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56. Ceradyne
Ceradyne
Rank: 56 (Previous rank: 13)
CEO: Joel P. Moskowitz
Address: 3169 Red Hill Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Maker of ceramic body armor for the U.S. military saw spike in its solar-power business.
  $ millions
(past 4 qtrs.)
% growth
(3 yr. annual rate)
Growth rank
Revenues 756.6 43 40
Net income** 134.0
Total return 13 83
Earnings per share 65 36
Share price  
As of 9/3/08 $40.92
Beat the S&P 500* Yes
P/E (current fiscal year est.) 9
Industry: Technology
Rank Company Revenues
($ millions)
1 Apple 30,801.0
2 Atheros Communications 456.7
3 Atlantic Tele-Network 193.7
4 Ceradyne 756.6
5 Cognizant Technology Solutions 2,487.3
6 Concur Technologies 193.7
7 Dolby Laboratories 606.1
8 Google 19,611.3
9 Ladish Co. 449.5
10 NII Holdings 3,890.2
11 Perficient 231.9
12 Precision Castparts 7,036.7
13 Sigma Designs 242.1
14 Vasco Data Security International 125.5
15 Western Digital 8,074.0
From the Sept. 29th, 2008 issue
Notes:
* The S&P 500 returned 4.41% annually over the same period.
** Through the quarter ended June 30, 2008.
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