EVENTS:   Best Equity Short Ideas Conference Call 12 - Zach Shannon/Corto Capital Advisors & Craig Huber/Huber Research Partners & Thomas Beevers /Forensic Alpha & Ed Steele/Iron Blue Financials & Bill Campbell/Paragon Intel - 12 Nov 25   Will AI Deflate the World? Macro Lessons from Three Industrial Revolutions and China - Manoj Pradhan/Talking Heads Macro - 13 Nov 25     ROADSHOWS: Forest Products Sector Equity and Commodity Research With Expertise in Distressed Debt - Kevin Mason /ERA Research   •   London   12 - 14 Nov 25       Buyside to Buyside Forum and Expert Calls across TMT, Consumer, Healthcare and Fintech - Andrew Peters /Revelare Partners   •   London   17 - 19 Nov 25       Fundamental US Healthcare Short Ideas - Dr Elliot Favus /Favus Institutional Research   •   London   17 - 19 Nov 25      

Fortnightly Publication Highlighting Latest Insights From IRF Providers

Company Research

Bear’s Den Idea Forum

MYST Advisors

The average life-to-date alpha of the ~100 short ideas presented at MYST events over the trailing 12 months is an impressive 22.2% (vs. SPX), with ~80% of the ideas generating positive returns. Their latest event saw participants produce a fascinating collection of idiosyncratic ideas with meaningful potential downside including:

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) - “Obviously mispriced” and trading at all-time highs despite facing a contracting labour market. TP $112 (55% downside).
Canadian Tire Corp (CTC/A CN) - Accounts Receivable “exploding” higher as company “stuffs the channel” to hit revenue targets. TP C$100 (35% downside).
ICU Medical (ICUI) - Misguided Smith Medical acquisition is “a bad deal at a bad time”. TP $100 (35% downside).

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- 09 December, 2022