<ARTICLE> 5 <RESTATED> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR 3-MOS 6-MOS 9-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> AUG-31-1996 AUG-31-1997 AUG-31-1997 AUG-31-1997 AUG-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> AUG-31-1996 NOV-30-1996 FEB-28-1997 MAY-31-1997 NOV-30-1997 <CASH> 12,483<F1> 21,193<F2> 11,627<F3> 22,919<F4> 74,684<F5> <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 83,362 39,559 56,699 38,792 66,136 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 75,989 69,355 58,734 90,571 68,305 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 142,813 95,673 102,520 113,291 0 <PP&E> 35,893 36,490 38,356 39,816 44,989 <DEPRECIATION> 0 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 615,488 590,254 600,380 602,817 530,344 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 64,291 47,499 63,352 70,793 0 <BONDS> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 14 14 14 14 14 <OTHER-SE> 11,722 113,951 115,143 115,002 107,080 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 615,488 590,254 600,380 602,817 530,344 <SALES> 0 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 519,940 127,351 229,686 312,268 138,210 <CGS> 421,848 105,424 185,230 249,179 116,370 <TOTAL-COSTS> 487,995 121,521 218,342 298,828 131,169 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 25,670 6,443 13,047 20,202 6,126 <INCOME-PRETAX> 31,945 5,830 11,344 13,440 7,041 <INCOME-TAX> 13,332 2,249 4,323 5,187 2,965 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 18,613 3,581 7,021 8,253 4,076 <DISCONTINUED> (338) (661) (1,924) (2,376) 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 18,275 2,920 5,097 5,877 4,076 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.29 0.21 0.36 0.42 0.29 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.29 0.21 0.36 0.42 0.29 <FN> <F1>Of this amount, $6,400 is restricted. <F2>Of this amount, $6,773 is restricted. <F3>Of this amount, $6,459 is restricted. <F4>Of this amount, $18,170 is restricted. <F5>Of this amount, $19,637 is restricted. </FN>