| Rank |
Previous
Rank |
Company |
Composite
score |
2-year
average
% sales
growth |
2-year
average
% profit
growth |
| 1 | | Charles River Laboratories International | 3.0 | 34.5 | 95.6 |
| 2 | | Analogic Corp. | 8.0 | 17.2 | 61.0 |
| 3 | 8 | Lifeline Systems | 10.5 | 13.3 | 59.8 |
| 4 | 44 | Kronos | 11.5 | 14.8 | 44.4 |
| 5 | | Haemonetics Corp. | 12.0 | 8.0 | 517.4 |
| 6 | 13 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 12.5 | 18.3 | 29.0 |
| 7 | 9 | Investors Financial Services Corp. | 14.0 | 12.8 | 43.3 |
| 8 | | OneSource Information Services | 15.5 | 5.5 | 127.3 |
| 9 | | HPSC | 16.0 | 4.2 | 606.8 |
| 10 | 36 | Staples | 16.5 | 4.2 | 173.3 |
| 11 | | J. Jill Group | 17.0 | 18.8 | 21.4 |
| 12 | 38 | Genzyme Corp. | 17.5 | 19.8 | 21.2 |
| 13 | 2 | PolyMedica Corp. | 18.5 | 26.8 | 17.7 |
| 14 | 16 | Yankee Candle Co. | 20.5 | 14.6 | 21.2 |
| 15 | 1 | Cytyc Corp. | 21.0 | 29.0 | 12.0 |
| 16 | 18 | Reebok International Ltd. | 23.5 | 4.5 | 27.5 |
| 17 | | International Electronics | 24.0 | 1.8 | 45.8 |
| 18 | 37 | Maxwell Shoe Co. | 25.5 | 13.3 | 13.6 |
| 19 | 20 | Zoll Medical Corp. | 26.0 | 20.3 | 4.1 |
| 20 | | Circor International | 30.5 | 2.3 | 21.5 |
| 21 | 47 | Millipore Corp. | 31.0 | 8.3 | 10.6 |
| 22 | | Thermo Electron Corp. | 31.5 | -4.4 | 77.4 |
| 23 | 21 | Courier Corp. | 32.0 | 1.0 | 23.1 |
| 24 | 27 | TJX Cos. | 32.0 | 11.8 | 3.7 |
| 25 | 25 | Charles River Associates | 32.0 | 25.8 | -2.3 |
| 26 | 28 | UniFirst Corp. | 33.0 | 4.3 | 14.6 |
| 27 | 34 | BJ's Wholesale Club | 33.0 | 9.0 | 5.3 |
| 28 | 7 | Quaker Fabric Corp. | 33.5 | 9.8 | 2.8 |
| 29 | | Dynamics Research Corp. | 34.5 | -1.9 | 30.0 |
| 30 | | Watts Industries | 35.0 | 9.2 | 2.3 |
| 31 | | Port Financial Corp. | 35.5 | -12.4 | 51.7 |
| 32 | | Raytheon Co. | 36.0 | -0.4 | 23.1 |
| 33 | | Century Bancorp | 36.0 | 1.1 | 15.0 |
| 34 | 24 | National Dentex Corp. | 36.0 | 12.1 | -0.7 |
| 35 | 49 | Firstfed America Bancorp | 38.0 | -14.5 | 49.1 |
| 36 | 33 | Independent Bank Corp. | 38.5 | -9.2 | 28.5 |
| 37 | | State Street Corp. | 39.5 | -13.8 | 30.6 |
| 38 | 32 | Bay State Bancorp | 41.0 | -17.1 | 50.3 |
| 39 | 45 | New England Business Service | 41.5 | 0.5 | 8.8 |
| 40 | | Gillette Co. | 42.0 | -4.3 | 21.4 |
| 41 | 30 | Waters Corp. | 42.0 | 5.8 | -1.3 |
| 42 | 17 | Eaton Vance Corp. | 43.0 | 6.6 | -2.5 |
| 43 | | Wainwright Bank & Trust Co. | 44.5 | -14.8 | 24.4 |
| 44 | 42 | Seacoast Financial Services Corp. | 44.5 | -14.7 | 23.7 |
| 45 | | Abington Bancorp | 45.0 | -16.5 | 27.1 |
| 46 | | Affiliated Managers Group | 45.0 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 47 | 19 | Biogen | 47.5 | 11.3 | -22.7 |
| 48 | 14 | Talbots | 48.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| 49 | | Boston Beer Co. | 48.0 | 6.3 | -12.8 |
| 50 | 5 | Boston Private Financial Holdings | 49.5 | -15.4 | 19.3 |
| Criteria: To be considered for The Growth 50, a company must have had $10 million in 2002 sales, $1 million in 2002 profit, and must have reported profits in all periods. A company must have been publicly traded for two full years. Score ties are broken by profit growth. Data compiled by Compustat. |
2003 Globe 100
