<ARTICLE> 5 <RESTATED> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR 3-MOS 6-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> NOV-30-1997 NOV-30-1997 NOV-30-1997 NOV-30-1997 <PERIOD-START> DEC-01-1996 DEC-01-1996 DEC-01-1996 DEC-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> NOV-30-1997 FEB-28-1997 MAY-31-1997 AUG-31-1997 <CASH> 68,242 11,078 17,787 10,795 <SECURITIES> 71,976<F1> 79,683<F1> 78,494<F1> 74,322<F1> <RECEIVABLES> 378,242 210,799 226,999 274,497 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 790,243 759,897 789,296 852,793 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 0 0 0 <PP&E> 0 0 0 0 <DEPRECIATION> 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,418,991 1,173,251 1,223,493 1,325,815 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 0 0 0 <BONDS> 473,530<F2> 465,273<F2> 463,174<F2> 460,659<F2> <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 38,997 38,830 38,850 38,965 <OTHER-SE> 344,059 298,813 306,468 317,672 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,418,991 1,173,251 1,223,493 1,325,815 <SALES> 1,843,614 339,635 746,676 1,207,220 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,876,271 346,384 760,586 1,229,362 <CGS> 1,512,766 279,588 614,526 994,489 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,525,465<F3> 282,834<F3> 620,748<F3> 1,003,499<F3> <OTHER-EXPENSES> 234,547<F4> 49,284<F4> 101,943<F4> 158,573<F4> <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 29,829 8,396 16,444 23,108 <INCOME-PRETAX> 91,030 6,944 23,649 47,412 <INCOME-TAX> 32,800 2,500 8,500 17,100 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 58,230 4,444 15,149 30,312 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 58,230 4,444 15,149 30,312 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.50 0.11 0.39 0.78 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.45 0.11 0.38 0.76 <FN> <F1>MARKETABLE SECURITIES ARE COMPRISED OF FIRST MORTGAGES AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES WHICH ARE HELD FOR LONG-TERM INVESTMENT. THE MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES SERVE AS COLLATERAL FOR RELATED COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS. <F2>BONDS ARE COMPRISED OF SENIOR AND SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES AND COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS. <F3>TOTAL COSTS INCLUDE INTEREST EXPENSE ON THE COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS, AS THE ASSOCIATED INTEREST INCOME GENERATED FROM THE MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES IS INCLUDED IN TOTAL REVENUES. <F4>OTHER EXPENSES ARE COMPRISED OF SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. </FN>