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Callouts & quotes from 26,677+ activist slides

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callout peer gap

"We Believe There is a Substantial Margin Improvement Opportunity at Autodesk"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 2
callout villain critique

"Raising prices is not the right answer → we need to fix the guest experience"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 161
callout precedent table

"Investors have lost 99.5% of their equity investment since the announcement."

NQ Mobile, Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 5
callout transition

"Food retailing represents a critical strategic growth initiative for Target."

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 37
callout process diagram

"Small modular nuclear reactors are the next generation of nuclear technology"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 26
callout villain critique

"Raising prices is not the right answer → we need to fix the guest experience"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 161
callout ceo quote

"We learned that Xylem has struggled with technology integration and scaling."

Xylem Inc. · XYL Spruce Point Capital · p. 24
callout kpi overview

"Tripadvisor is increasingly levered to the fastest growing segment in travel"

Tripadvisor, Inc. · TRIP Starboard Value · p. 17
callout appendix disclosure

"Please provide support for these assertions in revised soliciting materials."

Crown Castle Inc. · CCI Carl Icahn · p. 1
callout ceo quote

"Under Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld, the Company underperformed all of its peer groups"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 31
callout ceo quote

"Arconic’s EPS business missed sales and profit targets by an enormous margin"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 75
callout ceo quote

"Absence of growth is completely inexplicable in light of management’s claims"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 98
callout peer gap

"Therefore, we conclude that WSP's turnover rate is abnormally above average."

WSP Global Inc. · WSP Spruce Point Capital · p. 23
callout other

"Yeah, missing your turnaround time and percent of the order complete by far."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 95
callout ceo quote

"We think that Twist has every motive to fabricate its reported gross margin."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 112
callout process diagram

"All these problems disappear in a simpler, more agile single holding company"

Rio Tinto · RIO Palliser Capital · p. 23
callout sop buildup

"Current Consensus expectations assumes flawless execution of 84 new programs"

2U, Inc. · TWOU Spruce Point Capital · p. 39
callout villain critique

"NQ broke the cardinal rule of China fraud: Do not get into trouble in China."

NQ Mobile Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 45
callout appendix data

"The idea is to show that we got code execution on the device and so does NQ."

NQ Mobile Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 78
callout other

"You can’t get blood from a stone. Puerto Rico can only support so much debt."

Assured Guaranty · AGO Greenlight Capital · p. 48
callout thesis headline

"ELF's claim it changed sourcing practices strikes us as categorically false."

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. · ELF Muddy Waters · p. 4
callout villain critique

"We believe Disney's corporate culture does not welcome dissenting viewpoints"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 18
callout ceo quote

"The Company LOWERED its target by 9% between the 2014 and 2016 Investor Days"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 73
callout villain critique

"We question the circumstances surrounding Mr. Muñoz’s departure from Nissan."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 139
callout villain critique

"The Company made a series of failed commitments regarding its TiO2 business."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 192
callout villain critique

"FROM PPP LOAN RECIPIENT TO BILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS IN SIX MONTHS – REALLY???"

XL Fleet Corp · XL Muddy Waters · p. 41
callout villain critique

"Tang Yan, the Founder and CEO of Momo, is a famous poker player and gambler."

Momo, Inc. · MOMO Spruce Point Capital · p. 35
callout other

"Logic would suggest that Momo's rate will come down to match peers over time"

Momo, Inc. · MOMO Spruce Point Capital · p. 57
callout sop buildup

"WFG's distribution business is a major part of Aegon's earnings growth plan."

Aegon Ltd. · AEG Spruce Point Capital · p. 18
callout valuation reveal

"Sensitivity to St. Jude Medical's current stock price is in the lower table."

St. Jude Medical, Inc. · STJ Muddy Waters · p. 28
callout ceo quote

"The Company has missed its 10% EPS growth target in each of the last 3 years"

PPG Industries, Inc. · PPG Trian Partners · p. 10
callout kpi overview

"Total AUM benchmarked to MSCI indices is down -9% from June 30, 2021 – 2023."

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 30
callout valuation reveal

"$51 per share implied value is approximately 120% upside from current levels"

Lazard Ltd · LAZ Trian Partners · p. 36