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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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2 Software Stocks on Our Watchlist and 1 to Ignore

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Software is eating the world, and virtually no business is left untouched by it. The undeniable tailwinds fueling the industry have also led to strong returns for SaaS stocks lately as they’ve gained 6.2% over the past six months. Investing here would have been wise - at the same time, the S&P 500 was stuck in neutral.

However, only a handful of companies will ultimately thrive over the long term as the low barriers to entry for software businesses lead to fierce competition. With that said, here are two software stocks we think can generate sustainable market-beating returns and one we’re swiping left on.

One Software Stock to Sell:

Guidewire (GWRE)

Market Cap: $15.59 billion

Founded by two individuals involved in the development of leading procurement software Ariba, Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) offers insurance companies a software-as-a-service platform to help sell their products and manage their workflows.

Why Are We Wary of GWRE?

  1. Revenue increased by 12.4% annually over the last three years, acceptable on an absolute basis but tepid for a software company enjoying secular tailwinds
  2. High servicing costs result in a relatively inferior gross margin of 61.4% that must be offset through increased usage
  3. Extended payback periods on sales investments suggest the company’s platform isn’t resonating enough to drive efficient sales conversions

Guidewire is trading at $185.21 per share, or 12.4x forward price-to-sales. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why GWRE doesn’t pass our bar.

Two Software Stocks to Watch:

HubSpot (HUBS)

Market Cap: $31.77 billion

Started in 2006 by two MIT grad students, HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) is a software-as-a-service platform that helps small and medium-sized businesses market themselves, sell, and get found on the internet.

Why Do We Like HUBS?

  1. ARR growth averaged 20.7% over the last year, showing customers are willing to take multi-year bets on its offerings
  2. Prominent and differentiated software culminates in a best-in-class gross margin of 85%
  3. Operating profits increased over the last year as the company gained some leverage on its fixed costs and became more efficient

At $611 per share, HubSpot trades at 10.6x forward price-to-sales. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.

Doximity (DOCS)

Market Cap: $11.89 billion

Founded in 2010 and named for a combination of “docs” and “proximity”, Doximity (NYSE: DOCS) is the leading social network for U.S. medical professionals.

Why Are We Bullish on DOCS?

  1. Billings have averaged 20.3% growth over the last year, showing it’s securing new contracts that could potentially increase in value over time
  2. Fast payback periods on sales and marketing expenses allow the company to invest heavily and onboard many customers concurrently
  3. Impressive free cash flow profitability enables the company to fund new investments or reward investors with share buybacks/dividends

Doximity’s stock price of $63.40 implies a valuation ratio of 20.8x forward price-to-sales. Is now the time to initiate a position? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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Stocks that made our list in 2019 include now familiar names such as Nvidia (+2,183% between December 2019 and December 2024) as well as under-the-radar businesses like Sterling Infrastructure (+1,096% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today for free.

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