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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated financial statements of Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. for the quarter
ended December 31, 1996 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statement
</LEGEND>
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<NAME> 0
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY> U.S. Dollars
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-1996
<PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1996
<PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996
<EXCHANGE-RATE> 1<F1>
<CASH> 23,238
<SECURITIES> 0
<RECEIVABLES> 30,896<F2>
<ALLOWANCES> 0
<INVENTORY> 100,236
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 171,839<F3>
<PP&E> 249,558
<DEPRECIATION> 86,259
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 398,440<F4>
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 57,551<F5>
<BONDS> 57,551<F6>
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0
<PREFERRED> 0<F7>
<COMMON> 146<F8>
<OTHER-SE> 241,167<F9>
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 398,440
<SALES> 138,330
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 138,330<F10>
<CGS> 78,409
<TOTAL-COSTS> 78,409
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 0
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,556<F11>
<INCOME-PRETAX> 20,389
<INCOME-TAX> 8,162
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 12,227
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 12,227
<EPS-PRIMARY> 0.84<F12>
<EPS-DILUTED> 0.84<F13>
<FN>
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<F1> Not applicable. All figures for Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.
are in U.S. dollars.
<F2> Figure for receivables is net of allowances for doubtful
accounts of $2,446.
<F3> Includes prepaid expenses of $7,476.
<F4> Includes goodwill of $9,207 (net of amortization).
<F5> Includes current portion of long-term debt of $1,878 as of December 31,
1996.
<F6> Includes long-term debt of $63,857 (net of the current portion of long-term
debt) and capitalized leases of $2,867 (net of the current portion of
capitalized leases). As of December 31, 1996 outstanding long-term debt of Ethan
Allen on a consolidated basis consisted of (i) 8.75% senior notes of $52,616,
(ii) 9.75% mortgage note of $1,571 (net of current portion), (iii) industrial
revenue bonds of $8,455, and (iv) other of $1,215 (net of current portion). For
a description of the terms of Ethan Allen's long-term debt, see Footnote 8 to
Ethan Allen's fiscal 1996 Consolidated Financial Statements.
<F7> As of December 31, 1996, Ethan Allen had no shares of preferred stock, $.01
par value per share, outstanding. For a description of Ethan Allen's preferred
stock as of June 30, 1996, see Ethan Allen's fiscal 1996 Consolidated Statement
of Stockholders' Equity and Footnote 10 to Ethan Allen's fiscal 1996 Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
<F8> As of December 31, 1996, Ethan Allen had 14,665,165 shares of common
stock, $.01 par value per share, issued. For a description of Ethan Allen's
common stock as of June 30, 1996, see Ethan Allen's fiscal 1996 Consolidated
Statement of Stockholders' Equity and Footnote 10 of Ethan Allen's fiscal 1996
Consolidated Financial Statements.
<F9> Consists of $255,170 of additional paid in capital, $(8,397) of retained
earnings, and ($5,606) of treasury stock.
<F10> In the quarter ended December 31, 1996, Ethan Allen's revenues were
derived from sales generated by its wholesale and retail operations.
<F11> Consists of $1,420 of interest expense and $136 of amortization of
deferred costs during the quarter ended December 31, 1996.
<F12> Earnings per share for the quarter end December 31, 1996, was $0.84. For
information on Ethan Allen's earnings per share, see Ethan Allen's Consolidated
Financial Statements for the quarter ended December 31, 1996.
<F13> Earnings per share on a fully diluted basis for the quarter ended December
31, 1996, were $0.84.
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