(FORTUNE Magazine) – Here they are, the speed racers of the economy. To track them down for this fastest-100 list, compiled by Zacks Investment Research, we looked for companies that are based in the U.S., have been in operation for three years, and have revenues and a market capitalization of at least $50 million. Then we picked out those with a 30% annual growth rate for three years in both revenue and earnings per share, and with positive earnings in the latest quarter. We ranked those companies by growth in revenue, EPS, and total stock-market return over three years and then added the scores from those three categories. The result is the list you see below.

2000 RANK EARNINGS-PER- (1999 RANK) SHARE GROWTH REVENUE GROWTH three-yr. three-yr. annual rate annual rate FORTUNE's list is determined RANK NET INCOME RANK REVENUE by how companies rank in EPS past four past four growth, revenue growth, and quarters quarters total stock-market return. (millions) (millions)

1 4KIDS ENTERTAINMENT 312% $32.2 100% $77.9 NEW YORK 3 13 2 RF MICRO DEVICES 179% $55.9 129% $325.1 GREENSBORO, N.C. 9 4 3 SIEBEL SYSTEMS 190% $166.2 117% $1,171.2 (1) SAN MATEO, CALIF. 7 9 4 NETWORK APPLIANCE 115% $73.8 80% $579.3 (4) SUNNYVALE, CALIF. 18 18 5 SOURCE INFORMATION MGMT. 112% $11.2 125% $90.9 ST. LOUIS 19 6 6 SALTON 161% $83.4 71% $795.9 (5) MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. 10 28 6 ZOMAX 88% $30.3 115% $238.4 (29) PLYMOUTH, MINN. 31 10 8 I2 TECHNOLOGIES 96% $58.4 71% $750.5 (44) DALLAS 27 27 9 DIAMOND TECH. PARTNERS 300% $16.2 50% $136.2 CHICAGO 4 57 10 STERICYCLE 760% $15.3 72% $186.7 LAKE FOREST, ILL. 1 26 11 CREE 107% $23.7 49% $90.0 (15) DURHAM, N.C. 21 58 12 JAKKS PACIFIC 81% $26.6 132% $209.5 (9) MALIBU, CALIF. 34 3 13 MERCURY INTERACTIVE 79% $43.7 55% $237.6 (36) SUNNYVALE, CALIF. 37 50 14 MERITAGE 218% $21.4 221% $382.9 (2) SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. 6 1 15 HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP 75% $12.3 68% $287.2 UNIONDALE, N.Y. 41 33 16 VISX 100% $74.2 69% $266.8 (29) SANTA CLARA, CALIF. 25 31 17 THQ 100% $28.1 91% $293.9 (3) CALABASAS, CALIF. 24 15 18 EXTENDED STAY AMERICA 280% $51.6 110% $442.2 (23) FORT LAUDERDALE 5 11 19 HAUPPAUGE DIGITAL 80% $3.0 56% $70.6 (29) HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. 36 47 20 CONCORD CAMERA 180% $13.3 33% $153.3 HOLLYWOOD, FLA. 8 97 21 MCSI 52% $12.2 134% $738.8 DAYTON 61 2 22 QLOGIC 81% $54.0 41% $203.2 COSTA MESA, CALIF. 35 77 23 ADVANCE PARADIGM 78% $20.6 94% $1,968.4 IRVING, TEXAS 38 14 23 FOREST LABORATORIES 105% $115.9 48% $959.9 NEW YORK 22 60 25 CALPINE 43% $109.4 66% $937.2 SAN JOSE 78 34 26 CHICO'S FAS 117% $18.8 37% $175.3 FORT MYERS, FLA. 17 87 27 CITRIX SYSTEMS 61% $116.9 89% $457.4 (5) FORT LAUDERDALE 53 16 28 MINIMED 71% $28.1 44% $252.1 (55) SYLMAR, CALIF. 44 69 29 ENRON 133% $1,109.0 46% $45,625.0 HOUSTON 13 67 30 POLYMEDICA 48% $15.1 69% $156.9 (19) WOBURN, MASS. 68 30 30 SUNRISE ASSISTED LIVING 124% $17.1 76% $280.6 MCLEAN, VA. 15 22 32 PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT[*] 88% $61.8 78% $697.5 (91) GLENDALE, CALIF. 30 20 32 SAPIENT 34% $37.9 79% $319.4 (63) CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 98 19 34 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS 157% $91.0 39% $864.7 (16) PITTSBURGH 11 83 34 SANDISK 65% $260.1[!] 45% $403.6 SUNNYVALE, CALIF. 50 68 36 ACTRADE INTERNATIONAL 66% $10.0 120% $392.2 (11) NEW YORK 49 7 37 ARGUSS HOLDINGS 52% $8.7 107% $229.9 (18) ROCKVILLE, MD. 63 12 38 INSIGHT ENTERPRISES 51% $39.1 56% $1,647.5 (49) TEMPE, ARIZ. 65 46 39 SCHULER HOMES 130% $30.6 64% $571.6 (87) HONOLULU 14 36 40 EXPRESS SCRIPTS 46% $158.1 84% $4,864.5 MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. 71 17 41 METRO ONE TELECOMM. 78% $2.4 70% $93.4 BEAVERTON, ORE. 39 29 41 METRIS 57% $163.5 76% $1,020.4 ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. 56 23 43 K-SWISS 403% $28.4 43% $268.4 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. 2 74 44 DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL 71% $26.5 43% $192.0 MORRISTOWN, N.J. 45 73 45 ARMOR HOLDINGS 111% $14.5 57% $179.7 (22) JACKSONVILLE 20 45 45 HOT TOPIC 68% $15.3 56% $185.5 CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. 47 49 47 MEADE INSTRUMENTS 76% $12.2 37% $132.5 IRVINE, CALIF. 40 88 48 DELL COMPUTER 51% $1,757.0 47% $27,008.0 (14) ROUND ROCK, TEXAS 64 62 49 ANAREN MICROWAVE 55% $8.5 37% $53.7 EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. 58 86 50 QUALCOMM 73% $667.6 32% $3,620.9 (16) SAN DIEGO 42 99 51 COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY 49% $191.0 49% $933.0 WOODBURY, N.Y. 66 59 52 XETA TECHNOLOGIES 46% $5.6 55% $69.0 BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. 72 51 53 FEDERAL-MOGUL 98% $231.5 62% $6,489.0 SOUTHFIELD, MICH. 26 39 53 RENT-WAY 41% $38.6 118% $534.4 ERIE, PA. 84 8 53 SANMINA 38% $116.1 57% $2,364.2 SAN JOSE 89 44 56 AVT 100% $17.5 46% $126.3 (34) KIRKLAND, WASH. 23 66 56 OSHKOSH TRUCK 88% $40.7 33% $1,218.1 (72) OSHKOSH, WIS. 29 96 58 UNIVERSAL AMER. FINANCIAL 154% $14.8 35% $205.1 RYE BROOK, N.Y. 12 92 59 EMC 36% $1,120.2 44% $7,054.9 HOPKINTON, MASS. 93 70 59 PROFIT RECOVERY GROUP INTL. 45% $30.3 73% $367.0 (40) ATLANTA 74 24 61 COMPLETE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 58% $24.6 63% $462.3 FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. 55 37 62 REPUBLIC SECURITY FINANCIAL 69% $28.3 64% $244.7 WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. 46 35 62 SDL 43% $36.8 33% $221.6 SAN JOSE 79 95 64 SCANSOURCE 36% $10.9 72% $442.0 GREENVILLE, S.C. 94 25 65 CONCORD EFS 38% $142.1 76% $917.6 (96) MEMPHIS 90 21 65 TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR 40% $32.6 43% $189.2 HILLSBORO, ORE. 87 71 65 TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT 62% $79.0 51% $1,381.2 ALBANY, N.Y. 51 56 68 ABERCROMBIE & FITCH 85% $150.8 47% $1,060.4 REYNOLDSBURG, OHIO 33 64 69 BIOGEN 60% $324.8 37% $881.1 (41) CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 54 85 70 ADVENT SOFTWARE 39% $21.7 42% $117.4 SAN FRANCISCO 88 76 71 AHL SERVICES 62% $16.2 61% $863.9 ATLANTA 52 40 71 SUMMA INDUSTRIES 42% $7.3 63% $122.2 (36) TORRANCE, CALIF. 82 38 73 MICREL 41% $43.5 41% $221.9 (75) SAN JOSE 85 79 73 SOLECTRON 33% $421.6 53% $11,613.7 MILPITAS, CALIF. 99 53 73 STARTEK 43% $16.5 47% $209.9 DENVER 77 63 76 RELIANT ENERGY 46% $1,825.3 60% $16,894.0 HOUSTON 73 41 77 DYCOM INDUSTRIES 43% $57.0 35% $710.4 (61) PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. 80 91 77 GREATER BAY BANCORP 45% $39.2 46% $214.0 (81) PALO ALTO 75 65 79 SCP POOL 68% $26.1 30% $620.4 COVINGTON, LA. 48 100 80 STANDARD PACIFIC 94% $68.1 42% $1,218.6 IRVINE, CALIF. 28 75 81 MTR GAMING GROUP 49% $8.6 40% $127.7 (45) CHESTER, W.VA. 67 82 82 AMERICREDIT 44% $99.8 58% $464.2 FORT WORTH 76 43 83 KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES 35% $14.0 125% $326.4 (20) SUNRISE, FLA. 95 5 84 ADVANCED DIGITAL INFO. 32% $71.7 52% $248.9 REDMOND, WASH. 100 55 85 CATELLUS DEVELOPMENT 122% $115.2 34% $169.7 SAN FRANCISCO 16 93 86 AUTONATION 73% $265.1 48% $20,779.3 (38) FORT LAUDERDALE 43 61 87 COLORADO MEDTECH 52% $6.6 54% $76.1 (59) BOULDER, COLO. 62 52 88 NEW HORIZONS WORLDWIDE 48% $8.3 40% $123.4 SANTA ANA, CALIF. 69 80 89 KANEB SERVICES 86% $63.5[+] 37% $554.8 RICHARDSON, TEXAS 32 89 90 PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIF. 55% $37.1 41% $467.9 (34) ANAHEIM, CALIF. 59 77 90 RENAL CARE GROUP 42% $55.4 60% $544.1 (90) NASHVILLE 83 42 92 IMPATH 38% $9.3 56% $99.0 (91) NEW YORK 91 48 93 KV PHARMACEUTICAL 53% $24.3 36% $146.0 ST. LOUIS 60 90 94 CDW COMPUTER CENTERS 38% $113.7 40% $2,885.8 VERNON HILLS, ILL. 92 81 95 TELLABS 48% $577.0 38% $2,489.3 (70) LISLE, ILL. 70 84 96 RESMED 43% $20.7 34% $109.2 (94) POWAY, CALIF. 81 94 97 CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL 35% $412.4 43% $4,477.6 FALLS CHURCH, VA. 96 72 98 NOVA 35% $87.3 68% $1,524.9 ATLANTA 97 32 99 GUIDANT 56% $437.3 33% $2,436.1 INDIANAPOLIS 57 98 100 DORAL FINANCIAL 40% $75.9 52% $375.5 SAN JUAN, P.R. 86 54

TOTAL RETURN STOCK PRICE P/E three-yr. one-year est. annual rate change one-year ([#]=beat S&P 500) Price on forward RANK 8/2/00

[1] [4KIDS ENTERTAINMENT] 201%[#] -8% N.A. [NEW YORK] 3 $19.06 [2] [RF MICRO DEVICES] 164%[#] 78% 106 [GREENSBORO, N.C.] 8 $70.13 [3] [SIEBEL SYSTEMS] 173%[#] 406% 245 [SAN MATEO, CALIF.] 7 $150.13 [4] [NETWORK APPLIANCE] 224%[#] 432% 286 [SUNNYVALE, CALIF.] 2 $76.94 [5] [SOURCE INFORMATION MGMT.] 74%[#] -26% 14 [ST. LOUIS] 34 $10.00 [6] [SALTON] 90%[#] 38% 6 [MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL.] 27 $32.31 [6] [ZOMAX] 92%[#] 35% 18 [PLYMOUTH, MINN.] 24 $17.13 [8] [I2 TECHNOLOGIES] 138%[#] 711% 363 [DALLAS] 13 $119.56 [9] [DIAMOND TECH. PARTNERS] 133%[#] 472% 102 [CHICAGO] 14 $92.00 [10] [STERICYCLE] 44%[#] 73% 29 [LAKE FOREST, ILL.] 54 $24.94 [11] [CREE] 179%[#] 208% 116 [DURHAM, N.C.] 5 $90.38 [12] [JAKKS PACIFIC] 54%[#] -11% 10 [MALIBU, CALIF.] 48 $17.38 [13] [MERCURY INTERACTIVE] 196%[#] 330% 176 [SUNNYVALE, CALIF.] 4 $93.38 [14] [MERITAGE] 8% -1% 3 [SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.] 86 $12.81 [15] [HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP] 97%[#] 12% 25 [UNIONDALE, N.Y.] 20 $28.38 [16] [VISX] 68%[#] -76% 35 [SANTA CLARA, CALIF.] 39 $24.31 [17] [THQ] 36%[#] -10% 14 [CALABASAS, CALIF.] 60 $17.19 [18] [EXTENDED STAY AMERICA] -16% 30% 18 [FORT LAUDERDALE] 95 $13.00 [19] [HAUPPAUGE DIGITAL] 88%[#] -60% 27 [HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.] 30 $5.81 [20] [CONCORD CAMERA] 156%[#] 475% 30 [HOLLYWOOD, FLA.] 9 $21.38 [21] [MCSI] 47%[#] 44% 17 [DAYTON] 52 $26.81 [22] [QLOGIC] 175%[#] 81% 92 [COSTA MESA, CALIF.] 6 $74.38 [23] [ADVANCE PARADIGM] 30%[#] -25% 20 [IRVING, TEXAS] 67 $25.81 [23] [FOREST LABORATORIES] 70%[#] 114% 52 [NEW YORK] 37 $113.06 [25] [CALPINE] 140%[#] 273% 64 [SAN JOSE] 12 $71.50 [26] [CHICO'S FAS] 96%[#] 137% 18 [FORT MYERS, FLA.] 21 $30.50 [27] [CITRIX SYSTEMS] 37%[#] -42% 31 [FORT LAUDERDALE] 58 $14.75 [28] [MINIMED] 107%[#] 60% 108 [SYLMAR, CALIF.] 16 $127.00 [29] [ENRON] 49%[#] 85% 51 [HOUSTON] 51 $77.63 [30] [POLYMEDICA] 70%[#] 99% 26 [WOBURN, MASS.] 35 $38.56 [30] [SUNRISE ASSISTED LIVING] -19% -44% 35 [MCLEAN, VA.] 96 $16.31 [32] [PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT[*]] 10% 10% 19 [GLENDALE, CALIF.] 84 $20.31 [32] [SAPIENT] 105%[#] 348% 147 [CAMBRIDGE, MASS.] 17 $120.81 [34] [AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS] 61%[#] -61% 9 [PITTSBURGH] 42 $14.88 [34] [SANDISK] 103%[#] 64% 80 [SUNNYVALE, CALIF.] 18 $61.50 [36] [ACTRADE INTERNATIONAL] 14% 61% 14 [NEW YORK] 81 $20.94 [37] [ARGUSS HOLDINGS] 33%[#] 0% 21 [ROCKVILLE, MD.] 63 $17.00 [38] [INSIGHT ENTERPRISES] 88%[#] 61% 34 [TEMPE, ARIZ.] 29 $45.00 [39] [SCHULER HOMES] 1% -13% 4 [HONOLULU] 91 $6.25 [40] [EXPRESS SCRIPTS] 44%[#] -3% 26 [MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO.] 55 $65.88 [41] [METRO ONE TELECOMM.] 19%[#] -27% 24 [BEAVERTON, ORE.] 76 $9.88 [41] [METRIS] 32%[#] 9% 14 [ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN.] 65 $28.06 [43] [K-SWISS] 27%[#] -43% 12 [WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF.] 71 $17.44 [44] [DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL] 82%[#] 17% 43 [MORRISTOWN, N.J.] 31 $28.75 [45] [ARMOR HOLDINGS] 7% 49% 17 [JACKSONVILLE] 87 $14.88 [45] [HOT TOPIC] 42%[#] 124% 17 [CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF.] 56 $32.81 [47] [MEADE INSTRUMENTS] 92%[#] 86% 23 [IRVINE, CALIF.] 25 $17.75 [48] [DELL COMPUTER] 89%[#] -1% 58 [ROUND ROCK, TEXAS] 28 $39.56 [49] [ANAREN MICROWAVE] 146%[#] 350% 101 [EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y.] 11 $72.00 [50] [QUALCOMM] 111%[#] 62% 60 [SAN DIEGO] 15 $61.94 [51] [COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY] 75%[#] 119% 75 [WOODBURY, N.Y.] 33 $81.81 [52] [XETA TECHNOLOGIES] 70%[#] -5% 20 [BROKEN ARROW, OKLA.] 36 $10.38 [53] [FEDERAL-MOGUL] -35% -81% 3 [SOUTHFIELD, MICH.] 100 $9.13 [53] [RENT-WAY] 26%[#] 42% 17 [ERIE, PA.] 73 $29.63 [53] [SANMINA] 75%[#] 179% 68 [SAN JOSE] 32 $91.94 [56] [AVT] 17% -68% 18 [KIRKLAND, WASH.] 79 $4.94 [56] [OSHKOSH TRUCK] 58%[#] -10% 12 [OSHKOSH, WIS.] 43 $32.88 [58] [UNIVERSAL AMER. FINANCIAL] 29%[#] -23% N.A. [RYE BROOK, N.Y.] 68 $3.75 [59] [EMC] 151%[#] 161% 109 [HOPKINTON, MASS.] 10 $80.50 [59] [PROFIT RECOVERY GROUP INTL.] 22%[#] -74% 16 [ATLANTA] 75 $8.69 [61] [COMPLETE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS] 12% -33% 25 [FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH.] 82 $12.63 [62] [REPUBLIC SECURITY FINANCIAL] -15% -58% 9 [WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.] 94 $4.06 [62] [SDL] 291%[#] 859% 309 [SAN JOSE] 1 $345.31 [64] [SCANSOURCE] 39%[#] 73% 17 [GREENVILLE, S.C.] 57 $41.00 [65] [CONCORD EFS] 31%[#] 21% 33 [MEMPHIS] 66 $27.50 [65] [TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR] 103%[#] 272% 100 [HILLSBORO, ORE.] 19 $36.06 [65] [TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT] 28%[#] -3% 7 [ALBANY, N.Y.] 70 $12.06 [68] [ABERCROMBIE & FITCH] 10% -62% 9 [REYNOLDSBURG, OHIO] 83 $15.94 [69] [BIOGEN] 56%[#] -24% 38 [CAMBRIDGE, MASS.] 45 $55.50 [70] [ADVENT SOFTWARE] 94%[#] 136% 79 [SAN FRANCISCO] 23 $52.63 [71] [AHL SERVICES] -27% -69% 6 [ATLANTA] 97 $8.00 [71] [SUMMA INDUSTRIES] 28%[#] -21% 8 [TORRANCE, CALIF.] 69 $11.50 [73] [MICREL] 90%[#] 164% 83 [SAN JOSE] 26 $50.00 [73] [SOLECTRON] 68%[#] 22% 57 [MILPITAS, CALIF.] 38 $39.56 [73] [STARTEK] 50%[#] 47% 32 [DENVER] 50 $42.69 [76] [RELIANT ENERGY] 18% 25% 13 [HOUSTON] 77 $34.63 [77] [DYCOM INDUSTRIES] 96%[#] 46% 27 [PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA.] 22 $44.88 [77] [GREATER BAY BANCORP] 47%[#] 58% 16 [PALO ALTO] 53 $53.63 [79] [SCP POOL] 55%[#] 74% 15 [COVINGTON, LA.] 46 $26.75 [80] [STANDARD PACIFIC] 1% -4% 5 [IRVINE, CALIF.] 92 $12.63 [81] [MTR GAMING GROUP] 55% 132% 8 [CHESTER, W.VA.] 47 $6.25 [82] [AMERICREDIT] 18% 32% 10 [FORT WORTH] 78 $20.19 [83] [KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES] -34% -46% 7 [SUNRISE, FLA.] 98 $5.69 [84] [ADVANCED DIGITAL INFO.] 58%[#] 31% 24 [REDMOND, WASH.] 44 $13.75 [85] [CATELLUS DEVELOPMENT] -6% 13% 12 [SAN FRANCISCO] 93 $17.81 [86] [AUTONATION] -34% -54% 7 [FORT LAUDERDALE] 99 $7.06 [87] [COLORADO MEDTECH] 2% -68% 11 [BOULDER, COLO.] 90 $6.25 [88] [NEW HORIZONS WORLDWIDE] 37%[#] 19% N.A. [SANTA ANA, CALIF.] 59 $22.75 [89] [KANEB SERVICES] 3% -4% N.A. [RICHARDSON, TEXAS] 88 $4.31 [90] [PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIF.] 25%[#] -43% 14 [ANAHEIM, CALIF.] 74 $14.63 [90] [RENAL CARE GROUP] 10% -7% 19 [NASHVILLE] 85 $22.00 [92] [IMPATH] 26%[#] 156% 43 [NEW YORK] 72 $64.75 [93] [KV PHARMACEUTICAL] 34%[#] 98% 21 [ST. LOUIS] 62 $29.69 [94] [CDW COMPUTER CENTERS] 68%[#] 111% 41 [VERNON HILLS, ILL.] 40 $51.00 [95] [TELLABS] 35%[#] 1% 46 [LISLE, ILL.] 61 $62.00 [96] [RESMED] 64%[#] 105% 31 [POWAY, CALIF.] 41 $30.63 [97] [CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL] 53%[#] 21% 23 [FALLS CHURCH, VA.] 49 $55.56 [98] [NOVA] 3% -61% 19 [ATLANTA] 89 $10.75 [99] [GUIDANT] 33%[#] 0% 33 [INDIANAPOLIS] 64 $59.56 [100] [DORAL FINANCIAL] 14% -22% 7 [SAN JUAN, P.R.] 80 $12.69

[1] [4KIDS ENTERTAINMENT] [Other] 4Kids produces Pokemon films and holds licensing rights to put the creatures on T-shirts, backpacks, and school supplies for obsessed grade-schoolers. Recently some investors have fled, fearing the company is a one-trick Pokemon.

[2] [RF MICRO DEVICES] [Telecommunications] Demand for wireless handsets is growing at 50% a year, and RF Micro makes the communications chips they need. Biggest customer: Nokia. It also sells a broadband product line based on Bluetooth, a short-range wireless standard.

[3] [SIEBEL SYSTEMS] [Technology] Siebel dominates the market for software that allows companies to coordinate their sales, customer service, and marketing. Customers include Microsoft, IBM, and Lucent.

[4] [NETWORK APPLIANCE] [Technology] The favorite storage closet for many Websites, Network Appliance is a rising star in the data-storage market. Yahoo buys one of its filers every other week. Its equipment not only stores information but also makes it readily available.

[5] [SOURCE INFORMATION MGMT.] [Industrial] How did a company that makes supermarket magazine-display racks grow so fast? By tracking sales and marketing information and selling it--online--to publishers like Time Warner and retailers like Barnes & Noble and Kmart.

[6] [SALTON] [Other] This housewares designer and marketer churns out celebrity-endorsed products like Linda Evans beauty creams and, of course, George Foreman grills. It plans to introduce a new

[6] [ZOMAX] [Technology] Internet appliance soon. No star sponsor for that--yet. You want to sell a great new computer game? Zomax will mold, package, market, and distribute the CD for you. An outsourcer for CD and software publishing and computer companies, Zomax has seen its revenues soar.

[8] [I2 TECHNOLOGIES] [Technology] This supply-chain management firm wants to become a one-stop shop for companies that buy and sell on the Internet. So it recently bought two companies that compile information about electronic and other parts as well as about dealers.

[9] [DIAMOND TECH. PARTNERS] [Technology] The tech-consulting firm specializes in helping FORTUNE 1,000 companies come up with an e-business strategy--and the technology to make it happen. Diamond advised the Big Three on Covisint, the automakers' B2B exchange.

[10] [STERICYCLE] [Other] Stericycle carts off and disposes of 600 million pounds of medical waste from hospitals and doctors' offices every year. The biggest company in its field recently got bigger by buying Browning-Ferris' medical-waste division.

[11] [CREE] [Technology] While it may not have a monopoly on the color blue, Cree has numerous patents on blue-light-emitting silicon carbide diodes. Why care? Because its diodes make backlighting for dashboards and cell-phone and LCD displays.

[12] [JAKKS PACIFIC] [Other] Jakks' strength comes from six-inch-tall WWF action figures, but investors have begun to doubt muscular growth in that market. So Jakks is now jumping on a more cerebral kid phenom by selling Harry Potter craft sets.

[13] [MERCURY INTERACTIVE] [Technology] If business relies on e-commerce, then the Web has to be reliable. That's where Mercury comes in. A Website-testing and -monitoring company, Mercury has eyed the online operations of Wal-Mart, Ford, Citibank, and J.P. Morgan.

[14] [MERITAGE] [Industrial] Record sales of its midpriced homes in robust markets like Phoenix, Houston, and the San Francisco Bay Area couldn't overcome investors' fears of higher interest rates--although the stock price regained some ground this summer.

[15] [HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP] [Other] Not just for health-food stores, Hain markets 1,500 organic, kosher, and diet foods under brands like Garden of Eatin' and Weight Watchers. In May, Hain bought Celestial Seasonings, bringing popular herb teas into the mix.

[16] [VISX] [Health care] Visx is laser eye surgery. The company holds some 150 patents for laser technology to correct vision and charges a per-procedure licensing fee. But threats from competitors and fewer surgeries than expected have scared away investors.

[17] [THQ] [Technology] The videogame maker works with big studios to bring Rugrats and Power Rangers to kiddie gamers--and with the WWF to deliver body-slamming sport to a different crowd. Lower-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings brought the stock down.

[18] [EXTENDED STAY AMERICA] [Other] Investors loved the Extended Stay concept--lodging for travelers staying a week or more--until competitors jumped in and fears of overbuilding grew. Now such fears are fading, and Extended Stay plans to open hotel No. 400 next year.

[19] [HAUPPAUGE DIGITAL] [Technology] Want to keep an eye on CNBC from your PC? This company's WinTV video boards let you. Slow sales of its digital line, combined with a weak euro--it has a big market in Europe--led the company to warn of a loss in its next quarter.

[20] [CONCORD CAMERA] [Industrial] When you take snapshots with an Agfa or Polaroid disposable, you're really getting a Concord camera. Concord also sells its own brands of throwaway cameras, and recently launched an inexpensive digital camera.

[21] [MCSI] [Technology] Formerly known as Miami Computer Supply, MCSi integrates audiovisual, broadcast, and computer tech for the likes of Microsoft and the Sydney Olympics. In July, it sold off a low-margin wholesale unit.

[22] [QLOGIC] [Technology] QLogic sells the chips and circuitboards that let corporate computer networks talk to external data-storage networks. In May, QLogic bought Ancor Communications, a storage- and data-network company.

[23] [ADVANCE PARADIGM] [Health care] This prescription-drug benefit manager processed more than 81 million claims last fiscal year, and stands to become the nation's largest provider of drug benefits when its purchase of PCS from Rite Aid goes through.

[23] [FOREST LABORATORIES] [Health care] Forest licenses drugs developed by other companies, then handles the clinical and regulatory work, plus marketing. Its top-selling drug is antidepressant Celexa; an Alzheimer's drug is in clinical trials.

[25] [CALPINE] [Other] Calpine got a jolt from utilities' deregulation. It sells electricity to utilities and industrial customers, and with new markets open to competition, it has been building plants and selling power in the Northeast, California, and Texas.

[26] [CHICO'S FAS] [Retail] Clothes and accessories for baby-boomer women enamored of natural fibers and silver jewelry. The chain now has 217 boutiques in 38 states and brags of solicitous customer service. Plans afoot to open 50 more shops this year.

[27] [CITRIX SYSTEMS] [Technology] It changed its name from Citrus because it's not a fruit company. But some investors, stung by a bitter June earnings report, might consider the stock a lemon. Citrix software runs applications on any device with any connection.

[28] [MINIMED] [Health care] A specialist in devices to help patients manage diabetes without injections, MiniMed invented an infusion pump that can be worn like a pager. Now the company is trying to use the pump to treat other chronic health conditions.

[29] [ENRON] [Other] Enron keeps inventing new markets: The huge energy buyer and seller last year launched EnronOnline, where more than 900 products are traded. Now it's moving in on broadband by trading excess bandwidth.

[30] [POLYMEDICA] [Health care] PolyMedica's biggest business is selling diabetes-testing supplies to seniors covered by Medicare. The company also makes and sells digital thermometers, as well as prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

[30] [SUNRISE ASSISTED LIVING] [Health care] Americans aren't getting any younger, and this operator of assisted-living homes for the elderly keeps growing. But a tough acquisition last fall made the stock dip. Sunrise builds and sells properties, and sticks around to manage them.

[32] [PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT[*]] [Other] Pinnacle, once known just for racetracks, has been busily buying and selling casinos and building its own. The industry likes what it sees: If all goes as planned, Pinnacle will become part of Harveys Casino Resorts by year-end.

[32] [SAPIENT] [Technology] The first pure Internet-services company to be listed on the S&P 500, this consulting firm saw its stock price soar in 1999. Now it's developing Web initiatives with big companies and Thomas Weisel Capital Partners.

[34] [AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS] [Retail] After three years of double-digit growth, changing fashion trends tripped up youth retailer American Eagle. Growth hopes now ride on a new line of personal-care products and a deal to become the outfitter for a Miramax film division.

[34] [SANDISK] [Technology] SanDisk's flash memory products--some as small as a stamp--store data for cell phones, Palms, Net music players, and digital cameras. The U.S. Army ordered two million of SanDisk's P-tags for medical-data storage.

[36] [ACTRADE INTERNATIONAL] [Financial services] Actrade helps B2B buyers and sellers settle accounts online with its E-TAD (electronic trade acceptance draft) product: The supplier gets paid right away, but the buyer can defer payment.

[37] [ARGUSS HOLDINGS] [Telecommunications] A construction outfit that lays cable and fiber-optic lines for telecom companies. Demand for more bandwidth means Arguss workers finish laying lines on one side of a highway for one customer, only to work the other side for another.

[38] [INSIGHT ENTERPRISES] [Technology] Led by two brothers, Insight sells computers, hardware, and software to small and medium-sized businesses over the phone and on the Web. The sales force gets pumped up working in "sales stadiums" that seat 200.

[39] [SCHULER HOMES] [Industrial] The homebuilding industry's sensitivity to interest-rate increases have depressed Schuler's stock price, but this Hawaii-based builder, with operations in six states, keeps growing through acquisitions in Southern California and Arizona.

[40] [EXPRESS SCRIPTS] [Health care] Express Scripts manages prescription drug plans for 9,000 HMOs and other organizations. Pharmacy-benefit managers fell out of favor with investors last year, but Express Scripts stock has recovered some ground since March.

[41] [METRO ONE TELECOMM.] [Telecommunications] Lost in the middle of nowhere? With a cell phone in hand and Metro One's directory services (carried on AT&T Wireless or Sprint PCS), you can get directions home and find a place to eat on the way.

[41] [METRIS] [Financial services] Spun off from its catalog parent Fingerhut in 1998, Metris uses direct marketing to sell credit cards to customers with moderate incomes. Last year it acquired part of GE Capital's consumer credit card business.

[43] [K-SWISS] [Retail] The footwear industry had a tough 1999, and that dragged down the K-Swiss stock price. But this manufacturer of tennis and other sports shoes and apparel is still having its second-most-profitable year.

[44] [DENDRITE INTERNATIONAL] [Technology] Dendrite's software, coaching, and consulting helps pharmaceuticals companies like Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson get the most out of their sales force. Two key acquisitions in 1999 helped the firm grow market share in the U.S. and abroad.

[45] [ARMOR HOLDINGS] [Industrial] Armor sells riot-control and security equipment to law-enforcement agencies and corporations. Growing demand for corporate security in places like Moscow and Bogota, plus 20 acquisitions in three years, have kept Armor growing.

[45] [HOT TOPIC] [Retail] You may not know the difference between Cisco and Sisqo, but your teenager does. Teen music fads are retailer Hot Topic's specialty. Its stores and profitable Website offer music-inspired clothing, plus the latest dish on the stars.

[47] [MEADE INSTRUMENTS] [Industrial] The sky's the limit for Meade, a telescope and binoculars maker that went public three years ago. Meade's low-cost, high-tech telescopes have been a hit with novice stargazers, a new market for its specialized products.

[48] [DELL COMPUTER] [Technology] The best-performing stock of the '90s slowed down this past year, but the computer maker remains committed to its customer-driven model. New initiative: a partnership with software firm Red Hat to promote the use of Linux.

[49] [ANAREN MICROWAVE] [Telecommunications] Anaren makes pieces of the substations and amplifiers that speed the hottest form of voice and data traffic today--wireless. And it also has products for military satellites and radar systems.

[50] [QUALCOMM] [Telecommunications] The highflying cellular company has seen its stock yo-yo over the past 12 months as investors got hyperexcited--and then massively depressed--over potential revenue from valuable patents on CDMA technology.

[51] [COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY] [Telecommunications] When you leave voice mail, make a call using voice commands, or use your cell phone to get stock quotes, you might be using Comverse technology. The company sells most of its customized software overseas to the likes of Deutsche Telekom.

[52] [XETA TECHNOLOGIES] [Telecommunications] Pick up the phone or surf the Net at a hotel, and Xeta delivers the service and the bill. Xeta sells and supports the systems hotels need to handle that stuff, and has grown by buying similar assets of large communications companies.

[53] [FEDERAL-MOGUL] [Industrial] Grease monkey FMO makes engine bearings, brakes, pistons, and fuel systems for the Big Three and European car and truck builders. But its stock has seized up, in part because of a weak euro and underperforming acquisitions.

[53] [RENT-WAY] [Retail] Rent-Way's got the goods. After more than doubling its size with the acquisition of Home Choice, this chain that rents computers, home furnishings, and appliances continues to grow by forming alliances with companies like Gateway.

[53] [SANMINA] [Technology] Sanmina manufactures high-end electronic components for big companies--like Cisco and Motorola--in hot markets. The electronics maker has been on an acquisitions spree, buying up smaller rivals.

[56] [AVT] [Telecommunications] AVT makes software that lets companies access messages from their desktops and telephones. Business boomed with fears of the Y2K bug, but demand for AVT's products --and its earnings--fell short this spring.

[56] [OSHKOSH TRUCK] [Industrial] This manufacturer of heavy-duty vehicles--fire trucks, concrete mixers, and the like--just keeps on trucking. A year and a half ago Oshkosh got its largest order ever, a $1.2 billion contract to build a fleet of trucks for the Marines.

[58] [UNIVERSAL AMER. FINANCIAL] [Financial services] An aging population sustains this insurance company, which specializes in life and health policies for seniors and the self-employed. Acquisitions and a big increase in new accounts boosted growth in 1999.

[59] [EMC] [Technology] The Big Kahuna of data storage and retrieval, EMC gets most of its business from companies that need to manage piles of electronic data. Eighty-one percent of the FORTUNE 500 uses its systems, and it's growing fast overseas.

[59] [PROFIT RECOVERY GROUP INTL.][Other] Uber-accountant Profit Recovery finds money for governments and big retailers in the form of overpayments and the like. Clients like the money, but investors are wary of any firm at the mercy of government bureaucracies.

[61] [COMPLETE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS][Technology] Now that the Y2K frenzy has subsided, this information-technology services firm has had to add e-business to its offerings. One of its first initiatives: creating an electronic gift certificate program for retailer Lands' End.

[62] [REPUBLIC SECURITY FINANCIAL][Financial services] Republic Security had a hard time digesting its acquisition of First Palm Beach Bancorp, a large Florida thrift. It's had to revise earnings estimates down over the past few quarters and, along with other banks, has seen its stock price suffer.

[62] [SDL] [Technology] Now you see them, now you don't. JDS Uniphase is expected to close on its $41 billion purchase of SDL in December. SDL makes top-end fiber-optic transmitters and receivers, helping to construct plumbing for the Net.

[64] [SCANSOURCE] [Other] Technology middleman ScanSource buys bar-code scanners, printers, and telephone equipment at lower rates from big guys like IBM and Lucent and resells them to little guys that would otherwise be priced out of the game.

[65] [CONCORD EFS] [Financial services] You pay, they collect. This electronic-transaction company processes credit and debit card purchases for grocers and small merchants. Acquisition last year of the MAC ATM network helped boost revenues.

[65] [TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR] [Technology] TriQuint uses gallium arsenide instead of silicon as the base of its integrated circuits in cell phones, pagers, and satellite systems. The result is a faster chip that uses less power--not to mention great returns for investors.

[65] [TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT] [Retail] TWE sells CDs, DVDs, and videos through Coconuts, Planet Music, Record Town, and other stores. The firm doubled its store count to nearly 1,000 after buying rival Camelot Music Holdings last year.

[68] [ABERCROMBIE & FITCH] [Retail] Hip college kids and teens flocked to A&F's upscale casual apparel. But future growth--and a rejuvenated stock price--will depend on how the new Hollister division, exploiting the California surf style, performs.

[69] [BIOGEN] [Health care] This biotech pharmaceuticals company is the leader in multiple sclerosis treatment drugs. Biogen also gets revenue from licensing its hepatitis B vaccine, but 78% of its revenue comes from sales of its MS drug Avonex.

[70] [ADVENT SOFTWARE] [Technology] Advent makes software to help financial professionals manage investments. The number of users for its global accounting product, Geneva, doubled last year. Its Website, Advent Connection, gives clients a place to share ideas.

[71] [AHL SERVICES] [Other] Once content with airport services like security and baggage handling, this outsourcer is now trying to build a marketing and inventory-management service, making sure cookies look good on Wal-Mart's shelves.

[71] [SUMMA INDUSTRIES] [Industrial] "One word ... 'Plastics.' " Of the injection-molded variety. Everything from optical components to irrigation tubes to conveyor belts. Buying companies with complementary product lines has been key to Summa's growth.

[73] [MICREL] [Technology] Circuits, circuits. Micrel makes more than 1,300 kinds, from analog to fiber optic. Growth in the telecom and Internet networking markets helped revenues rise, as did the recent acquisition of Synergy Semiconductor.

[73] [SOLECTRON] [Technology] These guys slave over hot printed circuitboards so Cisco doesn't have to. The world's largest electronics contract manufacturer, Solectron also builds products for Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems.

[73] [STARTEK] [Other] Outsourcing, anyone? StarTek takes the burden of filling orders, assembling and packaging products, and providing tech support from companies that don't want to do all that. Three-quarters of last year's revenue came from Microsoft.

[76] [RELIANT ENERGY] [Other] A mere Houston utility six years ago, Reliant is now an international energy powerhouse. It recently purchased 21 power plants in the Middle Atlantic region and hopes to jack up its valuation by housing unregulated operations in a new company.

[77] [DYCOM INDUSTRIES] [Telecommunications] The conduit company. Dycom installs and maintains the cables that allow you to talk on the phone, surf the Net, and still catch your favorite late-night movie on cable. Clients include BellSouth, US West, and Comcast.

[77] [GREATER BAY BANCORP] [Financial services] Silicon Valley riches, plus Greater Bay's strategy of acquiring community banks and allowing them to remain independent, have helped this West Coast financial holding company grow tenfold since its launch in 1996.

[79] [SCP POOL] [Other] Dive in! The world's largest distributor of pool supplies keeps getting bigger, with more than 27,000 customers in the U.S. and Europe. Revenues keep growing, thanks to SCP's retail centers, which now total 127.

[80] [STANDARD PACIFIC] [Industrial] This company builds mid-market homes in California, Arizona, and Texas. But home could be where the headache is if Greenspan raises interest rates again--past moves have already dented SP's stock price.

[81] [MTR GAMING GROUP] [Other] It pays to lose. That's what this owner of middle- to low-ante gaming resorts in Nevada and West Virginia knows well. Revenues got a boost from new coin-drop slot machines (jackpot!) and the opening of Reno and Las Vegas resorts.

[82] [AMERICREDIT] [Financial services] AmeriCredit provides car loans to drivers with less-than-perfect credit. An alliance with Chase Bank, as well as other banks and automobile dealers, has helped AmeriCredit increase market share in a fast-growing sector.

[83] [KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES] [Industrial] Acquisitions revved up this company, which sells and services military airplane engines and parts. But a new plan to stop taking on debt and grow organically should clip annual revenue growth from 84% last year to about 17%.

[84] [ADVANCED DIGITAL INFO.] [Technology] Like a Manhattan closet designer, ADIC helps companies automatically store massive amounts of computer data in a small space, mainly on tape. Tape-storage stocks got punched this spring, but sales of new products seem strong.

[85] [CATELLUS DEVELOPMENT] [Industrial] This real estate company, responsible for the commercial development of San Francisco's Mission Bay, grew last year, thanks in part to acquisitions. But its stock price suffered in 1999 as a result of industry woes.

[86] [AUTONATION] [Retail] The auto retailer that took car buying online watched as the bottom fell out of its stock this past spring. The company is doing a hearty e-commerce business but trying to focus growth on existing businesses.

[87] [COLORADO MEDTECH] [Health care] This company makes high-end medical devices and equipment, often to clients' specifications. Last year's acquisition of assets from Creos, which made X-ray generators for CT scanners, has proved difficult to digest, however.

[88] [NEW HORIZONS WORLDWIDE] [Other] New Horizons offers training in software applications and technical certification at more than 250 locations. It's bigger than the numbers at left suggest: If franchise operations are included, revenues totaled $435 million last year.

[89] [KANEB SERVICES] [Other] Kaneb started out as a gas and diesel pipeline between Kansas and Nebraska. Now it's diversifying into niche tech businesses, but a dispute over who is responsible for cleaning up an abandoned pipeline has not helped the stock.

[90] [PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIF.] [Retail] For this surf- and skateboard-style clothing store chain, 16- to 22-year-olds have been the "kind" point break. However, excess inventory and cold weather in the Northeast and Midwest have harshed on the stock's buzz.

[90] [RENAL CARE GROUP] [Health care] Provides dialysis and related services for more than 15,000 patients with chronic kidney failure. Its recent purchases of Chicago and Cleveland providers have spurred growth while helping strengthen its position in those markets.

[92] [IMPATH] [Health care] Impath collects and interprets more cancer data than any other company in the world. It specializes in difficult-to-diagnose tumors and breast cancer. Drug-development companies also pay dearly to access Impath's tissue bank.

[93] [KV PHARMACEUTICAL] [Health care] Controlled-release drugs and things that make yucky drugs taste good are KV's mainstay. The firm's ETHEX generic-drug subsidiary accounts for 69% of sales, but its new brand-name division, Ther-Rx, is also injecting growth.

[94] [CDW COMPUTER CENTERS] [Other] CDW offers 50,000 tech goodies like PCs, laptops, and software through catalog, phone, and online sales. A well-paid and aggressively expanded sales force has helped drive 27 consecutive quarters of revenue growth.

[95] [TELLABS] [Telecommunications] Tellabs makes fiber-optic transmission systems for clients such as the regional Bells and government agencies. The company's specialty is making sure every last fiber is working to carry information.

[96] [RESMED] [Health care] Snooze soundly. ResMed makes products, including air-flow generating masks, that diagnose and treat sleep-disorder breathing problems like sleep apnea. The company spends about 7% of annual revenues on R&D.

[97] [CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL] [Financial services] One of the top ten credit card issuers, Capital One is netting 20,000 new accounts a day. But that isn't enough for these data-driven folks, who harness their databases to sell auto loans and other services to existing customers.

[98] [NOVA] [Financial services] Your debt fuels its profits. Last year Nova became the nation's third-largest credit and debit card processor on the strength of its business with small to midsized merchants. Now it is processing cards for Web stores.

[99] [GUIDANT] [Health care] Guidant, a maker of medical devices to treat cardiovascular problems, got 64% of its sales last year from products that were less than a year old. A new device to treat congestive heart failure is in clinical trials.

[100] [DORAL FINANCIAL] [Financial services] Puerto Rico's largest residential mortgage lender, with more than $13 billion under management, has spurred growth by expanding to New York City. Despite interest rate hikes, mortgage-loan production was up in the second quarter.

N.A. Not available. [*] Name changed from Hollywood Park. [!] SanDisk's earnings got a $204 million boost from a one-time gain on an investment. [+] Kaneb had two one-time gains, amounting to $47.5 million of net income.

REPORTER ASSOCIATES Jane M. Folpe, Irene Gashurov, Ann Harrington, and Theodore Spencer