Bowlin Travel CentersBWTL 68 Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 0.27% as of Jan. 2026, which is 88% below its 10-year median of 2.26. GuruFocus rates BWTL with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of $6.12 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,058 Retail - Cyclical companies, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks worse than 75.05% on this metric.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Bowlin Travel Centers's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 was $0.05 Mil. Bowlin Travel Centers's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 was $16.39 Mil. Therefore, Bowlin Travel Centers's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 was 0.27%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Bowlin Travel Centers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
BWTL'
s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.49 Med: 2.26 Max: 5.65
Current: 0.27
During the past 13 years, Bowlin Travel Centers's highest Return-on-Tangible-Equity was 5.65%. The lowest was -3.49%. And the median was 2.26%.
BWTL's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than 75.05% of 1058
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 8.325
vs BWTL: 0.27
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
Be Aware
Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
Bowlin Travel Centers Return-on-Tangible-Equity Related Terms
Bowlin Travel Centers Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Bowlin Travel Centers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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: Return-on-Tangible-Equity Comparison
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Bowlin Travel Centers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bowlin Travel Centers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Bowlin Travel Centers's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is one times the annual (Jan. 2026) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
What does a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 0.27% mean?
Bowlin Travel Centers (BWTL) has a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 0.27% as of Jan. 2026. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Bowlin Travel Centers and its competitors. This is 88% below median its historical median of 2.26. According to the industry distribution chart, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks #794 out of 1058 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 75%.
Is Bowlin Travel Centers' Return-on-Tangible-Equity too high?
Bowlin Travel Centers' current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 0.27% is 88% below median its 10-year median of 2.26. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 8.33. Bowlin Travel Centers' value of 0.27% is 96.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks #794 out of 1058 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is below the industry midpoint. 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' Return-on-Tangible-Equity compare to CGTL and JBDI?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Bowlin Travel Centers ranks #794 out of 1058 companies for Return-on-Tangible-Equity. This places Bowlin Travel Centers in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 8.33. Bowlin Travel Centers' value of 0.27% is 96.8% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 2.26 vs. the industry median of 8.33, 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity for a Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Return-on-Tangible-Equity among Retail - Cyclical companies is 8.33, based on 1,058 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Return-on-Tangible-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Return-on-Tangible-Equity should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Bowlin Travel Centers's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of 0.27% is 96.8% 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity mean?
A high Return-on-Tangible-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Bowlin Travel Centers and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 8.33 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Bowlin Travel Centers's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 0.27%, which is 88% below median its own 10-year median of 2.26. 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 $6.12, compared to a current price of $3.39 — trading 44.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 0.27%, which is 88% below median its 10-year median of 2.26 and 96.8% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 8.33. 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity calculated?
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Bowlin Travel Centers (BWTL), the current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 0.27% 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 44.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $6.12.
GuruFocus considers Bowlin Travel Centers to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for BWTL:
Return-on-Tangible-Equity: 0.27% (88% below median its 10-year median of 2.26)
GF Value™: $6.12 vs. price of $3.39 (44.6% below fair value)
Industry Position: 96.8% below the Retail - Cyclical median (#794 of 1058)
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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