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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 Value Stocks with Questionable Fundamentals

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The low valuation multiples for value stocks provide a margin of safety that growth stocks rarely offer. However, the challenge lies in determining whether these cheap assets are genuinely undervalued or simply on sale due to their potentially deteriorating business models.

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Macy's (M)

Forward P/E Ratio: 6.3x

With a storied history that began with its 1858 founding, Macy’s (NYSE: M) is a department store chain that sells clothing, cosmetics, accessories, and home goods.

Why Should You Sell M?

  1. Disappointing same-store sales over the past two years show customers aren’t responding well to its product selection and store experience
  2. Sales are expected to decline once again over the next 12 months as it continues working through a challenging demand environment
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Macy's is trading at $12.18 per share, or 6.3x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including M in your portfolio.

D.R. Horton (DHI)

Forward P/E Ratio: 13.2x

One of the largest homebuilding companies in the U.S., D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI) builds a variety of new construction homes across multiple markets.

Why Do We Think Twice About DHI?

  1. Backlog has dropped by 17% on average over the past two years, suggesting it’s losing orders as competition picks up
  2. Earnings per share have contracted by 5.8% annually over the last two years, a headwind for returns as stock prices often echo long-term EPS performance
  3. Eroding returns on capital suggest its historical profit centers are aging

At $157.29 per share, D.R. Horton trades at 13.2x forward P/E. If you’re considering DHI for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Teleflex (TFX)

Forward P/E Ratio: 8.8x

With a portfolio spanning from vascular access catheters to minimally invasive surgical tools, Teleflex (NYSE: TFX) designs, manufactures, and supplies single-use medical devices used in critical care and surgical procedures across hospitals worldwide.

Why Are We Wary of TFX?

  1. 2.4% annual revenue growth over the last two years was slower than its healthcare peers
  2. Underwhelming constant currency revenue performance over the past two years suggests its product offering at current prices doesn’t resonate with customers
  3. Waning returns on capital from an already weak starting point displays the inefficacy of management’s past and current investment decisions

Teleflex’s stock price of $118.69 implies a valuation ratio of 8.8x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why TFX doesn’t pass our bar.

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