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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 Value Stocks in Hot Water

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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 with little support and some other investments you should consider instead.

Caleres (CAL)

Forward P/E Ratio: 3.6x

The owner of Dr. Scholl's, Caleres (NYSE: CAL) is a footwear company offering a range of styles.

Why Do We Pass on CAL?

  1. Products and services have few die-hard fans as sales have declined by 1.1% annually over the last five years
  2. Projected sales for the next 12 months are flat and suggest demand will be subdued
  3. ROIC of 3% reflects management’s challenges in identifying attractive investment opportunities

At $15.73 per share, Caleres trades at 3.6x forward price-to-earnings. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than CAL.

Terex (TEX)

Forward P/E Ratio: 8.1x

With humble beginnings as a dump truck company, Terex (NYSE: TEX) today manufactures lifting and material handling equipment designed to move and hoist heavy goods and materials.

Why Do We Think Twice About TEX?

  1. Absence of organic revenue growth over the past two years suggests it may have to lean into acquisitions to drive its expansion
  2. High input costs result in an inferior gross margin of 20.4% that must be offset through higher volumes
  3. 1.5 percentage point decline in its free cash flow margin over the last five years reflects the company’s increased investments to defend its market position

Terex is trading at $41.06 per share, or 8.1x forward price-to-earnings. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including TEX in your portfolio.

Premier (PINC)

Forward P/E Ratio: 14.6x

Founded in 1968, Premier (NASDAQ: PINC) offers tech-forward products for healthcare organizations focused on cost management, quality improvement, and supply chain optimization.

Why Should You Sell PINC?

  1. Annual sales declines of 6.9% for the past two years show its products and services struggled to connect with the market during this cycle
  2. Sales are projected to tank by 15.9% over the next 12 months as its demand continues evaporating
  3. Eroding returns on capital from an already low base indicate that management’s recent investments are destroying value

Premier’s stock price of $18.34 implies a valuation ratio of 14.6x forward price-to-earnings. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why PINC doesn’t pass our bar.

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