<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-K COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES HOLDING CORPORATION FOR YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 1, 1999. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001000654 <NAME> COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES HOLDING CORPORATION <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-01-1999 <PERIOD-START> OCT-03-1998 <PERIOD-END> OCT-01-1999 <CASH> 4,247 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 49,596 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 52,526 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 114,792 <PP&E> 76,225 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 233,584 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 87,885 <BONDS> 117,811 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 24,228 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 2 <OTHER-SE> (12,964) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 233,584 <SALES> 255,680 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 255,680 <CGS> 199,638 <TOTAL-COSTS> 199,638 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 8,983 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 17,805 <INCOME-PRETAX> (9,053) <INCOME-TAX> 605 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (9,658) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (9,658) <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0