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Bowlin Travel Centers (Bowlin Travel Centers) Pretax Margin % : -0.13% (As of Jan. 2011)


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What is Bowlin Travel Centers Pretax Margin %?

Pre-Tax margin is calculated as Pre-Tax Income divided by its Revenue. Bowlin Travel Centers's Pre-Tax Income for the six months ended in Jan. 2011 was $-0.04 Mil. Bowlin Travel Centers's Revenue for the six months ended in Jan. 2011 was $26.09 Mil. Therefore, Bowlin Travel Centers's pretax margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2011 was -0.13%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bowlin Travel Centers's Pretax Margin % or its related term are showing as below:


BWTL's Pretax Margin % is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 2.98
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Pretax Margin % only.

Bowlin Travel Centers Pretax Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bowlin Travel Centers's Pretax Margin % 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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Bowlin Travel Centers Pretax Margin % Chart

Bowlin Travel Centers Annual Data
Trend Jan02 Jan03 Jan04 Jan05 Jan06 Jan07 Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11
Pretax Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.68 0.80 -2.62 -1.24 -0.13

Bowlin Travel Centers Semi-Annual Data
Jan00 Jan01 Jan02 Jan03 Jan04 Jan05 Jan06 Jan07 Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11
Pretax Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.68 0.80 -2.62 -1.24 -0.13

Competitive Comparison of Bowlin Travel Centers's Pretax Margin %

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Bowlin Travel Centers's Pretax Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Pretax Margin % 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's Pretax Margin % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bowlin Travel Centers's Pretax Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

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Bowlin Travel Centers Pretax Margin % Calculation

Pretax margin - also known as pretax profit margin is the ratio of Pretax Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Bowlin Travel Centers's Pretax Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2011 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (A: Jan. 2011 )/Revenue (A: Jan. 2011 )
=-0.035/26.086
=-0.13 %

Bowlin Travel Centers's Pretax Margin for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2011 is calculated as

Pretax Margin=Pre-Tax Income (Q: Jan. 2011 )/Revenue (Q: Jan. 2011 )
=-0.035/26.086
=-0.13 %

* 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  (OTCPK:BWTL) Pretax Margin % Explanation

The pretax margin, as know as pretax profit margin, is widely used to measure the operating efficiency of a company before deducting taxes.

The pretax margin is sometimes preferred over the net margin as tax expenditures can make profitability comparisons between companies misleading.

It is a useful tool to compare companies operating in the same sector and less effective when comparing companies from other sectors as each industry generally has different operating expenses and sales patterns.

The long term trend of the pretax margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.


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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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