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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 Profitable Stocks We Find Risky

By: StockStory

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Even if a company is profitable, it doesn’t always mean it’s a great investment. Some struggle to maintain growth, face looming threats, or fail to reinvest wisely, limiting their future potential.

A business making money today isn’t necessarily a winner, which is why we analyze companies across multiple dimensions at StockStory. That said, here are three profitable companies to avoid and some better opportunities instead.

F5 (FFIV)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 24.8%

Originally named after the F5 tornado, the most powerful on the meteorological scale, F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) provides security and delivery solutions that protect applications across cloud, data center, and edge environments for large organizations.

Why Are We Wary of FFIV?

  1. ARR has averaged 9.4% declines over the last year, suggesting that competition is pulling attention away from its software
  2. Anticipated sales growth of 4.5% for the next year implies demand will be shaky
  3. Capital intensity will likely ramp up in the next year as its free cash flow margin is expected to contract by 2.8 percentage points

F5 is trading at $312 per share, or 5.8x forward price-to-sales. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including FFIV in your portfolio.

Karat Packaging (KRT)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 9.7%

Founded as Lollicup, Karat Packaging (NASDAQ: KRT) distributes and manufactures environmentally-friendly disposable foodservice packaging solutions.

Why Does KRT Give Us Pause?

  1. 4.2% annual revenue growth over the last two years was slower than its industrials peers
  2. Revenue growth over the past two years was nullified by the company’s new share issuances as its earnings per share fell by 2.9% annually
  3. Ability to fund investments or reward shareholders with increased buybacks or dividends is restricted by its weak free cash flow margin of 5.9% for the last five years

At $25.27 per share, Karat Packaging trades at 17.1x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why KRT doesn’t pass our bar.

Caterpillar (CAT)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 18.2%

With its iconic yellow machinery working on construction sites, Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) manufactures construction equipment like bulldozers, excavators, and parts and maintenance services.

Why Do We Think Twice About CAT?

  1. Organic revenue growth fell short of our benchmarks over the past two years and implies it may need to improve its products, pricing, or go-to-market strategy
  2. Projected sales growth of 5% for the next 12 months suggests sluggish demand
  3. Earnings growth underperformed the sector average over the last two years as its EPS grew by just 2.7% annually

Caterpillar’s stock price of $419.60 implies a valuation ratio of 21.1x forward P/E. If you’re considering CAT for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

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