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 Profitable Stocks with Questionable Fundamentals

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Not all profitable companies are built to last - some rely on outdated models or unsustainable advantages. Just because a business is in the green today doesn’t mean it will thrive tomorrow.

A business making money today isn’t necessarily a winner, which is why we analyze companies across multiple dimensions at StockStory. Keeping that in mind, here are three profitable companies to steer clear of and a few better alternatives.

Vishay Precision (VPG)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 2.6%

Emerging from Vishay Intertechnology in 2010, Vishay Precision (NYSE: VPG) operates as a global provider of precision measurement and sensing technologies.

Why Do We Avoid VPG?

  1. Sales tumbled by 10.2% annually over the last two years, showing market trends are working against its favor during this cycle
  2. Incremental sales over the last five years were much less profitable as its earnings per share fell by 17.4% annually while its revenue grew
  3. Shrinking returns on capital from an already weak position reveal that neither previous nor ongoing investments are yielding the desired results

At $29.79 per share, Vishay Precision trades at 29.2x forward P/E. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why VPG doesn’t pass our bar.

IBM (IBM)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 16.1%

With a corporate history spanning over a century and once known for its iconic mainframe computers, IBM (NYSE: IBM) provides hybrid cloud computing platforms, AI solutions, consulting services, and enterprise infrastructure to help businesses modernize their operations.

Why Are We Hesitant About IBM?

  1. Products and services are facing end-market challenges during this cycle, as seen in its flat sales over the last five years
  2. Earnings growth over the last five years fell short of the peer group average as its EPS only increased by 3.3% annually
  3. ROIC of 11.5% reflects management’s challenges in identifying attractive investment opportunities

IBM’s stock price of $256.99 implies a valuation ratio of 22.7x forward P/E. To fully understand why you should be careful with IBM, check out our full research report (it’s free).

NetApp (NTAP)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 20.7%

Founded in 1992 as a pioneer in networked storage technology, NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) provides data storage and management solutions that help organizations store, protect, and optimize their data across on-premises data centers and public clouds.

Why Are We Cautious About NTAP?

  1. Annual revenue growth of 3.1% over the last two years was below our standards for the business services sector
  2. Projected sales growth of 4% for the next 12 months suggests sluggish demand

NetApp is trading at $123.63 per share, or 15.4x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than NTAP.

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