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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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2 Internet Stocks to Target This Week and 1 That Underwhelm

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Consumer internet businesses are redefining how people engage with the world by giving them instant connectivity and convenience. The new habits they’re cultivating are also unlocking the next leg of growth for the industry, which has gained 30.3% over the past six months compared to 17.4% for the S&P 500.

Although these companies have produced results, only those with the widest moats will survive as emerging red-hot players pop up regularly to take their slice of the pie. Keeping that in mind, here are two internet stocks boasting durable advantages and one we’re steering clear of.

One Consumer Internet Stock to Sell:

ACV Auctions (ACVA)

Market Cap: $1.80 billion

Founded in 2014, ACV Auctions (NASDAQ: ACVA) is an online auction marketplace for car dealers and wholesalers to buy and sell used cars.

Why Is ACVA Not Exciting?

  1. Gross margin of 26.2% reflects its high servicing costs
  2. Expensive marketing campaigns hurt its profitability and make us wonder what would happen if it let up on the gas
  3. Poor free cash flow margin of 2.7% for the last two years limits its freedom to invest in growth initiatives, execute share buybacks, or pay dividends

ACV Auctions is trading at $10.52 per share, or 17.2x forward EV/EBITDA. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than ACVA.

Two Consumer Internet Stocks to Watch:

Lyft (LYFT)

Market Cap: $7.71 billion

Founded by Logan Green and John Zimmer as a long-distance intercity carpooling company Zimride, Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) operates a ridesharing network in the US and Canada.

Why Are We Fans of LYFT?

  1. Active Riders have increased by an average of 10.3% annually, giving it the potential for margin-accretive growth if it can develop valuable complementary products and features
  2. Incremental sales significantly boosted profitability as its annual earnings per share growth of 39.2% over the last three years outstripped its revenue performance
  3. Free cash flow margin grew by 23.7 percentage points over the last few years, giving the company more chips to play with

At $18.99 per share, Lyft trades at 14.1x forward EV/EBITDA. Is now the time to initiate a position? See for yourself in our comprehensive research report, it’s free.

Robinhood (HOOD)

Market Cap: $104.4 billion

With a mission to democratize finance, Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) is an online consumer finance platform known for its commission-free stock and crypto trading.

Why Should You Buy HOOD?

  1. Customer spending is rising as the company has focused on monetization over the last two years, leading to 40.9% annual growth in its average revenue per user
  2. Additional sales over the last three years increased its profitability as the 54.6% annual growth in its earnings per share outpaced its revenue
  3. Strong free cash flow margin of 67% enables it to reinvest or return capital consistently, and its rising cash conversion increases its margin of safety

Robinhood’s stock price of $117.75 implies a valuation ratio of 50.3x forward EV/EBITDA. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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