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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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1 Cash-Producing Stock to Keep an Eye On and 2 to Keep Off Your Radar

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While strong cash flow is a key indicator of stability, it doesn’t always translate to superior returns. Some cash-heavy businesses struggle with inefficient spending, slowing demand, or weak competitive positioning.

Not all companies are created equal, and StockStory is here to surface the ones with real upside. Keeping that in mind, here is one cash-producing company that reinvests wisely to drive long-term success and two best left off your watchlist.

Two Stocks to Sell:

Tennant (TNC)

Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow Margin: 4.8%

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

Why Is TNC Not Exciting?

  1. Muted 2.3% annual revenue growth over the last five years shows its demand lagged behind its industrials peers
  2. Sales are projected to tank by 1% over the next 12 months as demand evaporates
  3. Free cash flow margin shrank by 7.1 percentage points over the last five years, suggesting the company is consuming more capital to stay competitive

Tennant is trading at $70.78 per share, or 11.4x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than TNC.

Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)

Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow Margin: 5%

With an iconic “STANLEY” logo which has remained virtually unchanged for over a century, Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) is a manufacturer primarily catering to the tool and outdoor equipment industry.

Why Should You Dump SWK?

  1. Core business is underperforming as its organic revenue has disappointed over the past two years, suggesting it might need acquisitions to stimulate growth
  2. Incremental sales over the last five years were much less profitable as its earnings per share fell by 10.6% annually while its revenue grew
  3. 8.7 percentage point decline in its free cash flow margin over the last five years reflects the company’s increased investments to defend its market position

Stanley Black & Decker’s stock price of $58.91 implies a valuation ratio of 11x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with SWK, check out our full research report (it’s free).

One Stock to Watch:

Option Care Health (OPCH)

Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow Margin: 6.7%

With a nationwide network of 177 locations serving 43 states and a team of over 4,500 clinicians, Option Care Health (NASDAQ: OPCH) is the largest independent provider of home and alternate site infusion services, delivering medications and clinical support to patients across the United States.

Why Could OPCH Be a Winner?

  1. 15.3% annual revenue growth over the last five years surpassed the sector average as its offerings resonated with customers
  2. Share repurchases over the last five years enabled its annual earnings per share growth of 66.4% to outpace its revenue gains
  3. Free cash flow margin expanded by 3.3 percentage points over the last five years, providing additional flexibility for investments and share buybacks/dividends

At $33.44 per share, Option Care Health trades at 20.2x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

Stocks That Overcame Trump’s 2018 Tariffs

Market indices reached historic highs following Donald Trump’s presidential victory in November 2024, but the outlook for 2025 is clouded by new trade policies that could impact business confidence and growth.

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