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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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1 Restaurant Stock Worth Your Attention and 2 We Ignore

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Restaurants increase convenience and give many people a place to unwind. But the side dish is that they’re quite difficult to operate because high inventory and labor costs generally lead to thin margins at the store level. This leaves little room for error if demand dries up, and it seems like the market has some reservations as the industry has tumbled by 7.4% over the past six months. This drop is a noticeable divergence from the S&P 500’s 5.4% return.

Despite the lackluster result, a few diamonds in the rough can produce earnings growth no matter what, and we started StockStory to help you find them. On that note, here is one restaurant stock poised to generate sustainable market-beating returns and two best left ignored.

Two RestaurantStocks to Sell:

Darden (DRI)

Market Cap: $23.93 billion

Founded in 1968 as Red Lobster, Darden (NYSE: DRI) is a leading American restaurant company that owns and operates a portfolio of popular restaurant brands.

Why Does DRI Worry Us?

  1. Annual sales growth of 6% over the last six years lagged behind its restaurant peers as its large revenue base made it difficult to generate incremental demand
  2. Disappointing same-store sales over the past two years show customers aren’t responding well to its menu offerings and dining experience
  3. Challenging supply chain dynamics and bad unit economics are reflected in its low gross margin of 21.5%

Darden is trading at $204.49 per share, or 19x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than DRI.

Sweetgreen (SG)

Market Cap: $1.74 billion

Founded in 2007 by three Georgetown University alum, Sweetgreen (NYSE: SG) is a casual quick service chain known for its healthy salads and bowls.

Why Does SG Fall Short?

  1. Suboptimal cost structure is highlighted by its history of operating margin losses
  2. Cash-burning history makes us doubt the long-term viability of its business model
  3. Depletion of cash reserves could lead to a fundraising event that triggers shareholder dilution

Sweetgreen’s stock price of $14.71 implies a valuation ratio of 43x forward EV-to-EBITDA. To fully understand why you should be careful with SG, check out our full research report (it’s free).

One Restaurant Stock to Buy:

Chipotle (CMG)

Market Cap: $62.7 billion

Born from a desire to offer quick meals with fresh, flavorful ingredients, Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) is a fast-food chain known for its healthy, Mexican-inspired cuisine and customizable dishes.

Why Will CMG Outperform?

  1. Offensive push to build new restaurants and attack its untapped market opportunities is backed by its same-store sales growth
  2. Customers are lining up to eat at its restaurants as the company’s same-store sales growth averaged 4.8% over the past two years
  3. Unparalleled revenue scale of $11.58 billion gives it advantageous pricing and terms with suppliers

At $46.72 per share, Chipotle trades at 35.6x forward P/E. Is now a good time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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Don’t let fear keep you from great opportunities and take a look at Top 5 Growth Stocks for this month. This is a curated list of our High Quality stocks that have generated a market-beating return of 183% over the last five years (as of March 31st 2025).

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