<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> "This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Balance Sheet and Income Statement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements." </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> NOV-30-1997 <PERIOD-END> NOV-30-1997 <CASH> 114,190 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 3,689,559 <ALLOWANCES> 522,755 <INVENTORY> 7,707,631 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 11,411,508 <PP&E> 1,762,533 <DEPRECIATION> 935,220 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 14,041,648 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 6,304,228 <BONDS> 4,521,795 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 430,040 <OTHER-SE> 2,785,585 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 14,041,648 <SALES> 16,007,983 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 16,484,917 <CGS> 13,802,712 <TOTAL-COSTS> 5,166,849 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 573,544 <INCOME-PRETAX> (2,993,682) <INCOME-TAX> (125,517) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (2,868,165) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (2,868,165) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.88) <EPS-DILUTED> (.88)