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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 Small-Cap Stocks We Think Twice About

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Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings. However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.

These trade-offs can cause headaches for even the most seasoned professionals, which is why we started StockStory - to help you separate the good companies from the bad. Keeping that in mind, here are three small-cap stocks to avoid and some other investments you should consider instead.

Cars.com (CARS)

Market Cap: $740.4 million

Originally started as a joint venture between several media companies including The Washington Post and The New York Times, Cars.com (NYSE: CARS) is a digital marketplace that connects new and used car buyers and sellers.

Why Does CARS Fall Short?

  1. Market opportunities are plateauing as its dealer customers were flat over the last two years
  2. Estimated sales growth of 2% for the next 12 months implies demand will slow from its three-year trend
  3. Falling earnings per share over the last three years has some investors worried as stock prices ultimately follow EPS over the long term

At $12.05 per share, Cars.com trades at 3.5x forward EV/EBITDA. To fully understand why you should be careful with CARS, check out our full research report (it’s free).

Matthews (MATW)

Market Cap: $724.2 million

Originally a death care company, Matthews International (NASDAQ: MATW) is a diversified company offering ceremonial services, brand solutions and industrial technologies.

Why Are We Out on MATW?

  1. Annual sales declines of 6.5% for the past two years show its products and services struggled to connect with the market
  2. Earnings per share fell by 14.8% annually over the last five years while its revenue grew, showing its incremental sales were much less profitable
  3. Cash-burning tendencies make us wonder if it can sustainably generate shareholder value

Matthews’s stock price of $23.52 implies a valuation ratio of 15.4x forward EV-to-EBITDA. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including MATW in your portfolio.

CTS (CTS)

Market Cap: $1.22 billion

With roots dating back to 1896 and a global manufacturing footprint, CTS (NYSE: CTS) designs and manufactures sensors, connectivity components, and actuators for aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and transportation markets.

Why Do We Think Twice About CTS?

  1. Annual sales declines of 5.7% for the past two years show its products and services struggled to connect with the market during this cycle
  2. Revenue base of $520.9 million puts it at a disadvantage compared to larger competitors exhibiting economies of scale
  3. Earnings per share have dipped by 4.5% annually over the past two years, which is concerning because stock prices follow EPS over the long term

CTS is trading at $41.55 per share, or 17.3x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than CTS.

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