Where The Fast Growth Is. . . By Industry

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Here is a ranking of the 1983 INC. 100 companies by industry, according to sales. To the right of each industry heading is the average number of times companies in that category have multiplied their sales in the five-year base period (1978-82).

The number after each name indicates now many times that company multiplied its sales. As a group, for example, the five companies in the food service and processing industry multiplied their sales an average of 71.8 times from 1978 to 1982.

Food Service & Processing (71.8)

Pizza Time Theatre (285.3)

Consul (34.8)

Ryan's Family Steak Houses (17.2)

Godtather's Pizza (13.4)

Sea Galley Stores (8.5)

Computers & Related Products (42.0)

Altos Computer Systems (339.7)

ISC Systems (89.5)

Apple Computer (74.2)

Tandon (46.9)

Lexidata (32.2)

Data Switch (24.6)

Vector Graphic (17.8)

Intertec Data Systems (14.8)

Tandem Computers (12.8)

Compucorp (9.2)

Sykes Datatronics (9.1)

Dysan (8.6)

Cray Research (8.2)

Intergraph (7.7)

Cipher Data Products (7.0)

Diagnostic/Retrieval Systems (6.3)

Intelligent Systems (6.0)

Apparel(35.9)

Bio-Medical Sciences (64.7)

Liz Claiborne (7.1)

Data Communications, Scanners, & Word Proceesing (21.3)

Micom Systems (38.7)

NBI (18.0)

CPT (7.2)

Cable TV Systems & Services (20.9)

Movie Systems (52.4)

Heritage Communications (14.9)

AM Cable TV Industries (10.2)

Cable TV Industries (6.2)

Petroleum Industry Products & Services (19.6)

Teleco Oilfield Services (54.9)

Flare (26.9)

Monument Energy (11.0)

Barton Valve (8.5)

Service Fracturing (8.5)

Pengo Industries (8.0)

Medical/Health Products & Services (18.5)

Electro-Biology (63.1)

Biochem International (45.5)

Genentech (38.1)

Oxygen Enrichment (31.9)

Medical Graphics (28.5)

Healthdyne (25.1)

Nutri/System (20.6)

United States Health Care Systems (14.8)

Nelson Research & Development (12.7)

Key Pharmaceuticals (12.1)

St. Jude Medical (10.1)

Health Extension Services (9.3)

Nuclear Pharmacy (9.3)

C.P Rehab (8.4)

Scientific Leasing (7.7)

Matrix (7.0)

Immuno Nuclear (6.9)

ADAC Laboratories (6.7)

Ventrex Laboratories (6.7)

Xonics (6.0)

Oil, Gas, & Minerals (16.7)

Mid-America Petroleum (60.8)

Nugget Oil (16.5)

Texas Energies (16.1)

Jefferson-Williams Energy (14.7)

Seneca Oil (12.5)

Gulf Energy (12.3)

Lomak Petroleum (12.0)

Oxoco (12.0)

Dietrich Resources (11.1)

Hadson Petroleum (8.5)

Trans-Western Exploration (7.7)

Data Processing & Software (15.3)

ASK Computer Systems (48.5)

KLA Instruments (19.2)

LTX (15.5)

Quality Systems (11.8)

CACI (7.7)

C3 (6.7)

Computer Associates International (6.5)

Cullinet Software (6.2)

Miscellaneous (51.0)

BRAE (890.7)

Energy Conversion Devices (44.9)

Chemical Investors (34.5)

Crime Control (32.8) $5Comair (19.9)

Nuclear Support Services (18.0)

SPM Group (15.9)

Swanton (14.6)

M.D.C. (14.4)

Cetus (13.6)

Reeves Communications (13.3)

Gold C Enterprises (12.5)

Machine Technology (11.1)

Shopsmith (10.8)

Phoenix American (10.2)

Miller Technology & Communications (9.7)

Victor Kellering (9.0)

Plasma-Therm (7.6)

Hadron (7.4)

BSN (7.2)

International Game Technology (6.9)

Alaska Diversified Resources (6.9)

Ferrofluidics (6.5)

North American Watch (6.4)