The team that won the Pershing Square Challenge, Garrett Wallis, Jared Duda and Joseph Montgomery Ferguson, joins the podcast to discuss their winning pitch on Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV).

You can find their winning pitch deck here: https://1drv.ms/b/c/b9a8675d1ef0d212/EUgO7sJJKoBBsx151i7xfvkBuTziYI94y8VF02bdym1WmA?e=21DQAc

Chapters:
[0:00] Introduction + Episode sponsor: Fundamental Edge
[1:49] Backgrounds on team that won the Pershing Square Challenge
[3:13] Valvoline Inc. $VVV pitch
[8:57] Store density / DIY customer share
[13:33] $VVV pitch cont'd
[28:26] AutoZone comparison / Franchise model
[35:35] Shift to EV, risks to $VVV?
[39:13] Consumer behavior / why franchisee wants to work with $VVV
[46:47] $VVV bear case / same store sales growth
[57:10] $VVV - variant view that generates alpha
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