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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.

Cabling Installation & Maintenance is published by Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B.

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1 Unprofitable Stock with Competitive Advantages and 2 We Avoid

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Unprofitable companies face headwinds as they struggle to keep operating expenses under control. Some may be investing heavily, but the majority fail to convert spending into sustainable growth.

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Two Stocks to Sell:

Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: -1.6%

The result of a spinoff from Sanken in Japan, Allegro MicroSystems (NASDAQ: ALGM) is a designer of power management chips and distance sensors used in electric vehicles and data centers.

Why Do We Avoid ALGM?

  1. Annual sales declines of 14.2% for the past two years show its products and services struggled to connect with the market during this cycle
  2. Already-low operating margin of 6.1% fell over the last five years, and the smaller profit dollars make it harder to react to unexpected market developments
  3. Incremental sales over the last five years were much less profitable as its earnings per share fell by 17.2% annually while its revenue grew

Allegro MicroSystems’s stock price of $29.95 implies a valuation ratio of 49.9x forward P/E. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than ALGM.

Skillz (SKLZ)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: -70.6%

Taking a new twist at video gaming, Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ) offers developers a platform to create and distribute mobile games where players can pay fees to compete for cash prizes.

Why Do We Pass on SKLZ?

  1. Value proposition isn’t resonating strongly as its paying monthly active users averaged 24.5% drops over the last two years
  2. Cash burn has widened over the last few years, making us question whether it can reliably generate shareholder value
  3. Unfavorable liquidity position could lead to additional equity financing that dilutes shareholders

At $7.21 per share, Skillz trades at 1.3x forward price-to-gross profit. To fully understand why you should be careful with SKLZ, check out our full research report (it’s free).

One Stock to Watch:

Snowflake (SNOW)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: -37.4%

Named after the unique architecture of its data warehouse which resembles a snowflake pattern, Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) provides a cloud-based data platform that enables organizations to consolidate, analyze, and share data across multiple cloud providers.

Why Does SNOW Stand Out?

  1. Billings growth has averaged 31.2% over the last year, indicating a healthy pipeline of new contracts that should drive future revenue increases
  2. Customers use its software daily and increase their spending every year, as seen in its 126% net revenue retention rate
  3. Expected revenue growth of 24.5% for the next year suggests its market share will rise

Snowflake is trading at $233.99 per share, or 15.3x forward price-to-sales. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.

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