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Pat, what is your opinion regarding Cambium Learning Group as an investment? Thanks for your insight.

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Cambium Learning Group, $4.93, symbol ABCD on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 45.5 million; Market cap: $224.5 million; www.cambiumlearningtechnologies.com), is a U.S.-based maker of computer software and hardware for students ranging from pre-kindergarten to adult. Its four main brands are Learning A-Z, Explorelearning, Voyager Sopris Learning and Kurzweil Education. In the three months ended June 30, 2015, Cambium’s revenue rose 3.3%, to $37.5 million from $36.3 million a year earlier. The company made $0.04 a share in the latest quarter, compared to a loss of $0.03 a share. Cash flow jumped to $0.17 a share from $0.10. Cambium typically loses money in the first quarter: the period historically represents less than 15% of its bookings, which tend to build through the second quarter and peak during the third quarter. The company holds cash of $19.8 million, or $0.45 a share. Its $139.8 million of long-term debt is a high 62% of its $224.5-million market cap. That adds risk. Cambium gets a significant amount of its revenue…