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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 Stocks Under $50 Walking a Fine Line

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The $10-50 price range often includes mid-sized businesses with proven track records and plenty of growth runway ahead. They also usually carry less risk than penny stocks, though they’re not immune to volatility as many lack the scale advantages of their larger peers.

These dynamics 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 stocks under $50 to avoid and some other investments you should consider instead.

Kimball Electronics (KE)

Share Price: $29.22

Founded in 1961, Kimball Electronics (NYSE: KE) is a global contract manufacturer specializing in electronics and manufacturing solutions for automotive, medical, and industrial markets.

Why Do We Think KE Will Underperform?

  1. Annual sales declines of 9.7% for the past two years show its products and services struggled to connect with the market during this cycle
  2. Gross margin of 8.1% reflects its high production costs
  3. Earnings per share have contracted by 29.1% annually over the last two years, a headwind for returns as stock prices often echo long-term EPS performance

At $29.22 per share, Kimball Electronics trades at 28.5x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than KE.

AT&T (T)

Share Price: $28.87

Founded by Alexander Graham Bell, AT&T (NYSE: T) is a multinational telecomm conglomerate providing a range of communications and internet services.

Why Should You Dump T?

  1. Products and services have few die-hard fans as sales have declined by 6.7% annually over the last five years
  2. Sales were less profitable over the last five years as its earnings per share fell by 9% annually, worse than its revenue declines
  3. Free cash flow margin is forecasted to shrink by 2.1 percentage points in the coming year, suggesting the company will consume more capital to keep up with its competitors

AT&T’s stock price of $28.87 implies a valuation ratio of 13.2x forward P/E. If you’re considering T for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

STAAR Surgical (STAA)

Share Price: $27.55

With over 2.5 million implants performed worldwide, STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ: STAA) designs and manufactures implantable lenses that correct vision problems without removing the eye's natural lens.

Why Should You Sell STAA?

  1. Weak constant currency growth over the past two years indicates challenges in maintaining its market share
  2. Capital intensity has ramped up over the last five years as its free cash flow margin decreased by 35.2 percentage points
  3. Diminishing returns on capital suggest its earlier profit pools are drying up

STAAR Surgical is trading at $27.55 per share, or 116.6x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including STAA in your portfolio.

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