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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.

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3 Services Stocks Walking a Fine Line

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Business services providers use their specialized expertise to help enterprises streamline operations and cut costs. But cutbacks in corporate spending and the threat of new AI products have kept sentiment in check, and over the past six months, the industry’s return was flat - just like the S&P 500.

Investors should tread carefully as many of these companies are also cyclical, and any misstep can have you catching a falling knife. With that said, here are three services stocks we’re steering clear of.

CompoSecure (CMPO)

Market Cap: $1.18 billion

Pioneer of the luxury metal credit card that's in the wallets of affluent consumers worldwide, CompoSecure (NASDAQ: CMPO) designs and manufactures premium metal payment cards and secure authentication solutions for financial institutions and digital asset storage.

Why Are We Hesitant About CMPO?

  1. Revenue base of $420.6 million puts it at a disadvantage compared to larger competitors exhibiting economies of scale
  2. Efficiency has decreased over the last four years as its adjusted operating margin fell by 4.8 percentage points
  3. Falling earnings per share over the last two years has some investors worried as stock prices ultimately follow EPS over the long term

CompoSecure’s stock price of $11.80 implies a valuation ratio of 10.7x forward price-to-earnings. To fully understand why you should be careful with CMPO, check out our full research report (it’s free).

Exponent (EXPO)

Market Cap: $4.08 billion

With a team of over 800 consultants holding advanced degrees in 90+ technical disciplines, Exponent (NASDAQ: EXPO) is a science and engineering consulting firm that investigates complex problems and provides expert analysis for clients across various industries.

Why Are We Wary of EXPO?

  1. Smaller revenue base of $518.5 million means it hasn’t achieved the economies of scale that some industry juggernauts enjoy
  2. Earnings growth over the last two years fell short of the peer group average as its EPS only increased by 5.4% annually
  3. Diminishing returns on capital suggest its earlier profit pools are drying up

Exponent is trading at $80.19 per share, or 38.3x forward price-to-earnings. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than EXPO.

Interpublic Group (IPG)

Market Cap: $9.66 billion

With a history dating back to 1902 and roots in the McCann-Erickson agency, Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) is a marketing and communications holding company that owns agencies specializing in advertising, media buying, public relations, and digital marketing services.

Why Do We Pass on IPG?

  1. Absence of organic revenue growth over the past two years suggests it may have to lean into acquisitions to drive its expansion
  2. Projected sales decline of 5.6% over the next 12 months indicates demand will continue deteriorating
  3. Free cash flow margin shrank by 10.9 percentage points over the last five years, suggesting the company is consuming more capital to stay competitive

At $25.98 per share, Interpublic Group trades at 9.8x forward price-to-earnings. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why IPG doesn’t pass our bar.

Stocks We Like More

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Put yourself in the driver’s seat by checking out our Top 6 Stocks for this week. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 175% over the last five years.

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