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Many. High level, the $AIRS quarter wasn't as good as hoped, but certainly not something that warranted the kind of response it received. Top of the funnel interest in lipo slowed in June/July. I have my own thesis on the potential impact of the world cup, given the shift in consumer interest in that procedure towards the latina community over the past 15-years. Only time will tell if that's right. Either way, the business is stable and now oriented for growth. Adding new procedures (eye bleph and alloclae) significantly expands $AIRS ability to serve the GLP-1 crowd. My expectation is we'll see the bank deal completed before they report 3Q26 and that could coincide with the announcement of site expansion in early 2027. The growth opportunity here remains monumental. $AIRS has massive inherent operating leverage to improved site level utilization. There was some fast money and retail involved here (clearly!), but this is about the company improving the marketing funnel in absolute lead generation and conversion, driving site level utilization, and expanding on a de novo basis. That's the recipe and obsessing about whether growth should have been 2-4% higher for 2Q26 in that context is irrelevant. This is a business that can be 3-5x the size and still have a runway for growth.
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Tim Eriksen on X

Is $EVC is a classic case of thesis drift for its investors? It was all about sequential hypergrowth (with a supposed SOTP margin of safety). Mgmt said Q3 will be below Q2. Now the thesis is about strong year over year growth. What happens in a few quarters when year over year growth is gone, or is low single digits? Is this really a seasonal business? For me it was a small position due to the nature of the situation. Q2 growth was lighter than I expected so I was selling after hours and have fully exited.
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SEACOR Marine $SMHI has launched a strategic review, looking for value maximizing transactions – tough, clearly preferably a full sale. This comes after a ton of pressure from Pointillist (the largest shareholder), which argued SMHI’s market cap massively undervalues a fleet. Their thesis: the offshore cycle has fully recovered, but SMHI’s equity still trades at well below its $22/share broker appraised value. Seacor remains weighed down by high interest costs, G&A expenses, and subpar utilization, forcing asset sales to bolster liquidity. The premium PSV fleet alone should be worth ~$11/ share, with FSVs and Middle East liftboats pushing embedded value to $15/share+, vs. today’s price.

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EVC Update

EVC reported a solid second quarter and outlook.

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IEH Corporation: Research Note

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Portillo’s: Strategic Reset

Portillo’s reset follows weak Texas unit economics, cutting next year’s openings to five from roughly 10 annually and shrinking store…

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