Fast Growth Puts American Healthways on FORTUNE 100 List Third Year in a Row; Company Among Elite Group of Perennial Performers.NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In its 17th annual list of America's Fastest Growing Companies, FORTUNE magazine has ranked American Healthways (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AMHC AMHC Association of Mental Health Clergy AMHC Aviation Structural Mechanic Hydraulics Chief ) in the top quarter of publicly traded companies publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. for the third straight year based on growth in revenues, EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. and total market return for the last three years. The full list appears in the September 5 issue of FORTUNE, available at www.fortune.com and on newsstands Aug. 29. Ranking No. 22, American Healthways was the only Tennessee-based company to make the 100 Fastest Growing Companies list. Last year, four other companies throughout the state were included. Overall, only 11 other companies have appeared on the FORTUNE list in each of the past three years. "American Healthways' ability to maintain a level of growth that secures our place on the Fortune list each year speaks both to our ability to consistently deliver value to our customers as well as our ability to identify and seize new opportunities," said Ben R. Leedle, Jr., president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of American Healthways. "As we work to further expand the reach of our disease management programs, while also considering the potential of new services and markets, we have every intention of continuing to be a high-growth company. We are very excited about the possibilities awaiting us." To compile To translate a program written in a high-level programming language into machine language. See compiler. the 2005 list of America's Fastest Growing Companies, FORTUNE asked Zacks Investment Research Zacks Investment Research A firm that compiles earnings estimates and brokerage firm investment recommendations for thousands of publicly traded firms. to find U.S. companies with a minimum market cap of $50 million, at least $50 million in revenues over the past four quarters, and at least 20% annual growth in sales and earnings over the past three years. FORTUNE then factored in total stock market return to come up with the final list. Earlier this year, American Healthways also made its third straight appearance on BusinessWeek magazine's annual list of 100 Hot Growth companies, coming in at No. 27. About American Healthways American Healthways, Inc. is the nation's leading and largest provider of disease management, care enhancement and high-risk health management services proven to improve the quality of health care and lower costs. As of May 31, 2005, the Company had more than 1.6 million lives under management worldwide. For more information visit www.americanhealthways.com. |
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