100 Fastest-growing companies

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Rank	Company	EPS growth*	Revenue growth*	Total return*
32	First Acceptance	105%	277%	13%
1	NutriSystem	433%	225%	244%
3	Arena Resources	140%	165%	100%
62	Allis-Chalmers Energy	54%	118%	33%
13	Ceradyne	105%	85%	46%
79	Pinnacle Financial Partners	46%	81%	17%
61	ValueClick	47%	81%	35%
2	Hansen Natural	145%	80%	139%
56	First Marblehead	83%	79%	13%
15	Perficient	59%	77%	73%
90	First Advantage	43%	74%	7%
69	Oneok	34%	72%	37%
9	Southern Copper	83%	67%	83%
64	Chesapeake Energy	58%	65%	34%
60	ImClone Systems	87%	65%	-26%
87	American Capital Strategies	31%	62%	25%
4	Intuitive Surgical	123%	62%	94%
28	National Oilwell Varco	69%	61%	49%
24	XTO Energy	83%	60%	42%
17	SEACOR Holdings	198%	59%	29%
45	Unit	91%	58%	26%
18	Pioneer Drilling	262%	58%	25%
47	Gardner Denver	59%	57%	45%
97	World Fuel Services	32%	57%	24%
58	Cognizant Technology Solutions	55%	56%	43%
14	VASCO Data Security International	75%	54%	120%
27	Dawson Geophysical	97%	54%	41%
35	Helix Energy Solutions Group	96%	53%	38%
44	Patterson-UTI Energy	136%	52%	17%
20	Kansas City Southern	178%	52%	34%
19	Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold	127%	51%	44%
82	inVentiv Health	57%	51%	33%
43	Palomar Medical Technologies	119%	51%	27%
22	Grey Wolf	248%	51%	25%
50	F5 Networks	69%	51%	45%
42	Range Resources	66%	50%	57%
95	Jackson Hewitt Tax Services	61%	50%	18%
49	Psychiatric Solutions	76%	50%	43%
46	Netflix	180%	49%	-19%
88	Team	35%	48%	41%
5	Titanium Metals	151%	48%	140%
10	Global Industries	159%	48%	67%
65	Celgene	33%	48%	59%
6	Apple	149%	48%	96%
83	Noble Energy	58%	47%	35%
8	Dynamic Materials	127%	45%	173%
81	Avatar Hldgs.	82%	45%	23%
98	Regal Beloit	55%	44%	30%
7	RTI International Metals	225%	43%	68%
85	Encore Wire	84%	43%	17%
99	Swift Energy	64%	43%	25%
77	Oil States International	71%	42%	39%
16	Holly	89%	42%	101%
57	TETRA Technologies	75%	40%	47%
70	Reliance Steel & Aluminum	75%	40%	42%
100	Berry Petroleum	46%	40%	38%
38	Hologic	74%	39%	68%
48	Akamai Technologies	123%	39%	39%
78	Layne Christensen	76%	38%	35%
76	Steel Dynamics	66%	38%	45%
23	Allscripts Healthcare Solutions	138%	38%	48%
26	Hornbeck Offshore Services	157%	38%	44%
72	Lam Research	132%	37%	24%
36	Valero Energy	87%	37%	60%
29	Helmerich & Payne	202%	37%	40%
12	Allegheny Technologies	250%	36%	81%
51	Rowan Cos.	532%	36%	20%
71	Southwestern Energy	37%	35%	84%
89	WMS Industries	109%	35%	13%
40	American Science & Engineering	169%	35%	40%
33	CB Richard Ellis Group	88%	33%	79%
11	Frontier Oil	291%	33%	105%
55	W-H Energy Services	100%	33%	47%
39	Lufkin Industries	98%	33%	61%
25	Grant Prideco	300%	33%	43%
37	General Cable	76%	32%	107%
54	Superior Energy Services	87%	32%	58%
30	Dril-Quip	116%	32%	69%
91	Deckers Outdoor	47%	32%	51%
59	Cleveland-Cliffs	72%	31%	78%
67	Precision Castparts	73%	31%	65%
94	Cameron International	70%	30%	43%
52	RPC	106%	30%	55%
68	Miller Industries	145%	30%	37%
92	OYO Geospace	56%	29%	58%
93	Pantry	101%	29%	28%
66	Tesoro	82%	29%	61%
75	Radiant Systems	115%	28%	41%
96	Dress Barn	100%	28%	34%
34	Gulfmark Offshore	306%	28%	48%
73	Penn National Gaming	81%	28%	54%
84	A.M. Castle	74%	28%	50%
21	Ladish	198%	28%	70%
74	Jones Lang Lasalle	73%	28%	61%
63	Nucor	118%	27%	50%
41	Joy Global	141%	27%	65%
53	Atwood Oceanics	155%	27%	49%
80	Concur Technologies	165%	27%	29%
86	Commercial Metals	63%	27%	62%
31	Knot	155%	26%	72%

From the September 17, 2007 issue

Footnote:
*Three-year annual rate

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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