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callout villain critique

"TAL claims its first investment in Shunshun was in December 2015. This is a lie - and an important one."

TAL Education Group · TAL Muddy Waters · p. 9
callout villain critique

"In 2012, in our view, the Compensation Committee misapplied incentive compensation to Senior Management"

callout villain critique

"Management perceived that if FTAI were considered to be an MRO, it would trade on a multiple of EBITDA."

FTAI Aviation Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 10
callout appendix data

"Florida DOT has responded to our request for all ROAD contracts. Below are two recent examples in 2024."

Construction Partners, Inc. · ROAD Spruce Point Capital · p. 35
callout ceo quote

"Analysts began hyping the company as a “secular growth story” generally immune to oil price volatility."

Core Laboratories · CLB Greenlight Capital · p. 16
callout ceo quote

"Leaders of Schlumberger and Halliburton point out that only North American shale investment is growing."

Core Laboratories · CLB Greenlight Capital · p. 42
callout other

"Below: the corresponding link and SAIC registration certificate with arrows pointing to key information"

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 52
callout villain critique

"The failure to provide a written explanation that can be tested should be deemed an admission of guilt."

dLocal · DLO Muddy Waters · p. 2
callout villain critique

"YTD 2018, eighty five inspections of Weis' 121 Pennsylvania locations yielded more than 200 violations."

Weis Markets, Inc. · WMK Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout appendix data

"Significant Free Cash Flow generation allows Target Corp to de-leverage to 2.8x Lease Adj. Debt/EBITDAR"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 131
callout thesis headline

"Always follow the money: We observe that total insider ownership peaked in 2023 and has been declining."

Resideo Technologies, Inc. · REZI Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout villain critique

"Unfortunately, the Company Has Missed or Is on Pace to Miss ALL of the Commitments Made to Shareholders"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 35
callout valuation reveal

"We believe Southwest represents the most compelling airline turnaround opportunity in the last 20 years"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 13
callout villain critique

"The Company’s EV / Sales multiple for its M&A is higher than the industry median for the last 10 years."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 44
callout valuation reveal

"Value creation is tremendous – 57% EPS accretion and stock prices of $35-40, representing 57-77% upside"

Juniper Networks · JNPR Elliott Management · p. 19
callout villain critique

"The new Omnia stimulator, the centerpiece of Nevro’s turnaround hopes, is a Hail Mary and colossal flop"

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 141
callout transition

"The rhetoric doesn't seem to phase Tesla’s long-term shareholders who evidently see lots of value here."

Tesla, Inc. · TSLA Citron Research · p. 6
callout appendix disclosure

"I would say, you know, do you want more of the same or do you want to sustainably re-rate this company?"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 31
callout villain critique

"He alleged that TransMedics gives the devices to the OPO at no cost – the very definition of a kickback"

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 135
callout villain critique

"Bypassing OPTN allocation is “flat-out illegal”; discounts for organ procurement cost are an inducement"

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 146
callout villain critique

"I wouldn’t be surprised if it has happened to us or around certain cases that we’ve been involved with."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 342
callout ceo quote

"At the grocery store, the brand name doesn't matter; product perception is everything in the cold case."

callout preempt rebuttal

"The Sandell Plan can be seen as a logical next step to address the issues that the rights issue did not"

FirstGroup plc · FGP Sandell · p. 32
callout villain critique

"This fact pattern is concerning in the context of revenue issues we illustrate with the current assets."

Leidos Holdings, Inc. · LDOS Spruce Point Capital · p. 14
callout villain critique

"Soleno conceals the exact change in treatment group vs. placebo by showing only a pooled HbA1c average."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 119
callout villain critique

"Drug is counterintuitive as it causes hyperglycemia; "value is minimal compared to what you're risking""

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 236
callout executive summary

"FDA's sensitivity to potential CNS and hepatic safety signal will now be highly problematic for Harmony"

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 10
callout transition

"FDA’s sensitivity to potential CNS and hepatic safety signal will now be highly problematic for Harmony"

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 159
callout villain critique

"I hate having to fill out a separate form and all this other crap. You always have to, like with Wakix."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 293
callout valuation reveal

"We believe Southwest represents the most compelling airline turnaround opportunity in the last 20 years"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 24
callout appendix data

"INS seems to have made a concentrated effort to hide the fact that Pathak is also a founder of Flexopt."

Intelligent Systems Corp · INS Grizzly Research · p. 27
callout timeline

"The 107MW contracts Doosan won in 2025 are effectively 100% PAFC, with SOFC playing no commercial role."

Ceres Power Holdings plc · CWR Grizzly Research · p. 5
callout villain critique

"Честно говоря, наш отель ни разу не заселял детей-сирот, т.к. наша основная аудитория – бизнес поездки."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 54
callout villain critique

"Kindly note that if each room there is an adult we can confirm so please advice if you want to proceed."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 170
callout villain critique

"We'd like to take junor suits. Can you add champaign in each room and a pack of condomns just in case ?"

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 252
callout kpi overview

"Der organische Website-Traffic in den USA auf hellofresh.com ist auf das Niveau vor COVID eingebrochen."

HelloFresh SE · HFG Grizzly Research · p. 14
callout ceo quote

"Ushio source was replaced over a year ago; Ushio tried to cover it up and “pretended” nothing was wrong"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 157
callout transition

"With all these unemployed people and their AUM gone, it’s actually a great time to be a value investor."

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 5
callout filler

"Next chemistry cartoon to make sure you haven’t fallen asleep – though no shame if you are fighting it."

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 18
callout ceo quote

"How many European industrial companies do you know put this type of mission statement on their website?"

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 42
callout demand list

"To achieve such an outcome, GoDaddy must set proper targets and then consistently execute against them."

GoDaddy Inc. · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 3
callout thesis headline

"Our Sum-of-the-Parts (SOTP) Base Case Analysis Yields An HSIC Price Target Of $106/share, ~30% Upside."

Henry Schein, Inc. · HSIC Spruce Point Capital · p. 5
callout villain critique

"With a troubled IT and ERP, we believe investors should be skittish about Avery’s financial reporting."

Avery Dennison Corporation · AVY Spruce Point Capital · p. 29
callout comparison table

"In effect, the only basis for the price target increase is stock promotion through multiple expansion."

Avery Dennison Corporation · AVY Spruce Point Capital · p. 81
callout peer gap

"Box has failed to accelerate growth, and its growth rate ranks near the bottom third of its Peer Group"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 47
callout villain critique

"Box needs a strong, independent Board to ensure that stockholder interests are of paramount importance"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 114
callout villain critique

"AMT would be at risk of abetting the selling shareholders, who are Brazilian, in committing tax fraud."

American Tower Corp · AMT Muddy Waters · p. 14