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C.H. Robinson Worldwide

CHRW pitch short Ryan Darrohn ’19, Brad Headley ’19, and John White ’19

Thesis

The team argues that C.H. Robinson is overvalued due to its reliance on a cyclical industry and potential disruptions from technological advancements in logistics.

Did it work?

worked confidence: high

The short thesis argued C.H. Robinson was overvalued given its exposure to a cyclical freight industry and vulnerability to logistics technology disruption. Over the ~8.3 years since the pitch, the stock declined 54.1%, a substantial move squarely in the direction of the short. With far more than any reasonable stated horizon having elapsed and a large drawdown realized, the thesis decisively played out.