Corporate Profile for Home Centers Ltd., dated Oct. 2, 1998.

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Published Date:   Oct. 2, 1998

Company Name:          Home Centers (DIY) Ltd.

Address:          68 Mivtza Kadesh Street
                  Bnei Brak, Israel 51203

Main Telephone
 Number:          011-972-3-579-9678
Chief Executive
 Officer:          Aharon Meidan

Chief Financial
 Officer:          Roni Mamon

Investor Relations
 Contact:          Paul Holm
 Business number: 212/896-1201
 e-mail address:  [e-mail]
Trading Symbol/
 Exchange:          NASDAQ:HOMEF

Industry:          Home Improvement
Market Makers:          Instinet Corporation
                  Island Corporation
                  Knight Securities
                  M.H. Meyerson & Co., Inc.

    Company description: Home Centers (DIY) Ltd. provides a
comprehensive selection of core home improvement products including
tools, paints, plumbing, faucets and electrical and building
materials, as well as housewares, a complete line of home textiles,
ready-to-assemble furniture and kitchen cabinetry, automotive
accessories and sporting goods. Together with the company's leased
departments, which offer home electronics, appliances, lighting,
carpets, bathroom fixtures, and bedding and linens, customers can
purchase most of their home improvement and maintenance needs under
one roof. Home Centers currently operates fourteen stores, including
one "Express" format store, in Israel.
52 Week Price Range:                    $61/8-227/8
Current Price:                            $173/16
Market Capitalization:                    $81.13 million
Shares Outstanding:                    3.57 million
Fiscal Year Ending:                    December 31
FY 1997 Net Revenues:                    $129.2 million
Earnings Per Share:                    $0.66
Float:                                    2.8 million shares