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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1 Profitable Stock on Our Watchlist and 2 We Brush Off

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Not all profitable companies are built to last - some rely on outdated models or unsustainable advantages. Just because a business is in the green today doesn’t mean it will thrive tomorrow.

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DigitalOcean (DOCN)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 15.7%

Built for simplicity in a world of complex cloud solutions, DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) provides a simplified cloud computing platform that enables developers and small businesses to quickly deploy and scale applications.

Why Does DOCN Give Us Pause?

  1. Revenue increased by 19.2% annually over the last three years, acceptable on an absolute basis but tepid for a software company enjoying secular tailwinds
  2. Competitive market dynamics make it difficult to retain customers, leading to a weak 98.8% net revenue retention rate
  3. Gross margin of 59.7% reflects its high servicing costs

DigitalOcean is trading at $32.89 per share, or 3.5x forward price-to-sales. If you’re considering DOCN for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDP)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 4%

Translating to "of the mountain" in Spanish, Fresh Del Monte (NYSE: FDP) is a leader in providing high-quality, sustainably grown fresh fruits and vegetables.

Why Do We Avoid FDP?

  1. Products fail to spark excitement with consumers, as seen in its flat sales over the last three years
  2. Gross margin of 8.3% is below its competitors, leaving less money to invest in areas like marketing and production facilities
  3. Underwhelming 5.4% return on capital reflects management’s difficulties in finding profitable growth opportunities

At $35.90 per share, Fresh Del Monte Produce trades at 15.9x forward EV-to-EBITDA. To fully understand why you should be careful with FDP, check out our full research report (it’s free).

One Stock to Watch:

Griffon (GFF)

Trailing 12-Month GAAP Operating Margin: 18%

Initially in the defense industry, Griffon (NYSE: GFF) is a now diversified company specializing in home improvement, professional equipment, and building products.

Why Does GFF Stand Out?

  1. Operating profits and efficiency rose over the last five years as it benefited from some fixed cost leverage
  2. Incremental sales over the last five years have been highly profitable as its earnings per share increased by 28.8% annually, topping its revenue gains
  3. Free cash flow margin expanded by 13 percentage points over the last five years, providing additional flexibility for investments and share buybacks/dividends

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