"

Parkland Corporation · PKI Engine Capital · p. 1
callout other

"The $500 is a pretty good rule of thumb to use for drayage cost at each side of the autonomous middle mile."

Aurora Innovation, Inc. · AUR Kerrisdale Capital · p. 26
callout precedent table

"We believed there was significant opportunity to improve these companies on a growth + profitability basis."

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 3
callout villain critique

"There are definite weak points from a biological standpoint that would potentially encourage contamination."

Berkeley Lights · BLI Scorpion Capital · p. 121
callout kpi overview

"Since the spinoff from GGP in November 2010, The Howard Hughes Corporation’s share price has increased 219%"

Unknown · p. 60
callout villain critique

"This, of course, explains the statistical omissions in the SPIE papers lauding the tool's purported uptime."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 29
callout ceo quote

"The insights we gathered are not as "bullish" as the promotional sell-side analysts would have you believe."

Magnite, Inc. · MGNI Spruce Point Capital · p. 35