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By Kent Larsen

MSI Up 6.5%; But Drops Two Companies

NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- The Mormon Stock Index rose 5% last week as it continued to recover following the September 11th terrorist attacks, helped by a recovery at Dell Computer. But the market decline led the index to drop one company, and another company was dropped after its Mormon executive left.

Dell Computer rose more than 20% last week, as it continued to show stronger sales than its competitors. Along with Dell, Hollywood Entertainment, Microsemi Corp., Myriad Genetics and Corvis Corp. all rose more than 15%. Hollywood Entertainment rose nearly 20% after it reported that same-store sales were up 11% over last year. The rise was also helped by generally strong results among stocks involving home-based activities.

Microsemi rose following a report that its estimated earnings for the quarter would stay the same, and not fall like other stocks. And Myriad Genetics got a boost from a published article on which its scientists collaborated. The article, published in the magazine Cell, detailed a possible HIV therapy that the company had helped develop.

Meanwhile, one of the most Mormon stocks, Franklin Covey Corp., was dropped from the index because its market capitalization no longer meets the $100 million requirement. The company's stock price is less than half what it was the end of August, and only a third of what it was a year ago. Also dropped from the index was Bayview Capital Corp. because LDS Church member Matt Carpenter, formerly Chief Operating Officer, has left the company.

Mormon Stock Index			94.45	up 5.06
Company	Symbol	LDS Executive	Closing Price	Change
Affiliated Computer Services	ACS	Lynn Blodgett, Executive Vice President and Group President - Business Process Solutions Group	85.27	up 3.86
AES Corp.	AES	Roger W. Sant, Chairman	13.63	up 0.81
Avista Corp.	AVA	Gary Ely, Chairman	14.14	up 0.54
Black & Decker	BDK	Nolan D. Archbald, CEO	33.54	up 2.34
Cadence Design	CDN	Raymond Bingham, President & CEO	16.86	up 0.21
Computerized Thermal Imaging, Inc.	CIO	David Packer, President & COO	2.20	down 0.04
Corvis	CORV	David Huber, CEO	1.75	up 0.23
1-800-Contacts	CTAC	Jonathan C. Coon, President & CEO	12.00	down 0.30
Cygnus Inc.	CYGN	John Hodgman, Chairman, President & CEO	5.33	down 0.24
Dell Computer	DELL	Kevin B. Rollins, Vice Chairman	22.56	up 4.03
Dionex	DNEX	A. Blaine Bowman, President & CEO	24.45	down 0.77
EarthShell	ERTH	Simon K. Hodson, CEO	2.14	down 0.06
Hillenbrand Industries	HB	Frederick Rockwood, President & CEO	54.60	up 0.63
Hollywood Entertainment	HLYW	Mark J. Wattles, CEO	14.00	up 2.25
Host Marriott	HMT	Richard Marriott, Chairman	7.40	up 0.35
Iomega	IOM	David J. Dunn, Chairman	6.44	up 0.34
JP Realty	JPR	M. Scott Collins, CFO	22.25	down 0.10
Knight Transportation	KNGT	Keith, Gary & Kevin Knight,	21.66	up 2.51
Marriott International	MAR	J.W. Marriott, Jr., Chairman	33.11	down 0.29
Micrel Semiconductor	MCRL	Ray Zinn, Chairman and CEO	21.94	up 2.00
Monaco Coach	MNC	Kay Toolson, Chairman and CEO	16.04	up 1.79
Microsemi Corp.	MSCC	James Peterson, President & CEO	30.87	up 4.82
Myriad Genetics	MYGN	Christopher L. Wight, VP, General Counsel	35.77	up 5.13
Novell	NOVL	Stewart Nelson, COO	3.81	up 0.15
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	NPSP	James Jensen, VP of Corp. Devel. and Legal Affairs Sec.	32.73	up 1.53
NuSkin	NUS	All Mormon Mgmt,	8.25	up 0.45
Oil States International	OIS	L.E. Simmons, Chairman	6.09	down 0.51
Oakley	OO	Jim Jannard, Chairman & CEO	13.71	up 1.16
Ryder Systems	R	Tony Burns, Chairman	20.28	up 0.29
Sky West Airlines	SKYW	Jerry Atkin, Chairman & CEO	19.00	up 2.28
Swift Transportation	SWFT	Jerry Moyes, Chairman & CEO	17.99	up 0.29
Cornerstone REIT	TCR	Glade M. Knight, Chairman & CEO	10.75	up 0.05
Zions Bancorp	ZION	Harris Simmons, Chairman	45.93	down 7.73

The following companies do not meet the $100 million capital requirement for inclusion in the Mormon Stock Index:

Buyer's Online (BUYO.OB)
Caldera Systems (CALD)
Franklin Covey (FC)
Fonix (FONX.OB)
Geneva Steel (GNVH)
I-Link (ILNK.OB)
MITY Enterprises (MITY)
MetalClad (MTLC)
NX Networks (NXWX)
Ten Fold (TENF)
Wade Cook Financial (WADE.OB)
Washington Group Intl (WNG)

Please Help Us Confirm Other Mormon Companies:

Mormon News' research confirms that there are probably other companies with Mormon management that we currently don't know about. Our research uncovered several companies which may have Mormon executives, but which we were unable to confirm as of yet. If you have any confirming information about the following companies, please let me know:

• FX Energy (Utah)
• Gertner Communications (Utah)
• Headwaters, Inc. (Utah)
• Nature's Sunshine (Utah)
• Questar (Utah)
• Sonic Innovations (Utah)

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