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(Nasdaq: LMB or “the Company”), a building systems solutions firm specializing in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and controls infrastructure for commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities, Spruce Point has developed concerns over the Company’s aggressive accounting practices, several connections to high-profile actual and alleged fraud cases (e.g. an Enron spin-off, Qwest Communications, and Granite Construction) among its board, and its CFO who was previously sued over an alleged breach of fiduciary duty. We also observe decelerating organic growth in the Company’s Owner Direct Relationships (“ODR”) segment, the key growth driver for the Company, and highlight why we believe the Company’s measures of Adj. EBITDA and free cash flow are overstated by 13% and 200%, respectively, over the last-twelve months, raising questions about the sustainability of its growth strategy.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "239d0adb-7f07-409c-aa2f-dcd7bf427189", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.25, "w": 0.96, "x": 0.02, "y": 0.74 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "Limbach traces its origins back to 1901 to a one-person sheet metal roofing company. Limbach took its modern form when it became a public company in 2016 through a SPAC merger with 1347 Capital Corp. Historically, Limbach operated as a mechanical contractor focused on large, design-build construction projects; this business comprises what is now known as Limbach’s General Contractor Relationship’s (“GCR”) segment. This business tends to be capital-intensive, low-margin, and prone to working capital volatility. 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Building system OEMs like Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), and Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) have also shown their interest in growing their service and solutions offerings, either through acquisitions or internal investments, placing them in direct competition with service providers like Limbach.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "eca16313-6825-4057-82cd-38a3b3c7b21c", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.15, "w": 0.65, "x": 0.31, "y": 0.05 }, "kind": "title", "text": "Spruce Point Issues “Strong Sell” Opinion On Limbach Holdings, Inc. 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