<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> The Schedule Contains Summary Financial Information Extracted From Balance Sheets and Statements of Income </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000878616 <NAME> Erox Corporation <MULTIPLIER> 1 <CURRENCY> US <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> Dec-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> Jan-1-1996 <PERIOD-END> Sep-30-1996 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <CASH> 982,436 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 2,793,159 <ALLOWANCES> (55,934) <INVENTORY> 3,404,318 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 7,252,575 <PP&E> 688,986 <DEPRECIATION> (613,848) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 7,327,713 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 2,871,745 <BONDS> 0 <COMMON> 17,324,734 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> (12,868,766) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 7,327,713 <SALES> 13,665,684 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 13,665,684 <CGS> 3,738,410 <TOTAL-COSTS> 3,738,410 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 301,670 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (21,113) <INCOME-PRETAX> 414,655 <INCOME-TAX> 20,733 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 393,922 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 393,922 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.04 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.04