<ARTICLE> 5 <RESTATED> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> US DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS 3-MOS 6-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAY-31-1997 MAY-31-1998 MAY-31-1998 MAY-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JUN-01-1996 JUN-01-1997 JUN-01-1997 JUN-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAY-31-1997 AUG-31-1997 NOV-30-1997 FEB-28-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 1 1 1 <CASH> 51,971 26,584 26,247 59,261 <SECURITIES> 7 7 7 7 <RECEIVABLES> 115,569 125,355 125,581 128,272 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 92,332 113,244 116,667 140,341 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 277,751 277,948 279,904 335,610 <PP&E> 422,388 439,096 447,781 456,393 <DEPRECIATION> 268,651 277,019 282,648 287,679 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 454,371 462,691 467,201 528,737 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 111,546 108,155 99,728 98,386 <BONDS> 96,154 96,154 96,154 161,429 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 37,053 37,053 37,053 37,053 <OTHER-SE> 127,345 143,588 157,781 156,766 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 454,371 462,691 467,201 528,737 <SALES> 605,049 179,016 366,621 547,497 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 608,742 180,009 369,378 551,142 <CGS> 511,108 146,764 304,185 463,415 <TOTAL-COSTS> 511,108 146,764 304,185 463,415 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 10,822 2,890 5,682 8,999 <INCOME-PRETAX> 24,343 18,529 37,117 43,309 <INCOME-TAX> (25,680) 6,670 11,922 14,151 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 50,023 11,859 25,195 29,158 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 (5,192) <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 50,023 11,859 25,195 23,966 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.40 0.33 0.70 0.66 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.35 0.32 0.67 0.64