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callout villain critique

"It’s good to be a professional manager who works for Sumner Redstone"

Viacom · VIAB SpringOwl · p. 32
callout villain critique

"Why did the Board allow management to lower the bar so dramatically?"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 31
callout sop buildup

"$81,111 = JOE's estimated average cost to develop a lot in RiverTown"

The St. Joe Company · JOE Greenlight Capital · p. 55
callout kpi overview

"Cost Multiple to HDDs: 4.9x (QLC SSD) and 5.9x (Pure 150TB QLC DFM)."

Pure Storage, Inc. · PSTG Kerrisdale Capital · p. 16
callout villain critique

"We Estimate TCV Is ~$600 Million Overstated Based On Our Adjustments"

Tempus AI, Inc. · TEM Spruce Point Capital · p. 48
callout other

"Q: Why is the Stock in such a Swamp? A: Former Management was Putrid"

Edgio, Inc. · EGIO Citron Research · p. 8
callout peer gap

"Viator has grown slower than GetYourGuide over the last few years..."

Tripadvisor, Inc. · TRIP Starboard Value · p. 29
callout executive summary

"It seems the Titanic is still heading full steam toward the iceberg."

Olam International · OLAM Muddy Waters · p. 2
callout demand list

"A plant-focused, entrepreneurial culture is ready to rise at Arconic"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 18
callout peer gap

"PHILLIPS' STRATEGY OF BUYING ITS WAY TO A HIGHER MULTIPLE HAS FAILED"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 22
callout villain critique

"Many frequent complaints about the Dropbox system from Reddit users."

Dropbox, Inc. · DBX Spruce Point Capital · p. 34
callout villain critique

"この例は、豊田自動織機が保有する上場会社株式に起因する本源的価値の増加が価格交渉の過程において適切に反映されなかったことを示しています。"

Toyota Industries Corporation · 6201 Elliott Management · p. 5
callout villain critique

"Ceasing a regular disclosure made since 2018 in latest Annual Report"

WSP Global Inc. · WSP Spruce Point Capital · p. 31
callout demand list

"We call upon BUR to disclose where Petersen is marked as of H1 2019."

Burford Capital · BUR Muddy Waters · p. 8
callout ceo quote

"You’ve got a lot of material cost there, and you get a lot of waste."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 101
callout demand list

"Trian recommends ~$20 billion in incremental net leverage by 2018(1)"

General Electric · GE Trian Partners · p. 61
callout thesis headline

"At least 72% of NQ's purported China security revenue is fictitious."

NQ Mobile Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 3
callout section divider

"Quality assets but with limited synergies with the mineral portfolio"

BHP Billiton · BHP Elliott Management · p. 6
callout other

"We Expect Hardware to Remain a Material Burden on Samsara Financials"

Samsara Inc. · IOT Spruce Point Capital · p. 18
callout demand list

"Volumes should be urgently repurposed towards higher-value use cases"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 230
callout other

"Our goal with this presentation is to shine a spotlight on Herbalife"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 334
callout demand list

"We believe our plan could boost Phillips 66's shares by 75% or more."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 21
callout villain critique

"We believe greater emphasis could signal client retention challenges"

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 108
callout villain critique

"A major source of past revenue is unlikely to return to past levels."

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 52
callout ceo quote

"The first description you read is a little grandiose for what it is."

Perion Network Ltd. · PERI Spruce Point Capital · p. 117
callout ceo quote

"Based on the above results, we believe this response was misleading."

Nidec Corp. · 6594 JP Muddy Waters · p. 32
callout peer gap

"In Q315, Facebook’s mobile revenue grew to 12.5x Bigger than Yahoo’s"

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO SpringOwl · p. 29
callout peer gap

"In Q315, Facebook's mobile revenue grew to 12.5x Bigger than Yahoo's"

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO SpringOwl · p. 52
callout precedent table

"Other Leading Asset Managers are for a “case by case” approach (1/2)"

BlackRock · BLK Bluebell Capital · p. 76
callout transition

"The tree is both commercially and biologically difficult to grow as:"

Quintis Limited · QIN Viceroy Research · p. 5
callout other

"Spot checking reveals that the overstatement is likely much greater."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 31
callout executive summary

"$5bn in custom networks is only slightly over $1 per share of value."

Lumen Technologies · LUMN Kerrisdale Capital · p. 3
callout other

"Near-term project pipeline is thin and only 2 years of demand growth"

Teck Resources · TECK Greenlight Capital · p. 22
callout villain critique

"Why did the Board allow management to lower the bar so dramatically?"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 31
callout demand list

"The 2019 Airbus submission to CDP should be made publicly available."

Airbus · AIR TCI Fund · p. 3
callout ceo quote

"Management committed to its pipeline of “blockbuster” drugs in 2019."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 17
callout villain critique

"Unfortunately, Pfizer was also unsuccessful in developing Tanezumab."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 29
callout villain critique

"PHILLIPS’ STRATEGY OF BUYING ITS WAY TO A HIGHER MULTIPLE HAS FAILED"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 29