About Cabling Installation & Maintenance

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 Cash-Producing Stocks with Questionable Fundamentals

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Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments. Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities.

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Molson Coors (TAP)

Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow Margin: 8.7%

Sporting an impressive roster of iconic beer brands, Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP) is a global brewing giant with a rich history dating back more than two centuries.

Why Do We Think Twice About TAP?

  1. Falling unit sales over the past two years imply it may need to invest in product improvements to get back on track
  2. Demand is forecasted to shrink as its estimated sales for the next 12 months are flat
  3. Low returns on capital reflect management’s struggle to allocate funds effectively

Molson Coors’s stock price of $51.13 implies a valuation ratio of 8.4x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including TAP in your portfolio.

Figs (FIGS)

Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow Margin: 7%

Rising to fame via TikTok and founded in 2013 by Heather Hasson and Trina Spear, Figs (NYSE: FIGS) is a healthcare apparel company known for its stylish approach to medical attire and uniforms.

Why Should You Dump FIGS?

  1. Performance surrounding its active customers has lagged its peers
  2. Free cash flow margin is forecasted to shrink by 3.9 percentage points in the coming year, suggesting the company will consume more capital to keep up with its competitors
  3. Shrinking returns on capital from an already weak position reveal that neither previous nor ongoing investments are yielding the desired results

Figs is trading at $6.96 per share, or 125.6x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why FIGS doesn’t pass our bar.

Waste Connections (WCN)

Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow Margin: 12.3%

Operating a network of municipal solid waste landfills in the U.S. and Canada, Waste Connections (NYSE: WCN) is North America's third-largest waste management company providing collection, disposal, and recycling services.

Why Are We Cautious About WCN?

  1. Core business is underperforming as its organic revenue has disappointed over the past two years, suggesting it might need acquisitions to stimulate growth
  2. Expenses have increased as a percentage of revenue over the last five years as its operating margin fell by 4.1 percentage points
  3. ROIC of 6.6% reflects management’s challenges in identifying attractive investment opportunities, and its falling returns suggest its earlier profit pools are drying up

At $184.25 per share, Waste Connections trades at 33.2x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than WCN.

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