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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.

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3 Small-Cap Stocks That Fall Short

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Investors looking for hidden gems should keep an eye on small-cap stocks because they’re frequently overlooked by Wall Street. Many opportunities exist in this part of the market, but it is also a high-risk, high-reward environment due to the lack of reliable analyst price targets.

These trade-offs can cause headaches for even the most seasoned professionals, which is why we started StockStory - to help you separate the good companies from the bad. Keeping that in mind, here are three small-cap stocks to avoid and some other investments you should consider instead.

Etsy (ETSY)

Market Cap: $5.91 billion

Founded by a struggling amateur furniture maker Robert Kalin and his two friends, Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) is one of the world’s largest online marketplaces, focusing on handmade or vintage items.

Why Does ETSY Give Us Pause?

  1. Active Buyers have stagnated over the last two years, indicating its platform may be struggling to differentiate itself from competitors
  2. Sales are projected to remain flat over the next 12 months as demand decelerates from its three-year trend
  3. Earnings per share were flat over the last three years while its revenue grew, showing its incremental sales were less profitable

Etsy’s stock price of $59.09 implies a valuation ratio of 9.9x forward EV/EBITDA. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including ETSY in your portfolio.

1-800-FLOWERS (FLWS)

Market Cap: $334.6 million

Founded in 1976, 1-800-FLOWERS (NASDAQ: FLWS) is an online retailer of flowers, gifts, and gourmet foods, serving customers globally.

Why Do We Avoid FLWS?

  1. Annual sales declines of 8.6% for the past two years show its products and services struggled to connect with the market
  2. Shrinking returns on capital from an already weak position reveal that neither previous nor ongoing investments are yielding the desired results
  3. Depletion of cash reserves could lead to a fundraising event that triggers shareholder dilution

At $5.29 per share, 1-800-FLOWERS trades at 0.2x forward price-to-sales. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why FLWS doesn’t pass our bar.

Installed Building Products (IBP)

Market Cap: $7.39 billion

Founded in 1977, Installed Building Products (NYSE: IBP) is a company specializing in the installation of insulation, waterproofing, and other complementary building products for residential and commercial construction.

Why Is IBP Not Exciting?

  1. Muted 3.5% annual revenue growth over the last two years shows its demand lagged behind its industrials peers
  2. Estimated sales decline of 3.1% for the next 12 months implies a challenging demand environment
  3. Earnings per share lagged its peers over the last two years as they only grew by 5.3% annually

Installed Building Products is trading at $272.21 per share, or 27.3x forward P/E. If you’re considering IBP for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

High-Quality Stocks for All Market Conditions

Donald Trump’s April 2025 "Liberation Day" tariffs sent markets into a tailspin, but stocks have since rebounded strongly, proving that knee-jerk reactions often create the best buying opportunities.

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