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callout villain critique

"We believe Amcor’s Statement of Cash Flow does not comply with FASB guidelines as it does not show restricted cash movements."

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 44
callout comparison table

"Elliott believes the adoption of the Accelerate Hyundai Proposals can benefit all stakeholders across the Hyundai Motor Group"

Hyundai Motor Group Elliott Management · p. 42
callout other

"Spruce Point believes the Digital ID model does not work for CLEAR and data security risk for CLEAR is a significant concern."

Clear Secure, Inc. · YOU Spruce Point Capital · p. 40
callout transition

"We continue to believe that any proposal for housing finance reform must satisfy the following conditions in order to succeed"

callout other

"We believe Barclays' chart makes Kalshi's hold rate look much higher when measured against true notional traded (both sides)."

DraftKings Inc. · DKNG Spruce Point Capital · p. 31
callout section divider

"We Believe Co-Founder And Board Executive Chair Hasson Has Misrepresented Her Past And The FIGS Origin Story Is Questionable"

FIGS, Inc. · FIGS Spruce Point Capital · p. 17
callout other

"We believe that rising levels of U.S. investment will translate into new project opportunities for Fluor in its core markets"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 21
callout villain critique

"We believe this is yet another example of McDonald’s’ leadership’s unwillingness to embrace and act on stakeholder feedback."

callout demand list

"If housing finance reform is successful, we believe Fannie and Freddie will be worth multiples of their current share prices"

Unknown · p. 41
callout ceo quote

"We believe the CEO's response to a question of why it chose Millville is whimsical and displays a lack of in depth planning."

Oatly Group AB · OTLY Spruce Point Capital · p. 33
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point observes that Saputo has implemented a few financial strategies which we believe are designed to conserve cash."

Saputo Inc. · TSX:SAP Spruce Point Capital · p. 38
callout demand list

"As a first step, we believe there must be Board change at Huntsman, including direct representation for common shareholders."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 206
callout ceo quote

"We believe its citation which emphasizes the need to "preserve and increase our market competitiveness" is a major red flag."

Perion Network Ltd. · PERI Spruce Point Capital · p. 25
callout villain critique

"Darden’s recent Bylaw amendments underscore what we believe to be the Company’s blatant disregard for shareholder interests."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 95
callout thesis headline

"Spruce Point believes the market is missing multiple factors signaling extreme financial strain in the Stryker equity story."

Stryker Corp. · SYK Spruce Point Capital · p. 10
callout villain critique

"We believe further disclosure from management is required to address this issue in order to avoid a Galderma-like situation."

Quintis Limited · QIN Viceroy Research · p. 31
callout section divider

"We Believe The Pest Control Industry Has Recently Become More Competitive And Rollins Is Struggling To Maintain Its Position"

Rollins Inc. · ROL Spruce Point Capital · p. 12
callout other

"With such an insignificant presence in China's two largest media markets, we do not believe CCME's reported revenue numbers."

callout valuation reveal

"We do not believe investors and analysts are looking carefully at its aggressive use of capital leases which inflate EBITDA."

U.S. Concrete Inc · USCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 9
callout executive summary

"We believe that Tempus Labs (now promoted as Tempus AI) is their next big technology promotion that is likely to disappoint."

Tempus AI, Inc. · TEM Spruce Point Capital · p. 6
callout villain critique

"We believe this is a false and misleading statement to investors, and a securities law violation. We reported it to the SEC."

GreenPower Motor Company · GP White Diamond Research · p. 5
callout other

"We believe Darden must revamp its advertising strategy and increase traffic through efficient and focused advertising spend"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 131
callout other

"We believe Darden must revamp its advertising strategy and increase traffic through efficient and focused advertising spend"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 131
callout kpi overview

"We believe P&G should earn a 24% EBIT margin – a substantial increase in profitability from its current EBIT margin of ~19%"

Procter & Gamble · PG Pershing Square · p. 20
callout executive summary

"NQ is a massive fraud. We believe it is a “Zero”. At least 72% of NQ’s purported 2012 China security revenue is fictitious."

NQ Mobile Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 2
callout executive summary

"We believe WFG pushes the boundaries when using emotional or high-pressure tactics in its recruiting and sales programming."

Aegon Ltd. · AEG Spruce Point Capital · p. 9
callout villain critique

"We believe this supports our opinion that the challenges faced by PERI's search business are more permanent then temporary."

Perion Network Ltd. · PERI Spruce Point Capital · p. 56
callout villain critique

"We believe that O’s tenant quality is poor and the company is concerned about the impact of transparency on its stock price"

Realty Income Corporation · O Pershing Square · p. 15
callout villain critique

"We believe the accounting IQE used to avoid recognizing any loss, and the resulting non-recognition, are highly aggressive."

IQE plc · IQE Muddy Waters · p. 8
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point believes that Porch’s partnership with home inspectors is a last ditch effort to make its business model work."

Porch Group Inc · PRCH Spruce Point Capital · p. 34
callout appendix data

"We believe the previous purchase price of $2M just days prior to IIPR’s purchase to be more accurate value of the property."

callout executive summary

"Ultimately, we believe Ceres embodies a fundamentally flawed business model unfit for a public company in its current form."

Ceres Power Holdings plc · CWR Grizzly Research · p. 25
callout other

"We believe the clues in Sorena Turbine’s video can be used to match its location to the company address in Chitgar, Tehran."

FTAI Aviation, Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 13
callout nominee bio

"We believe that the Board will benefit greatly by having a representative of a significant shareholder serve on the Board."

Office Depot, Inc. · ODP Starboard Value · p. 52
callout section divider

"We believe that Target’s suboptimal board has contributed to the company’s material underperformance during this recession"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 23
callout peer gap

"We believe that this will spark a material migration of Dexcom users to the Libre, which is now technologically comparable"

Dexcom, Inc. · DXCM Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout villain critique

"The FTC believes the exclusion of zero-earning distributors is relevant to a determination that an MLM is a pyramid scheme"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 181
callout comparison table

"We do not believe bank standards are appropriate for the GSEs’ guarantee business, which carries significantly fewer risks"

callout demand list

"We believe the existing junior preferred can be left outstanding, refinanced, or converted to common on a negotiated basis"

callout villain critique

"Through this deal, which is probably as clean as a Vitek deal gets, we believe Vitek pocketed approximately ~€118 million."

callout kpi overview

"We believe this underperformance pressured Fairfax into becoming aggressive in pulling accounting levers starting in 2018."

callout villain critique

"We believe BEKE uses these SAIC listed non-physical locations as “ghost stores” as false support for its SEC store counts."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 27
callout villain critique

"As Amazon grows its product lines, we believe it will be nearly impossible for PBH to compete in the e-commerce landscape."

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. · PBH Spruce Point Capital · p. 83
callout other

"Elliott believes Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) has a significant value creation opportunity driven by the quality of its assets."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 3
callout villain critique

"We believe there are several corporate Governance red flags with Danimer’s management team that should worry ESG investors"

Danimer Scientific, Inc. · DNMR Spruce Point Capital · p. 5
callout comparison table

"We do not believe bank standards are appropriate for the GSEs’ guarantee business, which carries significantly fewer risks"

callout demand list

"We believe the existing junior preferred can be left outstanding, refinanced, or converted to common on a negotiated basis"

callout villain critique

"We believe Limbach’s treatment of acquisition and restructuring costs in its Adj. EBITDA calculation is overly permissive."

Limbach Holdings, Inc. · LMB Spruce Point Capital · p. 60
callout nominee bio

"We believe that the Board will benefit greatly by having a representative of a significant shareholder serve on the Board."

AOL, Inc. · AOL Starboard Value · p. 90
callout appendix data

"We have reason to believe that the select assets and 1.83 acre Los Angeles cannabis campus are actually the same property."

callout other

"The creation – not just the identification – of value; we believe Elliott's strength is in catalyzing constructive change"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 4
callout thesis headline

"We believe the market is offering investors a world-class business for relatively low multiples of earnings and cash flow"

Danone · BN.PA Trian Partners · p. 5
callout peer gap

"Based on our diligence, we believe Crown Castle can achieve a 40% capex revenue ROI on $600M of Fiber discretionary capex"

Crown Castle International · CCI Elliott Management · p. 51
callout other

"We believe there is room for 10k to 12k additional stores¹ or a decade of store growth at the current industry build rate"

Family Dollar Stores · FDO Pershing Square · p. 10
callout ceo quote

"Management believes it can return to FY22 profitability by the end of FY24 and move toward peer margin levels thereafter."

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 64
callout appendix data

"The creation – not just the identification – of value; we believe Elliott’s strength is in catalyzing constructive change"

Unknown · p. 15
callout ceo quote

"Against what we believe is a fully objective list of peer companies, Dr. Kleinfeld demonstrates profound underperformance"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 32