<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND BALANCE SHEETS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-Q COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES HOLDING CORPORATION FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2000. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001000654 <NAME> COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES HOLDING CORPORATION <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-29-2000 <PERIOD-START> OCT-02-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 <CASH> 4,090 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 39,117 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 60,332 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 111,562 <PP&E> 72,646 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 224,937 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 87,975 <BONDS> 115,374 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 26,181 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 49 <OTHER-SE> (22,494) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 224,937 <SALES> 115,330 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 115,330 <CGS> 89,878 <TOTAL-COSTS> 89,878 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 4,109 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 9,227 <INCOME-PRETAX> (5,875) <INCOME-TAX> 401 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (6,276) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (6,276) <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0