Top Ten Industries With Best Performing Privately Held Companies Over Past 12 Months

From Sageworks, Data Releases, "The best performing industries in the U.S. this year:"

Based on an analysis of private company financial statements, Sageworks, a financial information company, identified the ten industries with the strongest financial performance in the current economy, according to sales growth and profitability.***

Best performing industries – 12 months ended September 30, 2014

Industry	Sales Growth	Net Profit Margin	Total Current Liabilities (as % of Total Assets)
Support Activities for Mining	21.6%	10.5%	33.4%
Oil & Gas Extraction	18.6%	16.3%	26.0%
Computer Systems Design Firms	15.7%	7.4%	50.0%
Services to Buildings and Dwellings	14.2%	8.0%	41.4%
Architectural Firms	12.9%	8.6%	42.7%
Consumer Goods Rental	12.4%	7.5%	51.48%
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting	12.0%	10.4%	49.8%
Accounting Firms	10.0%	18.9%	38.4%
Advertising & Public Relations Firms	9.8%	7.5%	59.6%
Outpatient Care Centers	9.8%	11.8%	31.0%
Private Company Average	8.6%	6.8%	36.2%

Source: Sageworks, a financial information company (www.sageworks.com)