Democracy Journal. Louise Yamada Technical Research Advisors. SEARCH RESULTS. America's Top 10 Small Public Companies - Forbes.com. 200 Best Small Companies Kurt Badenhausen and Christina Settimi, 10.15.09, 08:00 PM EDTForbes Magazine dated November 02, 2009 Behind the numbers of this year's best small companies. Small fry got smacked hard in year two of the Great Recession: 42% of the companies in the Russell 2000 small-company index lost money in the last 12 months, versus 22% for those in the S&P 500. Still, enough winners emerged to ease the sector's overall pain.
The Russell was up 8%, the S&P 6%. Our list of the 200 Best Small Companies in America begins with a search for companies that show both sales and earnings growth. Seventy-one companies on last year's list fell off, including No. 6, PetroQuest Energy, an oil and natural gas explorer squeezed by falling prices. For more financial data and corporate governance ratings, visit www.forbes.com/200best. The Top 10 Best Small Companies 1. Started in 1994 by building contractor Thomas Sullivan, who sold surplus wood at bargain prices. 2.
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