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 Volatile Stocks with Competitive Advantages and 1 We Turn Down

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A highly volatile stock can deliver big gains - or just as easily wipe out a portfolio if things go south. While some investors embrace risk, mistakes can be costly for those who aren’t prepared.

At StockStory, our job is to help you avoid costly mistakes and stay on the right side of the trade. Keeping that in mind, here are two volatile stocks with massive upside potential and one that could just as easily collapse.

One Stock to Sell:

Jack in the Box (JACK)

Rolling One-Year Beta: 1.10

Delighting customers since its inception in 1951, Jack in the Box (NASDAQ: JACK) is a distinctive fast-food chain known for its bold flavors, innovative menu items, and quirky marketing.

Why Should You Sell JACK?

  1. Disappointing same-store sales over the past two years show customers aren’t responding well to its menu offerings and dining experience
  2. Earnings per share have contracted by 20.2% annually over the last six years, a headwind for returns as stock prices often echo long-term EPS performance
  3. 11× net-debt-to-EBITDA ratio makes lenders less willing to extend additional capital, potentially necessitating dilutive equity offerings

At $18.14 per share, Jack in the Box trades at 3.6x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including JACK in your portfolio.

Two Stocks to Watch:

Lyft (LYFT)

Rolling One-Year Beta: 1.35

Founded by Logan Green and John Zimmer as a long-distance intercity carpooling company Zimride, Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) operates a ridesharing network in the US and Canada.

Why Are We Positive On LYFT?

  1. Active Riders have grown by 10.3% annually, allowing for more profitable cross-selling opportunities if it can build complementary products and features
  2. Additional sales over the last three years increased its profitability as the 39.2% annual growth in its earnings per share outpaced its revenue
  3. Free cash flow margin grew by 23.7 percentage points over the last few years, giving the company more chips to play with

Lyft is trading at $16.92 per share, or 12.6x forward EV/EBITDA. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

VSE Corporation (VSEC)

Rolling One-Year Beta: 1.32

With roots dating back to 1959 and a strategic focus on extending the life of transportation assets, VSE Corporation (NASDAQ: VSEC) provides aftermarket parts distribution and maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for aircraft and vehicle fleets in commercial and government markets.

Why Should VSEC Be on Your Watchlist?

  1. Annual revenue growth of 22.5% over the past two years was outstanding, reflecting market share gains this cycle
  2. Operating margin expanded by 5.4 percentage points over the last five years as it scaled and became more efficient
  3. Incremental sales over the last five years have been more profitable as its earnings per share increased by 14.2% annually, topping its revenue gains

VSE Corporation’s stock price of $161.18 implies a valuation ratio of 41.5x forward P/E. Is now a good time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free.

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