100 Fastest-growing companies

Corporate America's supercharged performers


Dynamic Materials Rank: 8 (Previous rank: 73) Get quote: BOOM Financials: Latest quarterly results CEO: Yvon P. Cariou Address: 5405 Spine Road Boulder, CO 80301 Comment: The explosion-welder of incompatible metals has a 40% market share.

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	$ millions (past 4 qtrs.)	% growth (3 yr. annual rate)	Growth rank
Revenues	121.4	45	47
Net income**	20.2	-	-
Total return	-	173	2
Earnings per share	-	127	31

Share price
As of 8/22/07	$44.77
Beat the S&P 500*	Yes
P/E (current fiscal year est.)	24

Industry: Metals

Rank	Company	Revenues ($ millions)
7	RTI International Metals	535.9
8	Dynamic Materials	121.4
12	Allegheny Technologies	5,268.7
63	Nucor	14,975.1
70	Reliance Steel & Aluminum	6,596.5
76	Steel Dynamics	3,438.6
84	A.M. Castle	1,273.8
86	Commercial Metals	8,597.5

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.

Footnote:

Groupe SNPE, Paris, sold its 50.4% stake in the company, May 16, 2006.

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)