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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 Consumer Stocks That Concern Us

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Regarded as defensive investments, consumer staples stocks are generally safe bets in choppy markets. On the other hand, they usually underperform during bull runs, and this paradigm has rung true over the past six months as the sector was flat while the S&P 500 returned 17.7%.

Some companies can buck this trend, but the odds aren’t great for the ones we’re analyzing today. With that said, here are three consumer stocks that may face trouble.

Reynolds (REYN)

Market Cap: $4.91 billion

Best known for its aluminum foil, Reynolds (NASDAQ: REYN) is a household products company whose products focus on food storage, cooking, and waste.

Why Do We Pass on REYN?

  1. Shrinking unit sales over the past two years indicate demand is soft and that the company may need to revise its product strategy
  2. Demand will likely be weak over the next 12 months as Wall Street expects flat revenue
  3. 5.8 percentage point decline in its free cash flow margin over the last year reflects the company’s increased investments to defend its market position

At $23.35 per share, Reynolds trades at 14.4x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including REYN in your portfolio.

Flowers Foods (FLO)

Market Cap: $3.01 billion

With Wonder Bread as its premier brand, Flower Foods (NYSE: FLO) is a packaged foods company that focuses on bakery products such as breads, buns, and cakes.

Why Does FLO Worry Us?

  1. Declining unit sales over the past two years imply it may need to invest in product improvements to get back on track
  2. Responsiveness to unforeseen market trends is restricted due to its substandard operating margin profitability
  3. Earnings per share have contracted by 1.4% annually over the last three years, a headwind for returns as stock prices often echo long-term EPS performance

Flowers Foods is trading at $14.39 per share, or 13x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than FLO.

Estée Lauder (EL)

Market Cap: $31.24 billion

Named after its founder, who was an entrepreneurial woman from New York with a passion for skincare, Estée Lauder (NYSE: EL) is a one-stop beauty shop with products in skincare, fragrance, makeup, sun protection, and men’s grooming.

Why Does EL Fall Short?

  1. Absence of organic revenue growth over the past two years suggests it may have to lean into acquisitions to drive its expansion
  2. Operating profits fell over the last year as its sales dropped and it struggled to adjust its fixed costs
  3. Sales were less profitable over the last three years as its earnings per share fell by 40.8% annually, worse than its revenue declines

Estée Lauder’s stock price of $86.51 implies a valuation ratio of 39.4x forward P/E. If you’re considering EL for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

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