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	100 FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES Rapid Growth in Rough Times These days surging sales and profits are more likely to inspire skepticism than adulation; investors are rightly wrestling with how much growth is real and how much is due to dodgy accounting. This year, FORTUNE's Fastest Growers didn't set any records. Median revenue growth, earnings per share and total return all declined. And staying on the list wasn't easy, either: there are 71 newcomers on the list--ten more than last year. Introduction FSB 100 Methodology Download the Fortune Database View list by: Full List Alphabetical List Perennials Small Businesses Rank Company EPS Growth* Revenue Growth* Total Return* 1 Nvidia  189% 104% 53% 2 Dynacq International  115% 59% 115% 3 P.F. Chang's China Bistro  166% 60% 43% 4 Frontier Oil  109% 104% 38% 5 XTO Energy  117% 53% 46% 6 Patina Oil & Gas  106% 45% 77% 6 Quicksilver Resources  62% 69% 56% 8 Cytyc  92% 70% 33% 9 St Mary Land & Exploration  10231% 49% 33% 10 Hot Topic  63% 49% 81% 10 Quest Diagnostics  97% 39% 85% 12 Corinthian Colleges  111% 35% 93% 12 Penn National Gaming  56% 54% 58% 14 Christopher & Banks  78% 37% 146% 15 Unit  176% 47% 29% 16 eBay  182% 111% -7% 17 Accredo Health  126% 35% 47% 18 Evergreen Resources  67% 87% 19% 19 Siebel Systems  150% 84% -5% 20 Murphy Oil  55% 115% 22% 20 Metro One Telecommunications  89% 76% 15% 22 Shaw Group  40% 53% 57% 23 King Pharmaceuticals  43% 67% 37% 23 Manhattan Associates  64% 38% 57% 25 Sicor  126% 27% 63% 26 Forest Laboratories  75% 37% 45% 27 First Banks America  49% 60% 29% 28 Apache  81% 53% 18% 29 Advance PCS  46% 168% 16% 30 Zoll Medical  142% 28% 39% 30 IDEC Pharmaceuticals  50% 44% 40% 32 Pixar  76% 77% 1% 33 Orleans Homebuilders  45% 35% 66% 34 ArthroCare  122% 48% 8% 34 National Home Health Care  69% 33% 44% 34 Engineered Support Systems  28% 55% 77% 37 Micromuse  77% 86% -28% 37 ScanSource  41% 46% 42% 39 Investors Financial Services  41% 40% 50% 40 CompuDyne  55% 51% 22% 40 Berry Petroleum  88% 51% 9% 42 PolyMedica  47% 41% 37% 43 Actrade Intl.  59% 90% -7% 44 Westcorp  44% 37% 45% 44 AmeriCredit  47% 54% 21% 44 Newfield Exploration  63% 60% 9% 47 Pogo Producing  63% 46% 21% 48 MTR Gaming Group  32% 40% 81% 49 Sonic Automotive  38% 60% 23% 50 Occidental Petroleum  135% 34% 17% 51 Stryker  118% 28% 21% 51 MemberWorks  104% 43% -14% 53 Hudson River Bancorp  56% 30% 36% 54 Corporate Executive Board  59% 34% 24% 55 Greater Bay Bancorp  29% 61% 25% 56 Rambus  76% 47% -44% 57 Concord EFS  33% 47% 29% 58 ICT Group  43% 26% 54% 59 Kla-Tencor  103% 33% 11% 59 Albany Molecular Research  38% 51% 12% 61 Lennar  35% 36% 37% 61 Black Hills  43% 41% 19% 61 Southern Union  58% 45% -2% 61 AmerisourceBergen  35% 34% 44% 65 Express Scripts  35% 50% 19% 66 MGM Mirage  28% 79% 11% 67 Metris  38% 62% -33% 67 Stillwater Mining  67% 39% -21% 69 Novellus Systems  38% 44% 14% 70 Rent-A-Center  40% 29% 34% 71 Advent Software  64% 34% 5% 71 CDW Computer Centers  38% 34% 29% 73 Copart  38% 32% 32% 73 Quanta Services  31% 86% -30% 75 Dianon Systems  30% 26% 70% 75 Monterey Pasta  29% 31% 53% 75 Cheesecake Factory  38% 27% 38% 78 TMP Worldwide  89% 31% -12% 78 Barr Laboratories  39% 28% 34% 78 Staten Island Bancorp  37% 32% 32% 81 Hovnanian Enterprises  29% 27% 60% 82 MDU Resources Group  44% 36% 8% 82 Smith International  75% 25% 16% 84 Indymac Bancorp  55% 30% 15% 85 D.R. Horton  34% 25% 43% 85 L-3 Communications  33% 33% 31% 87 Priority Healthcare  33% 42% 11% 88 Jakks Pacific  32% 49% -4% 89 Oakley  36% 26% 35% 89 Steven Madden  32% 41% 14% 91 QLogic  28% 53% 5% 92 Macrovision  28% 58% -11% 93 Tweeter Home Entertainment Group  40% 37% -6% 94 Group 1 Automotive  29% 35% 22% 94 Performance Food Group  30% 26% 36% 96 Tollgrade Communications  32% 29% 24% 97 Kohl's  35% 27% 22% 98 Bed Bath & Beyond  30% 29% 25% 99 Westwood One  30% 30% 23% 99 Capital One Financial  30% 40% 3% * 3-year annual rate For more information, see Zacks Investment Research. From the September 2, 2002 Issue

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