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callout villain critique

"The Apple Watch Already Offers Seven of the Eight Sensor Capabilities on iRhythm’s “Roadmap”"

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. · IRTC Spruce Point Capital · p. 38
callout peer gap

"The stock is trading at such a discount to peers because of management – no one trusts Matt."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 43
callout ceo quote

"we said, and I have have been loud on this, we are not going to support Scope 3 at this time"

BlackRock, Inc. · BLK Bluebell Capital · p. 50
callout ceo quote

"Spruce Point believes that WSP's Adj. EBITDA margin increase is purely an accounting mirage."

WSP Global Inc. · WSP Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout villain critique

"Based on our analysis, Zebra's cumulative Cash Earnings over the past 5 years is ~19% lower."

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 97
callout villain critique

"Colluding counterparties are the bedrock of almost all stock fraud committed by PRC issuers."

callout villain critique

"WGA has cumulatively closed or relocated +1,300 stores since 2013 (~16% of U.S. Retail base)"

Realty Income Corp · O Spruce Point Capital · p. 24
callout comparison table

"Creates "no place to hide" dynamic as GBU leaders will produce strong results or be replaced"

The Procter & Gamble Company · PG Trian Partners · p. 46
callout kpi overview

"However, this benchmarking analysis does not take into account P&G's massive scale advantage"

Procter & Gamble · PG Pershing Square · p. 25
callout other

"Lemonade has not earned the trust necessary to operate a consumer facing insurance business."

Lemonade, Inc. · LMND Muddy Waters · p. 10
callout villain critique

"Something looks incredibly wrong with the magnitude of WD-40's recent full credit draw-down."

WD-40 Company · WDFC Spruce Point Capital · p. 39
callout villain critique

"There is nothing new here since West Side Story... except... the wild card in the AGO story."

Assured Guaranty · AGO Greenlight Capital · p. 33
callout other

"Given today's drug pricing environment, we believe that CAR-T pricing will remain a headwind"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 113
callout villain critique

"If CP had no CEO, and it could hire any executive to run the company, whom would you choose?"

Canadian Pacific Railway · CP Pershing Square · p. 7
callout demand list

"We are confident that with a shareholder mandate, the Board will make the right CEO decision"

Canadian Pacific Railway · CP Pershing Square · p. 13
callout peer gap

"CP's longer hauls and bulk / unit train mix should give CP a LOWER unit cost profile than CN"

Canadian Pacific Railway · CP Pershing Square · p. 25
callout ceo quote

"Spruce Point interviewed a former sales executive knowledgeable about C3's European business"

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 30
callout ceo quote

"Unfortunately, we don’t believe Southwest is eager to meaningfully engage in such changes..."

Southwest Airlines · LUV Carl Icahn · p. 37
callout other

"There have been other product quality concerns raised around mold identified in the product."

Saputo Inc. · TSX:SAP Spruce Point Capital · p. 76
callout other

"In total Saputo acquired 26 brands from DCI and 14 brands are still offered by Saputo today."

Saputo Inc. · TSX:SAP Spruce Point Capital · p. 78
callout peer gap

"We believe GCP can improve margins by reallocating resources to more attractive geographies."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 65
callout villain critique

"It is completely unjustifiable and abusive for insiders to (yet again) trade in FMCN assets."

callout ceo quote

"Phillips 66 has destroyed investor value through its poor execution of the Rodeo conversion."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 58
callout villain critique

"The Company failed to deliver on financial commitments from three consecutive investor days."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 13
callout peer gap

"Using its aggressive revenue estimates, XL provides a misleading comparison to EV companies."

XL Fleet Corp · XL Muddy Waters · p. 29
callout other

"Concerns about content could be a contributing factor in Momo's transition towards agencies."

Momo, Inc. · MOMO Spruce Point Capital · p. 42
callout section divider

"How much product purchased by Herbalife distributors is actually resold to Retail Customers?"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 113
callout valuation reveal

"There is no justification for CHD’s stock trading 8% above its average analyst price target."

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. · CHD Spruce Point Capital · p. 83
callout other

"CP is trading at a meaningful discount to its intrinsic value and long-term growth potential"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 52
callout ceo quote

"Arguably Disingenuous Coming From a Company Aggressively Lobbying Against Tax Simplification"

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 70
callout villain critique

"We believe such actions result in reduced transparency and may foreshadow future challenges."

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 99
callout villain critique

"Investors cannot trust Vivendi’s alignment of interest with other TIM minority shareholders."

Telecom Italia · TIT.MI Elliott Management · p. 7
callout villain critique

"Management’s statements regarding the Nkran Village Relocation Plan (RAP) are contradictory."

Asanko Gold Inc. · AKG Muddy Waters · p. 38
callout ceo quote

"独立系の業界団体あるいは半導体コンソーシアムによる実用のケーススタディーはないようです。したがって、あえて買い替えるコストに匹敵するほどの付加価値があるかどうかを判断しようがありません"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 28
callout villain critique

"レーザーテックはKLAと直接競合するとなると、苦労するでしょう。極端紫外線はレーザーテックには無理でしょう。レーザーテックは製品の問題を解決しなければ、5年以内に消えてしまうでしょう。"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 276
callout cover

"CareDx, reliant on a single ineffective test, will soon confront its own terminal diagnosis."

CareDx, Inc. · CDNA Kerrisdale Capital · p. 1
callout thesis headline

"Debt-Fueled Acquisition Roll-Up Is Hitting A Wall And No Longer Producing An Attractive ROIC"

Stryker Corp. · SYK Spruce Point Capital · p. 17
callout other

"Shujia’s 2015 financials show revenue was too small to be consolidating the GZ 1-1 business."

TAL Education Group · TAL Muddy Waters · p. 56
callout villain critique

"Could GZ 1-1’s December 2016 revenue have been Rmb 33 million? That seems highly improbable."

TAL Education Group · TAL Muddy Waters · p. 60
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point estimates that Magnite's true organic revenue growth in 2020E is a meager 1.7%."

Magnite, Inc. · MGNI Spruce Point Capital · p. 45
callout villain critique

"We believe this was done just before year end 2023 to inflate Q4 and full year 2023 numbers."

FTAI Aviation Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 39
callout valuation reveal

"Looking at the 10-year history, it’s arguable that there is no secular earnings growth here."

Core Laboratories · CLB Greenlight Capital · p. 58
callout villain critique

"These are clearly the same store. However, both stores appear separately on BEKE’s platform."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 19
callout transition

"With Met Coal, there is no substitute. If we want steel, we have to burn metallurgical coal."

Teck Resources · TECK Greenlight Capital · p. 51
callout villain critique

"The notion that patients cannot exhaust their coverage mid-treatment is simply not accurate."

Progyny, Inc. · PGNY Spruce Point Capital · p. 80
callout villain critique

"What we get from them is "How can we make this as expensive as possible," to be quite frank."

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 125
callout peer gap

"Mid-year compensation adjustments are extremely rare and reflect poor compensation practices"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 64
callout villain critique

"With costs 60% higher than forecasted, this appears to be more than just a casual oversight."

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 57
callout valuation reveal

"At 12.0x 2015 FCF / share, Dillard's shares would be worth roughly $155 / share (72% upside)"

Sotheby's · BID Marcato · p. 44
callout villain critique

"We believe the implementation of the Settlement Agreement will cause the pyramid to collapse"

Unknown · p. 8
callout section divider

"Southwest has the fundamental attributes necessary to restore its industry-leading position."

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 11
callout ceo quote

"Unfortunately, we don’t believe Southwest is eager to meaningfully engage in such changes..."

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 26
callout other

"Under Solvency II, the impact would be an additional capital charge of over 1 billion euros."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 32
callout villain critique

"Unfortunately, Pfizer was unable to be successful with IBRANCE in early stage breast cancer."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 21