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Total stock-and-dividend return as of March 31, 2008, over one and three years prior, ranked by one-year return. Return on Equity and Return on Capital as of June 2, 2008. Selected from all publicly traded companies with headquarters in the 10-county* region trading above $3/share in the first comparison year, with average trading volume at least 5,000 shares YTD.
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| Rank | Company name | Ticker | 1-yr Total Return | 3-yr Total Return | Return on Equity | Return on Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central European Distribution Corp. | CEDC | 99.9 % | 162.2% | 11.5% | 9.8% |
| 2 | Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. | AUXL | 82.15 % | 347.2% | -76.6% | -76.5% |
| 3 | Hill International Inc. | HIL | 75.7 % | 125.4% | 16.2% | 15.6% |
| 4 | K-Tron International Inc. | KTII | 67.45 % | 294.6% | 26.8% | 19.4% |
| 5 | Incyte Corp. | INCY | 59.48 % | 53.9% | N/A | -24.5% |
| 6 | eResearch Technology Inc. | ERES | 58.02 % | 5.4% | 14.7% | 14.6% |
| 7 | FMC Corp | FMC | 48.34 % | 112.2% | 12.8% | 10.3% |
| 8 | Quaker Chemical Corp. | KWR | 36.64 % | 73.1% | 12.8% | 10.2% |
| 9 | I-Trax Inc. | DMX | 35.1 % | N/A | 5.0% | 3.0% |
| 10 | SL Industries Inc. | SLI | 32.6 % | 41.2% | 15.0% | 13.1% |
| 11 | Ametek Inc. | AME | 27.86 % | 66.6% | 20.7% | 13.7% |
| 12 | CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | CGPI | 22.65 % | 254.8% | -22.1% | -14.6% |
| 13 | Penn Virginia Corp. | PVA | 20.77 % | 96.1% | 8.5% | 7.2% |
| 14 | Urban Outfitters Inc. | URBN | 18.26 % | 30.7% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| 15 | Atlas Pipeline Holdings LP | AHD | 15.95 % | N/A | N/A | -5.1% |
| 16 | Harleysville Group Inc. | HGIC | 14.28 % | 96.9% | 13.6% | 12.3% |
| 17 | Checkpoint Systems Inc. | CKP | 13.48 % | 59.1% | 11.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 | Bio-Imaging Technologies Inc. | BITI | 11.98 % | 133.7% | 11.0% | 10.9% |
| 19 | Healthcare Services Group Inc. | HCSG | 10.4 % | 103.2% | 16.4% | 16.4% |
| 20 | Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania | UVSP | 9.77 % | 8.4% | 13.3% | 6.3% |
| 21 | Airgas Inc. | ARG | 8.8 % | 94.9% | 17.6% | 10.3% |
| 22 | Rohm & Haas Co. | ROH | 7.44 % | 21.9% | 18.4% | 11.9% |
| 23 | Met-Pro Corp. | MPR | 4.93 % | 54.4% | 15.3% | 14.3% |
| 24 | National Penn Bancshares Inc. | NPBC | 3.23 % | 9.2% | 11.8% | 3.9% |
| 25 | Triumph Group Inc. | TGI | 3.11 % | 46.9% | 10.2% | 7.4% |
| 26 | Crown Holdings Inc. | CCK | 2.86 % | 61.7% | N/A | N/A |
| 27 | BMP Sunstone Corp. | BJGP | 2.68 % | 240.4% | -34.4% | N/A |
| 28 | Alliance Bancorp Inc. of Pennsylvania | ALLB | 0.11 % | -31.4% | 2.5% | 1.3% |
| 29 | C&D Technologies Inc. | CHP | -0.2 % | -49.7% | -22.5% | -5.3% |
| 30 | Amerigas Partners L.P. | APU | -0.34 % | 29.2% | 71.6% | 21.9% |
| 31 | Universal Health Realty Income Trust | UHT | -0.37 % | 43.4% | 13.7% | 11.5% |
| 32 | Discovery Laboratories Inc. | DSCO | -0.84 % | -58.3% | -150.7% | -92.5% |
| 33 | Arkema Inc. | ARKAY | -1.49 % | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 34 | Internet Capital Group Inc. | ICGE | -2.15 % | 49.2% | -10.2% | N/A |
| 35 | EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co | DD | -2.27 % | 0.8% | 29.7% | 18.4% |
| 36 | West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. | WST | -3.55 % | 93.2% | 15.7% | 10.8% |
| 37 | UGI Corp. | UGI | -4.04 % | 19.4% | 16.9% | 11.4% |
| 38 | MedQuist Inc. | MEDQ | -4.93 % | -29.5% | -4.7% | N/A |
| 39 | Kensey Nash Corp. | KNSY | -5.08 % | 6.9% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| 40 | CSS Industries Inc. | CSS | -5.32 % | 0.1% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 41 | GMH Communities Trust | GCT | -5.39 % | -7.7% | 12.0% | 2.7% |
| 42 | Acorn Energy Inc. | ACFN | -5.43 % | 276.0% | N/A | N/A |
| 43 | Universal Health Services Inc. | UHS | -5.67 % | 4.3% | 11.7% | 9.7% |
| 44 | Hercules Inc. | HPC | -5.68 % | 27.2% | 49.6% | N/A |
| 45 | Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc. | FEP | -5.8 % | -45.6% | -11.9% | N/A |
| 46 | Artesian Resources Corp. | ARTNA | -6.94 % | 17.2% | 8.5% | 5.9% |
| 47 | Dorman Products Inc. | DORM | -7.01 % | -18.9% | 11.7% | 10.9% |
| 48 | PMA Capital Corp. | PMACA | -9.05 % | 6.8% | -10.7% | -6.6% |
| 49 | Prudential Bancorp Inc of Pennsylvania | PBIP | -9.07 % | 30.1% | 4.0% | 2.9% |
| 50 | Dollar Financial Corp. | DLLR | -9.09 % | 93.6% | -20.9% | -36.1% |
| 51 | Cephalon Inc. | CEPH | -9.56 % | 37.5% | -14.7% | N/A |
| 52 | Technitrol Inc. | TNL | -10.55 % | 62.9% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| 53 | Campbell Soup Co. | CPB | -10.84 % | 25.1% | 55.8% | 21.7% |
| 54 | Fulton Financial Corp. | FULT | -11.48 % | -16.9% | 9.9% | 3.0% |
| 55 | Orthovita Inc. | VITA | -11.64 % | -24.1% | -61.1% | N/A |
| 56 | CDI Corp. | CDI | -11.79 % | 19.3% | 10.8% | 10.7% |
| 57 | Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. | SXL | -12.48 % | 47.0% | 20.6% | 14.3% |
| 58 | Nobel Learning Communities Inc. | NLCI | -12.83 % | 55.2% | 14.3% | 14.4% |
| 59 | Toll Brothers Inc | TOL | -14.24 % | -40.4% | 1.0% | 1.5% |
| 60 | Aqua America Inc. | WTR | -14.46 % | 9.0% | 10.0% | 6.3% |
| 61 | Cigna Corp. | CI | -14.56 % | 36.7% | 24.6% | 19.0% |
| 62 | Harleysville National Corp. | HNBC | -14.77 % | -15.1% | 8.4% | 3.5% |
| 63 | Abington Bancorp Inc. | ABBC | -15.3 % | 34.5% | 3.9% | 1.8% |
| 64 | Fox Chase Bancorp Inc. | FXCB | -15.8 % | N/A | 1.6% | 1.0% |
| 65 | American Financial Realty Trust | AFR | -15.91 % | -31.9% | -7.1% | -1.8% |
| 66 | SEI Investments Co. | SEIC | -17.63 % | 38.7% | 37.5% | 49.8% |
| 67 | Ulticom Inc. | ULCM | -17.68 % | -39.4% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 68 | Stonemor Partners L.P. | STON | -18.23 % | 8.5% | 2.3% | 2.9% |
| 69 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. | ENDP | -18.57 % | 6.2% | 19.5% | 19.5% |
| 70 | AmerisourceBergen Corp. | ABC | -19.5 % | 49.0% | 13.0% | 10.8% |
| 71 | Escalon Medical Corp. | ESMC | -19.75 % | -38.8% | 16.3% | 16.3% |
| 72 | Lincoln National Corp. | LNC | -21.36 % | 24.8% | 10.2% | 8.5% |
| 73 | WSFS Financial Corp. | WSFS | -23.01 % | -4.6% | 14.0% | 2.3% |
| 74 | Wilmington Trust Corp. | WL | -23.56 % | -2.4% | 16.7% | 6.1% |
| 75 | Sunoco Inc. | SUN | -24.28 % | 5.8% | 38.7% | 20.4% |
| 76 | Comcast Corp. | CMCSA | -25.23 % | -13.8% | 6.3% | 5.4% |
| 77 | Delphi Financial Group Inc. | DFG | -26.62 % | 4.6% | 14.2% | 11.6% |
| 78 | Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. | PHLY | -26.8 % | 24.6% | 24.1% | 24.1% |
| 79 | Teleflex Inc. | TFX | -28.57 % | -1.7% | 11.6% | 6.9% |
| 80 | J&J Snack Foods Corp. | JJSF | -29.67 % | 20.8% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| 81 | Astea International Inc. | ATEA | -29.93 % | -51.4% | -59.5% | N/A |
| 82 | Quigley Corp. | QGLY | -31.23 % | -37.9% | -10.1% | -10.1% |
| 83 | Liberty Property Trust Inc. | LRY | -31.44 % | -4.7% | 8.9% | 3.9% |
| 84 | Tasty Baking Co. | TSTY | -32.49 % | -26.3% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| 85 | Orleans Homebuilders Inc. | OHB | -33.25 % | -67.6% | -25.9% | N/A |
| 86 | Genaera Corp. | GENR | -34.5 % | -87.7% | -63.8% | N/A |
| 87 | Vishay Intertechnology Inc. | VSH | -35.19 % | -27.1% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| 88 | Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania Inc. | RBPAA | -35.32 % | -20.9% | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 89 | InterDigital Communications Corp. | IDCC | -37.45 % | 29.3% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| 90 | ViroPharma Inc. | VPHM | -37.7 % | 282.1% | 21.0% | 17.0% |
| 91 | Willow Financial Bancorp Inc. | WFBC | -40.11 % | -46.4% | 4.1% | 1.7% |
| 92 | Kenexa Corp. | KNXA | -40.64 % | N/A | 10.8% | 9.4% |
| 93 | Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | PEI | -41.22 % | -27.8% | 1.8% | 0.8% |
| 94 | GSI Commerce Inc. | GSIC | -41.79 % | -2.8% | 1.3% | N/A |
| 95 | ICT Group Inc. | ICTG | -42.34 % | -10.5% | -7.2% | N/A |
| 96 | PHH Corp. | PHH | -42.96 % | -20.3% | -0.8% | N/A |
| 97 | Environmental Tectonics Corp. | ETC | -42.97 % | -57.8% | -69.8% | N/A |
| 98 | Mace Security International Inc. | MACE | -43.34 % | -42.8% | -11.5% | N/A |
| 99 | Resource Capital Corp. | RSO | -45.16 % | N/A | 3.0% | 0.5% |
| 100 | RCM Technologies Inc. | RCMT | -45.44 % | -22.8% | 7.7% | 7.8% |
Source: NYSE, NASDAQ exchanges; Company filings
* Pa.: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia; N.J.: Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem; Del: New Castle
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