FORTUNE Small Business Lists America's Fastest-Growing Small Public Companies

The July August issue of FORTUNE Small Business lists the 100 fastest-growing small public companies in America. Many of these companies are confronting the downturn, growing profits and rewarding investors.

(List includes rank, company name, revenue in millions and percentage of total return to investors)

1 Life Partners Holdings $95.4 121.0%

2 Universal Insurance Holdings $182.7 56.3%

3 HMS Holdings Corp. $184.5 60.3%

4 Ebix Inc. $74.8 53.6%

5 DG Fastchannel $157.1 32.2%

6 American Physicians $74.7 18.2%

7 Transcend Services $48.7 64.3%

8 Female Health $25.2 27.3%

9 Bankrate Inc. $166.9 8.8%

10 Royal Gold Inc. $69.8 13.3%

11 American Ecology $175.8 14.3%

12 North American Galvanizing & Coatings $86.1 54.7%

13 NVE Corp. $22.5 21.4%

14 Versar Inc. $110.3 5.1%

15 Vasco Data Security International $133.0 1.6%

16 Interactive Intelligence $121.4 7.9%

17 Hittite Microwave $180.3 8.4%

18 Mesa Laboratories Inc. $21.9 7.4%

19 Willis Lease $152.3 4.4%

20 Phase Forward Inc. $170.2 8.7%

21 Neogen Corp. $112.3 21.3%

22 Hi-Shear Tech $28.5 53.0%

23 CryoLife Inc. $105.1 42.7%

24 Exactech Inc. $161.7 13.8%

25 Apco Argentina $69.1 29.0%

26 Medifast Inc. $105.4 1.8%

27 Graham Corp. $99.0 6.9%

28 National Research $51.0 21.0%

29 Key Technology $132.5 13.7%

30 Sun Hydraulics $178.3 15.2%

31 Natus Medical $161.8 -7.1%

32 Henry Brothers Electronics $62.4 10.2%

33 HealthStream $51.6 0.0%

34 Meridian Bioscience $140.1 26.3%

35 Orchids Paper $90.2 8.6%

36 Elecsys Corp. $25.8 0.9%

37 Integral Systems $164.7 9.1%

38 Mercer Insurance Group $161.5 -4.7%

39 Bitstream Inc. $24.0 6.9%

40 Chase Corp. $127.5 18.1%

41 United States Lime & Mineral $142.4 -3.3%

42 Versant Corp. $25.3 39.8%

43 Bolt Technology $56.5 -9.4%

44 Met-Pro Corp. $108.0 16.5%

45 Abaxis Inc. $106.0 -0.9%

46 Globecomm Systems $182.1 -3.8%

47 UFP Technologies Inc. $110.0 30.7%

48 WSI Industries $25.9 -3.1%

49 Vicon Industries $67.0 22.3%

50 Ecology & Environment Inc. $118.6 16.0%

51 Atrion Corp. $95.9 12.9%

52 Sifco Industries $101.9 15.1%

53 Simulation Plus $9.1 -10.8%

54 StoneMor Partners $183.4 -8.2%

55 Intricon Corp. $65.6 -5.3%

56 KMG Chemicals $185.3 -13.6%

57 Transcat Inc. $75.7 13.4%

58 Datalink Corp. $195.6 -6.2%

59 American Medical Alert $38.6 -8.2%

60 Ramtron International Corp. $63.6 -3.2%

61 Medtox Scientific $85.8 2.7%

62 Landauer Inc. $90.6 20.9%

63 Hickory Technology $153.2 -6.0%

64 Connecticut Water Service $61.3 2.4%

65 Cass Information Systems $91.7 16.4%

66 Pennichuck Corp. $31.0 3.1%

67 Stratasys Inc. $124.5 -4.9%

68 Lacrosse Footwear $128.0 5.8%

69 Angiodynamics $180.3 -18.8%

70 Dialysis Corp. $86.9 -11.3%

71 Spectrum Control $130.7 -0.4%

72 Nathan's Famous $49.5 6.6%

73 Eagle Bulk Shipping $185.4 -16.5%

74 Pericom Semiconductor $159.2 -11.7%

75 IntegraMed America $197.8 -7.3%

76 Amrep Corp. $154.5 8.0%

77 NIC Inc. $100.6 -9.3%

78 Span-America $59.0 5.7%

79 Financial Federal Corp. $181.8 -5.7%

80 RF Industries $17.7 1.9%

81 Specialty Underwriters $153.6 -24.7%

82 ClearOne Communications $39.8 18.0%

83 Somanetics Corp. $47.5 -19.8%

84 Actuate Corp. $131.0 -1.9%

85 Anaren Inc. $146.4 -8.6%

86 Amtech Systems $86.4 -22.0%

87 Amerigon Inc. $63.6 -17.7%

88 Digi International Inc. $181.8 -8.2%

89 Middlesex Water $91.0 3.2%

90 Shenandoah Telephone $150.2 30.0%

91 OYO Geospace $128.3 -15.0%

92 Breeze-Eastern $76.4 2.8%

93 CTI Industries $45.0 -10.3%

94 Image Sense Systems $26.5 -21.8%

95 TGC Industries $86.8 -29.8%

96 Kewaunee Scientific $97.1 1.4%

97 Artesian Resources $56.2 -3.9%

98 Electro-Rent $144.5 -7.8%

99 Holly Energy Partners $118.1 -10.4%

100 Xeta Technologies Inc. $84.3 -10.5%

From the July/August 2009 issue of Fortune Small Business magazine

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