<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND BALANCE SHEET AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-Q COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, INC. FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001000564 <NAME> COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-29-2000 <PERIOD-START> OCT-02-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1999 <CASH> 3,758 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 40,922 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 55,481 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 108,109 <PP&E> 74,583 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 224,342 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 81,982 <BONDS> 117,606 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 25,188 <PREFERRED> 1 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> (435) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 224,342 <SALES> 54,990 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 54,990 <CGS> 42,838 <TOTAL-COSTS> 42,838 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,923 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,550 <INCOME-PRETAX> (2,928) <INCOME-TAX> 195 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (3,123) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (3,123) <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0