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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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1 Consumer Stock on Our Watchlist and 2 We Turn Down

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Retailers are adapting their business models as technology changes how people shop. Digitization has been one of the keys to staying competitive against e-commerce rivals, a move that has enabled the industry to grow same-store sales. Consequently, retail stocks have climbed 23.5% over the past six months, beating the S&P 500 by 6 percentage points.

Regardless of these results, a cautious approach is imperative as many companies in this space can be value traps. Taking that into account, here is one resilient consumer stock at the top of our shopping list and two best left ignored.

Two Consumer Retail Stocks to Sell:

Gap (GAP)

Market Cap: $8.46 billion

Operating under the Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta brands, Gap (NYSE: GAP) is an apparel and accessories retailer selling casual clothing to men, women, and children.

Why Are We Wary of GAP?

  1. Lagging same-store sales over the past two years suggest it might have to change its pricing and marketing strategy to stimulate demand
  2. Free cash flow margin dropped by 2.7 percentage points over the last year, implying the company became more capital intensive as competition picked up
  3. ROIC of 7.6% reflects management’s challenges in identifying attractive investment opportunities

Gap is trading at $22.82 per share, or 11.3x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than GAP.

Tilly's (TLYS)

Market Cap: $60.64 million

With an emphasis on skate and surf culture, Tilly’s (NYSE: TLYS) is a specialty retailer that sells clothing, footwear, and accessories geared towards fashion-forward teens and young adults.

Why Should You Dump TLYS?

  1. Weak same-store sales trends over the past two years suggest there may be few opportunities in its core markets to open new locations
  2. Performance over the past six years shows each sale was less profitable as its earnings per share dropped by 25.5% annually, worse than its revenue
  3. Limited cash reserves may force the company to seek unfavorable financing terms that could dilute shareholders

At $1.96 per share, Tilly's trades at 0.1x trailing 12-month price-to-sales. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why TLYS doesn’t pass our bar.

One Consumer Retail Stock to Watch:

Ulta (ULTA)

Market Cap: $23.71 billion

Offering high-end prestige brands as well as lower-priced, mass-market ones, Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) is an American retailer that sells makeup, skincare, haircare, and fragrance products.

Why Do We Like ULTA?

  1. Offensive push to build new stores and attack its untapped market opportunities is backed by its same-store sales growth
  2. Impressive free cash flow profitability enables the company to fund new investments or reward investors with share buybacks/dividends
  3. ROIC punches in at 32.1%, illustrating management’s expertise in identifying profitable investments

Ulta’s stock price of $529.86 implies a valuation ratio of 21.3x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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