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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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1 Value Stock to Target This Week and 2 to Avoid

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Value investing has created more billionaires than any other strategy, like Warren Buffett, who built his fortune by purchasing wonderful businesses at reasonable prices. But these hidden gems are few and far between - many stocks that appear cheap often stay that way because they face structural issues.

Identifying genuine bargains from value traps is something many investors struggle with, which is why we started StockStory - to help you find the best companies. That said, here is one value stock trading at a big discount to its intrinsic value and two with little support.

Two Value Stocks to Sell:

Children's Place (PLCE)

Forward P/E Ratio: 8x

Offering sizes up to young teens, The Children’s Place (NASDAQ: PLCE) is a specialty retailer that sells its own brands of kid’s apparel and accessories.

Why Are We Out on PLCE?

  1. Disappointing same-store sales over the past two years show customers aren’t responding well to its product selection and store experience
  2. Sales were less profitable over the last four years as its earnings per share fell by 37% annually, worse than its revenue declines
  3. High net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 78× could force the company to raise capital at unfavorable terms if market conditions deteriorate

Children's Place’s stock price of $8.50 implies a valuation ratio of 8x forward price-to-earnings. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than PLCE.

Tennant (TNC)

Forward P/E Ratio: 13.8x

As the world’s largest manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots, Tennant (NYSE: TNC) designs, manufactures, and sells cleaning products to various sectors.

Why Are We Cautious About TNC?

  1. Sales trends were unexciting over the last five years as its 2.5% annual growth was below the typical industrials company
  2. Estimated sales growth of 3.1% for the next 12 months implies demand will slow from its two-year trend
  3. Capital intensity has ramped up over the last five years as its free cash flow margin decreased by 5.1 percentage points

At $87.46 per share, Tennant trades at 13.8x forward price-to-earnings. If you’re considering TNC for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

One Value Stock to Watch:

Thermon (THR)

Forward P/E Ratio: 14.9x

Creating the first packaged tracing systems, Thermon (NYSE: THR) is a leading provider of engineered industrial process heating solutions for process industries.

Why Are We Positive On THR?

  1. Offerings are difficult to replicate at scale and lead to a top-tier gross margin of 42.3%
  2. Operating profits and efficiency rose over the last five years as it benefited from some fixed cost leverage
  3. Free cash flow margin expanded by 3.2 percentage points over the last five years, providing additional flexibility for investments and share buybacks/dividends

Thermon is trading at $29.08 per share, or 14.9x forward price-to-earnings. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

Stocks We Like Even More

With rates dropping, inflation stabilizing, and the elections in the rearview mirror, all signs point to the start of a new bull run - and we’re laser-focused on finding the best stocks for this upcoming cycle.

Put yourself in the driver’s seat by checking out our Top 5 Growth Stocks for this month. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 175% over the last five years.

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 United Rentals (+322% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today for free.

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