Companies unite in superior performance

A pair of Pinellas County companies made Fortune magazine's list of the 100 fastest-growing publicly traded firms based on three years of revenues, profits and stock returns.

One company, Seminole-based Superior Uniform, made its debut on the list at No. 24. St. Petersburg-based United Insurance Holdings moved up seven spots, from No. 45 to No. 38. And while not based in the region, two banks with a strong and growing presence along the Gulf Coast, Pompano Beach-based Stonegate Bank and Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks, also made the top 100. Others on the list with a presence in the region, at least on people's phones and TVs, include Facebook, No. 3, and Netflix, No. 20.

To qualify for the list, a company must have revenue and net income for the four quarters ended on or before April 30 of at least $50 million and $10 million, respectively.
A company also has to have posted an annualized growth in revenue and earnings per share of at least 15% over the three years ended on or before April 30.
Companies that meet these criteria are ranked by revenue growth rate, earnings per share growth rate and three-year annualized return in shares through June 30. The overall rank is based on the sum of those three ranks.