Exactly the same approach has been used as for the previous table, except that the companies selected do not need to have at least four years’ consecutive earnings growth, whether historic or forecast. In this table, the key criterion is EPS growth, during the last three years. It is therefore not quite so up-to-date and dynamic as the table of highest future growth for growth companies. It is likely to highlight some of the same companies, but will also include some excellent growth companies whose prospects are not good enough to be highlighted in the highest future growth tables. The final column has been used for ROCE - a vital growth company statistic.