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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 Small-Cap Stock to Research Further and 2 We Brush Off

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Investors looking for hidden gems should keep an eye on small-cap stocks because they’re frequently overlooked by Wall Street. Many opportunities exist in this part of the market, but it is also a high-risk, high-reward environment due to the lack of reliable analyst price targets.

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Two Small-Cap Stocks to Sell:

USANA (USNA)

Market Cap: $570.4 million

Going to market with a direct selling model rather than through traditional retailers, USANA Health Sciences (NYSE: USNA) manufactures and sells nutritional, personal care, and skincare products.

Why Is USNA Not Exciting?

  1. Annual revenue declines of 8.7% over the last three years indicate problems with its market positioning
  2. Modest revenue base of $876.2 million gives it less fixed cost leverage and fewer distribution channels than larger companies
  3. Performance over the past three years shows each sale was less profitable as its earnings per share dropped by 23% annually, worse than its revenue

USANA is trading at $30.63 per share, or 11.3x forward P/E. If you’re considering USNA for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Webster Financial (WBS)

Market Cap: $10.1 billion

Founded during the Great Depression in 1935 and evolving into a major Northeastern financial institution, Webster Financial (NYSE: WBS) is a bank holding company that provides commercial banking, consumer banking, and employee benefits solutions through its Webster Bank and HSA Bank division.

Why Are We Cautious About WBS?

  1. Sales were flat over the last two years, indicating it’s failed to expand this cycle
  2. Projected 3.2 percentage point efficiency ratio increase over the next year signals its day-to-day expenses will rise
  3. High interest payments compared to its earnings raise concerns about its ability to service its debt consistently

At $60.25 per share, Webster Financial trades at 1.1x forward P/B. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why WBS doesn’t pass our bar.

One Small-Cap Stock to Watch:

Granite Construction (GVA)

Market Cap: $4.11 billion

Having played a role in the construction of the Hoover Dam, Granite Construction (NYSE: GVA) is a provider of infrastructure solutions for roads, bridges, and other projects.

Why Are We Positive On GVA?

  1. Impressive 12.2% annual revenue growth over the last two years indicates it’s winning market share this cycle
  2. Earnings per share grew by 60.9% annually over the last two years and trumped its peers
  3. Historical investments are beginning to pay off as its returns on capital are growing

Granite Construction’s stock price of $93.94 implies a valuation ratio of 8.7x forward EV-to-EBITDA. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.

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