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callout villain critique

"So, how fast have Pioneer’s reserves grown from all that spending? They really haven’t grown at all."

Pioneer Natural Resources · PXD Greenlight Capital · p. 34
callout villain critique

"It's fair to say that Pioneer is losing about 20 cents of present value for every dollar it invests."

Pioneer Natural Resources · PXD Greenlight Capital · p. 41
callout villain critique

"ALL OF THE COMPANIES WITH A PERFORMANCE AS BAD AS ALCOA'S HAVE REPLACED THEIR CEO DURING THIS PERIOD"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 42
callout ceo quote

"We are not sure if “since 2009” means since January 1, 2009 or January 1, 2010, so we looked at both"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 48
callout timeline

"Nomad shares have increased by ~80% in just over a year, driven by the Iglo acquisition announcement"

Unknown · p. 8
callout ceo quote

"Engine believes change at the Board level is warranted given the exceptional stock underperformance."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 49
callout transition

"Spruce Point believes that Dropbox will increasingly struggle to grow with scale as it turns to M&A."

Dropbox, Inc. · DBX Spruce Point Capital · p. 28
callout villain critique

"TICO effectively subsidizes TMC's supply chain which facilitates value transfer, not value creation."

Toyota Industries Corporation · 6201 Elliott Management · p. 14
callout ceo quote

"The bottom line is that audits have done nothing to ensure that ANTA's distributors are independent."

callout villain critique

"we would have to admit failure because our processes were not good enough to provide a GC-rich gene."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 159
callout peer gap

"Rio risks trailing industry peers due to practical DLC restrictions on issuing stock as M&A currency"

Rio Tinto · RIO Palliser Capital · p. 17
callout ceo quote

"The DLC has cost Rio Tinto shareholders an estimated US$50 billion in foregone value since inception"

Rio Tinto · RIO Palliser Capital · p. 25
callout peer gap

"P&G’s dividend per share growth is near worst in class as growth has stalled over the last few years"

The Procter & Gamble Company · PG Trian Partners · p. 27
callout thesis headline

"A Terrible Risk/Reward Owning 2U With Analysts Seeing Just 6% Upside, We See 30% - 50% Downside Risk"

2U, Inc. · TWOU Spruce Point Capital · p. 6
callout other

"On a recent channel check, we found that WD-40 was the only lubricant on the shelf being discounted."

WD-40 Company · WDFC Spruce Point Capital · p. 29
callout timeline

"Given the required education of the medical community on new CAR-T therapies, speed to market is key"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 117
callout ceo quote

"We have serious concerns about the ability of Celgene to bring blockbuster CAR-T therapies to market"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 116
callout process diagram

"We believe implementation of cell culture optimization could result in a meaningful cost improvement"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 172
callout appendix data

"Set forth below are the summary projections for McOpCo based on the assumptions detailed on page 76."

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 78
callout transition

"CP’s Board would not even interview Hunter Harrison… …We now have the opportunity to do so ourselves"

Canadian Pacific Railway · CP Pershing Square · p. 92
callout villain critique

"There have been three different CFOs at C3 since the beginning of its IPO process in September 2020."

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 63
callout thesis headline

"FND Is Substantially More Levered Than It Appears. We See 40% - 60% Downside Risk To The Share Price"

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. · FND Spruce Point Capital · p. 119
callout other

"In 2024, CCEP reported +6.3% volume growth, or 50% below the 13% revenue growth reported by Monster."

Monster Beverage Corp. · MNST Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
callout timeline

"We think the Company's continued investment in Verifi requires an independent and fresh perspective."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 99
callout other

"There are likely other properties like Park West that are currently under-earning in GGP’s portfolio"

General Growth Properties · GGWPQ Pershing Square · p. 64
callout villain critique

"It is clear that FMCN did not effectively manage the conflict of interest inherent in this purchase."

callout ceo quote

"3 of its last 7 acquisitions have represented between 6.3% and 8.4% of Globant's prior year revenues"

Globant SA · GLOB Spruce Point Capital · p. 15
callout comparison table

"Disney added this new "skill" to their matrix for the first time, ahead of this year's proxy contest"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 24
callout ceo quote

"Adjusted EBITDA margins for the core business (i.e. ex. TiO2) DECLINED ~110bps between 2015 and 2016"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 75
callout other

"We believe restructuring sales force incentives could better incentivize margin-maximizing behavior."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 212
callout peer gap

"Huntsman is focused on downstream systems, yet seems to have the lowest average margins among peers."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 218
callout peer gap

"We believe Huntsman has an opportunity to streamline its legal, risk, and engineering organizations."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 237
callout other

"The WB, at this time, is significantly behind the four major networks in terms of audience delivery."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 97
callout kpi overview

"The $20.0 billion repurchase has modest advantages in terms of Free Cash Flow and EPS growth at TWX."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 221
callout thesis headline

"We reiterate a "Strong Sell" opinion on DV with 35% - 45% ($15.90 - $18.80 per share) downside risk."

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. · DV Spruce Point Capital · p. 7
callout other

"Distributors cannot get to the higher-income, upper levels of the Herbalife chain without recruiting"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 152
callout valuation reveal

"Under the network shutdown scenario, the company would breach their 4.0x bank loan covenant in 3Q16."

St. Jude Medical, Inc. · STJ Muddy Waters · p. 30
callout appendix disclosure

"The valuation has been substantially and mainly based upon the information supplied to us by Lianeo."

Vivion Investments Muddy Waters · p. 10
callout villain critique

"Dayans were detained in Israel in November 2020 for suspected tax evasion connected to these events."

Vivion Investments Muddy Waters · p. 8
callout villain critique

"If this is a failed mining venture involving CFO Man, then we believe UEC investors deserve to know."

Uranium Energy Corp · UEC Spruce Point Capital · p. 31
callout villain critique

"レーザーテックの高開口発表は、急速に進化していく次世代の極端紫外線リソグラフィに置いて行かれないように、自社ではその関連の技術が完成していないにもかかわらず、早急に用意した見せかけの製品だったようだ。"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 27
callout villain critique

"彼としては稼働率を85%〜90%に近づけたいと思っていましたが、現実は60%〜65%に留まっていることに納得できなかったのです。彼は稼働率を向上させるようにプレッシャーをかけましたが、限界がありました"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 201
callout ceo quote

"TSMCはレーザーテック製の旧来のX8型の深紫外線装置を多くても10しか持っていない。後継型のX9については、評価するための実証版を1台のみ持っている。それも、KLAの深紫外線と比較して生産性が劣る。"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 263
callout villain critique

"It appears management is either confused regarding Darden’s covenants or is misleading shareholders."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 75
callout peer gap

"Porch Has The Lowest Revenue (And Is The Only Cash Incinerating Company) 10 Years Into Its Existence"

Porch Group Inc · PRCH Spruce Point Capital · p. 56
callout villain critique

"Si tú engañas gente y los metes adentro, entonces serás un éxito porque eso es lo que hay que hacer."

Unknown · p. 7
callout villain critique

"The bottom line is that we see no way to get close to the three million users that management cites."

Inogen, Inc. · INGN Muddy Waters · p. 5
callout precedent table

"Both strategies equated growth with value creation, until the cycle proved otherwise for Alexandria."

Welltower Inc. · WELL Land & Buildings · p. 15
callout villain critique

"The machine is a non-starter for antibody discovery since it doesn't work well for functional assays"

Berkeley Lights · BLI Scorpion Capital · p. 64
callout ceo quote

"IQVIA has not seen any of its large pharma users of BLI have any particular success with the machine"

Berkeley Lights · BLI Scorpion Capital · p. 85
callout ceo quote

"Declining growth started in 2018 and continued into 2019. Management no longer talks about bed bugs."

Rollins Inc. · ROL Spruce Point Capital · p. 73
callout kpi overview

"After normalizing for Leasing gain on sale, ~80% of Aerospace Product's Adj. EBITDA is gain on sale."

FTAI Aviation Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 7
callout transition

"Faced with this dissonance, analysts needed an explanation. And the one they came up with was wrong."

Core Laboratories · CLB Greenlight Capital · p. 14
callout villain critique

"This suggests that Snap's earnings may have been inflated by under-reserving for obsolete inventory."

Resideo Technologies, Inc. · REZI Spruce Point Capital · p. 75
callout table of contents

"Ginkgo Bioworks is a colossal scam, a Frankenstein mash-up of the worst frauds of the last 20 years."

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 3
callout villain critique

"The individual described a long-standing personal relationship between principals at both companies."

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 12