Special Report

TABLE: Hottest of the Hot

SALES

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS*

ROPER INDUSTRIES $148.5

ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING 143.4

BTG 142.4

APOLLO GROUP 142.4

ST. JOHN KNITS 137.0

*Latest four quarters

EARNINGS

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS*

FTP SOFTWARE $25.9

ELECTROGLAS 24.9

ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING 24.3

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES 23.5

PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES 21.4

*Latest four quarters

MARKET VALUE

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS*

FORE SYSTEMS $869

NETMANAGE 723

FTP SOFTWARE 613

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES 552

ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING 546

*As of Apr. 28

SALES GROWTH

AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE*

RETIREMENT CARE ASSOCIATES 688.3%

NETMANAGE 412.4

FORE SYSTEMS 318.1

UNICOMP 281.4

MEDIA ARTS GROUP 169.1

*Latest three years

EARNINGS GROWTH

AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE*

RETIREMENT CARE ASSOCIATES 1139.3%

JALATE 915.9

NETMANAGE 520.8

UNICOMP 482.4

STERIS 458.1

*Latest three years

PROFITABILITY

AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE*

TREND-LINES 74.2%

CMG INFORMATION SERVICES 73.6

ROCK BOTTOM RESTAURANTS 70.0

HAPPINESS EXPRESS 68.2

INSO 62.1

*Latest three years' return on invested capital

DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S COMPUSTAT, A DIVISION OF THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES