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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.

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3 Value Stocks Walking a Fine Line

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The low valuation multiples for value stocks provide a margin of safety that growth stocks rarely offer. However, the challenge lies in determining whether these cheap assets are genuinely undervalued or simply on sale due to their potentially deteriorating business models.

This distinction between true value and value traps can challenge even the most skilled investors. Luckily for you, we started StockStory to help you uncover exceptional companies. That said, here are three value stocks climbing an uphill battle and some other investments you should look into instead.

Kraft Heinz (KHC)

Forward P/E Ratio: 9.6x

The result of a 2015 mega-merger between Kraft and Heinz, Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) is a packaged foods giant whose products span coffee to cheese to packaged meat.

Why Is KHC Risky?

  1. Shrinking unit sales over the past two years show it’s struggled to move its products and had to rely on price increases
  2. Efficiency has decreased over the last year as its operating margin fell by 41.7 percentage points
  3. Below-average returns on capital indicate management struggled to find compelling investment opportunities, and its decreasing returns suggest its historical profit centers are aging

Kraft Heinz is trading at $25.07 per share, or 9.6x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including KHC in your portfolio.

AT&T (T)

Forward P/E Ratio: 12.1x

Founded by Alexander Graham Bell, AT&T (NYSE: T) is a multinational telecomm conglomerate providing a range of communications and internet services.

Why Do We Avoid T?

  1. Annual sales declines of 6.7% for the past five years show its products and services struggled to connect with the market
  2. Earnings per share decreased by more than its revenue over the last five years, showing each sale was less profitable
  3. Capital intensity will likely ramp up in the next year as its free cash flow margin is expected to contract by 2.4 percentage points

AT&T’s stock price of $25.57 implies a valuation ratio of 12.1x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with T, check out our full research report (it’s free for active Edge members).

Encore Capital Group (ECPG)

Forward P/E Ratio: 6.7x

Operating in the often misunderstood world of debt collection since 1999, Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ: ECPG) purchases portfolios of defaulted consumer debt at deep discounts and works with individuals to recover these obligations while helping them toward financial recovery.

Why Do We Think Twice About ECPG?

  1. Sales stagnated over the last five years and signal the need for new growth strategies
  2. Sales over the last five years were less profitable as its earnings per share fell by 49% annually while its revenue was flat
  3. 13× net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio makes lenders less willing to extend additional capital, potentially necessitating dilutive equity offerings

At $44.07 per share, Encore Capital Group trades at 6.7x forward P/E. If you’re considering ECPG for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

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