2008
2007
2006
2005
America's fastest-growing small public companies
1
Taser
249
67.7
2
Laserscope
229
93.8
3
Ngas Resources
62
48.0
4
J2 Global Communications
202
106.3
5
eResearchTechnology
353
109.4
6
Sonic Solutions
600
72.3
7
ASV
150
160.9
8
EXX
1,000
143.6
9
Sands Regent
1,000
74.9
10
Diodes
1,370
185.7
11
Reliv
238
97.0
12
TOR Minerals
203
30.5
13
Candela
290
112.5
14
Lowrance Electronics
991
115.3
15
Sunair Electronics
98
13.8
16
Technology Research
110
30.6
17
Stratasys
250
70.3
18
Coast Distribution
405
171.8
19
Panhandle Royalty
16
28.1
20
CCA
138
61.5
21
Merge Technologies
200
37.0
22
Collegiate Pacific
450
80.9
23
Applied Signal
498
142.8
24
Image Sensing Systems
38
10.8
25
Clinical Data
218
59.4
26
Royal Gold
15
24.1
27
SFBC
2,100
159.6
28
Ventana Medical Systems
732
166.1
29
Parlux Fragrance
120
94.1
30
Cardiodynamics
256
41.0
31
Websense
479
111.9
32
Tutogen
204
28.9
33
Packeteer
286
92.4
34
Par Technology
1,411
174.9
35
Video Display
404
82.4
36
Advanced Neuro
506
120.7
37
Saucony
343
166.6
38
Amrep
1,440
132.8
39
CREDO Petroleum
11
10.3
40
American Vanguard
229
150.9
41
Quality Systems
367
82.2
42
SS&C Technologies
42
95.9
43
Miva Inc.
482
169.5
44
J. Alexander's
2,650
122.9
45
Friedman Industries
144
177.9
46
Rocky Shoes & Boots
1,091
132.3
47
CPI Aerostructures
67
30.3
48
Netsmart Technologies
168
29.0
49
Bentley Pharmaceuticals
349
73.4
50
Castelle
48
10.5
51
Immucor
531
122.8
52
Shuffle Master
258
84.8
53
First Cash Financial Services
1,822
179.8
54
Nevada Gold & Casinos
35
6.6
55
Sun Hydraulics
678
94.5
56
Lifetime Hoan
714
189.5
57
Ikonics
69
13.7
58
Total Entertainment
4,800
149.5
59
Monarch Casino
1,800
139.9
60
Primeenergy
196
63.6
61
Natural Alternatives
243
88.9
62
Cantel Medical
701
178.5
63
TALX
1,337
145.8
64
Bio-Reference Labs
1,167
136.2
65
Sigmatron
1,250
107.5
66
QEP
500
166.4
67
Carrizo Oil & Gas
38
51.4
68
Innovative Solutions
129
56.6
69
K-Tron
467
112.5
70
Escalon Medical
64
19.2
71
Birner Dental
475
31.9
72
Orbit International
104
18.0
73
Edge Petroleum
53
64.5
74
Gulf Island Fabrication
1,050
173.9
75
Neoware Systems
114
69.6
76
Optelecom
70
19.4
77
Kensey Nash
300
62.4
78
National Research
205
29.7
79
Tyler Technologies
1,400
172.3
80
Meridian Bioscience
385
80.3
81
Oil-Dri
781
183.3
82
Hi-Tech Pharmacal
200
60.3
83
Ebix
239
20.0
84
Penn Virginia
32
75.6
85
Peet's Coffee & Tea
389
145.7
86
Lojack
800
145.7
87
Strayer Education
1,691
183.2
88
Acme United
110
43.4
89
Core Molding Technologies
1,094
110.7
90
Ansys
550
134.5
91
Allied Motion Technologies
550
62.7
92
Raven Industries
850
157.7
93
Exactech
190
81.8
94
Span-America Medical
312
49.2
95
Nobility Homes
250
50.0
96
Lifeway Foods
75
16.3
97
Educational Development
72
30.6
98
II-VI
1,502
163.5
99
Merit Medical Systems
1,307
151.4
100
Rocky Mt. Chocolate
185
23.6
Source:
Zacks From the July/August 2005 Issue of FSB magazine
Top companies by revenue growth
FSB 100 by state
These states are headquarters for the highest number of America's fastest-growing small public companies
Richest executives
Call them mini-Buffets: the executives who hold major stakes in their companies on the FSB 100 list.
How we pick the FSB 100
These companies represent the fifth graduating class of the annual FSB 100. They
have been screened just as the others were: Zacks, a financial research firm, identified companies with annual revenue of less than $200 million and a stock price of more than $1 and ranked them based on the past three years' earnings growth, revenue growth, and stock performance. We excluded banks and real estate firms, which would otherwise overrun the list.
How we pick the 25 richest executives
Call them mini-Buffetts: the executives who hold major stakes in their companies on the FSB 100 list. We hired Equilar, an executive-compensation research firm in San Mateo, Calif., to identify them and review the proxy statements of every
company on the list. The numbers below include all shares of stock owned outright, plus all vested options. (We ignored options that haven't vested.) Please, no hitting these folks up for loans.