This is the most sloppy article I’ve read in a while
Here is why:
The article is clearly biased because White Diamond Research openly says they are short MBOT, meaning they make money if the stock goes down. They also use very negative and emotional language like calling LIBERTY a “toy technology” and a “commercial failure” even though the product only recently launched.
The report is based on a very small sample size. Most of the claims come from only two surgeons and one former employee, but the article presents it like these opinions represent the whole market. At the same time, both surgeons still admitted the technology has future potential, and Dr. Briggs still uses the system regularly.
The article also jumps to conclusions very quickly. For example, the interviewer asks the former employee: “And they didn’t have a plan?” which already pushes the conversation in a negative direction. But the former employee never actually says MBOT had no plan. He only says he felt they “didn’t have the right plan,” which is a personal opinion and very different from having no plan at all.
The report also assumes current problems are permanent. It criticizes LIBERTY for only supporting .014 guidewires, even though medical robotic systems usually improve over time through new versions and updates.
It also hurts the credibility of the article that they repeatedly spell CEO Harel Gadot’s name wrong as “Godot,” despite claiming to have done deep research on the company.
The article raises some valid concerns about reimbursement, costs, and adoption, but overall it is written in a way that clearly tries to create maximum fear around the stock.