<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, 1997. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000906768 <NAME> MRS TECHNOLOGY, INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> APR-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997 <CASH> 2,070,500 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 1,852,128 <ALLOWANCES> 21,045 <INVENTORY> 7,526,374 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 11,870,069 <PP&E> 3,942,129 <DEPRECIATION> 3,574,278 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 12,269,853 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 2,887,367 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 68,082 <OTHER-SE> 8,314,404 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 12,269,853 <SALES> 2,593,116 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 3,632,584 <CGS> 2,414,224 <TOTAL-COSTS> 2,953,424 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 10,080 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 50,726 <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,514,275) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,514,275) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.22) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.22)