Bowlin Travel Centers (Bowlin Travel Centers) Debt-to-Equity : 0.45 (As of Jan. 2011)

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What is Bowlin Travel Centers Debt-to-Equity?

Bowlin Travel Centers's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2011 was $0.18 Mil. Bowlin Travel Centers's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2011 was $5.18 Mil. Bowlin Travel Centers's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2011 was $12.04 Mil. Bowlin Travel Centers's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2011 was 0.45.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bowlin Travel Centers's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BWTL's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 0.62
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Bowlin Travel Centers Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bowlin Travel Centers's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Bowlin Travel Centers Debt-to-Equity Chart

Bowlin Travel Centers Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.39

0.36

0.45

Bowlin Travel Centers Semi-Annual Data
	Jan00	Jan01	Jan02	Jan03	Jan04	Jan05	Jan06	Jan07	Jan08	Jan09	Jan10	Jan11
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial							0.39	0.36	0.36	0.36	0.45

Competitive Comparison of Bowlin Travel Centers's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Bowlin Travel Centers's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

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Bowlin Travel Centers's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bowlin Travel Centers's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Bowlin Travel Centers Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Bowlin Travel Centers's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2011 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0.184	+	5.182)	/	12.039
	=	0.45

Bowlin Travel Centers's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2011 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(0.184	+	5.182)	/	12.039
	=	0.45

Bowlin Travel Centers (OTCPK:BWTL) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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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

Website

https://www.bowlintc.com

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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