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Showing 361–420 of 476 matching "appears"
callout other

"As seen below, CAIC appears to have had 385 HO-3 policies in force (PIF) in Pacific Palisades (90272) as of June 2024."

Mercury General Corporation · MCY Wolfpack Research · p. 4
callout villain critique

"Soleno rep appears to be suggesting that Vykat's extended release formulation is “able to penetrate the brain better”"

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 366
callout ceo quote

"It appears to us that none of the Companies A-D represent Monster as ranked in the top five by market share in China."

Monster Beverage Corp. · MNST Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout villain critique

"If that’s not bad enough, $568 is an incorrect number – it’s actually $567. It appears that GTT thinks that 2+1 = 4"

GTT Communications, Inc. · GTT Wolfpack Research · p. 18
callout ceo quote

"The Muddy Waters report appears to have given rise to many questions that have not yet been sufficiently discussed."

Ströer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 38
callout villain critique

"The company appears to have aided in the police interrogation of the analyst, as well as his eventual prosecution."

New Pacific Metals · NUAG Hindenburg Research · p. 48
callout villain critique

"Market share appears overstated in Asia, and competition in its core US vacuum market appears to be intensifying."

iRobot Corp · IRBT Spruce Point Capital · p. 59
callout villain critique

"It appears that in 2022, Sunrun claimed ITCs of approximately $205 million on 14,390 systems that didn't exist!"

Sunrun Inc. · RUN Muddy Waters · p. 29
callout other

"To date most of the development appears to be in the planning stage and only a single refueling station exists."

Ballard Power Systems · BLDP Spruce Point Capital · p. 40
callout villain critique

"Phillips 66's corporate leaders do not have refining backgrounds and it appears they DO NOT WANT TO BE REFINERS"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 38
callout villain critique

"Phillips 66's corporate leaders do not have refining backgrounds and it appears they DO NOT WANT TO BE REFINERS"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 39
callout villain critique

"How can the Board stubbornly move forward with this process when the market appears to have serious concerns?"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 55
callout villain critique

"Monroe is basically missing in action and Kim allegedly disappears for weeks at a time because he’s at Duke."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 174
callout villain critique

"APP's primarily innovation appears to have been adapting these tools to avoid detection by the 3P platforms."

AppLovin · APP Muddy Waters · p. 4
callout villain critique

"BP lacks financial discipline and appears more concerned with gaining scale, as opposed to creating value."

BP plc · BP Bluebell Capital · p. 11
callout villain critique

"Infinera strikes us as a classic VC pump and dump, and it appears the band is back together for an encore."

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 16
callout ceo quote

"Contrary to information TRE released on June 17, 2011, Huaihua Yuda, appears to be closely related to TRE."

callout other

"APP's name changing process appears intended to obfuscate its collection and transmission of 3P user data."

AppLovin · APP Muddy Waters · p. 27
callout kpi overview

"The number of homes with installed systems appears to have grown from 475k to 500k, or just 5% since 2021."

Resideo Technologies, Inc. · REZI Spruce Point Capital · p. 57
callout villain critique

"Management's pitch appears to be: "We will not spend as much on capex and we will beat numbers we devise""

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 132
callout villain critique

"The advantage basically disappears once you go through the labor-intensive process when you have a gene."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 77
callout villain critique

"Again, we find what appears to be a single location accounting for two active stores on BEKE’s platform."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 18
callout villain critique

"The NewMed transaction appears to be self-serving for members of the Capricorn Board and management team"

Capricorn Energy · CNE Palliser Capital · p. 15
callout villain critique

"The Board appears stacked with long-time business associates and allies of CEO & Founder Thomas Siebel."

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 9
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 ceo quote

"Twist appears to be stuffing a few bodies into Oregon in an attempt to create superficial legitimacy."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 138
callout villain critique

"A Current Senior Eurofins Employee's LinkedIn Profile Appears to Concur that Eurofins Uses Factoring"

Eurofins Scientific SE · ERF Muddy Waters · p. 27
callout villain critique

"It appears that True Science, W.T.F., Blue Ridge, and Ridium also shared officers through the 2010s."

PetIQ, Inc. · PETQ Spruce Point Capital · p. 28
callout villain critique

"It appears that Maxar has not been transparent about the size of its contract losses until recently."

Maxar Technologies · MAXR Spruce Point Capital · p. 20
callout thesis headline

"FND Is Substantially More Levered Than It Appears. We See 40% - 60% Downside Risk To The Share Price"

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. · FND Spruce Point Capital · p. 119
callout villain critique

"It appears management is either confused regarding Darden’s covenants or is misleading shareholders."

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 75
callout villain critique

"Dr. Martin appears to have shifted acquisition costs to Eurofins to subsidize his real estate costs."

Eurofins Scientific SE · ERF Muddy Waters · p. 9
callout villain critique

"It appears not just Broad Ocean, but also its Chairman might be experiencing cash flow difficulties"

Ballard Power Systems · BLDP Spruce Point Capital · p. 19
callout ceo quote

"AXDX appears to understand this as well, downplaying the significance of Mayo-UCLA study outcomes:"

Accelerate Diagnostics · AXDX White Diamond Research · p. 30
callout villain critique

"It appears to us that management's withdrawal of ACV shows a lack of confidence in its reporting."

TaskUs, Inc. · TASK Spruce Point Capital · p. 33
callout other

"APP appears to have instead actively retargeted and / or jumped the last click attribution claim."

AppLovin · APP Muddy Waters · p. 7
callout peer gap

"Adjusting KMX profitability for CAF income, Carvana's potential upside appears much more modest."

Carvana Co. · CVNA Spruce Point Capital · p. 32
callout villain critique

"UEC appears to be just a speculator of commodity uranium with little to no value-added function."

Uranium Energy Corp · UEC Spruce Point Capital · p. 24
callout villain critique

"Isteq appears to be a subsidiary of Russia-based RnD-ISAN, per cached version of www.rnd-isan.ru"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 176
callout section divider

"WTRG’s Dividend Policy Is Nonsense And Appears To Be Funded By Peter To Pay Both Peter And Paul"

Essential Utilities, Inc. · WTRG Spruce Point Capital · p. 68
callout executive summary

"Luxor, which appears to be masquerading as an activist, seems to be misaligned and misinformed."

callout villain critique

"Disney’s Board Appears Far More Focused on Gamesmanship Than Substantive Shareholder Engagement"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 77
callout villain critique

"BLI appears to have little knowledge of complex antibodies and can’t properly support customers"

Berkeley Lights · BLI Scorpion Capital · p. 103
callout villain critique

"Disney’s Board Appears Far More Focused on Gamesmanship Than Substantive Shareholder Engagement"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 77
callout ceo quote

"The word “security” appears 61 times, and the word “secure” 45 times, in Mercury’s FY 2018 10-K"

Mercury Systems Inc. · MRCY Spruce Point Capital · p. 14
callout villain critique

"The company appears to lack a CEO and is devoid of any management at all, much less employees."

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 91
callout appendix data

"The deferred revenue in the Firstleap acquisition appears to be inflated by 2x to 3x or more."

TAL Education Group · TAL Muddy Waters · p. 8
callout villain critique

"With costs 60% higher than forecasted, this appears to be more than just a casual oversight."

Amcor plc · AMCR Spruce Point Capital · p. 57
callout ceo quote

"TransMedics entire model, as a creature of this abusive regime, appears to be in jeopardy"

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 116
callout villain critique

"Thus, it appears the forecasts produced in the 2011 report have proven overly optimistic"

iRobot Corp · IRBT Spruce Point Capital · p. 31