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 We Approach with Caution

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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. That said, here are three profitable companies to steer clear of and a few better alternatives.

Alta (ALTG)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 1.2%

Founded in 1984, Alta Equipment Group (NYSE: ALTG) is a provider of industrial and construction equipment and services across the Midwest and Northeast United States.

Why Do We Avoid ALTG?

  1. 3.7% annual revenue growth over the last two years was slower than its industrials peers
  2. Cash-burning tendencies make us wonder if it can sustainably generate shareholder value
  3. 5× net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio makes lenders less willing to extend additional capital, potentially necessitating dilutive equity offerings

Alta is trading at $7.51 per share, or 1.4x forward EV-to-EBITDA. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including ALTG in your portfolio.

The Hanover Insurance Group (THG)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 12.4%

Founded in 1852 during a time when fire insurance was crucial for protecting businesses and homes, The Hanover Insurance Group (NYSE: THG) provides property and casualty insurance products through independent agents, serving individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized companies.

Why Does THG Give Us Pause?

  1. Sales trends were unexciting over the last two years as its 5.4% annual growth was below the typical insurance company
  2. Growth in insurance policies was lackluster over the last two years as its 5% annual growth underperformed the typical financial institution
  3. Capital trends were unexciting over the last five years as its 2% annual book value per share growth was below the typical insurance firm

At $174.65 per share, The Hanover Insurance Group trades at 1.9x forward P/B. If you’re considering THG for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Nelnet (NNI)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 27.7%

Starting as a student loan servicer in the 1970s and evolving through the changing landscape of education finance, Nelnet (NYSE: NNI) provides student loan servicing, education technology, payment processing, and banking services while managing a portfolio of education loans.

Why Does NNI Fall Short?

  1. Incremental sales over the last two years were less profitable as its earnings per share were flat while its revenue grew

Nelnet’s stock price of $124.31 implies a valuation ratio of 15.7x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including NNI in your portfolio.

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