About Cabling Installation & Maintenance

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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3 Small-Cap Stocks in the Doghouse

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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.

The downside that can come from buying these securities is precisely why we started StockStory - to isolate the long-term winners from the losers so you can invest with confidence. That said, here are three small-cap stocks to avoid and some other investments you should consider instead.

Bark (BARK)

Market Cap: $255.4 million

Making a name for itself with the BarkBox, Bark (NYSE: BARK) specializes in subscription-based, personalized pet products.

Why Are We Wary of BARK?

  1. Number of orders has disappointed over the past two years, indicating weak demand for its offerings
  2. Suboptimal cost structure is highlighted by its history of operating losses
  3. Low free cash flow margin of 1.3% for the last two years gives it little breathing room, constraining its ability to self-fund growth or return capital to shareholders

At $1.51 per share, Bark trades at 113.4x forward price-to-earnings. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why BARK doesn’t pass our bar.

TTM Technologies (TTMI)

Market Cap: $2.25 billion

With its name derived from "Time To Market" – highlighting its focus on rapid production capabilities, TTM Technologies (NASDAQ: TTMI) is one of the world's largest manufacturers of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and specialized RF components for aerospace, defense, automotive, and telecommunications industries.

Why Do We Steer Clear of TTMI?

  1. Sales tumbled by 1.1% annually over the last two years, showing market trends are working against its favor during this cycle
  2. Earnings per share were flat over the last two years and fell short of the peer group average
  3. Below-average returns on capital indicate management struggled to find compelling investment opportunities

TTM Technologies’s stock price of $22.05 implies a valuation ratio of 11.4x forward price-to-earnings. To fully understand why you should be careful with TTMI, check out our full research report (it’s free).

ScanSource (SCSC)

Market Cap: $845.6 million

Operating as a crucial link in the technology supply chain since 1992, ScanSource (NASDAQ: SCSC) is a hybrid technology distributor that connects hardware, software, and cloud services from leading tech suppliers to resellers and business customers.

Why Is SCSC Risky?

  1. Sales tumbled by 10.4% annually over the last two years, showing market trends are working against its favor during this cycle
  2. Performance over the past two years shows each sale was less profitable as its earnings per share dropped by 11.7% annually, worse than its revenue
  3. ROIC of 7.8% reflects management’s challenges in identifying attractive investment opportunities

ScanSource is trading at $36.53 per share, or 9.8x forward price-to-earnings. If you’re considering SCSC for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

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