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Bowlin Travel Centers (Bowlin Travel Centers) Cash And Cash Equivalents : $2.89 Mil (As of Jan. 2011)


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What is Bowlin Travel Centers Cash And Cash Equivalents?

Bowlin Travel Centers's quarterly cash and cash equivalents increased from Jan. 2009 ($2.41 Mil) to Jan. 2010 ($2.42 Mil) and increased from Jan. 2010 ($2.42 Mil) to Jan. 2011 ($2.89 Mil).

Bowlin Travel Centers's annual cash and cash equivalents increased from Jan. 2009 ($2.41 Mil) to Jan. 2010 ($2.42 Mil) and increased from Jan. 2010 ($2.42 Mil) to Jan. 2011 ($2.89 Mil).


Bowlin Travel Centers Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bowlin Travel Centers's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Bowlin Travel Centers Cash And Cash Equivalents Chart

Bowlin Travel Centers Annual Data
Trend Jan02 Jan03 Jan04 Jan05 Jan06 Jan07 Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11
Cash And Cash Equivalents
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.31 1.90 2.41 2.42 2.89

Bowlin Travel Centers Semi-Annual Data
Jan00 Jan01 Jan02 Jan03 Jan04 Jan05 Jan06 Jan07 Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11
Cash And Cash Equivalents Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.31 1.90 2.41 2.42 2.89

Bowlin Travel Centers 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.


Bowlin Travel Centers  (OTCPK:BWTL) 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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Bowlin Travel Centers (Bowlin Travel Centers) Business Description

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Address
150 Louisiana Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 87108
Bowlin Travel Centers Inc operates several travel centers and restaurants located along interstate highways in New Mexico and Arizona. Some of its travel centers also offer fuel and full-service restaurants under the Dairy Queen/Brazier, Dairy Queen, or Subway trade names. All of the company's travel centers offer a variety of Southwestern merchandise to the traveling public in the Southwestern United States, and New Mexico. It also operates a convenience store selling chips, nuts, cookies, and prepackaged sandwiches, along with a variety of bottled and canned drinks.
Executives
James F Adelson 10 percent owner 15 EAST 5TH STREET, SUITE 3200, TULSA OK 74103
Stephen J Heyman 10 percent owner 15 EAST 5TH STREET, SUITE 3200, TULSA OK 74103
Yorktown Avenue Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 15 EAST 5TH STREET, SUITE 3200, TULSA OK 74103
Jonathan Brooks 10 percent owner 2201 NORTH BEVERLY DR., BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210

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