<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule   contains   summary   financial   information   extracted   from
Heilig-Meyers  Company's Consolidated  Statements of Operations and Consolidated
Balance Sheets and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                  1,000

<S>                                              <C>                 <C>                 <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                    9-MOS               6-MOS               3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                FEB-29-2000         FEB-29-2000         FEB-29-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                     NOV-30-1999         AUG-31-1999         MAY-31-1999
<CASH>                                                  8682                4906               20649
<SECURITIES>                                          184852<F1>          191999<F1>          192184<F1>
<RECEIVABLES>                                         188000              195089              298559
<ALLOWANCES>                                           35126               46435               46354
<INVENTORY>                                           357128              366135              396845
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                      949657              976263             1120513
<PP&E>                                                473144              460052              491705
<DEPRECIATION>                                        178003              166914              170993
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                       1523111             1548201             1742346
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                 405957              425811              634794
<BONDS>                                               536120              536481              536766
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                      0                   0                   0
<PREFERRED>                                                0                   0                   0
<COMMON>                                              121354              119748              119722
<OTHER-SE>                                            410986              409967              410935
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                         1523111             1548201             1742346
<SALES>                                              1595518             1126133              618492
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                     1791057             1262153              689203
<CGS>                                                1049310              735097              400229
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                        1049310              735097              400229
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                           0                   0                   0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                       74767               47151               23872
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                     50428               38292               19733
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                       (38170)             (45728)             (99641)
<INCOME-TAX>                                           24789               21970              (29101)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                   (62959)             (67698)             (70540)
<DISCONTINUED>                                             0                   0                   0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                            0                   0                   0
<CHANGES>                                                  0                   0                   0
<NET-INCOME>                                          (62959)             (67698)             (70540)
<EPS-BASIC>                                          (1.05)<F2>          (1.13)<F2>          (1.18)<F2>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                          (1.05)              (1.13)              (1.18)

<FN>
<F1>  Represents retained interest in securitized receivables
<F2>  Represents basic earnings per share
</FN>



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