Top companies: Net income
Rank Company FSB 100 Rank Net income ($ millions)* EPS growth (3-yr. annualized)
1 Asta Funding 81 54.3 32.8%
2 Tessera Technologies 95 45.1 6%
3 Gulfport Energy 9 37.8 55.1%
4 Quality Systems 52 37.3 37.3%
5 Atlantic Tele-Network 32 36.2 34.2%
6 TradeStation Group 46 35.4 38.5%
7 Arena Resources 2 34.4 97.2%
8 Ultimate Software 19 33.1 208.2%
9 PeopleSupport 68 32.3 23%
10 Gencor Industries 91 30.1 70%
11 Phase Forward 38 29.2 51.1%
12 Meridian Bioscience 65 28.6 35.6%
13 Dynamic Materials 6 24.6 82.4%
14 American Physicians Service Group 39 23.3 56.7%
15 ICU Medical 45 23.1 57.9%
16 Sun Hydraulics 40 22.1 37.6%
17 Vasco Data Security International 5 21.0 90.2%
18 Palomar Medical Technologies 51 20.5 58.3%
19 American Science and Engineering 61 20.5 66.6%
20 Actuate 37 20.2 106.2%
21 Bankrate 42 20.0 3.7%
22 Royal Gold 89 20.0 17.2%
23 American Ecology 63 19.4 -4.2%
24 Life Partners Holdings 7 19.0 99.6%
25 Learning Tree 71 18.6 201.8%
26 Willis Lease 73 17.7 50.1%
27 Supertex 79 17.7 56.1%
28 Interactive Intelligence 10 16.8 152.3%
29 Carrizo Oil & Gas 41 16.6 8.7%
30 Balchem 60 16.1 21.5%
31 Astronics 1 15.4 201.4%
32 OYO Geospace 14 15.1 81.9%
33 HMS Holdings 70 15.0 14.8%
34 Mercer Insurance Group 36 14.2 66.3%
35 Atrion 97 14.0 25.2%
36 Bolt Technology 3 13.3 148.6%
37 LMI Aerospace 21 13.2 97.2%
38 Pericom Semiconductor 30 13.0 203.3%
39 Ebix 23 12.7 56.3%
40 Globecomm Systems 67 12.3 51.4%
41 Abaxis 93 12.0 -1.5%
42 The Knot 11 11.9 135.3%
43 Chase Corp. 64 11.6 32.4%
44 Mitcham Industries 20 11.4 50.8%
45 Spectrum Control 74 10.8 38%
46 Stamps.com 50 10.7 73.2%
47 Concur Technologies 13 10.6 75.4%
48 United States Lime & Minerals 44 10.5 21.6%
49 Eastern Co. 87 10.1 50.8%
50 Synalloy 56 10.1 104.3%
51 Natus Medical 26 9.8 45.3%
52 North American Galvanizing & Coatings 4 9.2 276.2%
53 Somanetics 94 9.0 -3.9%
54 KMG Chemicals 72 8.9 36.5%
55 Edgewater Technology 28 8.8 136.5%
56 Nobel Learning Communities 90 7.7 68.2%
57 TGC Industries 27 7.6 22.1%
58 Iris International 80 7.6 29%
59 PrimeEnergy 53 7.6 17.9%
60 Almost Family 59 7.6 56.5%
61 Amerigon 15 7.4 84.4%
62 Spectranetics 33 7.2 33.4%
63 Fuel Tech 34 7.2 16.1%
64 Thomas Group 12 7.1 85.7%
65 Nathan's Famous 88 7.0 37.1%
66 Key Technology 96 6.9 17.2%
67 Health Grades 35 6.7 44.6%
68 Medtox Scientific 78 6.7 56.7%
69 Logility 24 6.3 101.9%
70 LivePerson 77 5.8 15.4%
71 Versar 54 5.7 89.3%
72 CAM Commerce Solutions 98 5.4 31.9%
73 NetScout Systems 66 4.9 74.5%
74 Mesa Laboratories 62 4.9 27.6%
75 UFP Technologies 75 4.2 71.4%
76 Bitstream 25 4.0 157.2%
77 Medifast 47 3.9 40.7%
78 A.D.A.M. 55 3.9 0.1%
79 Chyron 58 3.7 44.6%
80 AeroCentury 8 3.6 143.5%
81 Edac Technologies 82 3.4 2.2%
82 IntegraMed America 99 3.3 46.5%
83 Lifeway Foods 49 3.2 26%
84 Smith Micro Software 85 3.2 16.7%
85 Rochester Medical 16 2.9 241%
86 Trio-Tech International 48 2.7 93.1%
87 NetLogic Microsystems 83 2.6 10.2%
88 CyberSource 29 2.4 38.4%
89 Pioneer Behavioral Health 69 2.4 45.4%
90 Art's-Way Manufacturing 57 2.3 12.2%
91 GeoResources 31 2.3 23.3%
92 Transcat 86 2.1 61.6%
93 Kreisler Manufacturing 18 2.0 169.9%
94 IntriCon 22 1.9 70.5%
95 Nortech Systems 100 1.6 54%
96 American Medical Alert 92 1.5 39%
97 WSI Industries 43 1.3 73.6%
98 Elecsys 84 0.8 51.2%
99 Parallel Petroleum 17 -4.7 49.6%
100 Jones Soda 76 -11.6 36.7%
From the July/August 2008 issue of Fortune Small Business
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