<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM 10Q FILING FOR NINE MONTHS ENDED 1/2/00 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-2000 MAR-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> APR-01-1999 APR-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> JAN-02-2000 DEC-27-1998 <CASH> 13,065 21,078 <SECURITIES> 408 408 <RECEIVABLES> 228,228 233,499 <ALLOWANCES> 1,056 1,056 <INVENTORY> 49,556 44,030 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 336,537 343,108 <PP&E> 565,249 547,114 <DEPRECIATION> (234,664) (211,363) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 879,899 894,318 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 279,062 286,488 <BONDS> 291,206 305,993 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 139 139 <OTHER-SE> 135,720 118,584 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 879,899 894,318 <SALES> 769,917 789,765 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 769,917 789,765 <CGS> 616,623 650,740 <TOTAL-COSTS> 616,623 650,740 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 7,586 5,703 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 25,550 16,089 <INCOME-PRETAX> 63,110 59,398 <INCOME-TAX> 16,026 8,910 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 47,084 50,488 <DISCONTINUED> 9,450 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 (16,288) <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 56,534 34,200 <EPS-BASIC> 5.57 2.75 <EPS-DILUTED> 5.46 2.68