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The companies you are about to meet represent the fifth graduating class of the annual FSB 100. They have been screened just as the others were: Zacks, a financial research firm, identified companies with annual revenue of less than $200 million and a stock price of more than $1 and ranked them based on the past three years' earnings growth, revenue growth, and stock performance. We excluded banks and real estate firms, which would otherwise overrun the list.

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Rank Company (Ticker symbol) Current
share price		 Employees Revenues
(in millions)
12 TOR Minerals (TORM) $0.54 203 30.5
54 Nevada Gold & Casinos (UWN) $0.89 35 6.6
3 Ngas Resources (NGAS) $1.67 62 48.0
70 Escalon Medical (ESMC) $1.70 64 19.2
29 Parlux Fragrance (PARL) $2.18 120 94.1
76 Optelecom (OPTC) $2.40 70 19.4
89 Core Molding Technologies (CMT) $2.73 1094 110.7
13 Candela (CLZR) $2.74 290 112.5
91 Allied Motion Technologies (AMOT) $2.77 550 62.7
11 Reliv (RELV) $3.12 238 97.0
21 Merge Technologies (MRGE) $3.44 200 37.0
72 Orbit International (ORBT) $3.70 104 18.0
44 J. Alexander's (JAX) $3.75 2650 122.9
16 Technology Research (TRCI) $3.79 110 30.6
18 Coast Distribution (CRV) $3.95 405 171.8
86 Lojack (LOJN) $4.11 800 145.7
35 Video Display (VIDE) $4.13 404 82.4
68 Innovative Solutions (ISSC) $4.50 129 56.6
1 Taser (TASR) $4.50 249 67.7
20 CCA (CAW) $4.70 138 61.5
65 Sigmatron (SGMA) $4.76 1250 107.5
34 Par Technology (PTC) $5.54 1411 174.9
45 Friedman Industries (FRD) $5.64 144 177.9
97 Educational Development (EDUC) $5.80 72 30.6
5 eResearch Technology (ERES) $6.01 353 109.4
47 CPI Aerostructures (CVU) $6.10 67 30.3
57 Ikonics (IKNX) $6.34 69 13.7
56 Lifetime Hoan (LCUT) $6.76 714 189.5
46 Rocky Shoes & Boots (RCKY) $7.30 1091 132.3
59 Monarch Casino (MCRI) $7.67 1800 139.9
52 Shuffle Master (SHFL) $7.73 258 84.8
61 Natural Alternatives (NAII) $7.75 243 88.9
40 American Vanguard (AVD) $7.86 229 150.9
100 Rocky Mt. Chocolate (RMCF) $8.02 185 23.6
66 QEP (QEPC) $8.75 500 166.4
88 Acme United (ACU) $8.90 110 43.4
95 Nobility Homes (NOBH) $9.80 250 50.0
39 CREDO Petroleum (CRED) $9.87 11 10.3
96 Lifeway Foods (LWAY) $11.82 75 16.3
6 Sonic Solutions (SNIC) $12.21 600 72.3
24 Image Sensing Systems (ISNS) $12.35 38 10.8
38 Amrep (AXR) $13.67 1440 132.8
71 Birner Dental (BDMS) $15.25 475 31.9
81 Oil-Dri (ODC) $15.41 781 183.3
94 Span-America Medical (SPAN) $15.70 312 49.2
31 Websense (WBSN) $17.54 479 111.9
17 Stratasys (SSYS) $17.80 250 70.3
25 Clinical Data (CLDA) $18.39 218 59.4
93 Exactech (EXAC) $18.72 190 81.8
99 Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) $19.00 1307 151.4
79 Tyler Technologies (TYL) $19.04 1400 172.3
4 J2 Global Communications (JCOM) $19.43 202 106.3
51 Immucor (BLUD) $19.59 531 122.8
62 Cantel Medical (CMN) $19.66 701 178.5
23 Applied Signal (APSG) $19.93 498 142.8
10 Diodes (DIOD) $20.84 1370 185.7
74 Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI) $21.16 1050 173.9
80 Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) $21.56 385 80.3
53 First Cash Financial Services (FCFS) $21.99 1822 179.8
84 Penn Virginia Resource (PVA) $22.00 32 75.6
78 National Research (NRCI) $22.04 205 29.7
19 Panhandle Royalty (PHX) $25.11 16 28.1
77 Kensey Nash (KNSY) $25.37 300 62.4
55 Sun Hydraulics (SNHY) $27.25 678 94.5
67 Carrizo Oil & Gas (CRZO) $28.05 38 51.4
82 Hi-Tech Pharmacal (HITK) $28.85 200 60.3
98 II-VI (IIVI) $32.08 1502 163.5
92 Raven Industries (RAVN) $32.20 850 157.7
85 Peet's Coffee & Tea (PEET) $32.96 389 145.7
60 Primeenergy (PNRG) $35.37 196 63.6
64 Bio-Reference Labs (BRLI) $38.59 1167 136.2
90 Ansys (ANSS) $42.83 550 134.5
26 Royal Gold (RGLD) $47.15 15 24.1
83 Ebix (EBIX) $47.57 239 20.0
41 Quality Systems (QSII) $63.38 367 82.2
69 K-Tron (KTII) $104.00 467 112.5
87 Strayer Education (STRA) $217.52 1691 183.2
Source: Thomson/First Call
FSB magazine, July/August 2005



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