<ARTICLE> 5
<RESTATED>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                                                    		 
     
<PERIOD-TYPE>                YEAR         9-MOS        6-MOS       YEAR
     3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>            AUG-31-1998  AUG-31-1998  AUG-31-1998 AUG-31-1997
     AUG-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                 AUG-31-1998  MAY-31-1998  FEB-28-1998 AUG-31-1997
     NOV-30-1998
<CASH>                        57,909<F1>   51,743<F2>   50,411<F3> 21,744<F4>
     52,108<F5>
<SECURITIES>                       0            0            0          0
          0
<RECEIVABLES>                 47,537       63,300       68,291     61,024
     49,622
<ALLOWANCES>                       0            0            0          0
          0
<INVENTORY>                   79,849       53,845       62,842     87,233
     95,280
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                   0            0            0          0
          0
<PP&E>                        49,452       47,983       46,195     44,925
     54,054
<DEPRECIATION>                     0            0            0          0
          0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>               505,489      495,271      507,605    580,518
    513,282
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>              0            0            0          0
          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>                   121,356      116,106      111,073    103,955
    123,575
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 505,489      495,271      507,605    580,518
    513,282
<SALES>                            0            0            0          0
          0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>             540,361      415,660      265,002    430,920
    120,086
<CGS>                        447,004      346,707      221,874    349,208
     98,591 
<TOTAL-COSTS>                502,957      389,629      249,414    419,861
    112,782
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                   0            0            0          0
          0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                   0            0            0          0
          0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>            20,933       16,325       11,231     27,057
      4,746
<INCOME-PRETAX>               37,404       26,031       15,588     11,059
      7,304
<INCOME-TAX>                  15,643       10,941        6,560      4,366
      3,555
<INCOME-CONTINUING>           20,332       13,944        8,436      6,021
      2,866
<DISCONTINUED>                     0            0            0    (10,192)
          0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                    0            0            0          0
          0
<CHANGES>                          0            0            0          0
          0
<NET-INCOME>                  20,332       13,944        8,436     (4,171)
      2,866
<EPS-PRIMARY>                   1.43         0.98         0.60      (0.29)
       0.20
<EPS-DILUTED>                   1.42         0.97         0.59      (0.29)
       0.20
<FN>
<F1>Of this amount, $15,997 is restricted.
<F2>Of this amount, $15,348 is restricted.
<F3>Of this amount, $15,122 is restricted.
<F4>Of this amount, $7,360 is restricted.
<F5>Of this amount, $16,378 is restricted.
</FN>