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callout executive summary

"This structure raises serious concerns about Limbach's deal discipline and suggests management may be prioritizing deal volume or optics over long-term value creation."

Limbach Holdings, Inc. · LMB Spruce Point Capital · p. 9
callout villain critique

"This structure raises serious concerns about Limbach's deal discipline and suggests management may be prioritizing deal volume or optics over long-term value creation."

Limbach Holdings, Inc. · LMB Spruce Point Capital · p. 46
callout peer gap

"A benchmarking analysis of high growth data technology peers suggests that C3's total lease burden relative to its current employee base is 2.2x greater than peers."

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 60
callout appendix data

"Together with the Lianjia stores' existing home sales GTV overstatement, our collected data suggests BEKE inflated its existing home sales GTV by 33% in 2Q-3Q 2021."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 69
callout villain critique

"PubMed suggests BLI has zero traction or impact in academic research or real-world commercial drug discovery – strange, for a supposedly game-changing technology."

Berkeley Lights · BLI Scorpion Capital · p. 23
callout villain critique

"The breakdown – combined with comments from Nevro’s own consultants and ex-employees - suggests to us that the speakers program is a kickback scheme in disguise."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 211
callout ceo quote

"The footnote in this chart, saying it does not include China in its methodology, suggests that China's compensation plan is different from the rest of the world."

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 48
callout ceo quote

"Incremental revenues from L4 represented at least 3.9% (not 1% to 2%) and probably closer to 5% as our work suggests that L4 was likely growing over 20% per year"

Globant SA · GLOB Spruce Point Capital · p. 17
callout valuation reveal

"Our linear regression on similar companies suggests a valuation based on EBITDA of approximately 11.0x which equates to a price target of approximately $28.00"

Globant SA · GLOB Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
callout villain critique

"Our research suggests that apart from a small cooperation with Feichi, Broad Ocean is only really working with Dongfeng on a project of any commercial scale"

Ballard Power Systems · BLDP Spruce Point Capital · p. 49
callout ceo quote

"Its 10K filing, however, suggests that the thickness is a problem – "our business could fail" if we can't reduce its thickness and overcome other barriers."

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 147
callout villain critique

"What has been driving this exceptional share performance? The chart suggests enormous financial progress to justify the explosive re-rating of the shares."

athenahealth · ATHN Greenlight Capital · p. 8
callout villain critique

"We immediately noticed that the total payments reported by TransMedics are unusually low, which suggests a company trying to cover-up the amounts it pays."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 117
callout villain critique

"This pattern suggests insiders with advanced knowledge of the poor results shorted the stock late on October 29 and covered aggressively the next morning."

HelloFresh SE · HFG Grizzly Research · p. 10
callout sop buildup

"Our calculation suggests this element of the Proposals alone could lead to as much as 15% upside in the value of the combined businesses of HMC and Mobis"

Hyundai Motor Group Elliott Management · p. 35
callout villain critique

"DEXA “LBM” dataset suggests to us that DCCR linearly increases fluid retention over time, with no signs of plateau = 7.3 kg/16 lbs of fluid in 3 years"

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 49
callout villain critique

"DEXA “LBM” dataset suggests to us that DCCR linearly increases fluid retention over time, with no signs of plateau = 7.3 kg/16 lbs of fluid in 3 years"

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 145
callout comparison table

"Street estimates for ACMR's Chinese equipment peers call for continued 30%+ YoY revenue growth. If anything, this suggests potential upside for ACMR."

ACM Research, Inc. · ACMR Kerrisdale Capital · p. 19
callout sop buildup

"The analysis suggests that one of the better uses of TWX funds at this point in the investment cycle is to aggressively repurchase its common stock."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 353
callout process diagram

"Data suggests districts will prioritize preserving labor over contract extensions and renewals, leading to pressure to vendors such as PowerSchool."

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. · PWSC Spruce Point Capital · p. 38
callout villain critique

"To us, the evidence suggests TMC overstated its NORI exploration expenditures in its SEC filings to give investors a false scale of its operations."

TMC the metals company Inc. · TMC Bonitas Research · p. 7
callout timeline

"This fact pattern suggests to us that IPX may not have received enough private sector commercial customer buy-in to commence a feasibility study."

IperionX Ltd. · IPX Spruce Point Capital · p. 52
callout villain critique

"Disclosure suggests ~$400mm in prop trading losses since 2009(1) or very high operating costs at HETCO or...? Why do shareholders have to guess?"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 28
callout executive summary

"The vast majority of WFG's recruits ultimately drop out; WFG documents we've reviewed suggests that churn in many WFG organizations is 96%-99%."

Aegon Ltd. · AEG Spruce Point Capital · p. 8
callout kpi overview

"Spruce Point's research into each of Amdocs' recent acquisitions reveals that M&A has added materially more to sales than management suggests."

Amdocs Limited · DOX Spruce Point Capital · p. 34
callout transition

"But why is it that Archer is not as open about noise as Joby? The deliberate muting of videos strongly suggests there is something to conceal."

Archer Aviation Inc · ACHR Grizzly Research · p. 16
callout ceo quote

"Unfortunately, FND’s unredeemed gift card liability accounts have sharply declined which suggests greater gift card redemption than issuance."

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. · FND Spruce Point Capital · p. 75
callout villain critique

"Historical precedent suggests that Celgene’s P/E multiple will continue to contract as the loss of REVLIMID’s patent exclusivity draws near."

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 57
callout process diagram

"Our estimation suggests that the real time advantage of PhenoTest AST is a modest 40%, not 75%, when compared to the automated AST systems."

Accelerate Diagnostics · AXDX White Diamond Research · p. 14
callout kpi overview

"Spruce Point believes that PERI's recent 2023 outlook suggests that the best operating leverage and growth potential is already behind it."

Perion Network Ltd. · PERI Spruce Point Capital · p. 46
callout other

"Limiting a study to n=3 such participants suggests an attempt to cherry-pick and present misleading data that understates the variability."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 144
callout villain critique

"This suggests that Flexopt is essentially just round-tripping the cash from INS’s loan right back to INS through the processing agreement."

Intelligent Systems Corp · INS Grizzly Research · p. 7
callout villain critique

"The mere existence of this probe suggests that regulators see sufficient risk in these cross-border arrangements to warrant intervention."

Super Group (SGHC) Limited · SGHC Spruce Point Capital · p. 11
callout villain critique

"This strongly suggests it has been covering up strain in its business, consistent with our analysis and observations on the prior slide."

XPO Logistics, Inc. · XPO Spruce Point Capital · p. 28
callout villain critique

"Glassdoor commentary primarily from cardiac technicians suggests quality concerns have persisted for years and remain cause for concern."

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. · IRTC Spruce Point Capital · p. 46
callout valuation reveal

"Our forensic research suggests CLEAR to be an extremely inferior business trading well above 10x when its enterprise value is adjusted."

Clear Secure, Inc. · YOU Spruce Point Capital · p. 79
callout ceo quote

"If history repeated, this would yield a fair value estimate of $217 - $314 per share which suggests 35% - 55% potential downside risk."

Erie Indemnity Company · ERIE Spruce Point Capital · p. 6
callout villain critique

"Purchase commitment growth dropped to almost zero at year end 2024 which suggests that Monster may be stuck with excess raw materials."

Monster Beverage Corp. · MNST Spruce Point Capital · p. 34
callout villain critique

"We believe Lightspeed has always aspired to be the next Shopify, but the evidence suggests it has failed miserably in its ambitions."

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. · LSPD Spruce Point Capital · p. 37
callout transition

"The absence of these standard technical disclosures suggests D-Wave's gate-model efforts remain in early exploration phases at best."

D-Wave Quantum Inc · QBTS Kerrisdale Capital · p. 6
callout appendix data

"Once again, this data suggests that the number of BPH resective procedures is much lower than the estimates advertised by Procept."

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation · PRCT Spruce Point Capital · p. 52
callout villain critique

"His CV states he is on 10 other boards, and his UMD site suggests that he oversees ~30 post-docs, grad students, and researchers."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 172
callout peer gap

"EPS product mix – more fastener and casting sales, fewer forgings – actually suggests margins should be higher not lower than PCC"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 83
callout villain critique

"This unorthodox offer suggests that the number of agents on BEKE’s platform could be inflated by buyers disguised as employees."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 41
callout villain critique

"In a space driven by the trendy new device, the color suggests that Saluda is the "new Nevro" while Nevro is yesterday's fad."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 190
callout peer gap

"This stark difference in fee structures suggests ERIE's approach is less favorable to policyholders compared with its peers."

Erie Indemnity Company · ERIE Spruce Point Capital · p. 25
callout ceo quote

"However, the expert opined others are now using Android, which suggests that the first mover advantage may no longer exist."

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 26
callout villain critique

"Historical performance suggests current leadership has failed to create enduring value for shareholders over the long-term"

Sotheby's · BID Third Point · p. 10
callout villain critique

"The magnitude of this alleged pay discrepancy suggests that revenue on her channel could be overstated by over six times."

Joyy Inc. · YY Muddy Waters · p. 25
callout other

"This suggests that management may have pulled forward cash flow, and there are signs pointing to a large reversal coming."

Leidos Holdings, Inc. · LDOS Spruce Point Capital · p. 37
callout valuation reveal

"Simon’s cap rate suggests the value of GGP REIT, not including GGMI and MPC, is somewhere between $9 and $22 per share."

General Growth Properties · GGWPQ Pershing Square · p. 57
callout villain critique

"The fact that they don’t have a commercial office in North America suggests that they have little to no business there."

ZJK Industrial · ZJK White Diamond Research · p. 4
callout villain critique

"The revenue trajectory for existing CAR-T therapies suggests it will be very challenging to achieve blockbuster status"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 118
callout villain critique

"In light of your admission that Herbalife is a lottery ticket, basic fairness suggests you should disclose the facts."

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 2
callout villain critique

"This spontaneous and extreme negation suggests they may increase it more rapidly than they presently want to reveal."

Burford Capital Ltd. · BUR Muddy Waters · p. 7
callout villain critique

"We believe Mailchimp was an overpriced strategic blunder, and recent data suggests a marked business deterioration."

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 8
callout peer gap

"This suggests the EC strategy is not working, and consumers are not interacting with brands online via My Kao Mall."

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 101
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

"The report suggests a potential attempt by the physician and/or company representative to cover up the event."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 185