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callout kpi overview

"Mall segment Adjusted EBITDA margins in 2005 were 3%, having fallen ~60% since 2003"

Borders Group, Inc. · BGP Pershing Square · p. 35
callout villain critique

"We believe the Company is signaling accounting strain and issuing a subtle warning."

MGP Ingredients, Inc. · MGPI Spruce Point Capital · p. 6
callout ceo quote

"We believe this underinvestment points to material organic decline in legacy Amcor."

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 65
callout other

"Majority of responses to the HMG Restructuring Plan have expressed similar concerns"

Hyundai Motor Group Elliott Management · p. 20
callout peer gap

"Southwest has underperformed peers on 17 of its last 20 significant earnings events"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 28
callout ceo quote

"Tafamidis was successful though Phase 3 readout had already occurred prior to 2019."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 28
callout other

"we are concerned that management’s strategy carries the potential to bankrupt MPLN."

MultiPlan Corp · MPLN Muddy Waters · p. 14
callout villain critique

"That the study's results were a sham appears to be an open secret in the SCS field."

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 63
callout executive summary

"Ströer SE & Co. KGaA (“Ströer”) is not the company the market seems to think it is."

Ströer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 4
callout villain critique

"When a store adds a website, it does not magically become a "cloud-based retailer"."

athenahealth · ATHN Greenlight Capital · p. 31
callout transition

"Another anti-trust concern is that there are a lot of agricultural deals right now:"

Bayer AG · BAYN Greenlight Capital · p. 39
callout villain critique

"Disney’s Plan for Value Creation Appears to Lack Commitments, Guidance, and Clarity"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 57
callout villain critique

"Red Cat Teal’s SRR contract will be shorter and less exclusive than they’ve implied"

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. · RCAT Kerrisdale Capital · p. 13
callout sop buildup

"'New' TransCanada: Three Entities Well Positioned To Dominate Respective Industries"

callout villain critique

"CEO/COO "play hardball" and alienated surgeons who now use other perfusion machines"

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 257
callout sop buildup

"The upcoming UK rail franchise tenders are a significant opportunity for FirstGroup"

FirstGroup plc · FGP Sandell · p. 43
callout ceo quote

"Is this a sustainable practice as value-oriented customers lose faith in Dollarama?"

Dollarama Inc. · DOL Spruce Point Capital · p. 19
callout sop buildup

"We believe there is significant value in these assets within News Corp’s portfolio."

News Corporation · NWSA Starboard Value · p. 19
callout precedent table

"Avago highlights operational benefit of Sony Semis operating as a standalone entity"

Sony Corporation · 6758.T Third Point · p. 40
callout appendix methodology

"We interviewed 9 clinicians listed in the papers – most are the same across the two"

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 54
callout villain critique

"At baseline, 60% of study participants were identified as having evidence of PD/DM."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 124
callout precedent table

"We believe PepsiCo Beverages has many similar traits and can be modeled after Kraft"

PepsiCo, Inc. · PEP Trian Partners · p. 34
callout peer gap

"Southwest has underperformed peers on 17 of its last 20 significant earnings events"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 39
callout ceo quote

"We suspect something has gone wrong here and METC is kicking the can down the road."

Ramaco Resources, Inc. · METC Wolfpack Research · p. 6
callout villain critique

"Security guard: the hardest working EH employee we saw in during our investigation."

EHang Holdings, Ltd. · EH Wolfpack Research · p. 17
callout peer gap

"Each dollar of revenue at Lasertec similarly produces far less cash than its peers."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 75
callout villain critique

"Slides show exactly the same conceptual diagram for A150 and A300 projection optics"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 165
callout villain critique

"But everything could turn around in a second if KLA comes out with a superior tool."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 278
callout ceo quote

"The radiologists with whom we spoke uniformly viewed these assertions as laughable."

Nano-X Imaging Ltd. · NNOX Muddy Waters · p. 21
callout villain critique

"ELEVATED MULTIPLES AND STRONG STRATEGIC DEMAND MAKE NOW A GOOD TIME TO SELL ASSETS"

Nestlé S.A. · NESN Third Point · p. 20
callout section divider

"We Believe Remitly Is A Troubled And Opaque Business Experiencing Growth Pressures"

Remitly Global, Inc. · RELY Spruce Point Capital · p. 15
callout ceo quote

"In summary, current management had ten opportunities to deliver blockbuster drugs."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 19
callout other

"Wall Street research analysts risk-adjusted management’s $10 billion sales target."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 33
callout villain critique

"The massive earnings guidance miss significantly damaged management's credibility."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 60
callout ceo quote

"Incumbent Board, in their own words, has consistently failed Campbell shareholders"

Campbell Soup Company · CPB Third Point · p. 13
callout peer gap

"Warning: Goldman Sachs, the lead left underwriter is the biggest bear on the stock"

FIGS, Inc. · FIGS Spruce Point Capital · p. 93
callout kpi overview

"As of June 30, 2023, Sunrun purportedly had 724,784 Subscribers (PPAs and Lessees)"

Sunrun Inc. · RUN Muddy Waters · p. 9
callout villain critique

"Unlike industry peers below, WTRG noticeably does not discuss operating cash flow."

Essential Utilities, Inc. · WTRG Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout ceo quote

"In fact, Motortech has only exceeded its revenue expectations in 1 out of 6 years."

Generac Holdings, Inc. · GNRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 95
callout villain critique

"Overall, the Company PAID MORE than its peers, BUT PERFORMED WORSE than its peers."

Office Depot, Inc. · ODP Starboard Value · p. 30
callout ceo quote

"We have attempted to work with Box to help from the outside for the past two years"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 27
callout villain critique

"Box's Board did not appear to be concerned with the rights of Class A stockholders"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 117
callout villain critique

"We question whether these interlocks create problematic dynamics on the Box Board."

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 128
callout villain critique

"No current independent director of Box has ever purchased stock in the open market"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 131
callout villain critique

"No current independent director of Box has ever purchased stock in the open market"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 132
callout villain critique

"No current independent director of Box has ever purchased stock in the open market"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 133