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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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3 Small-Cap Stocks We Think Twice About

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Small-cap stocks can be incredibly lucrative investments because their lack of analyst coverage leads to frequent mispricings. However, these businesses (and their stock prices) often stay small because their subscale operations make it harder to expand their competitive moats.

The downside that can come from buying these securities is precisely why we started StockStory - to isolate the long-term winners from the losers so you can invest with confidence. Keeping that in mind, here are three small-cap stocks to avoid and some other investments you should consider instead.

H&E Equipment Services (HEES)

Market Cap: $3.43 billion

Founded after recognizing a growth trend along the Mississippi River and opportunities developing in the earthmoving and construction equipment business, H&E (NASDAQ: HEES) offers machinery for companies to purchase or rent.

Why Do We Think HEES Will Underperform?

  1. Muted 2.1% annual revenue growth over the last five years shows its demand lagged behind its industrials peers
  2. Earnings per share fell by 1.3% annually over the last five years while its revenue grew, partly because it diluted shareholders
  3. Ability to fund investments or reward shareholders with increased buybacks or dividends is restricted by its weak free cash flow margin of 0.5% for the last five years

At $94.50 per share, H&E Equipment Services trades at 6.3x forward EV-to-EBITDA. To fully understand why you should be careful with HEES, check out our full research report (it’s free).

Manitowoc (MTW)

Market Cap: $361.3 million

Contracted by the United States Navy during WWII, Manitowoc (NYSE: MTW) provides cranes and lifting equipment.

Why Is MTW Risky?

  1. Demand cratered as it couldn’t win new orders over the past two years, leading to an average 15.3% decline in its backlog
  2. Performance over the past five years shows its incremental sales were much less profitable, as its earnings per share fell by 17.6% annually
  3. Free cash flow margin dropped by 6.7 percentage points over the last five years, implying the company became more capital intensive as competition picked up

Manitowoc’s stock price of $10.19 implies a valuation ratio of 20.9x forward P/E. If you’re considering MTW for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

Helios (HLIO)

Market Cap: $1.83 billion

Founded on the principle of treating others as one wants to be treated, Helios (NYSE: HLIO) designs, manufactures, and sells motion and electronic control components for various sectors.

Why Are We Out on HLIO?

  1. Absence of organic revenue growth over the past two years suggests it may have to lean into acquisitions to drive its expansion
  2. Incremental sales over the last five years were much less profitable as its earnings per share fell by 2.9% annually while its revenue grew
  3. Waning returns on capital from an already weak starting point displays the inefficacy of management’s past and current investment decisions

Helios is trading at $56.07 per share, or 25.7x forward EV-to-EBITDA. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than HLIO.

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