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2006
2005
Our rankings highlight the companies whose business is really booming.
Celgene
Rank:
1
Get quote:
CELG
Employees: 944
Headquarters:
Summit, NJ
Sector(s):
Medical
Why It's hot:
Talk about a reversal of fortune: Sales are booming, thanks to thalidomide, a drug banned for decades for causing birth defects. Celgene pioneered it as a top treatment for leprosy and multiple myeloma.
2005
($ millions)
% growth
(3-year annualized)
Growth rank
Revenue
536.9
52.8
16
Earnings
63.7
170.1
13
Operating cash flow
41.9
333.4
2
% change
Stock return (2005)
144
% change
Headcount change (2005)
23.2
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