<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> restated financials pursuant to merger accounted for as a pooling of interests. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR YEAR YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-02-1998 JAN-03-1997 DEC-29-1995 <PERIOD-END> JAN-02-1998 JAN-03-1997 DEC-29-1995 <CASH> 55,392 34,676 26,652 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 86,215 63,502 53,617 <ALLOWANCES> 1,736 1,300 1,214 <INVENTORY> 59,663 49,502 52,251 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 213,349 160,211 144,776 <PP&E> 112,439 92,631 74,195 <DEPRECIATION> 50,858 43,960 35,705 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 322,177 239,487 202,858 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 97,527 68,182 78,327 <BONDS> 52,949 43,945 39,774 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 78,440 58,234 52,661 <OTHER-SE> 84,236 58,772 30,227 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 322,177 239,487 202,858 <SALES> 527,236 435,731 344,969 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 527,236 435,731 344,969 <CGS> 389,703 328,810 260,755 <TOTAL-COSTS> 389,703 328,810 260,755 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 85,090 65,844 57,438 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,945 4,576 4,306 <INCOME-PRETAX> 49,441 37,588 23,586 <INCOME-TAX> 17,559 8,033 7,103 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 31,882 29,555 16,483 <DISCONTINUED> (2,062) 504 1,512 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 (397) <CHANGES> 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 29,820 30,059 17,598 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.81 0.85 0.53 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.75 0.79 0.52