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Bowlin Travel CentersBWTL 62 Graham Number is $1.17 as of Jan. 2026, which is 61% below its 10-year median of 3.00. GuruFocus rates BWTL with a GF Score™ of 62/100 and a GF Value™ of $6.16 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 754 Retail - Cyclical companies, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks worse than 80.9% on this metric.
Graham Number is a figure that measures a stock's fundamental value by taking into account the company's earnings per share and book value per share. The Graham number is the upper bound of the price range that a defensive investor should pay for the stock. According to the theory, any stock price below the Graham number is considered undervalued, and thus worth investing in.
The historical rank and industry rank for Bowlin Travel Centers's Graham Number or its related term are showing as below:
BWTL'
s Price-to-Graham-Number Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.61 Med: 3 Max: 3.38
Current: 2.9
During the past 13 years, the highest Price to Graham Number ratio of Bowlin Travel Centers was 3.38. The lowest was 2.61. And the median was 3.00.
BWTL's Price-to-Graham-Number is ranked worse than 80.9% of 754
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.21
vs BWTL: 2.90
Graham Number is a combination of asset valuation and earnings power valuation. It is a very conservative way of valuing a stock.
Bowlin Travel Centers (OTCPK:BWTL) Graham Number Explanation
Ben Graham actually did not publish a formula like this. But he wrote in The Intelligent Investor (1948 version) regarding to the criteria for purchases:
Current price should not be more than 15 times average earnings of the past three years.
Current price should not be more than 1.5 times the book value last reported. However, a multiplier of earnings below 15 could justify a correspondingly higher multiplier of assets. As a rule of thumb we suggest that the product of the multiplier times the ratio of price to book value should not exceed 22.5. (This figure corresponds to 15 times earnings and 1.5 times book value. It would admit an issue selling at only 9 times earnings and 2.5 times asset value, etc.)
Unlike valuation methods such as DCF or Discounted Earnings, the Graham number does not take growth into the valuation. Unlike the valuation methods based on book value alone, it takes into account the earnings power. Therefore, the Graham Number is a combination of asset valuation and earnings power valuation.
In general, the Graham number is a very conservative way of valuing a stock. It cannot be applied to companies with negative book values.
Bowlin Travel Centers's Price to Graham number Ratio for today is calculated as
Price to Graham number
=
Share Price (Today)
/
Graham number (Q: Jan. 2026 )
=
3.39
/
1.17
=
2.91
* 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.
Be Aware
Please keep these in mind:
1. Graham Number does not take growth into account. Therefore it underestimates the values of the companies that have good earnings growth. We feel that if the earnings per share grows more than 10% a year, Graham Number underestimates the value.
2. Graham Number punishes the companies that have temporarily low earnings. Therefore, an average of earnings makes more sense in the calculation of Graham Number.
3. Graham Numbers underestimates companies that are light with book.
Bowlin Travel Centers Graham Number Related Terms
Bowlin Travel Centers Graham Number Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Bowlin Travel Centers's Graham Number 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.
BWTL vs CGTL, JBDI, RECT: Graham Number Comparison
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Bowlin Travel Centers's Price-to-Graham-Number, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Graham-Number 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 Price-to-Graham-Number vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bowlin Travel Centers's Price-to-Graham-Number distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bowlin Travel Centers's Price-to-Graham-Number falls into.
* 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 Graham Number of $1.17 as of Jan. 2026. The Graham Number values a company based on its per-share earnings and book value. View historical data on Bowlin Travel Centers and its competitors. This is 61% below median its historical median of 3.00. Over the past decade, Bowlin Travel Centers' Graham Number has ranged from 2.61 to 3.38. According to the industry distribution chart, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks #610 out of 754 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 80.9%.
Is Bowlin Travel Centers' Graham Number too high?
Bowlin Travel Centers' current Graham Number of $1.17 is 61% below median its 10-year median of 3.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.61 to a high of 3.38. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Graham Number is 1.21. Bowlin Travel Centers' value of $1.17 is 3.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks #610 out of 754 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Bowlin Travel Centers has a GF Score™ of 62/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Bowlin Travel Centers' Graham Number compare to CGTL and JBDI?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks #610 out of 754 companies for Graham Number. This places Bowlin Travel Centers in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Graham Number is 1.21. Bowlin Travel Centers' value of $1.17 is 3.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Bowlin Travel Centers' own Graham Number has ranged from 2.61 to 3.38 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 3.00 vs. the industry median of 1.21, 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 Graham Number for a Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Graham Number among Retail - Cyclical companies is 1.21, based on 754 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Graham Number significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Graham Number should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Bowlin Travel Centers's current Graham Number of $1.17 is 3.3% 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 Graham Number mean?
A high Graham Number can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Graham Number values a company based on its per-share earnings and book value. View historical data on Bowlin Travel Centers and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Graham Number is 1.21 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Bowlin Travel Centers's current Graham Number is $1.17, which is 61% below median its own 10-year median of 3.00. 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 $6.16, compared to a current price of $3.39 — trading 45% below its estimated fair value. The current Graham Number is $1.17, which is 61% below median its 10-year median of 3.00 and 3.3% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 1.21. Bowlin Travel Centers' overall GF Score™ is 62/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Graham Number calculated?
Graham Number is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Bowlin Travel Centers (BWTL), the current Graham Number is $1.17 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 45% below its estimated GF Value™ of $6.16.
GuruFocus considers Bowlin Travel Centers to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for BWTL:
Graham Number: $1.17 (61% below median its 10-year median of 3.00)
GF Value™: $6.16 vs. price of $3.39 (45% below fair value)
Industry Position: 3.3% below the Retail - Cyclical median (#610 of 754)
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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