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Lorne Steinberg Checkpoint Systems CKP-N DON'T BUY Jul 28, 2021

A company from yesteryear. Revenue coming from firewalls, so revenues are stagnant. Great margins and cashflow, but lots of competition. Need to reinvent themselves. He'd pass.
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