<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF COYNE INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 1999 AND 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-1998 OCT-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> OCT-26-1997 NOV-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> OCT-31-1998 OCT-31-1999 <CASH> 1,073,456 213,407 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 14,213,035 16,768,958 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 <INVENTORY> 6,846,393 7,371,395 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 51,402,204 52,987,938 <PP&E> 88,232,681 95,853,034 <DEPRECIATION> 44,298,091 49,299,325 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 117,367,439 121,845,582 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 34,336,030 32,861,457 <BONDS> 88,537,653 97,547,337 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 4,806,200 4,806,200 <COMMON> 769 769 <OTHER-SE> (11,883,952) (13,238,781) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 117,367,439 121,845,582 <SALES> 10,070,299 10,439,832 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 138,736,543 146,211,722 <CGS> 7,079,717 6,907,257 <TOTAL-COSTS> 128,497,969 136,376,454 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 25,401,922 10,841,533 <INCOME-PRETAX> (15,163,348) (1,006,265) <INCOME-TAX> 640,188 (55,000) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (15,803,536) (951,265) <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 939,055 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (16,742,591) (951,265) <EPS-BASIC> 0 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 0