The best and the worst small performers

Small caps have delivered their best-ever year, making it their fourth year in a row of double digit earnings growth of around 15%. Even though market volatility gave the sector the heebie-jeebies mid year, investors stayed in – with the best results coming from retailers, the financial planning companies and mining services companies. Electrical retailer […]

SmartCompany 12 September, 2007

Small caps have delivered their best-ever year, making it their fourth year in a row of double digit earnings growth of around 15%.

Even though market volatility gave the sector the heebie-jeebies mid year, investors stayed in – with the best results coming from retailers, the financial planning companies and mining services companies.

Electrical retailer JB Hi-Fi reported a tremendous result, with a 57% increase in net profit to $40.4 million. Here is The Australian Financial Review’s list of the best and the worst performers.

Best performing small caps

Sally Malay
Mincor Resources
Aust Wealth management
Transfield Services
JB Hi-Fi
SMS Technology
Oakton
Macmahon Holdings

Worst performing small caps

Cabcharge
Coffee International
Boom Logistics
Funtastic
B&B Environment
Perseverance Corp
Commander Communications
Housewares International

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