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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 Consumer Stocks Skating on Thin Ice

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Consumer discretionary businesses are levered to the highs and lows of economic cycles. This sensitive demand profile can lead to some stock price volatility, but over the past six months, the industry has stayed on track as its 4% return was close to the S&P 500’s.

Regardless of these results, investors should tread carefully as many companies in this space are unpredictable because they lack recurring revenue business models. With that said, here are three consumer stocks we’re steering clear of.

The New York Times (NYT)

Market Cap: $7.69 billion

Founded in 1851, The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) is an American media organization known for its influential newspaper and expansive digital journalism platforms.

Why Should You Dump NYT?

  1. Number of subscribers has disappointed over the past two years, indicating weak demand for its offerings
  2. Projected sales growth of 6% for the next 12 months suggests sluggish demand
  3. Waning returns on capital imply its previous profit engines are losing steam

The New York Times is trading at $47.07 per share, or 22.6x forward price-to-earnings. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including NYT in your portfolio.

YETI (YETI)

Market Cap: $2.92 billion

Founded by two brothers from Texas, YETI (NYSE: YETI) specializes in durable outdoor goods including coolers, drinkware, and other gear tailored to adventure enthusiasts.

Why Does YETI Give Us Pause?

  1. Sales trends were unexciting over the last two years as its 7.4% annual growth was below the typical consumer discretionary company
  2. Anticipated sales growth of 6% for the next year implies demand will be shaky
  3. Diminishing returns on capital suggest its earlier profit pools are drying up

At $35.10 per share, YETI trades at 12.2x forward price-to-earnings. If you’re considering YETI for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Adtalem (ATGE)

Market Cap: $3.72 billion

Formerly known as DeVry Education Group, Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE) is a global provider of workforce solutions and educational services.

Why Do We Think Twice About ATGE?

  1. Annual revenue growth of 8.2% over the last two years was below our standards for the consumer discretionary sector
  2. Estimated sales growth of 6.4% for the next 12 months implies demand will slow from its two-year trend
  3. Underwhelming 8.8% return on capital reflects management’s difficulties in finding profitable growth opportunities

Adtalem’s stock price of $100.34 implies a valuation ratio of 16x forward price-to-earnings. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than ATGE.

Stocks We Like More

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