<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS OF ALTEX INDUSTRIES, INC. FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 03/31/2000, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-2000 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 <CASH> 1,672,000 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 113,000 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,787,000 <PP&E> 2,215,000 <DEPRECIATION> 2,129,000 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,906,000 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 76,000 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 157,000 <OTHER-SE> 1,673,000 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,906,000 <SALES> 196,000 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 224,000 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 188,000 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 36,000 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 36,000 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 36,000 <EPS-BASIC> 0.00 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.00