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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 in Hot Water

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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.

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. Keeping that in mind, here are three small-cap stocks to avoid and some other investments you should consider instead.

La-Z-Boy (LZB)

Market Cap: $1.61 billion

The prized possession of every mancave, La-Z-Boy (NYSE: LZB) is a furniture company specializing in recliners, sofas, and seats.

Why Are We Out on LZB?

  1. Products and services aren't resonating with the market as its revenue declined by 8% annually over the last two years
  2. Demand will likely be soft over the next 12 months as Wall Street’s estimates imply tepid growth of 1.8%
  3. Diminishing returns on capital suggest its earlier profit pools are drying up

La-Z-Boy is trading at $38.78 per share, or 11.7x forward price-to-earnings. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why LZB doesn’t pass our bar.

Casella Waste Systems (CWST)

Market Cap: $7.02 billion

Starting with the founder picking up garbage with a pickup truck he purchased using savings from high school, Casella (NASDAQ: CWST) offers waste management services for businesses, residents, and the government.

Why Do We Think Twice About CWST?

  1. Absence of organic revenue growth over the past two years suggests it may have to lean into acquisitions to drive its expansion
  2. Issuance of new shares over the last two years caused its earnings per share to fall by 10.1% annually while its revenue grew
  3. Shrinking returns on capital from an already weak position reveal that neither previous nor ongoing investments are yielding the desired results

Casella Waste Systems’s stock price of $111.44 implies a valuation ratio of 109.9x forward price-to-earnings. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including CWST in your portfolio.

Perma-Fix (PESI)

Market Cap: $138.6 million

Tackling hazardous waste challenges since 1990, Perma-Fix (NASDAQ: PESI) provides environmental waste treatment services.

Why Do We Think PESI Will Underperform?

  1. Customers postponed purchases of its products and services this cycle as its revenue declined by 4.3% annually over the last five years
  2. Shrinking returns on capital from an already weak position reveal that neither previous nor ongoing investments are yielding the desired results
  3. Limited cash reserves may force the company to seek unfavorable financing terms that could dilute shareholders

At $7.26 per share, Perma-Fix trades at 1.5x forward price-to-sales. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than PESI.

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