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callout villain critique

"Reviews spanning a five-year period suggest that Fairmont Dubai failed to address reports of sex workers operating in one of its bars."

Accor SA · AC Grizzly Research · p. 25
callout ceo quote

"The Board & Management’s myopic focus on EBITDA growth has failed: over the last 10 years, total shareholder return has increased <1%"

callout scqa situation

"We are here today because we believe Arconic’s management isn’t succeeding at any of these tasks and yet the Board has failed to act"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 6
callout villain critique

"We believe Lightspeed has always aspired to be the next Shopify, but the evidence suggests it has failed miserably in its ambitions."

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. · LSPD Spruce Point Capital · p. 37
callout cover

"A Failed One-Trick Pony At 15X Sales, Reeking of Study Fraud, Kickbacks, And A Covered-Up Explants Crisis That Merits An FDA Recall"

Nevro Corp. · NVRO Scorpion Capital · p. 1
callout villain critique

"At Phillips 66, the Board has consistently awarded above-target bonuses even when management failed their cost-control objectives."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 20
callout villain critique

"Incumbent Board also failed to plan for succession, leaving Campbell without a permanent CEO at a crucial juncture in its history"

Campbell Soup Company · CPB Third Point · p. 27
callout villain critique

"Four of Huntsman’s five reporting segments failed to achieve the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA targets set at its 2014 Investor Day"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 71
callout villain critique

"Using this data, we estimate that in the 2006-2012 period ~1.1mm Sale Leaders failed and left the business, a ~90% failure rate"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 320
callout villain critique

"Analysts are holding out aspirational upside price targets, that have failed to be met, and still have not reset expectations."

Dropbox, Inc. · DBX Spruce Point Capital · p. 54
callout peer gap

"AAP has failed to capitalize on these tailwinds to generate the outperformance of its closest peers, O'Reilly and AutoZone."

Advance Auto Parts · AAP Starboard Value · p. 9
callout villain critique

"Historical performance suggests current leadership has failed to create enduring value for shareholders over the long-term"

Sotheby's · BID Third Point · p. 10
callout villain critique

"Over the past four years OUTR has spent $663 million on failed growth ventures...over 130% of OUTR’s current market value!"

Outerwall Inc. · OUTR Engaged Capital · p. 17
callout executive summary

"Samsung Electronics is a leading global technology company which has failed for years to deliver proper shareholder value"

callout villain critique

"The Park began in 2011 with RMB 6 billion in investment and closed in 2014 having failed abysmally to attract visitors."

Ballard Power Systems · BLDP Spruce Point Capital · p. 41
callout appendix data

"We estimate that the average failed Sales Leader has $2,000 of expenses, net of minimal retail and/or recruiting profit"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 326
callout other

"It appears that Stryker failed to restate the segment D&A when it made the restatement through the cash flow statement."

Stryker Corp. · SYK Spruce Point Capital · p. 46
callout villain critique

"Generac's acquisition of Enbala Power Networks in Oct 2020 has the flavor of a failed, but highly promoted investment."

Generac Holdings, Inc. · GNRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 93
callout villain critique

"Lightning is a failed product at every level; BLI got the features, applications, target market, and pricing all wrong"

Berkeley Lights · BLI Scorpion Capital · p. 144
callout villain critique

"Management has squandered billions of dollars of shareholder value on failed exploration adventures around the globe"

Capricorn Energy · CNE Palliser Capital · p. 19
callout ceo quote

"For eight years, current leadership has consistently failed to grow volumes and reach its OR profitability targets"

callout ceo quote

"Why hasn't CHD also impaired or written-down the $61m of goodwill and intangibles associated with the failed deal?"

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. · CHD Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout villain critique

"In the past 5 yrs, management has destroyed 20+% of its market capitalization through failed exploration ventures"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 40
callout villain critique

"The results speak for themselves: Mr. Burritt and the senior leadership team have failed at running the business."

callout villain critique

"Under Lance Fritz's eight-year tenure as CEO, UNP has repeatedly and significantly failed to reach its potential"

callout ceo quote

"The Board has failed to respond to shareholders’ repeated requests for significant environmental risk oversight."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 37
callout ceo quote

"The Board has failed to respond to shareholders’ repeated requests for significant environmental risk oversight."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 153
callout ceo quote

"We believe investors have failed to scrutinize the new business generation implications of this strategy change."

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 75
callout ceo quote

"Amcor bulls see 19%, but most have failed to conduct a forensic analysis of management’s statements vs. reality."

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 88
callout villain critique

"The Company failed to achieve the financial targets it had presented to shareholders regarding the acquisition."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 189
callout ceo quote

"Despite increasing investments in Sales and Marketing, BMC has failed to generate meaningful ESM revenue growth"

BMC Software · BMC Elliott Management · p. 25
callout section divider

"Elliott Put Forward a Proposal in January: Hess Reacted Defensively and Has Failed to Address Its Problems"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 85
callout before after

"The Company's Adjusted EBITDA not only failed to improve, but had deteriorated after the 2014 Investor Day"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 70
callout timeline

"This election contest is the result of numerous failed efforts to constructively engage with the Company."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 18
callout executive summary

"GCP’s current Board has failed across the spectrum – operations, governance, compensation, and strategy."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 12
callout villain critique

"Disney’s Board Has Failed in its Core Responsibilities and Has Not Been Held Accountable to Shareholders"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 52
callout ceo quote

"Tessera has failed to achieve every commitment it has made in its DOC business over the past few years."

Tessera Technologies Inc. · TSRA Starboard Value · p. 12
callout peer gap

"Box has failed to accelerate growth, and its growth rate ranks near the bottom third of its Peer Group"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 47
callout villain critique

"The McDonald's Board has failed to prioritize ESG and ensure the Company meets its stated commitments"

callout villain critique

"The McDonald's Board has failed to prioritize ESG and ensure the Company meets its stated commitments"

callout transition

"Despite all its hyperbole, Pure has thus far failed to get a toehold selling AFAs into hyperscalers."

Pure Storage, Inc. · PSTG Kerrisdale Capital · p. 22
callout villain critique

"If this is a failed mining venture involving CFO Man, then we believe UEC investors deserve to know."

Uranium Energy Corp · UEC Spruce Point Capital · p. 31
callout ceo quote

"We are skeptical of CTC's broad cost savings plan as management failed to articulate many specifics"

Canadian Tire Corporation · CTC.A Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout villain critique

"We believe the Board has failed to address two of the most troubling legacy directors on the Board."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 137
callout before after

"THE COMPANY HAS FAILED TO DELIVER ON ITS FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS OVER THREE CONSECUTIVE INVESTOR DAYS"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 3
callout villain critique

"The Company failed to deliver on Adjusted EBITDA commitments from three consecutive investor days."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 24
callout villain critique

"A Board riddled with conflicts failed to hold management accountable for years of missed promises."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 28
callout before after

"The Company failed to deliver on Adjusted EBITDA commitments from three consecutive investor days."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 79
callout villain critique

"Huntsman made new promises at three consecutive investor days, and each time, failed to deliver."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 22
callout villain critique

"Huntsman made new promises at three consecutive investor days, and each time, failed to deliver."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 78
callout scqa question

">How did a random French lab’s molecule “work” where over a dozen major pharma companies failed?"

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 69
callout villain critique

"The Board has failed to install executive compensation practices that properly align incentives"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 56
callout villain critique

"The Board has failed to hold management accountable for the Company's promises to shareholders."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 25
callout villain critique

"The Board has failed to install executive compensation practices that properly align incentives"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 56
callout villain critique

"This gamble resulted in COMPLETE FAILURE, and CHECKMATE-026 failed its first-line NSCLC study."

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 43
callout peer gap

"Prior to our involvement, Box consistently disappointed investors and failed to create value"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 13
callout villain critique

"The Company failed to deliver on financial commitments from three consecutive investor days."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 13
callout before after

"Every reporting segment has FAILED to grow volume in-line with the Company's expectations"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 47