Rank |
Company |
Return on
average equity |
1 |
Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
93.47% |
2 |
Spire Corp. |
58.75% |
3 |
Waters Corp. |
55.11% |
4 |
Eaton Vance Corp. |
47.21% |
5 |
Lo-Jack Corp. |
45.84% |
6 |
TJX Cos. |
45.03% |
7 |
Candela Corp. |
44.93% |
8 |
Safety First Inc. |
41.08% |
9 |
Banyan Systems Inc. |
39.21% |
10 |
Gillette Co.. |
33.75% |
11 |
DeWolfe Cos. |
32.40% |
12 |
Genrad Inc. |
30.56% |
13 |
Boston Scientific Corp. |
29.15% |
14 |
Progress Software Corp. |
28.56% |
15 |
Centennial Technologies Inc. |
27.49% |
16 |
Mercury Computer Systems Inc. |
27.14% |
17 |
Biogen Inc. |
25.96% |
18 |
Tech Ops Sevcon Inc. |
25.20% |
19 |
Sonesta International Hotels |
25.12% |
20 |
State Street Corp. |
24.95% |
21 |
Boston Acoustics Inc. |
24.37% |
22 |
LTX Corp. |
23.76% |
23 |
Concord Communications Inc. |
23.73% |
24 |
Helix Technology Corp. |
23.50% |
25 |
EMC Corp. |
23.28% |
26 |
Asa International Ltd. |
22.75% |
27 |
New England Business Service Inc. |
22.68% |
28 |
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. |
20.92% |
29 |
Charles River Associates |
20.77% |
30 |
Boston Private Financial Holdings |
20.41% |
31 |
Lightbridge Inc. |
19.94% |
32 |
Home Port Bancorp |
19.73% |
33 |
Maxwell Shoe Co.. Inc. |
19.59% |
34 |
Saucony Inc. |
19.25% |
35 |
Affiliated Managers Group Inc. |
18.98% |
36 |
Investors Financial Services Corp. |
18.90% |
37 |
Keane Inc. |
18.58% |
38 |
Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. |
18.26% |
39 |
Genzyme General |
18.16% |
40 |
Staples Inc. |
18.07% |
41 |
Analog Devices |
17.85% |
42 |
Independent Bank Corp. |
17.56% |
43 |
First Years Inc. |
17.43% |
44 |
Alpha Industries Inc. |
17.29% |
45 |
Davox Corp. |
16.93% |
46 |
Psychemedics Corp. |
16.80% |
47 |
Forrester Research Inc. |
16.60% |
48 |
Harcourt General Inc. |
15.88% |
49 |
Neiman-Marcus Group Inc. |
15.40% |
50 |
Signal Technology Corp. |
15.39% |
51 |
Project Software & Development Inc. |
15.38% |
52 |
Commerce Group Inc. |
15.17% |
53 |
Andover Bancorp |
15.02% |
54 |
Century Bancorp |
15.01% |
55 |
MetroWest Bank |
14.88% |
56 |
Allmerica Financial Corp. |
14.69% |
57 |
Applied Science & Technology |
14.68% |
58 |
Warren Bancorp |
14.46% |
59 |
Cabot Corp. |
14.37% |
60 |
National Dentex Corp. |
14.33% |
61 |
FleetBoston Financial Corp. |
14.09% |
62 |
Talbots Inc. |
14.03% |
63 |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions |
13.71% |
64 |
PolyMedica Corp. |
13.56% |
65 |
First Essex Bancorp |
13.46% |
66 |
Westbank Corp. |
13.44% |
67 |
Boston Beer Inc. |
13.39% |
68 |
Sapient Corp. |
13.18% |
69 |
Medford Bancorp |
13.10% |
70 |
American Biltrite Inc. |
13.01% |
71 |
SLI Inc. |
12.95% |
72 |
Mestek Inc. |
12.71% |
73 |
Zoll Medical Corp. |
12.66% |
74 |
Capital Crossing Bank |
12.52% |
75 |
Cognex Corp. |
12.19% |
76 |
American Dental Partners Inc. |
11.96% |
77 |
Tucker Anthony Sutro |
11.75% |
78 |
Thermo Optek Corp. |
11.68% |
79 |
Thermo Fibertek Inc. |
11.29% |
80 |
Westerbeke Corp. |
11.24% |
81 |
Haemonetics Corp. |
11.16% |
82 |
Houghton Mifflin Co.. |
11.06% |
83 |
Wainwright Bank & Trust Co.. |
10.97% |
84 |
Nstar |
10.91% |
85 |
Stride Rite Corp. |
10.67% |
86 |
Aware Inc. |
10.64% |
87 |
J. Baker Inc. |
10.57% |
88 |
UFP Technologies Inc. |
10.55% |
89 |
Specialty Catalog Corp. |
10.53% |
90 |
Ardent Software Inc. |
10.49% |
91 |
Fall River Gas Co.. |
10.17% |
92 |
Watts Industries |
10.03% |
93 |
Cybex International Inc. |
9.54% |
94 |
Central Bancorp |
9.29% |
95 |
Thermo Cardiosystems |
9.02% |
96 |
C.P. Clare Corp. |
8.80% |
97 |
Eastern Enterprises |
8.47% |
98 |
Vicor Corp. |
8.41% |
99 |
Foilmark Inc. |
8.17% |
100 |
Liberty Financial Cos. |
8.01% |
Company must have shown a profit from continuing operations in 1999; must not have reported negative common shareholders' equity for the last two years. Data compiled by COMPUSTAT. |