<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF COYNE INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JULY 31,1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001066242 <NAME> COYNE INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES CORP. <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> MAY-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> JUL-31-1999 <CASH> 578,375 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 15,770,894 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 7,855,898 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 52,456,956 <PP&E> 94,539,580 <DEPRECIATION> 48,056,304 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 122,016,835 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 32,059,906 <BONDS> 96,736,510 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 4,806,200 <COMMON> 769 <OTHER-SE> (12,848,793) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 122,016,835 <SALES> 2,708,631 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 36,423,371 <CGS> 1,791,930 <TOTAL-COSTS> 34,626,241 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,689,992 <INCOME-PRETAX> (892,862) <INCOME-TAX> (282,000) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (610,862) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (610,862) <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0