Atwood Oceanics makes Fortune’s ‘fastest-growing’ list
Atwood Oceanics Inc. was named as the fastest growing company by Fortune magazine.
The Houston-based offshore driller was founded in 1968 and has about 1,000 employees.
Fortune reported Atwood (NYSE: ATW) posting 24 percent revenue growth, and 85 percent earnings per share growth, in the past three years. It slipped from a No. 45 rank last year.
Austin-based Luminex was the fastest-growing Texas firm on the list, coming in at No instant payday loan. 42 with 32 percent revenue growth over three years. No other Houston firms made the list.
Canada-based Eldorado Gold topped the list with 42 percent revenue growth in three years, followed by Vermont-based Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Georgia-based Ebix.