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callout villain critique

"Mercury just deleted references to Supermicro as a technology partner on Germane’s website."

Mercury Systems Inc. · MRCY Spruce Point Capital · p. 16
callout other

"We believe Darden employs numerous policies that add cost but deliver no value to customers"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 109
callout other

"We believe large scale and global CROs will disproportionately benefit from industry growth"

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 57
callout peer gap

"Autodesk has not taken sufficient action to drive higher profitability as growth has slowed"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 44
callout villain critique

"During the 2010s, Fluor had a concerning track record of cost overruns on lump sum projects"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 11
callout sop buildup

"Excluding the market value of its stake in NuScale, Fluor is trading at just 3x CY27 EBITDA"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 24
callout appendix methodology

"Both Solidigm and Pure use unrealistic assumptions that materially benefit their solutions."

Pure Storage, Inc. · PSTG Kerrisdale Capital · p. 13
callout other

"Even without an acquisition and proper execution Citron expects a double out of Blackberry."

Unknown · p. 10
callout cover

"To Be Viewed in Combination With Starboard Investor Presentation Filed on February 28, 2022"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 1
callout other

"We believe Darden employs numerous policies that add cost but deliver no value to customers"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 109
callout ceo quote

"Optimism on natural gas is pretty unpopular these days. Even the perma-bulls have given up."

CONSOL Energy · CNX Greenlight Capital · p. 60
callout comparison table

"Spruce Point believes analysts are overly promoting Xylem’s troubled acquisition of Evoqua."

Xylem Inc. · XYL Spruce Point Capital · p. 79
callout peer gap

"Why can't Maxar at least give the same level of disclosure Loral provided on gross margins?"

Maxar Technologies · MAXR Spruce Point Capital · p. 19
callout villain critique

"How can Arconic ask its employees to cut costs when its top executives work on Park Avenue?"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 202
callout other

"In June 2001, investors could have purchased Jarden’s shares at ~0.4x 2016 Consensus EPS(1)"

Unknown · p. 4
callout villain critique

"Such discrepancies, particularly in cash balances, are indicators of manipulation or fraud."

Joyy Inc. · YY Muddy Waters · p. 42
callout valuation reveal

"At $15 per share, PF GGP would trade at a 6.6% cap rate, in line with comparable mall REITs"

General Growth Properties · GGP Pershing Square · p. 43
callout villain critique

"It is clear the only purpose of the sale process was to avoid a vote at the Annual Meeting."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 24
callout valuation reveal

"Improving FCF conversion will dramatically enable the Company to de-lever the balance sheet"

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 89
callout transition

"We believe large scale and global CROs will disproportionately benefit from industry growth"

Fortrea Holdings Inc. · FTRE Starboard Value · p. 5
callout valuation reveal

"As Dropbox matures, we believe investors will increasingly focus on cash flow over revenue."

Dropbox, Inc. · DBX Spruce Point Capital · p. 58
callout villain critique

"We have long believed that Level 3 fair valuations are a license to print non-cash profits."

Burford Capital · BUR Muddy Waters · p. 11
callout villain critique

"We struggle to understand how or why Zebra is a top holding in this ETF given our findings."

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 71
callout before after

"The magnitude of the overstatement is 2% which is the difference between growth vs. decline"

Realty Income Corp · O Spruce Point Capital · p. 17
callout villain critique

"CVS's store foot print is suffering with SSS at the store front down since the end of 2012."

Realty Income Corp · O Spruce Point Capital · p. 25
callout villain critique

"On average, something like 15% to 20% of the genes had to have that done, not single genes."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 94
callout other

"Franking credits are locked up at Rio Tinto until their value is released through dividends"

Rio Tinto · RIO Palliser Capital · p. 19
callout demand list

"Casino's consolidated financials are meaningless to understand the cash flow to the parent."

Groupe Casino · CO Muddy Waters · p. 7
callout appendix data

"It is likely that Casino's OCF includes proceeds from the sales of properties to Mercialys."

Groupe Casino · CO Muddy Waters · p. 6
callout scqa complication

"KDDIは、データセクションにプロジェクト遂行能力がないと判断し、Hewlett Packard Enterpriseと直接契約を結んだことでデータセクションを排除したとみられます。"

Datasection Inc. · 3905 Wolfpack Research · p. 2
callout before after

"We believe a standalone Bristol-Myers is better positioned to create value for shareholders"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 7
callout other

"Celgene generates a significant portion of its revenue from small molecule hematology drugs"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 61
callout villain critique

"This is a massive bet on Celgene’s pipeline made with just two weeks of full due diligence!"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 84
callout ceo quote

"We believe that numerous initiatives exist for Bristol-Myers to further improve its margins"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 162
callout appendix methodology

"The complexity of the biologics manufacturing process is a key driver of cost of goods sold"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 171
callout villain critique

"This sort of showcase display was common during our work with Chinese reverse merger frauds"

Ballard Power Systems · BLDP Spruce Point Capital · p. 44
callout sop buildup

"Pershing believes the best way to think about Pro Forma McDonald's is as a growing annuity."

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 52
callout villain critique

"We can find only six SaaS companies that hold inventory, and Samsara holds the most by far."

Samsara Inc. · IOT Spruce Point Capital · p. 15
callout peer gap

"CP's low profitability and poor asset utilization result in low returns on invested capital"

Canadian Pacific Railway · CP Pershing Square · p. 31
callout villain critique

"With CFO David Barter also having resigned, half of the executives have left since Aug 2021"

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 73
callout precedent table

"Starboard has a long history of positive and constructive engagement with public companies."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 16
callout ceo quote

"The divergence in experiences between GCP and its closest peers is difficult to understand."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 27
callout demand list

"Our goal is to work with other members of the Board and focus on the following initiatives:"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 26
callout timeline

"We believe Huntsman has attempted the same tactics intended to disenfranchise shareholders."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 147
callout ceo quote

"Management has historically referred to Celanese, Dow, and Eastman as its main comparables."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 178
callout appendix data

"In general, components are lower margin products, while systems are higher margin products."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 216
callout villain critique

"Most industry observers believe that this reorganization should have occurred much earlier."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 135
callout thesis headline

"We summarize our findings that lead us to believe that DV's premium multiple will contract:"

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. · DV Spruce Point Capital · p. 14