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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.

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1 Industrials Stock Worth Your Attention and 2 We Question

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Industrials businesses quietly power the physical things we depend on, from cars and homes to e-commerce infrastructure. They are also bound to benefit from a friendlier regulatory environment with the Trump administration, and this excitement has led to a six-month gain of 23.9% for the sector - higher than the S&P 500’s 15.7% return.

Regardless of these results, investors should tread carefully. The diversity of companies in this space means that not all are created equal or well-positioned for the inescapable downturn. Keeping that in mind, here is one industrials stock poised to generate sustainable market-beating returns and two we’re passing on.

Two Industrials Stocks to Sell:

Array (ARRY)

Market Cap: $1.34 billion

Going public in October 2020, Array (NASDAQ: ARRY) is a global manufacturer of ground-mounting tracking systems for utility and distributed generation solar energy projects.

Why Do We Pass on ARRY?

  1. Underwhelming unit sales over the past two years imply it may need to invest in improvements to get back on track
  2. Poor free cash flow margin of -0.4% for the last five years limits its freedom to invest in growth initiatives, execute share buybacks, or pay dividends
  3. Shrinking returns on capital from an already weak position reveal that neither previous nor ongoing investments are yielding the desired results

At $8.75 per share, Array trades at 12.6x forward P/E. If you’re considering ARRY for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Richardson Electronics (RELL)

Market Cap: $139.5 million

Founded in 1947, Richardson Electronics (NASDAQ: RELL) is a distributor of power grid and microwave tubes as well as consumables related to those products.

Why Is RELL Risky?

  1. Products and services are facing significant end-market challenges during this cycle as sales have declined by 10.8% annually over the last two years
  2. Ability to fund investments or reward shareholders with increased buybacks or dividends is restricted by its weak free cash flow margin of -0.8% for the last five years
  3. Waning returns on capital from an already weak starting point displays the inefficacy of management’s past and current investment decisions

Richardson Electronics’s stock price of $9.57 implies a valuation ratio of 241x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including RELL in your portfolio.

One Industrials Stock to Watch:

Distribution Solutions (DSGR)

Market Cap: $1.48 billion

Founded in 1952, Distribution Solutions (NASDAQ: DSGR) provides supply chain solutions and distributes industrial, safety, and maintenance products to various industries.

Why Does DSGR Stand Out?

  1. Annual revenue growth of 17.3% over the past two years was outstanding, reflecting market share gains this cycle
  2. Strong unit economics and 33.7% gross margin provide ample funds for marketing and new product development
  3. Earnings per share have massively outperformed its peers over the last two years, increasing by 22.6% annually

Distribution Solutions is trading at $32 per share, or 22.1x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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