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AAON Announces Inclusion in Forbes Best Small Company List
| Source: AAON
TULSA, OK--(Marketwire - October 15, 2007) - AAON, Inc. (NASDAQ : AAON ), today announced that
Forbes magazine has ranked the company #133 on its annual list of the 200
Best Small Companies.
Inclusion on the Forbes annual list requires companies to meet a series of
financial benchmarks, including annual sales criteria and profit margins of
greater than 5 percent with positive sales and profit growth, on average,
over both the last five years and last twelve months. "Too much debt, signs
of a downturn in the future or a whiff of legal troubles are all
disqualifiers," said Jack Gage and Christina Settimi of Forbes.
This is the fourth time that AAON has been honored with the listing with
three previous, consecutive listings occurring 2000 through 2002.
Over the past 12 months EPS for AAON has grown by 88%, while sales have
grown by 18%.
AAON is a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based manufacturer of semi-custom and custom
heating and cooling products, including air handlers, condensing units,
chillers, rooftop units and boilers.