CHESTERFIELD, Mo., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forbes magazine
ranked Reliv International, Inc. (Nasdaq: RELV) No. 14 on its list of the
200 best small companies in the United States. Reliv, which develops,
manufactures and markets proprietary nutritional supplements, ranked No. 43
on the Forbes list last year.
"We are pleased to earn this ranking for the second straight year,"
said Robert L. Montgomery, chairman, president and chief executive officer
of Reliv. "We attribute our success to Reliv's patented nutritional
supplements that are effective and easy-to-use and to the passion and
expertise of our distributors."
The criteria used to create the rankings are five-year average return
on equity, sales, profits, market value, sales growth and earnings per
share growth over both the last 12 months and the last five years. In the
individual categories, Reliv ranked No. 14 in five-year earnings per share
growth and five-year average return on equity.
The rankings appear in the Oct. 30 issue of the magazine. For the
listing, Forbes considers only those public companies with annual sales
between $5 million and $750 million. To qualify, companies must have had a
share price above $5 as of Sept. 29 along with three-month average volume
of 10,000 or more shares. Candidates must also have profit margins of
greater than 5 percent, with positive sales and profit growth, on average,
over both the last five years and the last 12 months, Forbes said.
Reliv International, Inc., based in suburban St. Louis, Mo., is a
developer, manufacturer and marketer of a proprietary line of nutritional
supplements addressing basic nutrition, specific wellness needs, weight
management and sports nutrition. Reliv International's common stock trades
on NASDAQ under the symbol RELV. Additional information about Reliv
International, Inc. can be obtained on the Web at http://www.reliv.com .
SOURCE Reliv International, Inc.
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CONTACT:
R. Scott Montgomery, Senior Vice President,
Worldwide Operations, +1-636-733-1306, or Barry A. Murov,
Director of Corporate Communications, +1-636-733-1303, both of
Reliv International
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