<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF EDISON CONTROL CORPORATION AS OF AND FOR THE PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2000 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-31-2001 <PERIOD-END> OCT-31-2000 <CASH> 812,589 <SECURITIES> 845,067 <RECEIVABLES> 3,747,156 <ALLOWANCES> 343,862 <INVENTORY> 6,335,148 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 12,151,743 <PP&E> 10,575,074 <DEPRECIATION> 3,091,987 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 29,019,724 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 3,347,880 <BONDS> 5,747,063 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 23,513 <OTHER-SE> 19,818,551 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 29,019,724 <SALES> 18,895,533 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 18,895,533 <CGS> 11,507,861 <TOTAL-COSTS> 3,805,871 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 520,840 <LOSS-PROVISION> 116,472 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 438,055 <INCOME-PRETAX> 3,061,321 <INCOME-TAX> 1,213,731 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 1,847,590 <DISCONTINUED> (105,077) <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,742,513 <EPS-BASIC> .74 <EPS-DILUTED> .60