St. Louis home to 4 firms on Fortune's 'fastest-growing' list
St. Louis Business Journal
August 19, 2010
The St. Louis area is home to all four Missouri firms on Fortune Magazine's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list for 2010.
Chemical and ammunition maker Olin Corp. (NYSE: OLN) came in at No. 40 after not having made last year's list.
Brokerage and banking firm Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) came in at No. 65, having ranked 25th last year.
Food company Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE: RAH) was 75th for the second year in a row.
And restaurant operator and franchisor Panera Bread (Nasdaq: PNRA) was No. 99 on this year's list but hadn't been listed last year.
Topping Fortune's 2010 list as the fastest-growing company was mining company Eldorado Gold of Vancouver, Canada, with three-year annualized EPS growth of 119 percent.
Fortune compiled the list based on a firm's revenue and profit growth, as well as annualized total return for the three-year period ended June 30. The list will appear in the magazine's Sept. 6 issue.
