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Cardinal State Bank (Durham, NC) leads Friday small-cap percentage gainers

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Yadkin Valley Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: YAVY) announced it is buying Cardinal State Bank (Nasdaq: CSNC) for about $41.8 million, or $17.62 per share, in cash. Yadkin expects to complete the deal in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Chemical company ShengdaTech Inc. (Nasdaq: SDTH) said it expects net income of about $23 million in fiscal year 2007. The guidance is 31% higher than the China-based company’s $17.5 million net income in 2006.

Silverleaf Resorts, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVLF) raised its full-year profit guidance, citing boosted Vacation Interval sales and interest income.

Australian investment firm Babcock & Brown Ltd. (ASX: BNB) announced it is buying laundry services business Coinmach Service Corp. (AMEX: DRA) for $713 million.

Hawkins, Inc. (Nasdaq: HWKN) reported a profit of $1.8 million, or $0.18 per share, for the fourth quarter ended April 1, compared with a $1.3 million profit, or $0.13 per share, a year earlier.

These are the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $500 million:

    Price at %
10:37 et Change Change Volume Year High Year Low
 CSNC  CARDINAL STATE BANK DURHAM N   17.01     +4.35     +34.4%     15.4k     14.20     10.73  
 SDTH  SHENGDA TECH INC   5.99     +1.30     +27.7%     470.5k     8.25     3.55  
 SVLF  SILVERLEAF RESORTS INC   5.32     +0.62     +13.2%     176.0k     5.10     3.00  
 DRA  COINMACH SVC CORP   13.25     +1.54     +13.2%     1,657.6k     12.15     8.97  
 HWKN  HAWKINS INC   16.00     +1.35     +9.2%     6.2k     16.10     13.02  
 EBS  EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC   9.53     +0.69     +7.8%     44.3k     17.75     8.33  
 COWN  COWEN GROUP INC   18.31     +1.18     +6.9%     36.4k     21.82     13.30  
 NNBR  NN INC   12.63     +0.77     +6.5%     41.1k     13.50     10.42  
 HMX  HARTMARX CORP   6.55     +0.37     +6.0%     118.5k     7.86     5.50  
 MGS  METROGAS INC   5.19     +0.29     +5.9%     0.4k     6.15     3.15