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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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3 Small-Cap Stocks Skating on Thin Ice

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Investors looking for hidden gems should keep an eye on small-cap stocks because they’re frequently overlooked by Wall Street. Many opportunities exist in this part of the market, but it is also a high-risk, high-reward environment due to the lack of reliable analyst price targets.

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. That said, here are three small-cap stocks to avoid and some other investments you should consider instead.

Wyndham (WH)

Market Cap: $7.10 billion

Established in 1981, Wyndham (NYSE: WH) is a global hotel franchising company with over 9,000 hotels across nearly 95 countries on six continents.

Why Does WH Give Us Pause?

  1. Weak revenue per room over the past two years indicates challenges in maintaining pricing power and occupancy rates
  2. Anticipated sales growth of 6.7% for the next year implies demand will be shaky
  3. Underwhelming 9.4% return on capital reflects management’s difficulties in finding profitable growth opportunities

At $92.26 per share, Wyndham trades at 19.2x forward price-to-earnings. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including WH in your portfolio.

Planet Fitness (PLNT)

Market Cap: $7.85 billion

Founded by two brothers who purchased a struggling gym, Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) is a gym franchise that caters to casual fitness users by providing a friendly and inclusive atmosphere.

Why Are We Hesitant About PLNT?

  1. Poor same-store sales performance over the past two years indicates it’s having trouble bringing new shoppers into its stores
  2. Estimated sales growth of 10.3% for the next 12 months implies demand will slow from its two-year trend
  3. Diminishing returns on capital from an already low starting point show that neither management’s prior nor current bets are going as planned

Planet Fitness is trading at $94.47 per share, or 31.8x forward price-to-earnings. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than PLNT.

Merit Medical Systems (MMSI)

Market Cap: $5.79 billion

Founded in 1987, Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ: MMSI) designs and manufactures medical devices used in interventional, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures, with a focus on cardiology, radiology, and endoscopy.

Why Are We Wary of MMSI?

  1. 6.4% annual revenue growth over the last five years was slower than its healthcare peers
  2. Revenue base of $1.36 billion puts it at a disadvantage compared to larger competitors exhibiting economies of scale
  3. ROIC of 3.5% reflects management’s challenges in identifying attractive investment opportunities

Merit Medical Systems’s stock price of $97.56 implies a valuation ratio of 26.3x forward price-to-earnings. If you’re considering MMSI for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

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