Air Methods , an emergency medical services helicopter operator is a high-speed enterprise in the business of saving lives. Deploying a fleet of hundreds of helicopters and airplanes in 48 states, Air Methods is the number one provider of medical emergency air transport services. AIRM became a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stock last month after analysts raised the current quarter EPS estimate by 10%, the full year 2013 by 8.4%, and 2014 by a whopping 20%. This kind of earnings momentum is not new for Air Methods either. For the last five years, the company has grown revenues by 13% annually and profits by a stunning 38%. Here’s the Zacks proprietary Price & Consensus chart which shows how the stock has been tracking Wall Street growth projections. Though the EPS growth is forecast to slow down somewhat, mid-teens top and bottom line appreciation is still attracting institutional growth investors.
From: http://www.forbes.com/sites/zacks/2013/04/18/medevac-market-leader-flies-high/