<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000906768 <NAME> MRS TECHNOLOGY, INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> APR-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 <CASH> 2,105,602 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 2,182,754 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 6,940,842 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 12,880,311 <PP&E> 4,834,082 <DEPRECIATION> 3,460,694 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 14,291,621 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 3,220,121 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 67,390 <OTHER-SE> 10,994,318 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 14,291,621 <SALES> 4,619,487 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 5,197,970 <CGS> 3,616,894 <TOTAL-COSTS> 4,195,387 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 816 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 389 <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,875,023) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,875,023) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.28) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.28)