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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 Cash-Producing Stocks Facing Headwinds

By: StockStory

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Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments. Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities.

Not all companies are created equal, and StockStory is here to surface the ones with real upside. That said, here are three cash-producing companies that don’t make the cut and some better opportunities instead.

Lowe's (LOW)

Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow Margin: 9.2%

Founded in North Carolina as Lowe's North Wilkesboro Hardware, the company is a home improvement retailer that sells everything from paint to tools to building materials.

Why Does LOW Worry Us?

  1. Store closures and disappointing same-store sales suggest demand is sluggish and it’s rightsizing its operations
  2. Disappointing same-store sales over the past two years show customers aren’t responding well to its product selection and store experience
  3. Projected sales are flat for the next 12 months, implying demand will slow from its five-year trend

At $225.34 per share, Lowe's trades at 18.1x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why LOW doesn’t pass our bar.

Boot Barn (BOOT)

Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow Margin: 2.7%

With a strong store presence in Texas, California, Florida, and Oklahoma, Boot Barn (NYSE: BOOT) is a western-inspired apparel and footwear retailer.

Why Are We Wary of BOOT?

  1. Weak same-store sales trends over the past two years suggest there may be few opportunities in its core markets to open new locations
  2. Smaller revenue base of $1.85 billion means it hasn’t achieved the economies of scale that some industry juggernauts enjoy
  3. Capital intensity has ramped up over the last year as its free cash flow margin decreased by 3.7 percentage points

Boot Barn is trading at $118.84 per share, or 18.1x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with BOOT, check out our full research report (it’s free).

CONMED (CNMD)

Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow Margin: 12.5%

With over five decades of experience in surgical innovation since its founding in 1970, CONMED (NYSE: CNMD) develops and manufactures medical devices and equipment for surgical procedures, specializing in orthopedic and general surgery products.

Why Do We Think Twice About CNMD?

  1. Muted 6.7% annual revenue growth over the last five years shows its demand lagged behind its healthcare peers
  2. Modest revenue base of $1.32 billion gives it less fixed cost leverage and fewer distribution channels than larger companies
  3. Underwhelming 5% return on capital reflects management’s difficulties in finding profitable growth opportunities

CONMED’s stock price of $57.75 implies a valuation ratio of 12.9x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than CNMD.

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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 Axon (+711% five-year return). Find your next big winner with StockStory today for free.

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