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Showing 241–291 of 291 matching "debt"
callout appendix data

"Significant Free Cash Flow generation allows Target Corp to de-leverage to 2.8x Lease Adj. Debt/EBITDAR"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 131
callout villain critique

"Debts to related companies mainly consist of cash deposits received from subsidiaries of the Company."

Eurofins Scientific SE · ERF Muddy Waters · p. 10
callout cover

"RILY’s total cash and investments, net of debt, fell by $950 million to -$350 million during 2022."

B. Riley Financial, Inc. · RILY Wolfpack Research · p. 1
callout ceo quote

"These dividends were not really paid out of free cash flows, they were funded primarily with debt."

Goosehead Insurance, Inc. · GSHD Wolfpack Research · p. 10
callout thesis headline

"Maxar should immediately cut or eliminate the dividend and direct capital towards debt reduction."

Maxar Technologies · MAXR Spruce Point Capital · p. 9
callout ceo quote

"Maxar should immediately cut or eliminate the dividend and direct capital towards debt reduction."

Maxar Technologies · MAXR Spruce Point Capital · p. 45
callout demand list

"Revised Proposal requires no incremental debt to be issued over total debt position as of 9/30/05"

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 29
callout sop buildup

"Spruce Point believes that Stryker could be dangerously levered around 4.9x Debt to '22E EBITDA."

Stryker Corp. · SYK Spruce Point Capital · p. 179
callout sop buildup

"Macy's has an ability to pay down most of its debt and still maintain a $1 billion cash balance"

Macy's Inc. · M Starboard Value · p. 19
callout peer gap

"Box built an oversized cash balance as a result of the unnecessary convertible debt offering"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 76
callout thesis headline

"Debt-Fueled Acquisition Roll-Up Is Hitting A Wall And No Longer Producing An Attractive ROIC"

Stryker Corp. · SYK Spruce Point Capital · p. 17
callout other

"If the sovereign debt trades to a negative yield, it would be wise to sell it to hold cash."

AerCap Holdings · AER Greenlight Capital · p. 31
callout villain critique

"We doubt the company can avoid an expensive debt restructuring in the next 12 - 18 months."

Asanko Gold Inc. · AKG Muddy Waters · p. 6
callout appendix data

"Companies generally prefer not to use Stock because Cash and Debt are cheaper than Stocks."

N/A 99_Other · p. 74
callout other

"XPO could have flushed bad debts and labelled them as acquisition costs to be ignored."

XPO Logistics, Inc. · XPO Spruce Point Capital · p. 10
callout sop buildup

"Publishing should target a long-term leverage ratio of 3.25x - 3.50x total debt/OIBDA."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 236
callout demand list

"Muddy Waters hereby offers to pay for one series of straight debt to be rated by S&P."

Olam International · OLAM Muddy Waters · p. 3
callout sop buildup

"A $350 million portfolio sale would generate little-to-no tax or debt breakage costs"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 276
callout sop buildup

"A $350 million portfolio sale would generate little-to-no tax or debt breakage costs"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 276
callout transition

"Target pays down ~$9bn of debt, eliminating significant interest expense obligations"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 40
callout kpi overview

"The nearly 100bps excess spread relative to the cost of debt is historically wide."

N/A (asset-class advocacy) Land & Buildings · p. 4
callout other

"You can’t get blood from a stone. Puerto Rico can only support so much debt."

Assured Guaranty · AGO Greenlight Capital · p. 48
callout comparison table

"Even so, the supported debt ranges from only $4 billion to $18 billion."

Assured Guaranty · AGO Greenlight Capital · p. 41
callout valuation reveal

"Note that Sunrun’s corporate level debt is presently yielding ~16.5%"

Sunrun Inc. · RUN Muddy Waters · p. 7
callout comparison table

"TIP REIT’s Master Lease is much more attractive than long-term debt"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 53
callout transition

"iPrefs are equity, not debt. There is no such thing as a default."

Apple Inc. · AAPL Greenlight Capital · p. 44
callout appendix data

"The common debt structure in an LBO is 4x Term Loan and 2x Bond."

N/A 99_Other · p. 64
callout villain critique

"We believe NMC's reported debt is manipulated and understated."

NMC Health plc · NMC.LN Muddy Waters · p. 18
callout appendix methodology

"Current leverage is >5.5x Net Debt/Pro-Forma LTM EBITDA"

Unknown · p. 46
callout appendix disclosure

"Cost of debt of 8% for CA and SYMC"

BMC Software · BMC Elliott Management · p. 54