100 Fastest-growing companies

Corporate America's supercharged performers

Top 100

Rank	Company	EPS growth*	Revenue growth*	Total return*
1	Arena Resources	85%	117%	107%
2	T-3 Energy Services	117%	47%	101%
3	Allis-Chalmers Energy	96%	124%	47%
4	Bucyrus International	71%	60%	80%
5	DXP Enterprises	74%	50%	83%
6	National Oilwell Varco	85%	52%	55%
7	Sigma Designs	294%	108%	22%
8	Atwood Oceanics	103%	43%	59%
9	Intuitive Surgical	47%	62%	79%
10	Freeport-McMoRan	51%	92%	53%
11	Darling International	101%	38%	64%
12	General Cable	91%	38%	60%
13	Hansen Natural	63%	62%	40%
14	Perini	103%	52%	26%
15	Superior Energy Services	86%	41%	46%
16	Helmerich & Payne	88%	39%	46%
17	NASDAQ OMX Group	184%	64%	12%
18	Ensco	95%	45%	31%
19	Atheros Communications	61%	44%	55%
20	Nutrisystem	149%	110%	-1%
21	NRG Energy	86%	44%	32%
22	Guess	84%	33%	66%
23	Gulfport Energy	50%	75%	34%
24	Google	71%	66%	21%
25	BlackRock	50%	93%	32%
26	Metalico	35%	51%	73%
27	GameStop	50%	62%	35%
28	AZZ	83%	31%	66%
29	Natus Medical	64%	57%	23%
30	Hornbeck Offshore Services	214%	37%	28%
31	Apple	65%	33%	66%
32	Precision Castparts	129%	35%	35%
33	Manitowoc	107%	30%	47%
34	Cameron International	67%	34%	53%
35	Dawson Geophysical	43%	48%	41%
36	Dril-Quip	80%	26%	63%
37	PetroQuest Energy	31%	46%	60%
38	Lindsay	78%	27%	55%
39	OYO Geospace	90%	28%	42%
40	Gulf Island Fabrication	45%	45%	37%
41	Vasco Data Security International	75%	50%	3%
42	Oceaneering International	59%	30%	59%
43	Huron Consulting Group	47%	50%	25%
44	Dynamic Materials	58%	44%	20%
45	Team	63%	31%	47%
46	Gilead Sciences	44%	45%	34%
47	Iconix Brand Group	39%	81%	22%
48	Gardner Denver	59%	29%	48%
49	Central European Distribution	54%	32%	44%
50	Reliance Steel & Aluminum	29%	40%	62%
51	Steel Dynamics	27%	38%	84%
52	Ion Geophysical	44%	39%	41%
53	K-Tron International	51%	25%	64%
54	Concur Technologies	35%	40%	47%
55	Rowan Cos.	72%	37%	17%
56	Ceradyne	65%	43%	13%
57	RTI International Metals	122%	36%	4%
58	LKQ	33%	44%	39%
59	Helix Energy Solutions Group	45%	48%	17%
60	Western Digital	60%	29%	37%
61	Sepracor	228%	35%	-31%
62	Cognizant Technology Solutions	46%	54%	11%
63	Layne Christensen	44%	39%	30%
64	Psychiatric Solutions	47%	44%	16%
65	Cohen & Steers	107%	32%	10%
66	Omnicell	145%	26%	14%
67	Kendle International	27%	44%	34%
68	Morningstar	42%	35%	37%
69	Gulfmark Offshore	74%	25%	29%
70	HealthExtras	29%	57%	15%
71	Copano energy	42%	36%	28%
72	XTO Energy	31%	34%	39%
73	Smith International	47%	25%	39%
74	Netflix	58%	32%	17%
75	Goldman Sachs Group	38%	39%	21%
76	Amedisys	30%	43%	22%
77	Atlantic Tele-Network	43%	31%	37%
78	BE Aerospace	49%	36%	14%
79	Perficient	34%	48%	11%
80	Ladish Co.	51%	25%	27%
81	Kansas City Southern	47%	26%	30%
82	Dolby Laboratories	56%	25%	22%
83	Baldor Electric	26%	46%	15%
84	Brush Engineered Materials	51%	27%	20%
85	First Advantage	45%	40%	-12%
86	NII Holdings	41%	38%	14%
87	Jones Lang LaSalle	47%	33%	11%
88	Watson Wyatt Worldwide	31%	33%	28%
89	Genentech	50%	33%	-2%
90	Greenhill	46%	33%	12%
91	optionsXpress Holdings	32%	37%	15%
92	Navigators Group	47%	28%	16%
93	Tower Group	30%	43%	11%
94	Allscripts Healthcare Solutions	28%	46%	-9%
95	Titanium Metals	33%	31%	26%
96	Holly	44%	27%	17%
97	Zumiez	38%	36%	4%
98	Buffalo Wild Wings	44%	25%	17%
99	CB Richard Ellis Group	39%	34%	10%
100	CME Group	31%	36%	10%

From the Sept. 29th, 2008 issue

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Company	Revenue growth (3-year annual rate)
Allis-Chalmers Energy	124%
Arena Resources	117%
Nutrisystem	110%

Company	EPS growth (3-year annual rate)
Sigma Designs	294%
Sepracor	228%
Hornbeck Offshore Services	214%

Company	Total return (3-year annual rate)
Arena Resources	107%
T-3 Energy Services	101%
Steel Dynamics	84%

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