FSB 100
Rank Company EPS growth* Revenue growth* Total return to investors*
1 Astronics 201.4% 65.5% 102.7%
2 Arena Resources 97.2% 132.7% 114.1%
3 Bolt Technology 148.6% 57.3% 96.6%
4 North American Galvanizing & Coatings 276.2% 40.2% 63.6%
5 Vasco Data Security International 90.2% 67.9% 61.6%
6 Dynamic Materials 82.4% 44.1% 113.6%
7 Life Partners Holdings 99.6% 45.2% 72.1%
8 AeroCentury 143.5% 30.6% 108.2%
9 Gulfport Energy 55.1% 71.2% 76.9%
10 Interactive Intelligence 152.3% 26.2% 80.2%
11 The Knot 135.3% 35.0% 46.7%
12 Thomas Group 85.7% 28.2% 79.9%
13 Concur Technologies 75.4% 34.2% 59.6%
14 OYO Geospace 81.9% 32.5% 59.1%
15 Amerigon 84.4% 27.2% 78.1%
16 Rochester Medical 241.0% 32.7% 33.4%
17 Parallel Petroleum 49.6% 52.6% 48.4%
18 Kreisler Manufacturing 169.9% 27.4% 39.9%
19 Ultimate Software 208.2% 28.2% 35.4%
20 Mitcham Industries 50.8% 45.6% 45.3%
21 LMI Aerospace 97.2% 21.8% 69.9%
22 IntriCon 70.5% 23.2% 82.3%
23 Ebix 56.3% 26.9% 69.6%
24 Logility 101.9% 26.9% 38.3%
25 Bitstream 157.2% 26.4% 34.2%
26 Natus Medical 45.3% 54.1% 34.2%
27 TGC Industries 22.1% 74.0% 53.5%
28 Edgewater Technology 136.5% 41.6% 14.2%
29 CyberSource 38.4% 42.1% 35.5%
30 Pericom Semiconductor 203.3% 23.1% 25.6%
31 GeoResources 23.3% 44.9% 43.3%
32 Atlantic Tele-Network 34.2% 33.7% 40.6%
33 Spectranetics 33.4% 35.1% 39.7%
34 Fuel Tech 16.1% 35.6% 69.3%
35 Health Grades 44.6% 37.3% 27.1%
36 Mercer Insurance Group 66.3% 50.0% 10.5%
37 Actuate 106.2% 11.5% 45.0%
38 Phase Forward 51.1% 22.5% 38.6%
39 American Physicians Service Group 56.7% 28.0% 24.5%
40 Sun Hydraulics 37.6% 21.2% 54.7%
41 Carrizo Oil & Gas 8.7% 31.4% 69.2%
42 Bankrate 3.7% 38.4% 51.4%
43 WSI Industries 73.6% 14.8% 37.8%
44 United States Lime & Minerals 21.6% 34.7% 38.8%
45 ICU Medical 57.9% 37.2% 9.6%
46 TradeStation Group 38.5% 29.9% 26.4%
47 Medifast 40.7% 50.5% 11.3%
48 Trio-Tech International 93.1% 19.7% 22.6%
49 Lifeway Foods 26.0% 30.0% 37.3%
50 Stamps.com 73.2% 35.9% -8.4%
51 Palomar Medical Technologies 58.3% 40.3% -16.2%
52 Quality Systems 37.3% 26.6% 28.8%
53 PrimeEnergy 17.9% 29.1% 39.2%
54 Versar 89.3% 22.0% 14.7%
55 A.D.A.M. 0.1% 51.3% 28.1%
56 Synalloy 104.3% 15.8% 20.4%
57 Art's-Way Manufacturing 12.2% 26.7% 53.1%
58 Chyron 44.6% 9.5% 55.8%
59 Almost Family 56.5% 11.0% 38.2%
60 Balchem 21.5% 30.9% 30.0%
61 American Science and Engineering 66.6% 26.2% 11.3%
62 Mesa Laboratories 27.6% 27.8% 28.1%
63 American Ecology -4.2% 47.2% 27.1%
64 Chase Corp. 32.4% 16.1% 49.6%
65 Meridian Bioscience 35.6% 16.2% 39.7%
66 NetScout Systems 74.5% 13.4% 22.3%
67 Globecomm Systems 51.4% 20.1% 22.3%
68 PeopleSupport 23.0% 53.7% 11.1%
69 Pioneer Behavioral Health 45.4% 17.3% 27.7%
70 HMS Holdings 14.8% 20.9% 54.5%
71 Learning Tree 201.8% 3.7% 19.7%
72 KMG Chemicals 36.5% 24.6% 24.4%
73 Willis Lease 50.1% 24.0% 17.2%
74 Spectrum Control 38.0% 18.9% 28.3%
75 UFP Technologies 71.4% 11.7% 24.7%
76 Jones Soda 36.7% 19.0% 29.2%
77 LivePerson 15.4% 43.7% 19.2%
78 Medtox Scientific 56.7% 12.1% 26.2%
79 Supertex 56.1% 21.1% 13.0%
80 Iris International 29.0% 23.3% 26.3%
81 Asta Funding 32.8% 40.9% 0.3%
82 Edac Technologies 2.2% 14.2% 80.3%
83 NetLogic Microsystems 10.2% 19.4% 47.7%
84 Elecsys 51.2% 24.3% 8.6%
85 Smith Micro Software 16.7% 97.8% -1.8%
86 Transcat 61.6% 8.5% 25.5%
87 Eastern Co. 50.8% 20.4% 13.2%
88 Nathan's Famous 37.1% 13.3% 32.4%
89 Royal Gold 17.2% 31.1% 19.7%
90 Nobel Learning Communities 68.2% 6.7% 24.1%
91 Gencor Industries 70.0% 17.4% 6.9%
92 American Medical Alert 39.0% 25.7% 10.4%
93 Abaxis -1.5% 24.7% 35.3%
94 Somanetics -3.9% 42.2% 15.4%
95 Tessera Technologies 6.0% 51.7% 3.8%
96 Key Technology 17.2% 11.8% 52.7%
97 Atrion 25.2% 10.9% 40.7%
98 CAM Commerce Solutions 31.9% 10.7% 37.1%
99 IntegraMed America 46.5% 8.7% 25.9%
100 Nortech Systems 54.0% 19.1% 4.6%
From the July/August 2008 issue of Fortune Small Business
*Three-year annualized rate
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