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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2 S&P 500 Stocks to Research Further and 1 We Avoid

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The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is home to the biggest and most well-known companies in the market, making it a go-to index for investors seeking stability. But not all large-cap stocks are created equal - some are struggling with slowing growth, declining margins, or increased competition.

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Builders FirstSource (BLDR)

Market Cap: $13.07 billion

Headquartered in Irving, TX, Builders FirstSource (NYSE: BLDR) is a construction materials manufacturer that offers a variety of lumber and lumber-related building products.

Why Are We Wary of BLDR?

  1. Annual sales declines of 7.2% for the past two years show its products and services struggled to connect with the market during this cycle
  2. Earnings per share have dipped by 22.1% annually over the past two years, which is concerning because stock prices follow EPS over the long term
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Builders FirstSource is trading at $118.56 per share, or 13.7x forward P/E. If you’re considering BLDR for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Two Stocks to Watch:

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)

Market Cap: $98.9 billion

Founded in 1989 with a mission to create medicines that treat the underlying causes of disease rather than just symptoms, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) develops and markets transformative medicines for serious diseases, with a focus on cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, and pain management.

Why Are We Fans of VRTX?

  1. Solid 16.1% annual revenue growth over the last five years indicates its offering’s solve complex business issues
  2. Earnings growth has trumped its peers over the last five years as its EPS has compounded at 15.9% annually
  3. Industry-leading 41.8% return on capital demonstrates management’s skill in finding high-return investments

At $380 per share, Vertex Pharmaceuticals trades at 19.7x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.

HCA Healthcare (HCA)

Market Cap: $98.06 billion

With roots dating back to 1968 and a network spanning 20 states, HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) operates a network of 190 hospitals and 150+ outpatient facilities providing a full range of medical services across the US and England.

Why Is HCA a Top Pick?

  1. Enormous revenue base of $72.7 billion gives it economies of scale and advantages over new entrants due to the industry’s regulatory complexity
  2. Share buybacks catapulted its annual earnings per share growth to 17.5%, which outperformed its revenue gains over the last five years
  3. Free cash flow margin increased by 8.9 percentage points over the last five years, giving the company more capital to invest or return to shareholders

HCA Healthcare’s stock price of $415 implies a valuation ratio of 15.6x forward P/E. Is now a good time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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