<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM (1) THE CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PRECISE TECHNOLOGY, INC. AS OF MARCH 31, 2000 AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS THEN ENDED AND (2) THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PRECISE TECHNOLOGY, INC. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND FOR THE YEAR THEN ENDED AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 DEC-31-1999 <CASH> 468 318 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 17,230 15,218 <ALLOWANCES> 142 85 <INVENTORY> 7,861 6,352 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 30,541 28,051 <PP&E> 77,630 70,049 <DEPRECIATION> 26,854 25,099 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 106,524 98,174 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 29,061 23,442 <BONDS> 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 1 1 <OTHER-SE> (12,638) (12,344) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 106,524 98,174 <SALES> 30,692 110,130 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 30,692 110,130 <CGS> 24,793 85,809 <TOTAL-COSTS> 28,303 99,203 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 (243) <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,631 10,365 <INCOME-PRETAX> (242) 805 <INCOME-TAX> 52 755 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (294) 50 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (294) 50 <EPS-BASIC> 0.0 0.0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.0 0.0