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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3 Value Stocks That Concern Us

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Value investing has created more billionaires than any other strategy, like Warren Buffett, who built his fortune by purchasing wonderful businesses at reasonable prices. But these hidden gems are few and far between - many stocks that appear cheap often stay that way because they face structural issues.

This distinction between true value and value traps can challenge even the most skilled investors. Luckily for you, we started StockStory to help you uncover exceptional companies. That said, here are three value stocks with poor fundamentals and some alternatives you should consider instead.

Teradata (TDC)

Forward P/S Ratio: 1.2x

Pioneering data warehousing technology in the 1980s before "big data" was a common term, Teradata (NYSE: TDC) provides cloud-based data analytics and AI platforms that help large enterprises integrate, analyze, and leverage their data across multiple environments.

Why Should You Sell TDC?

  1. Products, pricing, or go-to-market strategy need some adjustments as its billings have averaged 6.2% declines over the last year
  2. Sales are projected to tank by 2.5% over the next 12 months as its demand continues evaporating
  3. Gross margin of 59.3% is way below its competitors, leaving less money to invest in areas like marketing and R&D

Teradata’s stock price of $21.26 implies a valuation ratio of 1.2x forward price-to-sales. Dive into our free research report to see why there are better opportunities than TDC.

Owens Corning (OC)

Forward P/E Ratio: 11.2x

Credited with the discovery of fiberglass, Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) supplies building and construction materials to the United States and international markets.

Why Does OC Give Us Pause?

  1. Core business is underperforming as its organic revenue has disappointed over the past two years, suggesting it might need acquisitions to stimulate growth
  2. Free cash flow margin dropped by 7.6 percentage points over the last five years, implying the company became more capital intensive as competition picked up
  3. Shrinking returns on capital suggest that increasing competition is eating into the company’s profitability

Owens Corning is trading at $155.18 per share, or 11.2x forward P/E. If you’re considering OC for your portfolio, see our FREE research report to learn more.

BNY Mellon (BK)

Forward P/E Ratio: 14.3x

Tracing its roots back to 1784 when it was founded by Alexander Hamilton, BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK) is a global financial institution that provides asset servicing, wealth management, and investment services to institutions, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals.

Why Does BK Fall Short?

  1. Large revenue base makes it harder to increase sales quickly, and its annual revenue growth of 3.8% over the last five years was below our standards for the financials sector
  2. Annual tangible book value per share growth of 3.6% over the last five years lagged behind its financials peers as its large balance sheet made it difficult to generate incremental capital growth
  3. Below-average return on equity indicates management struggled to find compelling investment opportunities

At $104.11 per share, BNY Mellon trades at 14.3x forward P/E. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including BK in your portfolio.

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