Bowl America Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Bowl America Inc (BWLA) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Bowl America Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 8M vs -M combined for its competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+273.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Peer revenue share: Bowl America Inc accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
BWLA Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2019
Bowl America Inc generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
API endpoints for this dataset
For context: the Movies and Entertainment industry grew revenue 15.2% year over year, combined, vs -2.4% for Bowl America Inc. Bowl America Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.04% to 0.03%, a loss of 0.01 percentage points.
Bowl America Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl America Inc | No | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (1) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 28.60 % (2 of 7) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
BWLA Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
BWLA Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Bowl America Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Bowl America Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Bowl America Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Bowl America Inc |
46.03 | 7.98 |
 Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation |
519.20 | 1,245.32 |
| SUBTOTAL | 565.23 | 1,253.29 |
Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Bowl America Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Bowl America Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bowlero Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Bowl America Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Bowl America Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl America Inc | 46 | 31,906 | -6,185 |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation | 519 | - | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | 519 | - | - |
Bowl America Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Movies and Entertainment industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (55 companies). See the full Movies and Entertainment industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 56.48 % | 31.26 % (avg) | +25.2 pp |
| Operating Margin | -37.86 % | industry median | +30.3 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -14.68 % | 6.64 % (avg) | -21.3 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 8.19 % | 6.68 % (avg) | +1.5 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Bowl America Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 446.90 % | 4.35 % | -0.84 % | 2.65 % | -3.89 % | -55.52 % |
| Operating Margin | 9.47 % | 13.96 % | 15.51 % | 16.17 % | 11.03 % | -21.14 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 4.04 % | 6.38 % | 7.33 % | 8.07 % | 5.30 % | -4.64 % |
| P/E | - | - | 22.9x | 24.7x | 24.4x | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Bowl America Inc's Strategic Group Map
Bowl America Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Bowl America Inc's trailing-12-month revenue growth of -65.0% and operating margin of -37.9% compares with an average of -13.2% growth and -28.7% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Bowl America Inc sits below that peer average on growth and below it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Bowl America Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 8.19 % vs industry average 6.68 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Bowl America Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Bowl America Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Bowl America Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Bowl America Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 30.3 points above the industry median.
- Return on equity 185.7 points above the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+273.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of competitors (100.00 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Bowl America Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl America Inc | 0.79 | 4.91 | 0.07 |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation | 0.23 | 0.51 | - |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Bowl America Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl America Inc | Q1 2019 | -42.7 % | +160.9 % |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation | Q2 2026 | +0.9 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +0.0 % | - |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Bowl America Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl America Inc | Q1 2019 | -36.1 % | - |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation | Q2 2026 | -8.9 % | +0.1 % |
Bowl America Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl America Inc | - | - | - |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Bowl America Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl America Inc | - | 5.77 |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation | - | 0.42 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | - | 0.45 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.