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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 Consumer Stocks Skating on Thin Ice

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Most consumer discretionary businesses succeed or fail based on the broader economy. Lately, it seems like demand trends have worked in their favor as the industry has returned 8.1% over the past six months, similar to the S&P 500.

Regardless of these results, investors should tread carefully as many companies in this space are unpredictable because they lack recurring revenue business models. Keeping that in mind, here are three consumer stocks we’re swiping left on.

Levi's (LEVI)

Market Cap: $7.11 billion

Credited for inventing the first pair of blue jeans in 1873, Levi's (NYSE: LEVI) is an apparel company renowned for its iconic denim products and classic American style.

Why Do We Pass on LEVI?

  1. Constant currency growth was below our standards over the past two years, suggesting it might need to invest in product improvements to get back on track
  2. Estimated sales decline of 1.2% for the next 12 months implies a challenging demand environment
  3. Waning returns on capital from an already weak starting point displays the inefficacy of management’s past and current investment decisions

Levi’s stock price of $18.01 implies a valuation ratio of 12.9x forward price-to-earnings. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why LEVI doesn’t pass our bar.

Soho House (SHCO)

Market Cap: $1.37 billion

Boasting fancy locations in hubs such as NYC and Miami, Soho House (NYSE: SHCO) is a global hospitality brand offering exclusive private member clubs, hotels, and restaurants.

Why Are We Wary of SHCO?

  1. Performance surrounding its members has lagged its peers
  2. Cash-burning tendencies make us wonder if it can sustainably generate shareholder value
  3. 16× net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio makes lenders less willing to extend additional capital, potentially necessitating dilutive equity offerings

Soho House is trading at $7.19 per share, or 7.7x forward EV-to-EBITDA. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than SHCO.

Sabre (SABR)

Market Cap: $1.59 billion

Originally a division of American Airlines, Sabre (NASDAQ: SABR) is a technology provider for the global travel and tourism industry.

Why Do We Think SABR Will Underperform?

  1. Lacking free cash flow generation means it has few chances to reinvest for growth, repurchase shares, or distribute capital
  2. Unfavorable liquidity position could lead to additional equity financing that dilutes shareholders

At $4.20 per share, Sabre trades at 22.5x forward price-to-earnings. If you’re considering SABR for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

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