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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 with Solid Fundamentals and 2 to Approach with Caution

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The low valuation multiples for value stocks provide a margin of safety that growth stocks rarely offer. However, the challenge lies in determining whether these cheap assets are genuinely undervalued or simply on sale due to their potentially deteriorating business models.

This distinction between true value and value traps can challenge even the most skilled investors. Luckily for you, we started StockStory to help you uncover exceptional companies. That said, here is one value stock with strong fundamentals and two climbing an uphill battle.

Two Value Stocks to Sell:

Zeta (ZETA)

Forward P/S Ratio: 2.4x

Co-founded by former Apple CEO John Sculley, Zeta Global (NYSE: ZETA) provides software and data analytics tools that help companies market their products to billions of customers.

Why Does ZETA Give Us Pause?

  1. Customers have churned over the last year due to the commoditized nature of its software, as reflected in its 97% net revenue retention rate
  2. Gross margin of 60.3% reflects its relatively high servicing costs
  3. Historical operating losses show it had an inefficient cost structure while scaling

Zeta’s stock price of $11.70 implies a valuation ratio of 2.4x forward price-to-sales. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including ZETA in your portfolio.

Bath and Body Works (BBWI)

Forward P/E Ratio: 7.6x

Spun off from L Brands in 2020, Bath & Body Works (NYSE: BBWI) is a personal care and home fragrance retailer where consumers can find specialty shower gels, scented candles for the home, and lotions.

Why Does BBWI Worry Us?

  1. Muted 6.2% annual revenue growth over the last five years shows its demand lagged behind its consumer retail peers
  2. Poor same-store sales performance over the past two years indicates it’s having trouble bringing new shoppers into its brick-and-mortar locations
  3. Estimated sales growth of 2.3% for the next 12 months implies demand will slow from its five-year trend

At $27.57 per share, Bath and Body Works trades at 7.6x forward price-to-earnings. If you’re considering BBWI for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

One Value Stock to Watch:

Upwork (UPWK)

Forward EV/EBITDA Ratio: 9.7x

Formed through the 2013 merger of Elance and oDesk, Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) is an online platform where businesses and independent professionals connect to get work done.

Why Does UPWK Stand Out?

  1. Monetization efforts are paying off as its average revenue per customer has grown by 8.4% annually over the last two years
  2. Additional sales over the last three years increased its profitability as the 168% annual growth in its earnings per share outpaced its revenue
  3. Free cash flow margin increased by 21.1 percentage points over the last few years, giving the company more capital to invest or return to shareholders

Upwork is trading at $12.50 per share, or 9.7x forward EV-to-EBITDA. Is now a good time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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