<ARTICLE> 5
<CIK> 0001046131
<NAME> MIDAS, INC.
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-27-1999
<CASH>                                          24,400
<SECURITIES>                                         0
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<ALLOWANCES>                                     1,600
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<BONDS>                                        111,500<F1>
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<FN>
<F1>INCLUDES: CAPITALIZED LEASE OBLIGATIONS AND LONG-TERM DEBT OF $9,900 AND
$101,600, RESPECTIVELY.
<F2>INCLUDES: COST OF GOODS SOLD AND S, G & A EXPENSES OF $44,900 AND $27,300,
RESPECTIVELY.
</FN>