Bowlin Travel CentersBWTL 68 Days Payable is 16.69 as of Jan. 2026, which is 3% below its 10-year median of 17.24. GuruFocus rates BWTL with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of $6.10 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,102 Retail - Cyclical companies, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks worse than 85.3% on this metric.
Bowlin Travel Centers Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Bowlin Travel Centers's Days Payable 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.
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Bowlin Travel Centers's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Bowlin Travel Centers Days Payable vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bowlin Travel Centers's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bowlin Travel Centers's Days Payable falls into.
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
Bowlin Travel Centers's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2026 is calculated as
* 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.
Bowlin Travel Centers (BWTL) has a Days Payable of 16.69 as of Jan. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Bowlin Travel Centers and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 17.24. Over the past decade, Bowlin Travel Centers' Days Payable has ranged from 14.92 to 32.90. According to the industry distribution chart, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks #940 out of 1102 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 85.3%.
Is Bowlin Travel Centers' Days Payable too high?
Bowlin Travel Centers' current Days Payable of 16.69 is near median its 10-year median of 17.24. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 14.92 to a high of 32.90. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Days Payable is 51.22. Bowlin Travel Centers' value of 16.69 is 67.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks #940 out of 1102 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Bowlin Travel Centers has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bowlin Travel Centers' Days Payable compare to CGTL and TLF?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks #940 out of 1102 companies for Days Payable. This places Bowlin Travel Centers in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 51.22. Bowlin Travel Centers' value of 16.69 is 67.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Bowlin Travel Centers' own Days Payable has ranged from 14.92 to 32.90 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 17.24 vs. the industry median of 51.22, Bowlin Travel Centers has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for a Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Days Payable among Retail - Cyclical companies is 51.22, based on 1,102 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Bowlin Travel Centers's current Days Payable of 16.69 is 67.4% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Bowlin Travel Centers and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Days Payable is 51.22 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Bowlin Travel Centers's current Days Payable is 16.69, which is near median its own 10-year median of 17.24. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Bowlin Travel Centers stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bowlin Travel Centers (BWTL) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.10, compared to a current price of $3.39 — trading 44.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 16.69, which is near median its 10-year median of 17.24 and 67.4% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 51.22. Bowlin Travel Centers' overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Bowlin Travel Centers (BWTL), the current Days Payable is 16.69 as of Jan. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Bowlin Travel Centers (BWTL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bowlin Travel Centers stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $3.39 is trading 44.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $6.10.
GuruFocus considers Bowlin Travel Centers to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for BWTL:
Days Payable: 16.69 (near median its 10-year median of 17.24)
GF Value™: $6.10 vs. price of $3.39 (44.4% below fair value)
Industry Position: 67.4% below the Retail - Cyclical median (#940 of 1102)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BWTL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Bowlin Travel Centers Inc is engaged in the operation of ten travel centers and five restaurants located along well-traveled interstate highways in New Mexico and Arizona where there are generally few gas stations, convenience stores or restaurants. Few of the company's travel centers offer fuel, and the company operated five full-service restaurants under the Dairy Queen/Brazier or Dairy Queen trade names. The company's travel centers offer a variety of Southwestern merchandise to the traveling public in the Southwestern United States, New Mexico. It also sells convenience store food such as chips, nuts, cookies, prepackaged sandwiches, and drinks.
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