2008
2007
2006
2005
America's fastest-growing small public companies
1
LCA-Vision 500
192.4
2
Goodrich Petroleum 64
68.9
3
Palomar Medical Technologies 185
76.2
4
Edge Petroleum 67
121.2
5
Laserscope 296
127.1
6
EFJ 272
94.6
7
Programmer's Paradise 115
137.7
8
LifeCell 269
94.4
9
GeoResources 13
8.0
10
Clinical Data 450
58.3
11
PrimeEnergy 206
75.9
12
Panhandle Royalty 18
37.0
13
j2 Global Communications 288
143.9
14
Sun Hydraulics 737
116.8
15
Sonic Solutions 616
143.8
16
Parlux Fragrances 146
155.5
17
Quality Systems 473
109.3
18
eResearch Technology 355
90.0
19
Ebix 228
24.1
20
U.S. Lime & Minerals 292
68.4
21
LaBarge 1,100
177.7
22
NGAS Resources 88
62.5
23
CREDO Petroleum 12
14.0
24
Innovative Solutions & Support 150
49.7
25
Carrizo Oil & Gas 50
75.9
26
Universal Stainless & Alloy Prods. 482
170.0
27
Parallel Petroleum 40
66.2
28
LoJack 890
190.7
29
Schick Technologies 139
65.7
30
SunLink Health Systems 1,521
133.1
31
Abaxis 204
62.9
32
Core Molding Technologies 1,377
130.0
33
Allied Motion Technologies 515
74.3
34
Candela 312
139.1
35
Ventana Medical Systems 802
199.1
36
Mikron Infrared 140
30.0
37
Bentley Pharmaceuticals 379
97.7
38
Hauppauge Digital 120
80.1
39
BJ's Restaurants 5,424
178.2
40
Cam Commerce Solutions 185
25.8
41
Amrep 1,365
132.5
42
Friedman Industries 140
183.9
43
Axsys Technologies 749
133.5
44
Moldflow 347
66.4
45
Stratasys 312
82.8
46
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 240
26.8
47
American Vanguard 275
189.8
48
Websense 606
148.6
49
Sands Regent 1,100
86.0
50
Brigham Exploration 62
97.1
51
Concur Technologies 395
74.8
52
TALX 1,900
193.3
53
Acme United 116
49.9
54
Charles & Colvard 60
43.6
55
Reliv International 241
113.6
56
Spectranetics 208
43.2
57
Online Resources 421
60.5
58
Vital Images 175
51.7
59
Valley National Gases 682
186.4
60
Performance Technologies 240
49.6
61
TOR Minerals Intl. 211
32.7
62
Coast Distribution System 400
176.4
63
ANSYS 600
158.0
64
Shuffle Master 320
113.6
65
Collegiate Pacific 850
166.5
66
Meridian Bioscience 400
99.0
67
Rimage 208
95.4
68
Matrixx Initiatives 26
90.5
69
Portfolio Recovery Associates 1,110
148.5
70
Bolt Technology 35
25.1
71
Technology Research 707
46.1
72
NAPCO Security Group 860
67.2
73
Birner Dental Management Services 58
36.7
74
Immucor 525
166.5
75
Applied Signal Technology 670
156.1
76
Optelecom-NKF 151
33.9
77
K-Tron International 460
118.9
78
Ambassadors Group 196
66.5
79
CCA Industries 138
63.7
80
Secure Computing 400
109.2
81
Orbit International 130
24.3
82
Escalon Medical 190
30.4
83
Royale Energy 30
43.7
84
Raven Industries 885
194.1
85
Molecular Devices 543
181.2
86
KMG Chemicals 98
59.9
87
Nobility Homes 250
56.7
88
Bio-Reference Labs 936
163.9
89
Multi-Color 824
197.2
90
Universal Security Instruments 19
27.5
91
American Medical Alert 359
22.5
92
Symyx Technologies 350
108.1
93
Hi-Tech Pharmacal 225
75.9
94
Lifeway Foods 95
20.1
95
SM&A 300
76.7
96
Big Dog Holdings 1,400
179.1
97
Peet's Coffee & Tea 478
175.2
98
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters 618
175.0
99
Mexican Restaurants 2,000
81.8
100
Netsmart Technologies 322
38.0
Source:
Zacks From the July/August 2006 Issue of FSB magazine
Top companies by revenue growth
FSB 100 by state These states are headquarters for the highest number of America's fastest-growing small public companies
Richest executives Call them mini-Buffetts: the executives who hold major stakes in their companies on the FSB 100 list.
How we pick the FSB 100 In our sixth annual list, we once again asked financial research firm Zacks to rank public companies with revenues of less than $200 million and a stock price of more than $1, based on their three-year growth in earnings, revenue, and performance. (Banks and real-estate firms were excluded, they overrun the list.)
How we pick the 25 richest executives Equilar, an executive-compensation research firm in San Mateo, Calif., reviewed proxy statements for firms on the FSB 100 list. When the shares owned outright and vested options are factored in, these 25 executives have the most bling. In fact, each has $19 million or more in stock and options.
