L3VLUP

What managers are arguing, and who agrees

Every tag comes from a closed list applied to what a manager actually wrote in a public filing, and was reviewed by a person. Shared themes are listed first: a tag two managers reach independently is worth a look, a tag one manager uses is just a label.

Each claim behind a theme is the view as filed on its date, not a current recommendation.

Elliott Investment Management LP: letters and thesesStarboard Value LP: letters and theses

Reached by more than one manager

Turnaround

2 managersinvestment case

A troubled business where the thesis is repair, under new management or a new plan.

Managers: Elliott Investment Management L.P., Starboard Value LP

Companies: CarMax, Inc., Phillips 66

Every theme in the set

ThemeAxisManagersClaims
Turnaroundcase.turnaroundinvestment case23
Cost programmedriver.cost_programmeoperating driver13
Margin inflectiondriver.margin_inflectionoperating driver12
Divestiturecapital.divestiturecapital allocation11
Special situationcase.special_situationinvestment case11
Board changegovernance.board_changeownership governance11
Management changegovernance.management_changeownership governance11
Three to five yearshorizon.three_to_five_yearshorizon11
Execution riskrisk.execution_riskrisk11
Sum of the partsvaluation.sum_of_partsvaluation11