<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF COYNE INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED JULY 31, 1998 AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1997 . </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001066242 <NAME> COYNE INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES CORP <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-25-1997 OCT-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> OCT-27-1996 OCT-26-1998 <PERIOD-END> OCT-25-1997 JUL-31-1998 <CASH> 1,272,192 1,086,864 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 11,957,651 13,387,191 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 <INVENTORY> 5,131,861 6,616,560 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 42,651,331 48,766,335 <PP&E> 83,136,900 88,864,230 <DEPRECIATION> 41,336,952 46,051,098 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 102,620,744 112,564,953 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 35,881,661 29,976,960 <BONDS> 58,557,183 87,364,661 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 4,806,200 4,806,200 <COMMON> 769 769 <OTHER-SE> 5,090,093 (11,449,961) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 102,620,744 112,564,953 <SALES> 8,263,079 7,461,018 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 122,934,763 100,999,414 <CGS> 5,801,679 5,202,041 <TOTAL-COSTS> 112,142,961 93,320,152 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,715,224 22,637,361 <INCOME-PRETAX> 4,076,578 (14,958,099) <INCOME-TAX> 2,025,000 642,900 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 2,051,578 (15,600,999) <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 939,055 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 2,051,578 (16,540,054) <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.0 0.0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.0 0.0