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callout kpi overview

"Despite significant share price appreciation, we believe QSR remains a compelling long-term investment"

Unknown · p. 18
callout peer gap

"We believe Ferguson's blended branch business should be valued in-line with specialty RMI distributors"

Ferguson plc · FERG Trian Partners · p. 7
callout timeline

"Spruce Point believes the MA case will get moved to federal court and ultimately a petition to SCOTUS."

DraftKings Inc. · DKNG Spruce Point Capital · p. 12
callout ceo quote

"FIGS likes to speak about its tenured management team, but we believe the reality is quite different."

FIGS, Inc. · FIGS Spruce Point Capital · p. 48
callout ceo quote

"We believe Darden needs to follow the words it once said and revive the brand with excellent leaders."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 62
callout executive summary

"We believe Autodesk can achieve 45%+ Adj. Operating Margins and $3.4 billion of Adj. EBITDA by FY2027"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 4
callout executive summary

"We believe the Company is fundamentally misvalued by Wall Street and is more levered than it appears."

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. · PWSC Spruce Point Capital · p. 8
callout villain critique

"We believe Huntsman is attempting to deceive shareholders regarding its track record on relative TSR."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 58
callout ceo quote

"We believe Darden needs to follow the words it once said and revive the brand with excellent leaders."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 62
callout demand list

"With a seven-year extension, we believe the Company would be able to repay existing creditors in full"

General Growth Properties · GGP Pershing Square · p. 4
callout process diagram

"We believe there is an opportunity to reduce costs by increasing regional manufacturing capabilities."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 73
callout villain critique

"The stock is currently trading above consensus targets which we believe make it a poor risk / reward."

Uranium Energy Corp · UEC Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
callout transition

"We believe that the approximate one-third decline on the day of the ruling was a market overreaction."

Unknown · p. 54
callout executive summary

"We believe Autodesk can achieve 45%+ Adj. Operating Margins and $3.4 billion of Adj. EBITDA by FY2027"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 4
callout villain critique

"Our research leads us to believe that Nuvei has in fact served merchants in the adult film industry."

Nuvei Corp · NVEI Spruce Point Capital · p. 52
callout ceo quote

"We believe TROX can easily pay between $24 – $43/share in cash and remain conservatively capitalized"

callout peer gap

"We believe that IPX has not provided a standardized schedule of operating costs across time periods."

IperionX Ltd. · IPX Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout ceo quote

"Huntsman is playing make-believe and crafting a deceptive narrative based on a fictitious portfolio."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 9
callout demand list

"We believe Olive Garden has forgotten its main objective is to deliver value to their core customer."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 215
callout ceo quote

"Engine believes change at the Board level is warranted given the exceptional stock underperformance."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 49
callout transition

"Spruce Point believes that Dropbox will increasingly struggle to grow with scale as it turns to M&A."

Dropbox, Inc. · DBX Spruce Point Capital · p. 28
callout process diagram

"We believe implementation of cell culture optimization could result in a meaningful cost improvement"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 172
callout other

"We believe restructuring sales force incentives could better incentivize margin-maximizing behavior."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 212
callout peer gap

"We believe Huntsman has an opportunity to streamline its legal, risk, and engineering organizations."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 237
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

"I saw a lot of stuff, but I have a limited view. I believe that this was being done far more widely."

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 72
callout sop buildup

"We believe the Sandell Plan will deliver value of 156p to 191p per share for FirstGroup shareholders"

FirstGroup plc · FGP Sandell · p. 36
callout sop buildup

"The value of the interest savings is large, which we believe would more than offset the upfront cost"

FirstGroup plc · FGP Sandell · p. 50
callout ceo quote

"Do the External Directors believe Kao should develop medical treatments and enzyme-driven batteries?"

Kao Corporation · 4452 Oasis Management · p. 16
callout villain critique

"we believe the emphasis placed on building out NutritionCo was a distraction from the core portfolio"

PepsiCo, Inc. · PEP Trian Partners · p. 20
callout villain critique

"The mathematician Gil Kalai believes that quantum computers can't possibly work, even in principle."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 17
callout other

"We believe Tripadvisor’s data could also be monetized through more significant licensing agreements"

Tripadvisor, Inc. · TRIP Starboard Value · p. 39
callout demand list

"we believe Yahoo should hire a financial advisor to sell the Core Business as a taxable asset sale."

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO Starboard Value · p. 3
callout ceo quote

"Therefore, on what basis are investors to believe anything the CEO claims about long-term revenues?"

Super Micro Computer, Inc. · SMCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
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 ceo quote

"Spruce Point believes that self-indexing poses a large and growing threat to MSCI's Index business."

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 31
callout peer gap

"Thus, we believe its peers do not exploit this accounting trick to materially boost EBITDA margins."

FTAI Aviation Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 31
callout ceo quote

"We believe the new administration will work with Congress to successfully reform Fannie and Freddie"

Unknown · p. 52
callout villain critique

"Investors appear to have given up on Southwest and believe today’s performance is the “new normal”"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 27
callout sop buildup

"We believe the market is significantly undervaluing News Corp's valuable collection of businesses."

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 51
callout villain critique

"Investors appear to have given up on Southwest and believe today’s performance is the “new normal”"

Unknown · p. 38
callout peer gap

"We believe P&G’s scale advantage should allow it to achieve our estimate of an 11% Core SG&A ratio"

Procter & Gamble · PG Pershing Square · p. 26
callout peer gap

"Given P&G's massive scale advantage, we believe P&G should at least approach Colgate's EBIT margin"

Procter & Gamble · PG Pershing Square · p. 28
callout transition

"We believe Bristol-Myers has the opportunity to significantly improve its manufacturing operations"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 170
callout other

"We believe that Bristol-Myers' elevated R&D spending has not resulted in sufficient pipeline depth"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 185
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point believes that FND's discussion of gross profit drivers is weak and could be improved."

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. · FND Spruce Point Capital · p. 105
callout villain critique

"Investors appear to have given up on Southwest and believe today’s performance is the “new normal”"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Carl Icahn · p. 38
callout villain critique

"We believe both the Board’s and management’s ESG oversight have proven inadequate and ineffective."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 150
callout villain critique

"We believe the Tantan acquisition was likely done to cover up slowing growth that started in Q2'17"

Momo, Inc. · MOMO Spruce Point Capital · p. 36