<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains restated Summary Financial Information as a result of a pooling of interest and is extracted from the Balance Sheet, Statement of Operation and Statement of Cash Flows included in the Company's Form 8-K report dated February 19, 1998, for the period ending October 31, 1996 and October 31, 1997, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-1996 OCT-31-1997 <PERIOD-START> NOV-01-1995 NOV-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> OCT-31-1996 OCT-31-1997 <CASH> 24,040 268,588 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 26,749 73,058 <ALLOWANCES> 233 722 <INVENTORY> 13,228 41,109 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 67,264 394,265 <PP&E> 14,000 79,897 <DEPRECIATION> 2,028 12,279 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 79,676 463,279 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 25,024 60,813 <BONDS> 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 40,404 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 142 1,003 <OTHER-SE> 10,641 371,411 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 79,676 463,279 <SALES> 88,463 413,215 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 88,463 413,215 <CGS> 47,315 166,472 <TOTAL-COSTS> 47,315 166,472 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 20,985 65,258 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 443 408 <INCOME-PRETAX> 20,816 188,670 <INCOME-TAX> 3,553 72,703 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 17,263 115,967 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 17,263 115,967 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.25 1.53 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.19 1.11