With the help of McGraw-Hill unit Comstat, BusinessWeek picks 50 companies for its Tech’s Hottest Growth list. A computer probably does the initial screening. But, whoever reviews it ought to pull some of the firms off.

Sandisk is a prime example. Total annual return is a negative 13%. The stock trades at about $44 down from a 52-week high of $79.80. Where’s the growth there?

Opps.

Douglas A. McIntyre can be reached at douglasamcintyre@247wallst.com. He does not own securities in companies that he writes about.