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100 Fastest-growing companies

Corporate America's supercharged performers


Ceradyne Rank: 13 (Previous rank: N.A.) Get quote: CRDN Financials: Latest quarterly results CEO: Joel P. Moskowitz Address: 3169 Red Hill Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Comment: This maker of ceramic products claims an 80% share of the military body-armor market.

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	$ millions (past 4 qtrs.)	% growth (3 yr. annual rate)	Growth rank
Revenues	715.0	85	5
Net income**	142.8	-	-
Total return	-	46	46
Earnings per share	-	105	41

Share price
As of 8/22/07	$70.73
Beat the S&P 500*	Yes
P/E (current fiscal year est.)	13

Industry: Technology

Rank	Company	Revenues ($ millions)
6	Apple	21,586.0
13	Ceradyne	715.0
14	VASCO Data Security International	88.8
15	Perficient	181.3
21	Ladish	371.9
40	American Science & Engineering	153.2
43	Palomar Medical Technologies	135.6
50	F5 Networks	459.5
58	Cognizant Technology Solutions	1,599.1
67	Precision Castparts	5,361.2
72	Lam Research	2,413.7
75	Radiant Systems	230.7
80	Concur Technologies	114.5

From the September 17, 2007 issue

Notes:
* The S&P 500 returned 11.7% annually over the same period.
** Through the quarter ended May 31, 2007.

Fastest growing by EPS growth

Company	EPS growth (3 yr. annual rate)
Rowan Cos.	532%
NutriSystem	433%
Gulfmark Offshore	306%
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Fastest growing by revenue growth

Company	Revenue growth (3 yr. annual rate)
First Acceptance	277%
NutriSystem	225%
Arena Resources	165%
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Fastest growing by total return

Company	Total return (3 yr. annual rate)
NutriSystem	244%
Dynamic Materials	173%
Titanium Metals	140%
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How we pick the Fastest-Growing

To qualify for this year's listing, a company must be incorporated in the U.S… and have posted a compound annual growth in revenue and earnings per share of at least 25% annually over the three years ended on or before May 31, 2007.... (more)

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