The companies displayed here have been selected for their excellence. Each has exhibited the ability to steadily grow its revenues at a high rate consistent with its size, and its earnings at a rate sufficient to at least double every five years. The ability of each to achieve a consistent or increasing return on its revenues and its equity that is as good as or better than the average of its peers attests to its management's efficiency and effectiveness. All will be among those considered for our "Golden Bull" award--our annual recognition of excellence.
  • Affiliated Computer Svcs.
  • American Power Conversion
  • Bed Bath & Beyond
  • Blyth Industries, Inc.
  • Carnival Corporation
  • CDW Computer Centers, Inc.
  • Charles Schwab Corp.
  • D.R. Horton Inc.
  • DeVRY, Inc.
  • Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
  • EMC Corporation
  • Estee Lauder Co.
  • Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.
  • Expeditors Int'l of WA
  • Financial Federal Corp.
  • Gap, Inc.
  • Gentex Corporation
  • Harley-Davidson, Inc.
  • Home Depot, Inc.
  • Kohl's Corporation
  • Lowe's Companies Inc.
  • Men's Warehouse
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • National Instruments Corp
  • Omnicom Group, Inc.
  • On Assignment, Inc.
  • O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
  • Papa John's Int'l, Inc.
  • Patterson Dental Company
  • Paychex, Inc.
  • Pomeroy Computer Resource
  • Quiksilver, Inc.
  • Reliance Steel & Aluminum
  • ResMed Inc.
  • Schering-Plough Corp.
  • Spartech Corporation
  • Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  • T. Rowe Price Associates.
  • Technitrol, Inc.
  • Tellabs, Inc.
  • Tetra Tech, Inc.
  • Total System Services
  • Tower Automotive, Inc.
  • Walgreen Company