100 Fastest-growing companies

Corporate America's supercharged performers


First Acceptance Rank: 32 (Previous rank: N.A.) Get quote: FAC Financials: Latest quarterly results	CEO: Stephen J. Harrison Address: 3813 Green Hills Village Drive Nashville, TN 37215 Comment: Earns fat premiums for covering drivers with bad credit or a history of fender-benders.

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	$ millions (past 4 qtrs.)	% growth (3 yr. annual rate)	Growth rank
Revenues	330.6	277	1
Net income**	22.0	-	-
Total return	-	13	97
Earnings per share	-	105	40

Share price
As of 8/22/07	$8.8
Beat the S&P 500*	Yes
P/E (current fiscal year est.)	N.A.

Industry: Financial Services

Rank	Company	Revenues ($ millions)
32	First Acceptance	330.6
56	First Marblehead	828.1
79	Pinnacle Financial Partners	145.4
87	American Capital Strategies	937.0
90	First Advantage	839.3
95	Jackson Hewitt Tax Services	293.2

From the September 17, 2007 issue

Notes:
* The S&P 500 returned 11.7% annually over the same period.
** Through the quarter ended May 31, 2007.

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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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)