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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-Heavy Stock for Long-Term Investors and 2 We Avoid

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Companies with more cash than debt can be financially resilient, but that doesn’t mean they’re all strong investments. Some lack leverage because they struggle to grow or generate consistent profits, making them unattractive borrowers.

Not all businesses with cash are winners, and that’s why we built StockStory - to help you separate the good from the bad. Keeping that in mind, here is one company with a net cash position that can leverage its balance sheet to grow and two that may struggle.

Two Stocks to Sell:

Penguin Solutions (PENG)

Net Cash Position: $12.42 million (1% of Market Cap)

Based in the US, Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ: PENG) is a diversified semiconductor company offering memory, digital, and LED products.

Why Do We Avoid PENG?

  1. Annual sales declines of 5% for the past two years show its products and services struggled to connect with the market during this cycle
  2. Poor expense management has led to an operating margin of 2.5% that is below the industry average
  3. Underwhelming 5% return on capital reflects management’s difficulties in finding profitable growth opportunities, and its falling returns suggest its earlier profit pools are drying up

Penguin Solutions’s stock price of $24.43 implies a valuation ratio of 14.3x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why PENG doesn’t pass our bar.

News Corp (NWSA)

Net Cash Position: $130 million (0.7% of Market Cap)

Established in 2013 after a restructuring, News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) is a multinational conglomerate known for its news publishing, broadcasting, digital media, and book publishing.

Why Are We Out on NWSA?

  1. Annual revenue declines of 2.5% over the last five years indicate problems with its market positioning
  2. Anticipated sales growth of 2.5% for the next year implies demand will be shaky
  3. ROIC of 6.3% reflects management’s challenges in identifying attractive investment opportunities

At $30.21 per share, News Corp trades at 33.4x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than NWSA.

One Stock to Buy:

F&G Annuities & Life (FG)

Net Cash Position: $1.64 billion (39.2% of Market Cap)

Founded in 1959 and serving approximately 677,000 policyholders who rely on its financial protection products, F&G Annuities & Life (NYSE: FG) provides fixed annuities, life insurance, and pension risk transfer solutions to retail and institutional clients.

Why Are We Bullish on FG?

  1. Annual net premiums earned growth of 33.9% over the last two years was superb and indicates its market share increased during this cycle
  2. Impressive 28.3% annual book value per share growth over the last two years indicates it’s building equity value this cycle
  3. Capital generation for the next 12 months is expected to accelerate above its two-year trend as Wall Street forecasts robust book value per share growth of 50.3%

F&G Annuities & Life is trading at $31.04 per share, or 0.9x forward P/B. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

High-Quality Stocks for All Market Conditions

Donald Trump’s April 2024 "Liberation Day" tariffs sent markets into a tailspin, but stocks have since rebounded strongly, proving that knee-jerk reactions often create the best buying opportunities.

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