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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 Profitable Stocks Walking a Fine Line

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Even if a company is profitable, it doesn’t always mean it’s a great investment. Some struggle to maintain growth, face looming threats, or fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their future potential.

Not all profitable companies are created equal, and that’s why we built StockStory - to help you find the ones that truly shine bright. That said, here are three profitable companies that don’t make the cut and some better opportunities instead.

Power Integrations (POWI)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 5.6%

A leading supplier of parts for electronics such as home appliances, Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI) is a semiconductor designer and developer specializing in products used for high-voltage power conversion.

Why Should You Sell POWI?

  1. Sales were flat over the last five years, indicating it’s failed to expand this cycle
  2. Day-to-day expenses have swelled relative to revenue over the last five years as its operating margin fell by 11.7 percentage points
  3. Earnings per share have dipped by 3.1% annually over the past five years, which is concerning because stock prices follow EPS over the long term

At $58.08 per share, Power Integrations trades at 33.8x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including POWI in your portfolio.

Align Technology (ALGN)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 14.7%

Pioneering an alternative to traditional metal braces with nearly invisible plastic aligners, Align Technology (NASDAQ: ALGN) designs and manufactures Invisalign clear aligners, iTero intraoral scanners, and dental CAD/CAM software for orthodontic and restorative treatments.

Why Do We Think Twice About ALGN?

  1. Weak clear aligner shipments over the past two years indicate demand is soft and that the company may need to revise its strategy
  2. Free cash flow margin dropped by 7.6 percentage points over the last five years, implying the company became more capital intensive as competition picked up
  3. Eroding returns on capital suggest its historical profit centers are aging

Align Technology’s stock price of $200.10 implies a valuation ratio of 19.6x forward P/E. If you’re considering ALGN for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Waters Corporation (WAT)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 28.3%

Founded in 1958 and pioneering innovations in laboratory analysis for over six decades, Waters (NYSE: WAT) develops and manufactures analytical instruments, software, and consumables for liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis used in scientific research and quality testing.

Why Is WAT Not Exciting?

  1. Sales stagnated over the last two years and signal the need for new growth strategies
  2. Organic sales performance over the past two years indicates the company may need to make strategic adjustments or rely on M&A to catalyze faster growth
  3. Waning returns on capital imply its previous profit engines are losing steam

Waters Corporation is trading at $349.21 per share, or 26.4x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than WAT.

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