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100 Fastest-growing companies

Corporate America's supercharged performers


Atwood Oceanics Rank: 53 (Previous rank: N.A.) Get quote: ATW Financials: Latest quarterly results	CEO: John R. Irwin Address: 15835 Park Ten Place Drive Houston, TX 77084 Comment: Contract driller with eight offshore rigs has been buoyed by high oil and gas prices.

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	$ millions (past 4 qtrs.)	% growth (3 yr. annual rate)	Growth rank
Revenues	336.4	27	97
Net income**	108.8	-	-
Total return	-	49	41
Earnings per share	-	155	20

Share price
As of 8/22/07	$68.15
Beat the S&P 500*	Yes
P/E (current fiscal year est.)	17

Industry: Energy

Rank	Company	Revenues ($ millions)
3	Arena Resources	66.1
10	Global Industries	1,265.6
11	Frontier Oil	4,831.7
16	Holly	4,157.5
17	SEACOR Holdings	1,328.3
18	Pioneer Drilling	416.2
22	Grey Wolf	964.7
24	XTO Energy	4,530.0
25	Grant Prideco	1,917.7
27	Dawson Geophysical	206.6
28	National Oilwell Varco	7,679.7
29	Helmerich & Payne	1,437.5
30	Dril-Quip	462.2
35	Helix Energy Solutions Group	1,471.3
36	Valero Energy	90,590.0
39	Lufkin Industries	620.2
42	Range Resources	743.5
44	Patterson-UTI Energy	2,496.0
45	Unit	1,156.8
51	Rowan Cos.	1,673.2
52	RPC	631.7
53	Atwood Oceanics	336.4
54	Superior Energy Services	1,234.3
55	W-H Energy Services	965.8
57	TETRA Technologies	883.2
62	Allis-Chalmers Energy	396.2
64	Chesapeake Energy	6,960.9
66	Tesoro	18,103.0
69	Oneok	11,939.5
71	Southwestern Energy	821.1
77	Oil States International	1,907.6
83	Noble Energy	2,970.6
92	OYO Geospace	135.9
94	Cameron International	3,910.3
97	World Fuel Services	10,953.3
99	Swift Energy	620.4
100	Berry Petroleum	486.2

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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