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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.

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3 Bank Stocks Facing Headwinds

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Banks use their capital and expertise to help businesses grow while offering consumers essential financial products like mortgages and credit cards. But worries about an economic slowdown and potential credit deterioration have kept sentiment in check, and over the past six months, the banking industry has tumbled by 11%. This drawdown was seriously disheartening since the S&P 500 stood firm.

While some banks have strong balance sheets and diversified revenue streams that enable them to thrive in any environment, the odds aren't great for the ones we're analyzing today. Keeping that in mind, here are three bank stocks best left ignored.

The Bancorp (TBBK)

Market Cap: $2.34 billion

Operating behind the scenes of many popular fintech apps and prepaid cards you might use daily, The Bancorp (NASDAQ: TBBK) is a bank holding company that specializes in providing banking services to fintech companies and offering specialty lending products.

Why Are We Hesitant About TBBK?

  1. Estimated net interest income growth of 4.6% for the next 12 months implies demand will slow from its four-year trend
  2. Low interest coverage ratio indicates the company may struggle to service its debt obligations if operational performance deteriorates

The Bancorp’s stock price of $50.86 implies a valuation ratio of 2.5x forward P/B. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including TBBK in your portfolio.

First Busey (BUSE)

Market Cap: $2.00 billion

Tracing its roots back to 1868 during America's post-Civil War reconstruction era, First Busey (NASDAQ: BUSE) is a bank holding company that provides commercial and retail banking, wealth management, and payment technology solutions across Illinois, Missouri, Florida, and Indiana.

Why Does BUSE Worry Us?

  1. Muted 5.9% annual net interest income growth over the last four years shows its demand lagged behind its bank peers
  2. Net interest margin of 2.9% is well below other banks, signaling its loans aren’t very profitable
  3. Efficiency ratio improved by 9.1 percentage points over the last four years as it scaled

First Busey is trading at $22.25 per share, or 0.9x forward P/B. If you’re considering BUSE for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Community Bank (CBU)

Market Cap: $2.90 billion

Tracing its roots back to 1866 in upstate New York, Community Financial System (NYSE: CBU) is a financial holding company that provides banking, employee benefits, wealth management, and insurance services to retail, commercial, and municipal customers.

Why Is CBU Not Exciting?

  1. Muted 5.6% annual net interest income growth over the last four years shows its demand lagged behind its bank peers
  2. Weak unit economics are reflected in its net interest margin of 3.1%, one of the worst among bank companies
  3. Loan losses and capital returns have eroded its tangible book value this cycle as its tangible book value per share declined by 4.3% annually over the last five years

At $54.91 per share, Community Bank trades at 1.5x forward P/B. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than CBU.

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