Change 1981-85 600.81%
HOW THE INC. 100 ARE SELECTED
The 1986 INC. 100 is the eighth annual ranking of the 100 fastest-growing publicly held smaller companies in the United States. Companies are ranked by the percentage increase in net sales (or total revenues) over a five-year period -- in this case, 1981 to 1985.
* To be considered for the INC. 100, each company must meet the following criteria:
1. The company is an independent corporation. Banks and utilities are excluded.
2. The company was publicly held as of December 31, 1985.
3. The company shows an operating/sales history of at least five years.
4. The company's 1985 sales exceeded its 1984 sales. Companies showing growth over the five-year period but a decline in 1985 sales are disqualified.
5. The company's 1981 sales were at least $100,000 but no more than $25 million.
* The INC. 100 research staff used company prospectuses, 10-Ks, annual reports, and various directories to maintain the in-house database of publicly held smaller companies. INC. narrowed the list by applying the five criteria listed above, and by using a five-year growth cutoff of 600%. INC. then conducted telephone interviews with executives of each qualifying company to verify the figures.
* An editorial research team led by special projects editor Sara Baer-Sinnott selected the 1986 INC. 100. The research was conducted by Sarah Clifford, Andrew J. F. Hamilton, and Rachel Leahey. They were assisted by research assistant Deborah L. Merritt, administrative assistant Ruth Keren, and interns Bonnie Barber, Beatrice Bast, Lisa Lee Freeman, and Lisa Poller. The published material is the only information INC. will make available.
INC. 100 INDEX
Company (rank)
ALC Communications (3)
Action Packets (86)
Alexander Energy (34)
Allegheny & Western Energy (19)
Alta Energy (85)
American Businessphones (6)
American Healthcare Mgmt. (69)
American Surgery Centers (29)
Amgen (58)
Animed (80)
Apollo Computer (14)
Applied Circuit Technology (94)
Archive (26)
Artel Communications (42)
Ashton-Tate (4)
Avant-Garde Computing (81)
Ben & Jerry's Homemade (74)
Biomet (71)
Brentwood Instruments (40)
Buffton (33)
C. P. Rehab (75)
Cade Industries (18)
Caremark (76)
Centocor (38)
Certified Collateral (31)
Ciprico (55)
Circadian (59)
Comp-U-Card Int'l (48)
Compression Labs (62)
Computer Telephone (53)
ComputerCraft (60)
Consolidated Stores (84)
Consul Restaurant (87)
Convergent Technologies (39)
DEST (67)
Datacopy (77)
Durakon Industries (78)
Electronic Tele-Comm. (36)
Endevco (16)
Energy Oil (8)
Enzo Biochem (100)
Equatorial Communications (10)
Expeditors Int'l of Washington (7)
FONAR (82)
Fibronics International (28)
First Centennial (45)
Forum Group (1)
Fuddruckers (25)
G. D. Ritzy's (54)
Harvard Industries (72)
HealthAmerica (20)
Helm Resources (65)
High Plains (61)
IDEA (96)
Insituform of North America (89)
Integrated Genetics (21)
Interand (92)
Iomega (5)
Jack Henry & Associates (97)
Jacor Communications (73)
Jet America Airlines (24)
King World Productions (64)
LyphoMed (52)
MBI Business Centers (70)
Manufactured Homes (99)
Medical Care Int'l (63)
Medical Electronics (23)
New York Film Works (47)
ORS Automation (35)
1 Potato 2 (12)
Patient Technology (41)
Personal Diagnostics (57)
Piezo Electric Products (2)
Plains Resources (88)
Priam (68)
Reid-Ashman (98)
SIS (50)
Saratoga Standardbreds (32)
Shanley Oil (11)
Simmons Airlines (46)
Solar Age Industries (27)
StarTel (83)
Sterling Software (30)
Symbion (43)
Telco Systems (51)
Telebyte Technology (90)
Tender Loving Care (93)
Thermal Profiles (79)
3Com (13)
Time Energy Systems (37)
U.S. Intec (15)
Ungermann-Bass (66)
United HealthCare (49)
V Band Systems (22)
VLSI Technology (9)
Vitronics (44)
Walker Telecommunications (17)
Western-World Television (56)
The Yankee Cos. (95)
Ziyad (91)
Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen.
Sales growth
(1981-85)
Rank Percent Compound Sales ($ 000)
'86 '85 Company increase annual rate '85 '81
1. FORUM GROUP (Indianapolis, IN) 68,585% 412% $177,207 $258
2. PIEZO ELECTRIC PRODS.
(Cambridge, MA) 30,965 320 n1 76,420 246
3. ALC COMMUNICATIONS
(Chicago, IL) 24,327 295 467,293 1,913
4. ASHTON-TATE (Culver City, CA) 17,595 265 82,281 465
5. IOMEGA (South Roy, UT) 17,415 264 116,474 665
6. AMERICAN BUSINESSPHONES
(Irvine, CA) 16,080 257 18,283 113
7. 2 EXPEDITORS INT'L OF WASHINGTON
(Seattle, WA) 14,980 250 66,049 438
8. ENERGY OIL (Longmont, CO) 14,529 248 15,068 103
9. VLSI TECHNOLOGY (San Jose, CA) 14,126 245 78,671 553
