| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 31, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
| ||||||||
 | ||||||||
| SPECIAL REPORT
Hottest of the Hot SALES
MILLIONS*
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY $498.2
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT 495.6
WET SEAL 485.4
REMEDYTEMP 465.0
FRIEDE GOLDMAN INTL. 459.3
*Latest four quartersSALES GROWTH
AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH*
FRIEDE GOLDMAN 186.5 %
CITRIX SYSTEMS 159.5
BRASS EAGLE 159.3
ADVANCED TECH. PRODS. 149.4
INTL. NETWORK SVCS. 122.1
*Latest three yearsEARNINGS
MILLIONS*
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY $189.6
CENTEX CONST. PRODS. 77.3
CITRIX SYSTEMS 74.6
KAYDON 69.0
ANCHOR GAMING 68.6
*Latest four quartersEARNINGS GROWTH
AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH*
BRASS EAGLE 1620.2 %
LHS GROUP 286.7
COTELLIGENT 232.4
FUNCO 229.1
QLOGIC 225.1
* Latest 3 yearsMARKET VALUE
MILLIONS*
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY $8,360
VISX 3,750
CITRIX SYSTEMS 3,663
TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES 3,590
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR 3,560
*As of May 7RETURN ON CAPITAL
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE*
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT 47.5
PLANTRONICS 44.7
LANDAUER 44.7
DUFF & PHELPS CREDIT RTG. 44.1
METRO INFORMATION 42.6
*Latest three yearsDATA: STANDARD & POOR'S COMPUSTAT, A DIVISION OF THE McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP |
|  |
 | |
Hot Growth Companies TABLE: Hottest of the Hot Friede Goldman Intl.: A Gusher in a Drought bebe stores inc.: This Is No Fashion Victim Mastech Corp.: The Nabobs of Networking Action Performance Cos.: Hot-Rodding His Way to the Top Salton Inc.: Putting a Gizmo in Every Kitchen Maximus Inc.: Welfare Privatizer Where Are They Now? TABLE: The 1997 Winners...And the Losers TABLE: 1999's 100 Top Hot Growth Companies (.pdf) INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||
