<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>