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Our mission: Bringing practical business and technical intelligence to today's structured cabling professionals

For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on.

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

Cabling Installation & Maintenance is published by Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B.

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1 Small-Cap Stock Worth Investigating and 2 We Avoid

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Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings. However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.

These trade-offs can cause headaches for even the most seasoned professionals, which is why we started StockStory - to help you separate the good companies from the bad. Keeping that in mind, here is one small-cap stock that could be the next big thing and two that may have trouble.

Two Small-Cap Stocks to Sell:

WD-40 (WDFC)

Market Cap: $2.61 billion

Short for “Water Displacement perfected on the 40th try”, WD-40 (NASDAQ: WDFC) is a renowned American consumer goods company known for its iconic and versatile spray, WD-40 Multi-Use Product.

Why Does WDFC Worry Us?

  1. Lackluster 6.7% annual revenue growth over the last three years indicates the company is losing ground to competitors
  2. Revenue base of $612.5 million puts it at a disadvantage compared to larger competitors exhibiting economies of scale
  3. Free cash flow margin dropped by 4.5 percentage points over the last year, implying the company became more capital intensive as competition picked up

WD-40 is trading at $192.59 per share, or 34.9x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including WDFC in your portfolio.

Smith & Wesson (SWBI)

Market Cap: $446.5 million

With a history dating back to 1852, Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ: SWBI) is a firearms manufacturer known for its handguns and rifles.

Why Should You Sell SWBI?

  1. Products and services have few die-hard fans as sales have declined by 6.6% annually over the last five years
  2. Negative free cash flow raises questions about the return timeline for its investments
  3. Eroding returns on capital suggest its historical profit centers are aging

Smith & Wesson’s stock price of $10.10 implies a valuation ratio of 54.4x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with SWBI, check out our full research report (it’s free for active Edge members).

One Small-Cap Stock to Watch:

Perdoceo Education (PRDO)

Market Cap: $2.24 billion

Formerly known as Career Education Corporation, Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ: PRDO) is an educational services company that specializes in postsecondary education.

Why Should PRDO Be on Your Watchlist?

  1. Excellent operating margin of 24.7% highlights the efficiency of its business model
  2. Strong free cash flow margin of 23.7% enables it to reinvest or return capital consistently
  3. ROIC punches in at 49.1%, illustrating management’s expertise in identifying profitable investments

At $33.82 per share, Perdoceo Education trades at 21.3x forward EV-to-EBITDA. Is now the time to initiate a position? Find out in our full research report, it’s free for active Edge members.

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