9 Forbes Best Small Companies Worth a Second Look

This is a continuation of my search for the best small companies from the 200 listed in Forbes 2008. You can refer to the previous results here: 1-15 | 16-32 | 33-70 | 71-130

The companies ranked 131-160 has yielded 9 results. This is the first time I’ve come across these companies and there are some interesting businesses here definitely worth a second look.

Results

1. Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) - provides data processing systems for banks and finance companies
2. Heico (HEI) - makes replacement parts for jet engines
3. Heartland Express (HTLD) - provides nationwide transportation services to major shippers
4. LoJack (LOJN) - makes stolen vehicle tracking and recovery systems
   • Seems to be very oversold from a quantitative standpoint.
5. Circor International (CIR) - develops instrumentation and thermal fluid control products
6. Rimage (RIMG) - makes compact disc production and duplication equipment
7. Haemonetics (HAE) - makes automated blood processing systems
8. Universal Electronics (UEIC) - makes universal remote controls for home devices
9. Healthcare Services Group (HCSG) - provides housekeeping and laundry services to nursing homes

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Disclosure: No positions at time of writing.

Comments

[PauvrePapillon:]

How about this small cap, flying well under the Wall Street radar, that has a truly disruptive and revolutionary technology.

www.accuray.com

From Breakthroughs That Will Change Lives in 2009…

“Cyberknife has the potential to replace surgery as the first form of treatment for cancer,” says Dr Nick Plowman, director of clinical oncology at St Bartholomew's Hospital.

www.dailymail.co.uk/he...

And it’s just now being discovered by, and moving into, a huge market…

From Is CyberKnife Ready for Prime Time in Prostate Cancer?

“You are able to give very high doses and sculpt those doses to the tumor,” said Omar Dawood of Accuray Inc. in Sunnyvale, Calif., which has installed more than 90 systems in the United States as doctors have started using the machine for other cancers. “It could revolutionize the way prostate cancer is treated.”

blogs.wsj.com/health/2...

And it’s making waves in Europe and Asia as well…

From ABC News London…

www.abcnews.go.com/Vid...

And most CAPS players like it…

caps.fool.com/Ticker/A...

Jan 14 12:50 AM

[madmilker:]

well, one out of 9 ain't bad....is HTLD the only one tat is debt free?

Jan 16 11:10 AM