| Rank
2007 |
Company |
City |
Website |
Diluted
Earnings
Per Share |
Stock
Symbol |
Stock
Exchange |
Number of Employees |
Senior Executive |
| 1 |
Avatar Holdings Inc. |
Coral Gables |
avatarhomes.com |
$16.59 |
AVTR |
Nasdaq |
483 |
Gerald D. Kelfer |
| 2 |
SEACOR Holdings Inc. |
Fort Lauderdale |
seacorholdings.com |
8.44 |
CKH |
NYSE |
5,758 |
Charles Fabrikant |
| 3(T) |
Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. |
Sunrise |
pediatrix.com |
4.83 |
PDX |
NYSE |
3,378 |
Roger J. Medel |
| 3(T) |
FPIC Insurance Group Inc. |
Jacksonville |
fpic.com |
4.83 |
FPIC |
Nasdaq |
160 |
John R. Byers |
| 5 |
E Com Ventures Inc. |
Sunrise |
perfumania.com |
4.23 |
ECMV |
Nasdaq |
1,420 |
Michael W. Katz |
| 6 |
Ryder System Inc. |
Miami |
ryder.com |
4.04 |
R |
NYSE |
44,800 |
Gregory T. Swienton |
| 7 |
Walter Industries Inc. |
Tampa |
walterind.com |
3.87 |
WLT |
NYSE |
2,800 |
Joseph J. Troy |
| 8 |
Lennar Corp. |
Miami |
lennar.com |
3.69 |
LEN |
NYSE |
12,605 |
Stuart A. Miller |
| 9 |
Armor Holdings Inc. |
Jacksonville |
armorholdings.com |
3.64 |
AH |
NYSE |
8,150 |
Warren B. Kanders |
| 10 |
Florida Community Banks Inc. |
Immokalee |
floridacommunitybank.net |
3.48 |
FLCM.OB |
OTC |
170 |
Stephen L. Price |
| 11 |
WellCare Health Plans Inc. |
Tampa |
wellcare.com |
3.43 |
WCG |
NYSE |
3,000 |
Todd S. Farha |
| 12 |
FPL Group Inc. |
Juno Beach |
fplgroup.com |
3.23 |
FPL |
NYSE |
10,400 |
Lewis Hay III |
| 13 |
Florida Rock Industries Inc. |
Jacksonville |
flarock.com |
3.16 |
FRK |
NYSE |
3,464 |
John D. Baker II |
| 14 |
National Retail Properties Inc. |
Orlando |
nnnreit.com |
3.05 |
NNN |
NYSE |
68 |
Craig Macnab |
| 15 |
Watsco Inc. |
Coconut Grove |
watsco.com |
2.96 |
WSO |
NYSE |
3,300 |
Albert H. Nahmad |
| 16 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
Miami |
royalcaribbean.com |
2.94 |
RCL |
NYSE |
42,958 |
Richard D. Fain |
| 17 |
Ocwen Financial Corp. |
West Palm Beach |
ocwen.com |
2.91 |
OCN |
NYSE |
3,303 |
William C. Erbey |
| 18 |
Regency Centers Corp. |
Jacksonville |
regencycenters.com |
2.89 |
REG |
NYSE |
499 |
Martin E. Stein Jr. |
| 19 |
CSX Corp. |
Jacksonville |
csx.com |
2.82 |
CSX |
NYSE |
36,000 |
Michael J. Ward |
| 20(T) |
Carnival Corp. |
Miami |
carnivalcorp.com |
2.77 |
CCL |
NYSE |
74,700 |
Micky Arison |
| 20(T) |
Quality Distribution Inc. |
Tampa |
qualitydistribution.com |
2.77 |
QLTY |
Nasdaq |
1,228 |
Gerald L. Detter |
| 22 |
Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. |
Jacksonville |
patriottrans.com |
2.62 |
PATR |
Nasdaq |
981 |
John E. Anderson |
| 23 |
Global Imaging Systems Inc. |
Tampa |
global-imaging.com |
2.45 |
GISX |
Nasdaq |
4,230 |
Thomas S. Johnson |
| 24 |
Fidelity National Financial Inc. |
Jacksonville |
fnf.com |
2.39 |
FNF |
NYSE |
17,800 |
William P. Foley II |
| 25 |
Equity One Inc. |
North Miami Beach |
equityone.net |
2.38 |
EQY |
NYSE |
217 |
Jeffrey S. Olson |
| Ranked by company diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2006. NA=not available, T=tie. All data from public company recorcds for fiscal 2006. Research by Sara Peeples. Copyright 2007 Trend Magazines, Inc.
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