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.
  • Bed Bath & Beyond
  • Blyth Industries, Inc.
  • Catalina Marketing Corp.
  • CDW Computer Centers, Inc.
  • Charles Schwab Corp.
  • D.R. Horton Inc.
  • DeVRY, Inc.
  • Dollar General Corp.
  • Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
  • Estee Lauder Co.
  • Expeditors Int'l of WA
  • Financial Federal Corp.
  • Gap, Inc.
  • Harley-Davidson, Inc.
  • Home Depot, Inc.
  • Jones Apparel Group, Inc.
  • Kohl's Corporation
  • LM Ericsson Telephone Co.
  • Lowe's Companies Inc.
  • Men's Warehouse
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • National Instruments Corp
  • Newhall Land & Farming
  • Omnicom Group, Inc.
  • On Assignment, Inc.
  • O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
  • Orthodonic Center of America
  • Papa John's Int'l, Inc.
  • Patterson Dental Company
  • Paychex, Inc.
  • Pomeroy Computer Resource
  • Quiksilver, Inc.
  • ResMed Inc.
  • Robert Half Int'l Inc.
  • ScanSource, Inc.
  • Spartech Corporation
  • Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  • T. Rowe Price Associates.
  • Technitrol, Inc.
  • Tellabs, Inc.
  • Tetra Tech, Inc.
  • Toll Brothers, Inc.
  • Total System Services
  • Walgreen Company
  • Zale Corporation