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American Ecology Ranked 3rd on Seattle Times' Northwest 100 List of Best Performing Companies
| Source: American Ecology Corporation
BOISE, ID--(Marketwire - June 11, 2008) - American Ecology Corporation (NASDAQ : ECOL ) today
announced that the Company is ranked third on the Seattle Times' "Northwest
100," an annual ranking of the best performing public companies
headquartered in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The list was published in
the June 8, 2008 issue. The Company was ranked seventh last year.
Companies are rated using a weighted formula that combines four performance
metrics -- return on equity, operating income growth, sales per employee
and stock-price appreciation -- to create a single score. While return on
equity receives the greatest weight, no single measure dominates the
ranking. Financial results were reviewed for the last two fiscal years.
Companies must trade on a major exchange and have maintained a stock price
above $2.00 for the period.
Financial performance statistics highlighted for American Ecology included
return on equity of 24.8% in the last fiscal year and 2007 stock price
appreciation of 50.7%.
Stephen Romano, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are
proud to join the top tier of public companies recognized by the Seattle
Times for outstanding financial performance. Our entire organization
deserves credit for this recognition of our collective commitment to
creating shareholder value."
Complete results for all ranked companies can be found on-line at
www.seattletimes.com/nw100.
About American Ecology Corporation
American Ecology Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides
radioactive, PCB, hazardous, and non-hazardous waste services to commercial
and government customers throughout the United States, such as steel mills,
medical and academic institutions, petro-chemical facilities and the
nuclear power industry. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, the Company is the
oldest radioactive and hazardous waste services company in the United
States.