<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM VALHI, INC.'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS NOTED BELOW AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SUCH SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECLASSIFIED TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF MEDITE CORPORATION AS DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994 DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1994 JAN-01-1994 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1994 DEC-31-1994 <CASH> 21,385 170,747 <SECURITIES> 23,706 49,233 <RECEIVABLES> 97,447 204,828 <ALLOWANCES> 774 4,434 <INVENTORY> 94,466 498,097 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 252,494 936,134 <PP&E> 476,400 1,050,427 <DEPRECIATION> 234,026 242,696 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 785,625 2,480,703 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 230,789 656,222 <BONDS> 308,521 1,086,654 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 1,245 1,245 <OTHER-SE> 214,705 197,179 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 785,625 2,480,703 <SALES> 489,256 642,800 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 489,256 642,800 <CGS> 371,843 488,648 <TOTAL-COSTS> 371,843 488,648 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 222 213 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 21,417 28,807 <INCOME-PRETAX> (5,701) (383) <INCOME-TAX> (2,934) (1,705) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (2,767) 1,322 <DISCONTINUED> 9,706 10,278 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 6,939 11,600 <EPS-PRIMARY> .06 .10 <EPS-DILUTED> .0 .10