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<ARTICLE>                                                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS OF THE  CORPORATION FOR THE THREE
MONTHS  ENDED  JANUARY  3, 1998 AND DECEMBER 28, 1996 AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN  ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS </LEGEND>
<CIK>                                                                 0000886903
<NAME>                                                               KRONOS INC.
<MULTIPLIER>                                                               1,000
<CURRENCY>                                                          U.S. DOLLARS
       
<S>                                                                  <C>                <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                               3-MOS              3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                                     SEP-30-1998        SEP-30-1997
<PERIOD-START>                                                        OCT-01-1997        OCT-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                                          JAN-03-1998        DEC-28-1996
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                                 1                  1
<CASH>                                                                     16,601             13,587
<SECURITIES>                                                               20,545             20,200
<RECEIVABLES>                                                              39,017             29,956
<ALLOWANCES>                                                                  996                977
<INVENTORY>                                                                 4,624              4,534
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                           91,290             74,358
<PP&E>                                                                     42,024             34,809
<DEPRECIATION>                                                             25,892             19,166
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                            128,625            107,774
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                                      46,025             38,999
<BONDS>                                                                         0                  0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                           0                  0
<PREFERRED>                                                                     0                  0
<COMMON>                                                                       83                 81
<OTHER-SE>                                                                 75,496             63,153
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                              128,625            107,774
<SALES>                                                                    29,761             25,718
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                                           44,573             37,110
<CGS>                                                                       7,040              6,415
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                              17,169             14,387
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                           23,468             19,187
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                              108                 83
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                              0                  0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                             3,936              3,536
<INCOME-TAX>                                                                1,504              1,350
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<NET-INCOME>                                                                2,432              2,186
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