| Rank
2008 |
Company |
City |
Website |
Diluted
Earnings
Per Share |
Stock
Symbol |
Stock
Exchange |
Number of Employees |
Senior Executive |
| 1 |
SEACOR Holdings Inc. |
Fort Lauderdale |
seacorholdings.com |
$9.04 |
CKH |
NYSE |
5,268 |
Charles Fabrikant |
| 2 |
Agilysys Inc. |
Boca Raton |
agilysys.com |
7.59 |
AGYS |
NASDAQ |
996 |
Arthur Rhein |
| 3 |
FPIC Insurance Group Inc. |
Jacksonville |
fpic.com |
5.21 |
FPIC |
NASDAQ |
143 |
John R. Byers |
| 4 |
Ryder System Inc. |
Miami |
ryder.com |
4.24 |
R |
NYSE |
44,800 |
Gregory T. Swienton |
| 5 |
Harris Corp. |
Melbourne |
harris.com |
3.43 |
HRS |
NYSE |
16,000 |
Howard L. Lance |
| 6 |
FPL Group Inc. |
Juno Beach |
fpl.com |
3.27 |
FPL |
NYSE |
10,500 |
Lewis Hay |
| 7 |
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. |
Coral Gables |
freshdelmonte.com |
3.06 |
FDP |
NYSE |
35,000 |
Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh |
| 8 |
Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. |
Jacksonville |
patriottrans.com |
3.04 |
PATR |
NASDAQ |
1,019 |
John E. Anderson |
| 9 |
CSX Corp. |
Jacksonville |
csx.com |
2.99 |
CSX |
NYSE |
35,000 |
Michael J. Ward |
| 10 |
Carnival Corp. |
Miami |
carnivalcorp.com |
2.95 |
CCL |
NYSE |
81,200 |
Micky Arison |
| 11(T) |
Fidelity National Information Services |
Jacksonville |
fidelityinfoservices.com |
2.86 |
FIS |
NYSE |
31,000 |
Lee A. Kennedy |
| 11(T) |
Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. |
Sunrise |
pediatrix.com |
2.86 |
PDX |
NYSE |
3,914 |
Roger J. Medel |
| 13 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |
Miami |
royalcaribbean.com |
2.82 |
RCL |
NYSE |
46,543 |
Richard D. Fain |
| 14 |
Roper Industries Inc. |
Sarasota |
roperind.com |
2.68 |
ROP |
NYSE |
7,100 |
Brian D. Jellison |
| 15(T) |
21st Century Holding Co. |
Lauderdale Lakes |
21stcenturyholding.com |
2.65 |
TCHC |
NASDAQ |
100 |
Edward J. Lawson |
| 15(T) |
Regency Centers Corp. |
Jacksonville |
regencycenters.com |
2.65 |
REG |
NYSE |
568 |
Martin E. Stein |
| 17 |
Lincare Holdings Inc. |
Clearwater |
lincare.com |
2.58 |
LNCR |
NASDAQ |
9,450 |
John P. Byrnes |
| 18(T) |
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. |
Daytona Beach |
consolidatedtomoka.com |
2.36 |
CTO |
AMEX |
26 |
William H. McMunn |
| 18(T) |
Watsco Inc. |
Coconut Grove |
watsco.com |
2.36 |
WSO |
NYSE |
3,600 |
Albert H. Nahmad |
| 20 |
First Advantage Corp. |
St. Petersburg |
fadv.com |
2.34 |
FADV |
NASDAQ |
4,600 |
Anand Nallathambi |
| 21 |
National Retail Properties Inc. |
Orlando |
nnnreit.com |
2.26 |
NNN |
NYSE |
72 |
Craig Macnab |
| 22 |
World Fuel Services Corp. |
Miami |
wfscorp.com |
2.23 |
INT |
NYSE |
916 |
Paul H. Stebbins |
| 23 |
Avatar Holdings Inc. |
Coral Gables |
avatarhomes.com |
2.22 |
AVTR |
NASDAQ |
321 |
Gerald D. Kelfer |
| 24 |
Rayonier Inc. |
Jacksonville |
rayonier.com |
2.21 |
RYN |
NYSE |
2,000 |
Lee M. Thomas |
| 25 |
BankUnited Financial Corp. |
Coral Gables |
bankunited.com |
2.14 |
BKUNA |
NASDAQ |
1,504 |
Alfred R. Camner |
Ranked by company diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2007. N=not ranked, T=tie. All data from public company records for fiscal 2007. Research by Sara Peeples and Mazie Anderson. ©Copyright 2008 Trend Magazines Inc.
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