LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Sept. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN) a leading organic and natural products company providing consumers with A Healthier Way of Life™, today announced that it ranked No. 61 on FORTUNE'S 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in America list for 2014. In FORTUNE'S prior year rankings, Hain Celestial was No. 83. FORTUNE cited Hain Celestial's "Packaged food, staples, and snacks rang up glowing sales as the trends to organic and healthier eating spreads far beyond Whole Foods."
FORTUNE'S methodology includes companies that have posted an annualized growth in revenue and earnings per share (EPS) of at least 20% annually over the three years ended on or before April 30, 2014. Companies that meet these criteria are ranked by revenue growth rate, EPS growth rate and three-year annualized total return for the period ended June 30, 2014. Hain Celestial's three-year annual growth rate for EPS was 43% and revenue was 25%, with a total return of 39%.
"I am proud to once again have Hain Celestial ranked as one of FORTUNE'S 100 Fastest Growing Companies, moving up to No. 61 in 2014, in recognition of the tremendous growth in the Company's revenues and earnings over the last three years," said Irwin D. Simon, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain Celestial. "I am pleased with our results and want to thank the Hain Celestial team for delivering another solid year, and I look forward to our continued profitable growth and success."
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ: HAIN), headquartered in Lake Success, NY, is a leading organic and natural products company in North America and Europe. Hain Celestial participates in many natural categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings®, Earth's Best®, Ella's Kitchen®, Terra®, Garden of Eatin'®, Sensible Portions®, Health Valley®, Arrowhead Mills®, MaraNatha®, SunSpire®, DeBoles®, Gluten Free Cafe™, Hain Pure Foods®, Hollywood®, Spectrum Naturals®, Spectrum Essentials®, Walnut Acres Organic®, Imagine®, Almond Dream®, Rice Dream®, Soy Dream®, WestSoy®, The Greek Gods®, BluePrint™, Ethnic Gourmet®, Yves Veggie Cuisine®, Europe's Best®, Cully & Sully®, New Covent Garden Soup Co.®, Johnson's Juice Co.®, Farmhouse Fare®, Hartley's®, Sun-Pat®, Gale's®, Robertson's®, Frank Cooper's®, Linda McCartney®, Lima®, Danival®, GG UniqueFiber®, Natumi®, JASON®, Zia® Natural Skincare, Avalon Organics®, Alba Botanica®, Queen Helene® and Earth's Best TenderCare®. Hain Celestial has been providing A Healthier Way of Life™ since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain.com.
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