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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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1 Small-Cap Stock with Exciting Potential and 2 We Question

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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 is one small-cap stock that could be the next big thing and two that may have trouble.

Two Small-Cap Stocks to Sell:

C3.ai (AI)

Market Cap: $2.27 billion

Named after the three Cs of its original focus—carbon, cloud computing, and customer relationship management—C3.ai (NYSE: AI) provides enterprise AI software that helps organizations develop, deploy, and operate large-scale artificial intelligence applications across various industries.

Why Do We Think AI Will Underperform?

  1. Sales trends were unexciting over the last three years as its 15.5% annual growth was below the typical software company
  2. Customer acquisition costs take a while to recoup, making it difficult to justify sales and marketing investments that could increase revenue
  3. Persistent operating margin losses suggest the business manages its expenses poorly

C3.ai’s stock price of $16.90 implies a valuation ratio of 5.4x forward price-to-sales. To fully understand why you should be careful with AI, check out our full research report (it’s free).

Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM)

Market Cap: $5.71 billion

The result of a spinoff from Sanken in Japan, Allegro MicroSystems (NASDAQ: ALGM) is a designer of power management chips and distance sensors used in electric vehicles and data centers.

Why Are We Out on ALGM?

  1. Sales tumbled by 14.2% annually over the last two years, showing market trends are working against its favor during this cycle
  2. Operating margin of 6.1% has deteriorated over the last five years, hampering its adaptability and competitive positioning
  3. Earnings per share fell by 17.2% annually over the last five years while its revenue grew, showing its incremental sales were much less profitable

Allegro MicroSystems is trading at $30.54 per share, or 51x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including ALGM in your portfolio.

One Small-Cap Stock to Buy:

CSW (CSW)

Market Cap: $4.32 billion

With over two centuries of combined operations manufacturing and supplying, CSW (NASDAQ: CSW) offers special chemicals, coatings, sealants, and lubricants for various industries.

Why Are We Bullish on CSW?

  1. Annual revenue growth of 19.6% over the last five years was superb and indicates its market share increased during this cycle
  2. Additional sales over the last five years increased its profitability as the 25.9% annual growth in its earnings per share outpaced its revenue
  3. Strong free cash flow margin of 15.5% enables it to reinvest or return capital consistently, and its recently improved profitability means it has even more resources to invest or distribute

At $257.40 per share, CSW trades at 25.8x forward P/E. Is now the time to initiate a position? See for yourself in our comprehensive research report, it’s free.

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