FSB 100

America's fastest-growing small public companies

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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California	18
Texas	12
New York	11

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Executive	Total Ownership Value ($ millions)
T. Kendall Hunt	266.2
Donald E. Brown, M.D.	116.4
George A. Lopez, M.D.	103.5

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Arena Resources	132.7%
Smith Micro Software	97.8%
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