2006
2005
Our rankings highlight the companies whose business is really booming.
1
Celgene Medical 52.8
144
2
Red Hat Software 41.0
104
3
Apple Computer Electronics 35.4
123
4
SanDisk Electronics 69.1
152
5
ValueClick Business Services 65.4
36
6
Palomar Medical Technologies Medical 49.1
34
7
aQuantive Business Services 26.7
182
8
LifeCell Medical 38.4
86
9
Gilead Sciences Medical 65.8
50
10
Clinical Data Medical 62.8
33
11
Kyphon Medical 58.8
59
12
Ceradyne Manufacturing , Military 84.0
15
13
Par Technology Electronics , Military 16.4
145
14
OmniVision Electronics 101.5
9
15
Anika Therapeutics Medical 34.1
28
16
MEMC Electronic Materials Electronics 21.5
67
17
Genentech Medical 33.4
70
18
F5 Networks Telecom 38.6
17
19
Hologic Medical 15.2
176
20
Comtech Telecom Military , Telecom 36.0
22
21
Lam Research Electronics 24.4
23
22
Vital Images Medical 32.8
56
23
J2 Global Communications Business Services 45.8
24
24
Ventana Medical Systems Medical 24.0
32
25
Quality Systems Medical 28.0
157
26
Diodes Electronics 24.2
106
27
Secure Computing Electronics 19.2
23
28
Cognizant Technology Solutions Business Services 57.2
19
29
Ansoft Software 11.7
69
30
Anteon International Business Services , Military 22.6
30
31
United Online Business Services 36.8
27
32
Sohu.com Business Services 64.4
4
33
Schick Technologies Medical 31.2
108
34
Websense Software 36.5
29
35
Digital Insight Business Services 19.6
74
36
Candela Medical 26.0
27
37
Merge Healthcare Medical 41.9
13
38
Concur Technologies Software 14.8
45
39
ArthroCare Medical 32.2
31
40
Genzyme Medical 36.9
22
41
Juniper Networks Telecom 52.8
-18
42
Cerner Medical 14.8
71
43
Silicon Laboratories Electronics 44.7
4
44
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Electronics 24.0
19
45
Texas Instruments Electronics 18.8
31
46
Neoware Systems Electronics 25.4
150
47
Armor Holdings Manufacturing , Military 70.5
-9
48
Western Digital Electronics 17.5
72
49
DRS Technologies Electronics , Military 36.6
20
50
Cognex Electronics 24.6
9
51
Epicor Software Software 25.9
0
52
Sina Business Services 85.1
-25
53
Roper Industries Manufacturing 29.5
31
54
Digitas Business Services 21.1
31
55
Bel Fuse Electronics 33.6
-5
56
Microsemi Electronics 13.6
59
57
Biosite Medical 45.1
-9
58
ResMed Medical 28.1
50
59
Amgen Medical 33.9
23
60
Epiq Systems Software 56.7
27
61
Ansys Software 19.5
33
62
Global Payments Business Services 20.6
60
63
Abaxis Medical 22.6
14
64
ManTech International Business Services , Military 25.0
17
65
Business Objects Software 36.0
59
66
Autodesk Software 17.2
13
67
Golden Telecom Telecom 57.7
1
68
West Corp. Business Services 22.2
27
69
Qualcomm Telecom 21.8
2
70
Radvision Electronics , Military 16.1
23
71
Talx Business Services 25.9
167
72
Micros Systems Software 19.2
24
73
Scientific Games Software 21.4
14
74
Jabil Circuit Electronics 28.5
45
75
Sonic Solutions Software 67.4
-33
76
Laserscope Medical 46.0
-37
77
Orbital Sciences Telecom 10.8
9
78
Applied Materials Electronics 18.6
5
79
Computer Programs & Systems Medical 12.6
84
80
Trimble Navigation Electronics 18.6
7
81
E-Z-Em Medical 1.6
57
82
Fair Isaac Business Services 24.2
21
83
Digital River Business Services 41.5
-29
84
Motorola Telecom 11.1
32
85
Molecular Devices Medical 21.8
44
86
L-3 Communications Holdings Business Services , Military 34.9
2
87
Rofin-Sinar Technologies Manufacturing 20.0
2
88
Invitrogen Medical , Military 22.5
-1
89
Forrester Research Business Services 12.8
5
90
TTM Technologies Electronics 39.3
-20
91
Adobe Systems Software 19.0
18
92
eBay Retail 58.1
-26
93
Techne Medical 11.1
44
94
CalAmp Electronics 36.3
17
95
Synaptics Electronics 33.6
-19
96
WebEx Communications Business Services 32.8
-9
97
Itron Electronics 23.3
67
98
Network Appliance Electronics 28.7
-19
99
Meridian Bioscience Medical 16.5
76
100
Esterline Technologies Manufacturing , Military 21.9
14
From the June 2006 issue
Fastest Growing by State These are the best companies arranged by the state of their home office.
Best Job Growth These are the top companies according to their job growth.
How we rank them To find the B2 100, we screened a universe of more than 2,000 tech companies that have been publicly traded on a U.S. stock exchange for at least three years, have a market capitalization of at least $50 million, and have had positive operating cash flow over the past 12 months. Zacks Investment Research of Chicago ranked the resulting list using four financial criteria: growth in revenue, profit, and operating cash flow during the past three years, and the 12-month stock return as of Dec. 31, 2005. Cash flow growth counts for 40 percent of a company's ranking. Each of the other criteria counts for 20 percent.
