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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 on Our Buy List and 2 to Approach with Caution

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Sirius XM (SIRI)

Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow Margin: 10.9%

Known for its commercial-free music channels, Sirius XM (NASDAQ: SIRI) is a broadcasting company that provides satellite radio and online radio services across North America.

Why Do We Steer Clear of SIRI?

  1. Number of core subscribers has disappointed over the past two years, indicating weak demand for its offerings
  2. Incremental sales over the last five years were much less profitable as its earnings per share fell by 43.5% annually while its revenue grew
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At $23.20 per share, Sirius XM trades at 7.8x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than SIRI.

Jacobs Solutions (J)

Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow Margin: 5%

With a workforce of approximately 45,000 professionals tackling complex challenges from water scarcity to cybersecurity, Jacobs Solutions (NYSE: J) provides engineering, consulting, and technical services focused on infrastructure, sustainability, and advanced technology solutions.

Why Do We Pass on J?

  1. Sales stagnated over the last two years and signal the need for new growth strategies
  2. Backlog failed to grow over the past two years, suggesting the company may need to tweak its product roadmap and go-to-market strategy
  3. Earnings per share fell by 9.6% annually over the last five years while its revenue grew, showing its incremental sales were much less profitable

Jacobs Solutions’s stock price of $137.73 implies a valuation ratio of 21.4x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why J doesn’t pass our bar.

One Stock to Buy:

Rollins (ROL)

Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow Margin: 17.3%

Operating under multiple brands like Orkin and HomeTeam Pest Defense, Rollins (NYSE: ROL) provides pest and wildlife control services to residential and commercial customers.

Why Are We Bullish on ROL?

  1. Annual revenue growth of 11.9% over the past two years was outstanding, reflecting market share gains this cycle
  2. Offerings are difficult to replicate at scale and result in a best-in-class gross margin of 52.1%
  3. Robust free cash flow margin of 16.7% gives it many options for capital deployment

Rollins is trading at $55.66 per share, or 48.4x forward P/E. Is now a good time to buy? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it’s free.

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