| The First Cut: High & Consistent Growth Firms | ||||||||||
| Company (Exchange: Ticker) | EPS Growth Rate (5 Yr) (%) |
EPS Est Current Year ($) |
Annual Earnings Per Share |
P/E Ratio (X) |
Market Cap ($ Mil) |
Price Change | Description | |||
| Last Year ($) |
1 Yr Ago ($) |
2 Yrs Ago ($) |
52-Wk (%) |
5-Yr (%) |
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| Diodes (M: DIOD) | 180.6 | 2.25 | 1.74 | 1.29 | 1.10 | 20.6 | 939 | (10) | 869 | semiconductors |
| Energen Corporation (N: EGN) | 128.4 | 3.94 | 3.73 | 2.35 | 1.74 | 14.4 | 3,866 | 54 | 284 | energy holding co |
| Middleby Corporation, The (M: MIDD) | 95.4 | 6.01 | 5.13 | 3.98 | 2.38 | 26.4 | 1,082 | 63 | 1,960 | foodservice equip |
| USANA Health Sciences (M: USNA) | 82.1 | 2.60 | 2.20 | 1.98 | 1.51 | 18.9 | 749 | 3 | 7,001 | personal care prods |
| Walt Disney Company, The (N: DIS) | 71.7 | 1.81 | 1.64 | 1.24 | 1.11 | 16.8 | 71,121 | 25 | 49 | entertainment co |
| Teledyne Technologies (N: TDY) | 60.8 | 2.39 | 2.26 | 1.85 | 1.24 | 17.2 | 1,353 | 7 | 126 | electronic components |
| Healthways (M: HWAY) | 56.1 | 1.38 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 0.75 | 35.2 | 1,557 | (9) | 244 | specialized health care |
| Cognizant Tech Solutions (M: CTSH) | 53.8 | 2.15 | 1.55 | 1.13 | 0.70 | 56.4 | 12,468 | 47 | 1,158 | IT consulting & technology |
| ResMed (N: RMD) | 46.8 | 1.59 | 1.16 | 0.91 | 0.82 | 37.4 | 3,817 | 19 | 151 | respiratory equip |
| Coach (N: COH) | 46.2 | 1.72 | 1.27 | 0.92 | 0.62 | 34.0 | 19,245 | 55 | 690 | handbags & accessories |
| Quality Systems (M: QSII) | 43.4 | 1.23 | 0.85 | 0.61 | 0.40 | 33.3 | 1,060 | 33 | 950 | healthcare info systems |
| Aaron Rents (N: RNT) | 40.3 | 1.60 | 1.47 | 1.14 | 1.04 | 17.9 | 1,433 | (3) | 160 | retail electronics, furniture |
| AutoZone (N: AZO) | 37.2 | 8.48 | 7.50 | 7.18 | 6.56 | 16.4 | 9,138 | 36 | 86 | retail auto parts |
| Old Dominion Freight Line (M: ODFL) | 35.9 | 2.12 | 1.95 | 1.45 | 1.06 | 14.8 | 1,074 | 11 | 590 | motor carrier |
| Garmin Ltd. (M: GRMN) | 35.2 | 2.81 | 2.35 | 1.43 | 0.94 | 22.8 | 11,590 | 23 | 373 | GPS devices |
| Zimmer Holdings (N: ZMH) | 34.6 | 3.95 | 3.40 | 2.93 | 2.19 | 25.9 | 20,834 | 33 | 150 | orthopaedic implants |
| UnitedHealth Group (N: UNH) | 33.5 | 3.42 | 2.97 | 2.31 | 1.83 | 17.8 | 71,711 | (1) | 177 | healthcare servs |
| PrivateBancorp (M: PVTB) | 32.6 | 1.99 | 1.76 | 1.46 | 1.22 | 20.0 | 774 | (15) | 348 | Chicago-based bank |
| Virginia Commerce Bancorp (M: VCBI) | 32.5 | 1.12 | 0.98 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 20.3 | 475 | (9) | 429 | Virginia bank holding co |
| ITT Educational Services (N: ESI) | 31.2 | 3.22 | 2.72 | 2.33 | 1.61 | 30.3 | 3,378 | 36 | 262 | college degree programs |
| Logitech International SA (M: LOGI) | 30.8 | 1.21 | 0.92 | 0.77 | 0.67 | 24.2 | 5,171 | 45 | 135 | personal computer peripherals |
| Global Payments (N: GPN) | 30.1 | 1.86 | 1.53 | 1.16 | 0.80 | 21.5 | 3,039 | (22) | 85 | electronic transact processor |
| Varian Medical Systems (N: VAR) | 29.2 | 1.86 | 1.80 | 1.50 | 1.18 | 24.3 | 5,829 | (17) | 133 | oncology treatment equip |
| IDEX Corporation (N: IEX) | 28.8 | 2.92 | 2.48 | 2.06 | 1.68 | 20.4 | 2,719 | 2 | 106 | engineered industrial prods |
| Knight Transportation (N: KNX) | 28.5 | 0.93 | 0.84 | 0.71 | 0.55 | 23.2 | 1,680 | (1) | 90 | truckload carrier |
| Staples, Inc. (M: SPLS) | 28.3 | 1.48 | 1.32 | 1.04 | 0.87 | 20.2 | 19,108 | 3 | 94 | retail office products |
| Bright Horizons Family Solut'n (M: BFAM) | 27.6 | 1.77 | 1.52 | 1.29 | 0.98 | 24.7 | 984 | (2) | 156 | workplace services |
| CVS/Caremark Corporation (N: CVS) | 26.2 | 1.88 | 1.60 | 1.45 | 1.10 | 22.0 | 53,695 | 15 | 99 | retail drugstores |
| Starbucks Corporation (M: SBUX) | 26.0 | 0.89 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.47 | 39.4 | 23,099 | (20) | 171 | retail coffee chain |
| Healthcare Services Group (M: HCSG) | 25.7 | 1.08 | 0.88 | 0.67 | 0.53 | 33.6 | 827 | 41 | 463 | housekeep for care indus |
| Exchange Key: N=New York Stock Exchange; A=American Stock Exchange; M=NASDAQ National or NASDAQ Small Cap Market. Source: AAII's Stock Investor Pro, Reuters Research, Inc. and I/B/E/S. Data as of 4/13/2007. |
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