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callout valuation reveal

"We estimate that SBUX will generate a three-year IRR of at least 12% if annual EPS growth is ≥ 9% and its P/E multiple is ≥ 21x"

Starbucks · SBUX Pershing Square · p. 42
callout villain critique

"We estimate that Olam could have to raise or refinance a total of S$4.6 billion in the next 12 months in order to stay solvent."

callout villain critique

"by our estimate, almost every organ placed on the device violates one or more of these criteria and is therefore off-label use."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 174
callout other

"We make some conservative estimates and believe that tariff costs could easily cause Axon to miss its EBITDA estimates by 10%."

Axon Enterprise (formerly TASER) · AAXN Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout executive summary

"Our sum-of-the-parts and free cash flow estimated valuation analyses suggest 40%-80% potential downside risk in Intuit shares."

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 6
callout villain critique

"Seriously, Pioneer ought to stop touting estimates based on stale pricing, or at least provide a useful sensitivity analysis."

Pioneer Natural Resources · PXD Greenlight Capital · p. 52
callout executive summary

"Valuing Kratos at a discount to peers on EBITDA, free cash flow, and book value we estimate 40%-70% downside ($3.15-$6.30/sh)"

callout villain critique

"In reality, we estimate that HIMS churns well over 50% of customers by the end of year 1 and nearly 80% by the end of year 2."

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. · HIMS Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout other

"INGN’s Estimate of the Full Penetration for POCs is Aggressive When Compared to Analysis Using Industry Surveys and CMS data."

Inogen, Inc. · INGN Muddy Waters · p. 17
callout other

"If Bloomberg were to incorporate both analysts' 2025E EPS forecasts, the mean estimate would decrease from $14.30 to $13.40."

Erie Indemnity Company · ERIE Spruce Point Capital · p. 32
callout executive summary

"DOX Shares Have 25%-50% Downside From Current Levels Based On Near-Term Estimates, But Could Fall Even Further Going Forward"

Amdocs Limited · DOX Spruce Point Capital · p. 7
callout villain critique

"It appears sell-side analysts’ growth estimates are giving CTC the continuous benefit of its unsustainable accounting tricks"

Canadian Tire Corporation · CTC.A Spruce Point Capital · p. 86
callout sop buildup

"Using given unlevered free cash flow estimates and Project Phoenix, IRRs for the PE Buyers could be 32% to 56% at $40/share."

TPC Group Inc. · TPCG Sandell · p. 8
callout demand list

"Frictional costs of roughly 5 cents per share (1) (versus management estimates of $4-$5 per share for the Initial Proposal)"

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 28
callout other

"From 2004 through 2009, we estimate that only one new President’s Team member was created for every 10,000 new distributors"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 194
callout villain critique

"Warning: We estimate that Oatly's Gross Margin is 640bps lower when including outbound transportation and logistics costs."

Oatly Group AB · OTLY Spruce Point Capital · p. 61
callout villain critique

"48 machines permitted at $400k - $500k per new Avalanche 1000 machine, we estimate $19m - $25m of total revenue potential."

Kornit Digital Ltd. · KRNT Spruce Point Capital · p. 22
callout villain critique

"The implied amortization period based on Mettler's reported results directly contradict its stated estimated useful lives."

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. · MTD Spruce Point Capital · p. 67
callout other

"Analysts have no idea how to forecast Olam’s CapEx, and all seem to have greatly underestimated FY2013 levels based on Q1."

callout valuation reveal

"Core Lab is not cheap. On consensus estimates, the stock trades at 35x next year’s earnings and nearly 27x 2019 estimates."

Core Laboratories · CLB Greenlight Capital · p. 10
callout valuation reveal

"Applying a generous 0.5x to 0.75x EV/2019E sales, we estimate that CVNA shares have 50%-70% downside from current levels."

Carvana Co. · CVNA Spruce Point Capital · p. 96
callout ceo quote

"Our estimates illustrate the opposite -- 2U is likely earning 70% more than Simmons (currently 2Us second largest client)"

2U, Inc. · TWOU Spruce Point Capital · p. 31
callout villain critique

"We estimate 75% of WD-40's cash is in its U.K. subsidiary. A falling British Pound creates material risk to the business."

WD-40 Company · WDFC Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout kpi overview

"We estimate the GSEs could repay the $65bn remaining Treasury preferred in 3 years based on their earnings and ~$72bn DTA"

callout kpi overview

"We estimate that net of USM, FTAI's module business is currently delivering EBITDA margins ~600bps lower than in H1 2024."

FTAI Aviation Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 50
callout other

"We conclude from our estimates that BEKE's revenues are significantly inflated, even at BEKE's reported commission rates."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 10
callout comparison table

"A potential management fee reduction to 24% would reduce annual EPS estimates by about $2.00 just on this measure alone."

Erie Indemnity Company · ERIE Spruce Point Capital · p. 31
callout appendix methodology

"We add these three groups together to estimate the amount of swaps terminating in 2024, and the result is $16.0 billion."

callout villain critique

"A Citigroup report published 3 weeks before this one, however, pegged EUV at 80% of sales by 2022 – 4X the UBS estimate."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 52
callout villain critique

"We estimate that Smart2Pay's net profit margins ballooned from 28.5% (pre-acquisition 2019) to 49.2% (post close 2020)."

Nuvei Corp · NVEI Spruce Point Capital · p. 97
callout other

"These connections between performers and PUs further support our estimated that YY has fabricated ~90% of gift revenue."

Joyy Inc. · YY Muddy Waters · p. 22
callout villain critique

"In the past two years, we estimate insiders have monetized £1 billion, net, via selling, collaring, and pledging stock."

NMC Health plc · NMC.LN Muddy Waters · p. 32
callout kpi overview

"Therefore, we estimate a low, middle and high range for new capacity that implies an 11% - 48% increase in capex costs."

Oatly Group AB · OTLY Spruce Point Capital · p. 39
callout ceo quote

"We estimate that revenue per new store fell from $15.0 to $12.4 million ($178 to $172 per sqft.) between 2022 and 2023."

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. · FND Spruce Point Capital · p. 29
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

"We estimate total addressable market penetration of only ~40% today; penetration of home automation nascent at only ~2%"

ADT Corporation · ADT Corvex · p. 18
callout villain critique

"We estimate pro forma net leverage would be at ~5x today, reflecting Disney’s lower run-rate EBITDA compared to FY 2018"

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 23
callout valuation reveal

"Even at the low-end of estimates, JPM thought the company's equity would be worth ~70% more than where it trades today"

Solventum Corporation · SOLV Trian Partners · p. 13
callout villain critique

"An estimated $7 - $10 million savings can be realized by employing best practices that others have already implemented"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 127
callout peer gap

"An estimated $7 - $10 million savings can be realized by employing best practices that others have already implemented"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 127
callout other

"Net of stamp duties, we estimate the flip generated Pisach ~£753,000 in profits on the near-instantaneous transaction."

callout villain critique

"We also estimate that PGNY customers are paying almost double for the pharmacy benefit in FY22 versus the 2019 cohort."

Progyny, Inc. · PGNY Spruce Point Capital · p. 37
callout kpi overview

"Since the $750 million acquisition of Insight Pharma in September 2014, we estimate organic EBITDA has been declining."

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. · PBH Spruce Point Capital · p. 34
callout other

"We estimate that FBHS can generate at least $400MM in EBITDA on today’s sales base by cutting capacity and excess cost"

callout ceo quote

"Celgene estimated peak sales potential of $3 billion for JCAR017 when announcing the acquisition of Juno Therapeutics"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 114
callout villain critique

"We Estimate that Vivion's Controlling Shareholders Have Taken Shareholder Loan Repayments of at least €360.1 Million"

Vivion Investments S.à.r.l. Muddy Waters · p. 9
callout other

"The root of the problem for the company has been, and remains, overly optimistic Mineral Resource Estimates (MREs)."

Asanko Gold Inc. · AKG Muddy Waters · p. 23
callout sop buildup

"When including annual fixed costs in the calculation, we estimate the company will lose -$402 on every MA customer."

eHealth Inc. · EHTH Muddy Waters · p. 13
callout villain critique

"We Estimate That Starboard Inflated Their REIT Multiple Analysis by ~4x Through Flawed Calculations and Assumptions"

Darden Restaurants · DRI Starboard Value · p. 9
callout ceo quote

"Inspire claims this number is 2 million – their source? See footnote 2: “Company estimates” (i.e., “we made it up”)"

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. · INSP Wolfpack Research · p. 14
callout precedent table

"In a majority of the cases, the share price collapse has met or exceeded our downside estimate of intrinsic value."

GFL Environmental Inc. · GFL Spruce Point Capital · p. 3
callout precedent table

"In a majority of the cases, the share price collapse has met or exceeded our downside estimate of intrinsic value."

Canadian Tire Corporation · CTC.A Spruce Point Capital · p. 3
callout precedent table

"In a majority of the cases, the share price collapse has met or exceeded our downside estimate of intrinsic value."

Lightspeed Commerce, Inc. · LSPD Spruce Point Capital · p. 3
callout villain critique

"The consultant’s review details a pattern of flagrant flaws that led to the “vastly overestimated bioavailability”"

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 309
callout valuation reveal

"Pro forma for the expected decline in the U.S. business, normalized EPS is significantly below consensus estimates"

Herbalife · HLF Pershing Square · p. 44
callout sop buildup

"We estimate GFL's debt is C$460m more than reported and financial data providers fail to capture the adjustments."

GFL Environmental Inc. · GFL Spruce Point Capital · p. 57
callout appendix data

"Against YY's reported Bigo revenue of $417.0 million, this yields an estimate that 59.1% of Bigo revenue is fake."

Joyy Inc. · YY Muddy Waters · p. 53