<ARTICLE> 5 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR YEAR YEAR 9-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-31-1997 JAN-31-1998 JAN-31-1999 JAN-31-1999 JAN-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> FEB-01-1996 FEB-01-1997 FEB-01-1998 FEB-01-1998 FEB-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> JAN-31-1997 JAN-31-1998 JAN-31-1999 OCT-31-1998 OCT-31-1999 <CASH> 5,161 2,531 23,477 5,663 4,962 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 87,760 123,713 110,491 124,996 144,960 <ALLOWANCES> 6,027 6,992 8,126 8,449 8,211 <INVENTORY> 29,836 20,798 20,198 23,531 30,207 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 126,663 150,340 158,293 158,141 187,802 <PP&E> 79,216 95,990 11,041 106,666 133,539 <DEPRECIATION> 44,499 54,945 66,106 62,917 76,810 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 201,997 246,479 265,945 257,267 334,684 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 57,443 71,079 76,728 65,876 124,926 <BONDS> 43,681 41,841 39,485 39,556 39,152 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 79 163 158 162 161 <OTHER-SE> 96,081 125,512 140,993 143,218 159,920 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 201,997 246,479 265,945 257,267 334,684 <SALES> 353,769 459,516 509,543 391,731 442,401 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 353,769 459,516 509,543 391,731 442,401 <CGS> 227,478 295,390 330,632 250,299 289,896 <TOTAL-COSTS> 227,478 295,390 330,632 250,299 289,896 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 89,946 114,174 127,705 97,095 111,331 <LOSS-PROVISION> 2,861 2,064 3,273 3,458 1,955 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,124 4,321 3,961 3,011 5,009 <INCOME-PRETAX> 32,484 46,466 47,671 41,813 35,549 <INCOME-TAX> 14,645 20,445 21,214 18,607 17,240 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 17,839 26,021 26,457 23,206 18,309 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 17,839 26,021 26,457 23,206 18,309 <EPS-BASIC> 1.13 1.61 1.63 1.42 1.14 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.11 1.54 1.55 1.35 1.10