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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 Unprofitable Stocks with Questionable Fundamentals

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Unprofitable companies face headwinds as they struggle to keep operating expenses under control. Some may be investing heavily, but the majority fail to convert spending into sustainable growth.

Unprofitable companies face an uphill battle, but not all are created equal. Luckily for you, StockStory is here to separate the promising ones from the weak. That said, here are three unprofitable companiesthat don’t make the cut and some better opportunities instead.

Stratasys (SSYS)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: -11.4%

Born from the Founder’s idea of making a toy frog with a glue gun, Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) offers 3D printers and related materials, software, and services to many industries.

Why Do We Pass on SSYS?

  1. Sales stagnated over the last five years and signal the need for new growth strategies
  2. Poor expense management has led to operating margin losses
  3. Cash-burning tendencies make us wonder if it can sustainably generate shareholder value

At $9.46 per share, Stratasys trades at 25.4x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than SSYS.

3D Systems (DDD)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: -63.7%

Founded by the inventor of stereolithography, 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) engineers, manufactures, and sells 3D printers and other related products to the aerospace, automotive, healthcare, and consumer goods industries.

Why Should You Sell DDD?

  1. Sales tumbled by 6.3% annually over the last five years, showing market trends are working against its favor during this cycle
  2. Diminishing returns on capital from an already low starting point show that neither management’s prior nor current bets are going as planned
  3. Limited cash reserves may force the company to seek unfavorable financing terms that could dilute shareholders

3D Systems’s stock price of $2.04 implies a valuation ratio of 1x forward price-to-sales. If you’re considering DDD for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Tandem Diabetes (TNDM)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: -19.9%

With technology that automatically adjusts insulin delivery based on continuous glucose monitoring data, Tandem Diabetes Care (NASDAQ: TNDM) develops and manufactures automated insulin delivery systems that help people with diabetes manage their blood glucose levels.

Why Do We Steer Clear of TNDM?

  1. Disappointing pump shipments over the past two years suggest it might have to lower prices to accelerate growth
  2. Earnings per share fell by 21% annually over the last five years while its revenue grew, showing its incremental sales were much less profitable
  3. Short cash runway increases the probability of a capital raise that dilutes existing shareholders

Tandem Diabetes is trading at $10.94 per share, or 13.5x forward EV-to-EBITDA. To fully understand why you should be careful with TNDM, check out our full research report (it’s free).

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