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callout peer gap

"Herbalife's Niteworks (L-Arginine Supplement) is Nearly 3x the Price of Comparable Products"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 19
callout villain critique

"The probability of a new distributor getting to these levels is statistically insignificant"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 196
callout executive summary

"Significant value can be unlocked when large companies separate businesses to create focus."

PepsiCo, Inc. · PEP Trian Partners · p. 9
callout thesis headline

"We believe management could be using repurchases to hit bonus targets to reap rich payouts."

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 9
callout villain critique

"Substantial risk that costs are more than planned and stock dilution is likely to intensify"

Uranium Energy Corp · UEC Spruce Point Capital · p. 25
callout villain critique

"AlloSure is fundamentally incapable of identifying the most common type of kidney rejection"

CareDx, Inc. · CDNA Kerrisdale Capital · p. 14
callout ceo quote

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

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 26
callout villain critique

"Is this really a sign that Darden is looking out for the best interest of its shareholders?"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 38
callout villain critique

"We believe Nidec's inventory write-offs were largely unjustified for the following reasons:"

Nidec Corp. · 6594 JP Muddy Waters · p. 17
callout villain critique

"In reality, these areas are a tiny portion of Nidec’s present (and likely future) business."

Nidec Corp. · 6594 JP Muddy Waters · p. 36
callout villain critique

"By doing three elementary-school division problems, we again disprove the growth narrative."

Inogen, Inc. · INGN Muddy Waters · p. 8
callout villain critique

"This begs the question of who actually formulated the estimates in the WinterGreen reports."

Inogen, Inc. · INGN Muddy Waters · p. 11
callout other

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

GoDaddy · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 57
callout villain critique

"It is evident that TAL is starving its auditor, Deloitte China, of resources for the audit."

TAL Education Group · TAL Muddy Waters · p. 5
callout other

"Our Research and Sell-Side Show that DLO's Pricing is Comparable to that of its Competitors"

DLocal Ltd. · DLO Muddy Waters · p. 23
callout peer gap

"Disney and other Studios have common problems, common solutions, and a common competitor..."

callout ceo quote

"Therefore, we believe that likely only ~34% of purchases attributed to APP are incremental."

AppLovin · APP Muddy Waters · p. 9
callout ceo quote

"HGV traded at a comparable EBITDA multiple to VAC prior to COVID, only widening since COVID"

Hilton Grand Vacations · HGV Land & Buildings · p. 10
callout villain critique

"The following videos prove by self admission that Gary owns and operates 1st Class Medical."

Inogen · INGN Citron Research · p. 10
callout villain critique

"Ginkgo still recorded $21MM of foundry revenue from it for 2020 - about $1MM per Motif FTE."

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 121
callout villain critique

"We believe the Company should prioritize improving its own performance over speculative M&A"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 81
callout peer gap

"Why is Verint management reluctant to adopt the same performance metrics as its peer group?"

Verint Systems, Inc. · VRNT Spruce Point Capital · p. 56
callout kpi overview

"From 2001 to 2017 Hyundai Motor Group has: Doubled global retail market share from 4% to 8%"

Hyundai Motor Group Elliott Management · p. 8
callout other

"If the sovereign debt trades to a negative yield, it would be wise to sell it to hold cash."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 31
callout transition

"We believe the Company’s COVID breakthroughs were monumental to ending the global pandemic."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 5
callout peer gap

"Peers have been successful at developing and commercializing GLP-1s whereas Pfizer has not."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 36
callout villain critique

"BLC has a clear conflict between its cash accounting policy and its actual cash accounting."

Eurofins Scientific SE · ERF Muddy Waters · p. 13
callout villain critique

"The uniformity of negative comments suggests that an Omnia-fueled turnaround is a delusion."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 137
callout villain critique

"ROVI is selling investors HOPE its new strategy will work despite limited tangible evidence"

Rovi Corporation · ROVI Engaged Capital · p. 8
callout peer gap

"At current levels, it takes 2.0x as long as its next closest peer for goods to be paid for."

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 76
callout kpi overview

"Brent price is ~40% higher today than when the original acquisition was agreed (March 2021)"

Capricorn Energy · CNE Palliser Capital · p. 11
callout other

"We have identified these six customers that we believe athena may lose in the coming years."

athenahealth · ATHN Greenlight Capital · p. 54
callout other

"Wendy’s / Arby’s combination could be worth over $50 per share after achieving cost savings"

Wendy's International · WEN Pershing Square · p. 31
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. 91
callout villain critique

"By getting involved with Napo and Jaguar, both Invesco and BUR had gone decidedly low rent."

callout villain critique

"Similat middlemen are at the center of recent trafficking scandals at Apollo and elsewhere."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 225
callout villain critique

"when it came to reporting, everything was done to basically not report as much as possible."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 327
callout peer gap

"Management & the Board must take immediate action to reverse the cycle of value destruction"

FirstGroup plc · FGP Sandell · p. 11
callout other

"3/12/20: PSH’s hedge value increased to $2.0bn to become our largest position at 34% of NAV"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 30
callout villain critique

"Our Opinion: Mid-Quarter Discounting Cannot Be Good! How Much Old Inventory In the Channel?"

iRobot Corp · IRBT Spruce Point Capital · p. 27
callout villain critique

"Condemned Vykat as an utter failure on all counts with a 100% patient discontinuation rate."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 62
callout villain critique

"you're saying the parents knew what score they needed to be included in the study, correct?"

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 374
callout appendix data

"The size of the blue footprint of solar panel coverage was a principal controversial issue."

BP plc · BP Bluebell Capital · p. 38
callout kpi overview

"Our research shows that RILY’s equity portfolios lost nearly $400 million in 2022 (-38.2%)."

B. Riley Financial, Inc. · RILY Wolfpack Research · p. 4
callout villain critique

"It’s evident to us that someone is trying to cover up Pathak’s true role at Flexopt/Payopt."

Intelligent Systems Corp · INS Grizzly Research · p. 9
callout villain critique

"The oddity of the global and unusual purchases is not addressed in any of the review texts."

Trustpilot Group PLC · TRST Grizzly Research · p. 11
callout villain critique

"It is clear to us that government handouts are an integral part of SMART Brazil’s business."

SMART Global Holdings, Inc. · SGH Wolfpack Research · p. 30