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100 Fastest-growing companies

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State	No. of Fastest-Growing Cos.
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Alabama	0
Alaska	0
Arizona	1
Arkansas	0
California	11
Colorado	1
Connecticut	0
Delaware	0
District of Columbia	0
Florida	4
Georgia	2
Hawaii	0
Idaho	0
Illinois	6
Indiana	1
Iowa	0
Kansas	1
Kentucky	1
Louisiana	4
Maine	0
Maryland	1
Massachusetts	5
Michigan	0
Minnesota	0
Mississippi	0
Missouri	1
Montana	0
Nebraska	0
Nevada	0
New Hampshire	0
New Jersey	4
New Mexico	0
New York	3
North Carolina	2
North Dakota	0
Ohio	2
Oklahoma	5
Oregon	1
Pennsylvania	3
Rhode Island	0
South Carolina	0
South Dakota	0
Tennessee	4
Texas	32
Utah	0
Vermont	0
Virginia	0
Washington	2
West Virginia	0
Wisconsin	3
Wyoming	0

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Rank	Company	City
California
2	Hansen Natural	Corona
4	Intuitive Surgical	Sunnyvale
6	Apple	Cupertino
13	Ceradyne	Costa Mesa
33	CB Richard Ellis Group	El Segundo
46	Netflix	Los Gatos
61	ValueClick	Westlake Village
70	Reliance Steel & Aluminum	Los Angeles
72	Lam Research	Fremont
91	Deckers Outdoor	Goleta
100	Berry Petroleum	Bakersfield

From the September 17, 2007 issue

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)

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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