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callout precedent table

"Spruce Point has written four critical activist reports in Canada. In a majority of the cases, the share price has met or exceeded our downside estimate of intrinsic value. The average share price decline is 57%."

Dollarama Inc. · DOL Spruce Point Capital · p. 4
callout villain critique

"Despite pulling back from recent highs, D-Wave's share price remains up over 600% since last October – a staggering rally that has occurred alongside largely unchanged consensus revenue estimates, as shown below."

D-Wave Quantum Inc · QBTS Kerrisdale Capital · p. 8
callout executive summary

"Zebra's multiple expansion and valuation premium to the sum-of-parts are difficult to explain; we estimate 65% – 80% long-term potential downside risk to the share price and expect it to underperform the market."

Zebra Technologies Corp. · ZBRA Spruce Point Capital · p. 7
callout peer gap

"Spruce Point believes that C3 might look optically cheap relative to high growth data and AI peers, but that C3's revenue estimates are too high, and lie on a shaky foundation with a related-party Baker Hughes."

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 82
callout sop buildup

"SCT Leisure owns c.$1.3bn worth land in the region surrounding Everland (in-use + undeveloped), c. 4x the Leisure business's estimated intrinsic value (not currently included in our intrinsic value calculation)"

Samsung C&T Corporation · 028260 KS Palliser Capital · p. 25
callout kpi overview

"Our range of estimates assumes that female utilization could decrease to 0.98% vs. the 1.02% female utilization we estimate for FY22. Each 0.01% of utilization decline equates to approximately $10M of revenues."

Progyny, Inc. · PGNY Spruce Point Capital · p. 50
callout kpi overview

"Ancora agrees with RBA’s estimates that revenue synergy opportunities can yield $250 to $780 million of EBITDA – and sees additional opportunities for the combined company to gain market share and drive value"

callout peer gap

"D&D is currently trading at a significant discount to its peers, based on FY2024 consensus EBITDA estimates. Illustratively, at the peer median of 19.2x EV / FY2024 EBITDA, D&D would trade at $71.54 per share"

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 82
callout sop buildup

"Shown at right are illustrative estimates for deployment of 700MHz A and AWS-3 spectrum – these two examples alone generate over $1.10 of incremental AFFO per share for CCI (realized over a multiyear period)"

callout appendix data

"After prorating our data to the number of days in the 3rd quarter, we estimate that Lianjia’s existing home sales GTV was approximately RMB ~161 billion in 3Q21, which suggests BEKE inflated the GTV by ~15%."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 64
callout appendix data

"We estimate $822 - $966 million of additional liabilities (beyond the convertible bond notional) are not being factored into Aerojet’s valuation, allowing some analysts to claim it is “cheap” on the surface."

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. · AJRD Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout villain critique

"As the discrepancy between accounting income and cash flow widens, funding the dividend becomes tricky – consensus earnings estimates for 2025/2026 imply a dividend that is unrealistic vs. cash or cash flow."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 74
callout ceo quote

"Given its 2019 disclosure of 12,000 new employees, we estimate 7,400 employees departed. Therefore, we estimate employee attrition at 46.0% or significantly higher than the 26.6% figure cited by management."

TaskUs, Inc. · TASK Spruce Point Capital · p. 37
callout ceo quote

"Phillips 66 is far from achieving its 2025 mid-cycle EBITDA target, with analysts' 2026 estimates signaling a major shortfall – despite consensus forecasts assuming a reasonable mid-cycle price environment."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 38
callout other

"Discounting the projected enterprise value back one and one quarter periods at 25% and adjusting for the share count, we arrive at a fair value estimate for FCUV of $15 per share, well above current levels."

Focus Universal Inc. · FCUV White Diamond Research · p. 4
callout before after

"IPX has shifted the narrative from Phase II being spherical or angular powder to now just angular powder. They have also reduced the capacity estimate from 2,000 to 1,400 tpa at slightly higher capex cost."

IperionX Ltd. · IPX Spruce Point Capital · p. 29
callout peer gap

"We believe FND trades at an irrational premium to peers and that sell-side expectations are too high. Where we differ the most is new store operating expenses which we estimate are set to rapidly increase."

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. · FND Spruce Point Capital · p. 122
callout precedent table

"If Maxar were to admit earnings overstatement tied to incorrect accounting, we would expect a 25% to 30% in its share price. Recent admissions by similar companies suggest this to be a realistic estimate."

Maxar Technologies · MAXR Spruce Point Capital · p. 22
callout peer gap

"At a minimum, industry leading FMCG companies should achieve normalized gross margins of over 45%. Currently, we estimate Consumer Products Gross Margins remain below pre-Covid levels and far below peers."

Kao Corporation · 4452.JP Oasis Management · p. 17
callout executive summary

"We are concerned with the increase in gross profit write-ups from contract estimate revisions in recent quarters and the outsized impacts these management decisions had on the Company’s reported earnings."

Limbach Holdings, Inc. · LMB Spruce Point Capital · p. 11
callout ceo quote

"As a result of the mismatch between the high cost structure of the Display businesses and the primarily low-CPM ad sales it generates, we estimate that AOL loses over $500 million in its Display business."

AOL, Inc. · AOL Starboard Value · p. 23
callout executive summary

"Bunge is a cash incinerating agribusiness roll-up which we estimate has a cumulative cash flow deficit of ($1.6bn) since 1999 while distributing $4.7bn and $3.9bn towards dividends and share repurchases."

Bunge Global SA · BG Spruce Point Capital · p. 11
callout ceo quote

"Based on our analysis, which adjusts from the sale of U.S. (Amcor) and European “EC” (Bemis) assets, we estimate that Bemis and legacy Amcor were declining 3.0% and 4.0%, respectively, through Sept 2019."

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout ceo quote

"Based on our analysis, which adjusts from the sale of U.S. (Amcor) and European “EC” (Bemis) assets, we estimate that Bemis and legacy Amcor were declining 3.0% and 4.0%, respectively, through Sept 2019."

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 28
callout valuation reveal

"Though analysts project declining sales growth, they foresee margin expansion at the same time. This pair of estimates makes little sense to us and should make investors skeptical of consensus estimates."

Dollarama Inc. · DOL Spruce Point Capital · p. 8
callout kpi overview

"To the extent our estimate is accurate, this anemic production supports our view that DNMR PHA compounds are in low demand, and DNMR is incapable of producing PHA compounds that would be in high demand."

Danimer Scientific · DNMR Muddy Waters · p. 6
callout executive summary

"We value Olam on a liquidation basis because our opinion is that it is likely to fail. In the event of a liquidation, we estimate the present value of unsecured bonds to be 14 to 33 cents on the dollar."

callout villain critique

"Bristol-Myers is estimating Celgene’s five near-term product launch opportunities will generate base case 2028 revenues that are 59% higher than the median of Wall Street analysts’ research estimates."

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 85
callout villain critique

"That the SRR program's financial benefit to Red Cat is being massively overestimated by the market is not that controversial among other industry players who have considered competing for the program."

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. · RCAT Kerrisdale Capital · p. 15
callout thesis headline

"We estimate 30% – 50% intermediate term potential downside risk to CLEAR's share price and expect it to underperform the technology and transportation industries along with the broader equity market."

Clear Secure, Inc. · YOU Spruce Point Capital · p. 6
callout villain critique

"the peak plasma levels of Pitolisant after 6 consecutive daily doses will be 2.3x higher than they were on Day 1 but the Day 1 plasma concentrations were used to estimate the safety margins for QTcF."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 131
callout other

"As of June 2017, Mr. Rehbeli, a Manulife expert witness, estimated that a $100 million deposit into the Carrier Fund would cause “an immediate reported loss to the insurer in excess of $45 million.”"

callout sop buildup

"TWX, by any measure, is undervalued. There appears to be a significant valuation gap between the current stock price of TWX and the estimated intrinsic value of the underlying assets of the Company."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 263
callout kpi overview

"We estimate that the GSEs’ minimum capital levels were nearly sufficient to withstand their actual losses during the financial crisis, excluding the large credit losses from subprime and Alt-A loans"

callout other

"We estimate that the company will fall short of 2022E revenue and EBITDA by 35%, while we estimate that Levered Free Cash Flow in 2022E will be $74.3 million, or 80% lower than what forecasts imply."

MultiPlan Corp · MPLN Muddy Waters · p. 3
callout kpi overview

"We estimate that the GSEs’ minimum capital levels were nearly sufficient to withstand their actual losses during the financial crisis, excluding the large credit losses from subprime and Alt-A loans"

callout thesis headline

"Based on our application of a generous 1.5x - 2.0x 2022E revenue multiple, we estimate a price target of $4.40 – $6.05 per share price target for FIGS, representing 45% - 60% downside from current."

FIGS, Inc. · FIGS Spruce Point Capital · p. 11
callout villain critique

"Even if Tessera were to achieve their current cost reduction targets in DOC, we estimate that DOC would still generate segment operating losses of $95 million in 2013, including corporate overhead."

Tessera Technologies Inc. · TSRA Starboard Value · p. 15
callout appendix data

"With the estimated impact of Actix and Celcite backed out of total sales, Amdocs’ revenue appears to have grown only between 1-2% on an annual basis through the quarters following the acquisitions."

Amdocs Limited · DOX Spruce Point Capital · p. 114
callout executive summary

"We are short BEKE because we conclude the Company is engaged in systemic fraud, by our estimate, inflating its new home sales GTV by over ~126% and its commission revenues by approximately ~77–96%."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 2
callout villain critique

"Even at AOL's target revenue model of selling 80% of ad slots to local advertisers near rate card pricing, we estimate that Patch would still lose approximately $20 million to $60 million per year."

AOL, Inc. · AOL Starboard Value · p. 40
callout sop buildup

"Even taking management’s presumed average of 1.5 vets per clinic as given, we estimate that PetIQ wellness centers will be unprofitable at maturity under more reasonable store traffic assumptions."

PetIQ, Inc. · PETQ Spruce Point Capital · p. 60
callout ceo quote

"We find it extremely curious that management could be so off in its estimates for VIP sales. How could management have such little visibility into a stable, diversified, steadily-growing business?"

PetIQ, Inc. · PETQ Spruce Point Capital · p. 56
callout comparison table

"In a hypothetical year where BREIT generates a target return of 12.0%, we estimate an investor would pay an “all-in” fee ratio, including both management fees plus performance fees, of 2.7% of NAV"

Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. · HHH Pershing Square · p. 41
callout villain critique

"We conservatively estimate Porch booked $8.1m of revenue in 2019 with zero cost associated with it. As a result, we estimate Gross Margin % to be inflated by approximately 2.3% (230 basis points)."

Porch Group Inc · PRCH Spruce Point Capital · p. 8
callout villain critique

"We conservatively estimate Porch booked $8.1m of revenue in 2019 with zero cost associated with it. As a result, we estimate Gross Margin % to be inflated by approximately 2.3% (230 basis points)."

Porch Group Inc · PRCH Spruce Point Capital · p. 52
callout peer gap

"The obvious way to play this is through copper mining companies. Freeport-McMoRan, is the leading copper miner. It is up 45% this year. It trades at a still reasonable 16x estimated 2021 earnings."

Teck Resources · TECK Greenlight Capital · p. 34
callout demand list

"We estimate that the retention of the GSEs’ earnings will allow them to become fully capitalized in no more than a decade. There are several potential alternatives to capitalize them more quickly"

callout ceo quote

"Dycom does not regularly report wireless revenue but is often asked by analysts. Based on our analysis, we estimate annual revenues have fallen from ~$300 million (2020) to ~$185 million (2024)."

Dycom Industries, Inc. · DY Spruce Point Capital · p. 17
callout villain critique

"By calculating predicted subscription months assuming 0% and 100% cohort renewals versus actuals, we estimate that Heska retention rates were materially lower than the “>95%” the Company quotes."

Heska Corporation · HSKA Spruce Point Capital · p. 62
callout villain critique

"In fact, following the pre-announcement of recent results and initial 2018 outlook, we estimate that management’s EBITDA guidance for 2018 has fallen 17% below its original post-merger guidance."

Newell Brands Inc. · NWL Starboard Value · p. 3
callout kpi overview

"Spruce Point estimates that for the first time since coming public, Remitly's transaction margin, or the difference of revenue per send volume and transaction expense per send volume, declined."

Remitly Global, Inc. · RELY Spruce Point Capital · p. 37
callout peer gap

"Target currently owns approximately 213 million square feet of retail square footage (1), more than any other publicly traded retail real estate company in the U.S. today based on our estimates"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 57
callout appendix data

"Positive sales momentum has culminated in rising consensus revenue estimates for mall-based retailers. Wall Street is now forecasting 2.6% and 3.5% revenue growth in 2010 and 2011, respectively"

callout appendix data

"The business units of TWX, if separated, should have the ability to manage even more debt (estimated at up to $23 billion) without jeopardizing their ability to secure investment grade ratings."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 352
callout villain critique

"This estimate does not include harm done to the ~10mm¹ former Non-Sales Leader distributors. As such, we think the true financial damage Herbalife has inflicted is materially higher than $3.8bn"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 327
callout ceo quote

"While we estimate BR has invested $1.0 billion+ in the UBS wealth platform since launching the project in 2018, its end customer, UBS Americas Wealth Advisors, is slowly bleeding in population."

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. · BR Spruce Point Capital · p. 46
callout ceo quote

"While PetIQ's growth target was initially set at 20%, this figure was gradually tracked back to 15% without much explanation, and without any announcement that its growth estimate had changed."

PetIQ, Inc. · PETQ Spruce Point Capital · p. 89
callout other

"This view is captured in an October 23rd note from Morgan Stanley which estimated only 1%-3% of all incremental US data center power capacity (~2-5 GWe) through 2035 would be provided by SMRs."

Oklo Inc. · OKLO Kerrisdale Capital · p. 18
callout demand list

"The pursuit of a dutch auction, in conjunction with other actions, should help reduce the valuation gap between the current stock price of TWX and the estimated intrinsic value of the Company."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 220