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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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3 Industrials Stocks Walking a Fine Line

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Even if they go mostly unnoticed, industrial businesses are the backbone of our country. But their prominence also brings high exposure to the ups and downs of economic cycles. Luckily, their overall demand was steady over the past six months as the industry’s 4.5% return has closely followed the S&P 500.

Although these companies have produced results lately, a cautious approach is imperative. When the cycle naturally turns, the losers can be left for dead while the winners consolidate and take more of the market. Taking that into account, here are three industrials stocks we’re steering clear of.

General Motors (GM)

Market Cap: $50.96 billion

Founded in 1908 by William C. Durant, General Motors (NYSE: GM) offers a range of vehicles and automobiles through brands such as Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac.

Why Does GM Give Us Pause?

  1. Weak unit sales over the past two years indicate demand is soft and that the company may need to revise its strategy
  2. 7.9 percentage point decline in its free cash flow margin over the last five years reflects the company’s increased investments to defend its market position
  3. High net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 5× could force the company to raise capital at unfavorable terms if market conditions deteriorate

General Motors is trading at $53.53 per share, or 5.8x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than GM.

Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Market Cap: $99.37 billion

Headquartered in Maryland, Famous for the F-35 aircraft, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) specializes in defense, space, homeland security, and information technology products.

Why Do We Avoid LMT?

  1. Average backlog growth of 7.3% over the past two years was mediocre and suggests fewer customers signed long-term contracts
  2. Performance over the past five years shows its incremental sales were much less profitable, as its earnings per share fell by 4.9% annually
  3. Eroding returns on capital suggest its historical profit centers are aging

Lockheed Martin’s stock price of $425.88 implies a valuation ratio of 15.1x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why LMT doesn’t pass our bar.

XPO (XPO)

Market Cap: $14.16 billion

Owning a mobile game simulating freight operations for the Tour de France, XPO (NYSE: XPO) is a transportation company specializing in expedited shipping services.

Why Are We Out on XPO?

  1. Customers postponed purchases of its products and services this cycle as its revenue declined by 6.5% annually over the last five years
  2. Flat earnings per share over the last two years lagged its peers
  3. Free cash flow margin dropped by 7.2 percentage points over the last five years, implying the company became more capital intensive as competition picked up

At $120.22 per share, XPO trades at 29.6x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with XPO, check out our full research report (it’s free).

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