<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS OF HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. AND RELATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AS OF AND FOR THE PERIODS ENDED JANUARY 31, 1997, OCTOBER 31, 1996, JULY 31, 1996, APRIL 30, 1996, AND JANUARY 26, 1996. THIS SCHEDULE IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <RESTATED> <CIK> 0000049029 <NAME> HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR 9-MOS 6-MOS 3-MOS YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-31-1997 JAN-31-1997 JAN-31-1997 JAN-31-1997 JAN-26-1996 <PERIOD-END> JAN-31-1997 OCT-31-1996 JUL-31-1996 APR-30-1996 JAN-26-1996 <CASH> 6,619 4,689 705 3,503 4,342 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 213,394 239,935 226,769 198,739 172,713 <ALLOWANCES> 4,117 9,133 7,872 6,467 5,221 <INVENTORY> 263,119 237,021 215,386 185,109 179,882 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 505,248 496,946 458,154 402,703 379,825 <PP&E> 148,080 148,265 142,858 137,178 130,448 <DEPRECIATION> 69,671 73,251 69,903 66,396 62,457 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 684,056 663,819 624,462 505,025 474,574 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 154,273 173,266 158,538 161,349 144,712 <BONDS> 228,351 201,430 192,069 148,307 139,165 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 19,576 19,202 18,612 15,092 14,950 <OTHER-SE> 279,657 267,802 253,223 178,378 173,976 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 684,056 663,819 624,462 505,025 474,574 <SALES> 1,619,362 1,229,507 794,343 372,423 1,326,978 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,619,362 1,229,507 794,343 372,423 1,326,978 <CGS> 1,276,481 972,392 629,784 297,229 1,052,120 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,276,481 972,392 629,784 297,229 1,052,120 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 276,921 204,050 133,194 63,956 229,952 <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,023 3,063 1,932 995 2,203 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 14,842 10,583 6,587 2,786 10,440 <INCOME-PRETAX> 56,336 44,282 26,579 9,114 37,374 <INCOME-TAX> 19,282 15,387 9,090 3,156 11,728 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 37,054 28,895 17,489 5,958 25,646 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 37,054 28,895 17,489 5,958 25,646 <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.13 1.72 1.09 .41 1.78 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.09 1.68 1.07 .40 1.75