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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 Services Stock for Long-Term Investors and 2 Facing Challenges

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Business services providers use their specialized expertise to help enterprises streamline operations and cut costs. These firms have helped their customers unlock huge efficiencies, so it’s no surprise the industry has posted a 19.8% gain over the past six months, nearly mirrorring the S&P 500.

Nevertheless, investors should tread carefully as many companies in this space are cyclical due to their reliance on corporate spending budgets. With that said, here is one services stock poised to generate sustainable market-beating returns and two best left ignored.

Two Business Services Stocks to Sell:

MillerKnoll (MLKN)

Market Cap: $1.23 billion

Created through the 2021 merger of industry icons Herman Miller and Knoll, MillerKnoll (NASDAQ: MLKN) designs, manufactures, and distributes interior furnishings for offices, healthcare facilities, educational settings, and homes worldwide.

Why Do We Think MLKN Will Underperform?

  1. Sales tumbled by 2.1% annually over the last two years, showing market trends are working against its favor during this cycle
  2. Estimated sales growth of 1.4% for the next 12 months is soft and implies weaker demand
  3. Performance over the past five years shows its incremental sales were much less profitable, as its earnings per share fell by 7.2% annually

MillerKnoll’s stock price of $17.98 implies a valuation ratio of 9.1x forward P/E. If you’re considering MLKN for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Vimeo (VMEO)

Market Cap: $1.29 billion

Originally launched in 2004 as a platform for filmmakers seeking a high-quality alternative to YouTube, Vimeo (NASDAQ: VMEO) provides cloud-based video creation, editing, hosting, and distribution software that helps businesses and creators make, manage, and share professional-quality videos.

Why Are We Hesitant About VMEO?

  1. Flat sales over the last two years suggest it must find different ways to grow during this cycle
  2. Smaller revenue base of $415.4 million means it hasn’t achieved the economies of scale that some industry juggernauts enjoy
  3. Negative returns on capital show that some of its growth strategies have backfired

Vimeo is trading at $7.75 per share, or 41.6x forward EV-to-EBITDA. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than VMEO.

One Business Services Stock to Buy:

Cintas (CTAS)

Market Cap: $82.59 billion

Starting as a family business collecting and cleaning shop rags in Cincinnati, Cintas (NASDAQ: CTAS) provides corporate identity uniforms, facility services, and safety products to over one million businesses across North America.

Why Will CTAS Beat the Market?

  1. Annual revenue growth of 8.5% over the last five years beat the sector average and underscores the unique value of its offerings
  2. Share repurchases over the last five years enabled its annual earnings per share growth of 15.9% to outpace its revenue gains
  3. Robust free cash flow margin of 16.2% gives it many options for capital deployment

At $204.38 per share, Cintas trades at 40.8x forward P/E. Is now a good time to buy? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it’s free.

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