<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-Q--COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES HOLDING CORPORATION FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JANUARY 3, 1997. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001000654 <NAME> COMM. & POWER IND. HOLDING CORP. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-03-1997 <PERIOD-START> SEP-28-1996 <PERIOD-END> JAN-03-1997 <CASH> 4,184 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 36,495 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 48,938 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 99,479 <PP&E> 80,987 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 220,089 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 68,261 <BONDS> 133,800 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 15,476 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 2 <OTHER-SE> (8,629) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 220,089 <SALES> 55,322 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 55,322 <CGS> 42,466 <TOTAL-COSTS> 42,466 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,893 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,770 <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,315) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,315) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,315) <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0