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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.

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3 Low-Volatility Stocks We Keep Off Our Radar

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Low-volatility stocks may offer stability, but that often comes at the cost of slower growth and the upside potential of more dynamic companies.

Choosing the wrong investments can cause you to fall behind, which is why we started StockStory - to separate the winners from the losers. Keeping that in mind, here are three low-volatility stocks to avoid and some better opportunities instead.

Mister Car Wash (MCW)

Rolling One-Year Beta: 0.76

Formerly known as Hotshine Holdings, Mister Car Wash (NYSE: MCW) offers car washes across the United States through its conveyorized service.

Why Do We Pass on MCW?

  1. Poor same-store sales performance over the past two years indicates it’s having trouble bringing new shoppers into its stores
  2. Eroding returns on capital from an already low base indicate that management’s recent investments are destroying value
  3. Depletion of cash reserves could lead to a fundraising event that triggers shareholder dilution

At $6.75 per share, Mister Car Wash trades at 14.8x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with MCW, check out our full research report (it’s free).

AMN Healthcare Services (AMN)

Rolling One-Year Beta: 0.36

With a network of thousands of healthcare professionals ranging from nurses to physicians to executives, AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AMN) provides healthcare workforce solutions including temporary staffing, permanent placement, and technology platforms for hospitals and healthcare facilities across the United States.

Why Is AMN Risky?

  1. Declining travelers on assignment over the past two years show it’s struggled to increase its sales volumes and had to rely on price increases
  2. Sales are expected to decline once again over the next 12 months as it continues working through a challenging demand environment
  3. Shrinking returns on capital suggest that increasing competition is eating into the company’s profitability

AMN Healthcare Services’s stock price of $20.52 implies a valuation ratio of 16.9x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than AMN.

WaFd Bank (WAFD)

Rolling One-Year Beta: 0.69

Founded in 1917 and rebranded from Washington Federal in 2023, WaFd (NASDAQ: WAFD) is a bank holding company that provides lending, deposit services, and insurance through its Washington Federal Bank subsidiary across eight western states.

Why Should You Dump WAFD?

  1. Net interest income trends were unexciting over the last five years as its 7% annual growth was below the typical bank company
  2. 102.2 basis point (100 basis points = 1 percentage point) decline in its net interest margin over the last two years reflects the company’s willingness to accept lower yields to defend its market position
  3. Performance over the past two years shows each sale was less profitable as its earnings per share dropped by 18.8% annually, worse than its revenue

WaFd Bank is trading at $30.04 per share, or 0.9x forward P/B. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including WAFD in your portfolio.

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