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Bowl America (Bowl America) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $1.99 Mil (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is Bowl America Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Bowl America's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Sep. 2020 ($1.12 Mil) to Dec. 2020 ($0.85 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2020 ($0.85 Mil) to Mar. 2021 ($1.99 Mil).

Bowl America's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2018 ($1.01 Mil) to Jun. 2019 ($0.27 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2019 ($0.27 Mil) to Jun. 2020 ($1.66 Mil).


Bowl America Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bowl America's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Bowl America Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Bowl America Annual Data
Trend Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.99 0.61 1.01 0.27 1.66

Bowl America Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.15 1.66 1.12 0.85 1.99

Bowl America Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.


Bowl America  (AMEX:BWL.A) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.


Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.


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Bowl America (Bowl America) Business Description

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Address
6446 Edsall Road, Alexandria, VA, USA, 22312
Bowl America Inc is engaged in the entertainment business. The firm operates bowling centers, with food and beverage service in each center. Its offerings include bowling parties, cosmic bowling, leagues, and open bowling. In addition, each center sells retail bowling accessories. The company's bowling centers are located in Washington D.C, Baltimore, Maryland, Richmond, Virginia, Jacksonville, and Florida. Its principal source of revenue consists of fees charged for the use of bowling lanes and other facilities.
Executives
Gloria Bragg director 6446 EDSALL ROAD ALEXANDRIA VA 22312
Merle Fabian director, 10 percent owner
Nancy Hull director C/O BOWL AMERICA INCORPORATED 6446 EDSALL ROAD ALEXANDRIA VA 22312
Arthur H. Bill director 6844 GLENBROOK ROAD BETHESDA MD 20814
Leslie H Goldberg director, 10 percent owner, officer: President
Stanley H Katzman director, 10 percent owner

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