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callout timeline

"By April 2013, Genivar changed its name to WSP Global Inc. to distance itself from a corruption scandal."

WSP Global Inc. · WSP Spruce Point Capital · p. 11
callout villain critique

"Large increase in financing expense that doesn't impact operating or free cash flow. No footnote detail."

WSP Global Inc. · WSP Spruce Point Capital · p. 50
callout sop buildup

"¥2.6trn of cash is enough to buy back 80% of pro forma market cap(5) after the cross-shareholding unwind"

Toyota Industries Corporation · 6201 Elliott Management · p. 35
callout section divider

"...Valuation discount vs. peers has increased over three times since Vivendi nominees joined TIM's board"

Telecom Italia SpA (TIM) · TIT.MI Elliott Management · p. 9
callout peer gap

"Stub NTM EV/EBITDA Discount vs. Peers¹ Increased over 3 times since Vivendi nominees joined TIM Board..."

Telecom Italia SpA (TIM) · TIT.MI Elliott Management · p. 13
callout villain critique

"The advantage basically disappears once you go through the labor-intensive process when you have a gene."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 77
callout villain critique

"The thing I kept saying is they were shipping with every gene and every oligo pool a $20 bill to people."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 102
callout peer gap

"Two other Asia-based players – Genewiz and Biointron – offer exactly the same menu of services as Twist."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 203
callout demand list

"Develop programs that gives the press & our target audience the proof that BNY Mellon has truly evolved."

callout process diagram

"Rio Tinto's ability to pursue stock-based M&A is critical for long-term resilience and shareholder value"

Rio Tinto · RIO Palliser Capital · p. 18
callout section divider

"€20 Million Cash and €78.6 Million Receivables Seemingly Missing From a €35 Million Landbank Acquisition"

callout villain critique

"GE’s stock trades well below the ~$40 level it traded when Jeff Immelt became CEO almost 14 years ago(1)"

General Electric · GE Trian Partners · p. 25
callout other

"Wall Street analysts have historically been overly optimistic in their estimates for Celgene's products."

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 86
callout process diagram

"With a more efficient R&D process, we believe Bristol-Myers could accelerate innovation and reduce costs"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 186
callout section divider

"It is not at all certain that China will develop a fuel cell vehicle market beyond an experimental phase"

Ballard Power Systems · BLDP Spruce Point Capital · p. 14
callout other

"The abysmal economics of refueling stations, even with a subsidy, will discourage any large-scale uptake"

Ballard Power Systems · BLDP Spruce Point Capital · p. 37
callout appendix data

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

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 74
callout appendix methodology

"Based on a blended asset beta calculation we determined a range of values for the WACC of PF McDonald's."

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 67
callout other

"We arrive at a value / kg of $19.5, which is far below the ~$52 / kg value needed to plug the import gap"

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. · ELF Muddy Waters · p. 29
callout villain critique

"We view this as an indication that FND may be stretching for ways to reduce costs and increase revenues."

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. · FND Spruce Point Capital · p. 115
callout other

"It is perhaps more likely that these “fixed assets” have been manufactured through accounting practices."

Amdocs Limited · DOX Spruce Point Capital · p. 46
callout executive summary

"GCP’s current Board has failed across the spectrum – operations, governance, compensation, and strategy."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 12
callout villain critique

"We believe recent improvements in SCC margins are unsustainable without fundamental operational changes."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 35
callout other

"Relative to other real estate asset classes, malls have historically generated the most stable cash flow"

General Growth Properties · GGWPQ Pershing Square · p. 10
callout villain critique

"The US$750 million that Olam is raising merely postpones the collapse that we feel is almost inevitable."

Olam International · OLAM Muddy Waters · p. 3
callout villain critique

"While They Can Be Beneficial, Shareholder Consulting Agreements are Not the Same as Board Representation"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 78
callout ceo quote

"Consensus estimates indicate a $6.8bn shortfall. The bulk of the deficit (~$4.9bn) is driven by refining"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 37
callout villain critique

"We believe Peter Huntsman is directly responsible for allocating funding to Dr. Beckerle’s organization."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 94
callout ceo quote

"Covestro believes a 300 – 600bps margin improvement opportunity is available in its downstream business."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 225
callout peer gap

"AOL's worldwide subscribers declined 7% in 2004 and are expected to decline 10% and 7% in 2005 and 2006."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 60
callout other

"Feedback indicated that they have an approximately two-year lead on the industry in inverter technology."

Vitesco Technologies · VTSC Greenlight Capital · p. 24
callout villain critique

"In a pyramid scheme, the money at the top is made from the losses of people at the bottom of the pyramid"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 62
callout villain critique

"In a pyramid scheme, the money at the top is made from the losses of people at the bottom of the pyramid"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 318
callout executive summary

"Citron Research is now cautious about the current valuation and warns investors of the risks, including:"

Multiple (portfolio update) Citron Research · p. 2
callout villain critique

"With both investors and employees seemingly dissatisfied, PPG's leadership culture needs to be addressed"

PPG Industries, Inc. · PPG Trian Partners · p. 15
callout transition

"Management has announced a series of actions to reinvigorate U.S. SSS growth over the next several years"

Starbucks · SBUX Pershing Square · p. 34
callout transition

"Management has announced a series of actions to reinvigorate U.S. SSS growth over the next several years"

Starbucks · SBUX Pershing Square · p. 33
callout villain critique

"We are happy to be the first analysts to publicly call bullshit on this myth of a nearly infallible CEO."

Nidec Corp. · 6594 JP Muddy Waters · p. 39
callout other

"At our forecast of peak earnings, we value INGN at $46 per share, a 67% decrease from its current price."

Inogen, Inc. · INGN Muddy Waters · p. 4
callout executive summary

"At our forecast of peak earnings, we value INGN at $46 per share, a 67% decrease from its current price."

Inogen, Inc. · INGN Muddy Waters · p. 2
callout demand list

"A Willingness to go in and mercilessly cut costs to take it down to the studs and build it back up again"

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO SpringOwl · p. 86
callout timeline

"In 2014, Platform’s share price increased by 69% including the attached warrants associated with the IPO"

Unknown · p. 52
callout ceo quote

"Claims of Transparency are Disingenuous – Attempted “Tax Avoidance” Continues to Generate Damaging Press"

BHP Billiton · BHP Elliott Management · p. 32
callout villain critique

"How could auditors have signed off fictitious sales such as revenues from the German Institutional Bank?"

Quintis Limited · QIN Viceroy Research · p. 19
callout villain critique

"The real book value of the acquired assets should have been less than S$38 million – probably much less."

callout villain critique

"For the last 5 quarters, rather than cut the dividend, the company has paid out more than it has earned."

Core Laboratories · CLB Greenlight Capital · p. 63
callout appendix disclosure

"PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OF AUTHORITY TO VOTE YOUR PROXY. DO NOT SEND US YOUR PROXY CARD."

callout villain critique

"Even using such a conservative assumption, we estimate that BEKE’s revenues are likely inflated by ~96%."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 12
callout villain critique

"Again, we find what appears to be a single location accounting for two active stores on BEKE’s platform."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 18
callout kpi overview

"At a 9.5% Cap Rate and a 7.5% decline in NOI, Realty Income would have a stock price of ~$14 (down ~46%)"

Realty Income Corporation · O Pershing Square · p. 14
callout process diagram

"A combination of factors are driving the excessive valuation discount, but they can be readily addressed"

Samsung C&T Corporation · 028260 KS Palliser Capital · p. 28