A.HOSTESS & C°
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A.HOSTESS & C° has been active since 1995 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €339,814 and a net result of €27,752. Equity is growing by ~9.6% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 95% of 6161 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.4% (very low).
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Score 2024
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability78▼-5
Solvency100=
Growth78=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.4%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €25,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 19.38 against 9.95 in 2023; short-term debt: 5.1% and cash: 28% of total assets), and 5.1% of the assets are financed with debt.
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−lowers risk○neutral
lowers risk · Long track record
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KBO · incorporation dateAge against the risk zone
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 18-06-2026, 43 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
43 d early
2024
on the day
2023
2 d late
2022
10 d late
2021
86 d late
2020
11 d late
2019
24 d late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 13 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is on the deadline day, and 48% of the sector filed late.
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neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. Usually files around 3 August (4 of the last 5 filed years within 46 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven monthsPosition in the running window
29-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
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Financials · fiscal year 2024, micro schema
Equity
€339,814▲ 8.9%
2023 · €312,062
Total assets
€358,160▲ 3.4%
2023 · €346,443
Net result
€27,752▼ 29.7%
2023 · €39,474
Working capital
€337,267▲ 9.6%
2023 · €307,828
Trend over the years
Click a name to add, emphasise or remove a line.Band: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 96, Personal service activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median.
Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
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Line20202021202220232024
Operating result€809€12,787▲ 1,481%€37,568▲ 194%€48,558▲ 29.3%€43,671▼ 10.1%
Net result€13,578above the sector's middle half▲ 151%€18,721above the sector's middle half▲ 37.9%€33,322above the sector's middle half▲ 78.0%€39,474above the sector's middle half▲ 18.5%€27,752above the sector's middle half▼ 29.7%
Equity€220,544above the sector's middle half▲ 6.6%€239,265above the sector's middle half▲ 8.5%€272,588above the sector's middle half▲ 13.9%€312,062above the sector's middle half▲ 14.5%€339,814above the sector's middle half▲ 8.9%
Total assets€229,279above the sector's middle half▲ 2.3%€248,813above the sector's middle half▲ 8.5%€304,074above the sector's middle half▲ 22.2%€346,443above the sector's middle half▲ 13.9%€358,160above the sector's middle half▲ 3.4%
Debt€8,735▼ 49.1%€9,548▲ 9.3%€31,487▲ 230%€34,381▲ 9.2%€18,346▼ 46.6%
Working capital€205,526above the sector's middle half▲ 10.1%€230,952above the sector's middle half▲ 12.4%€266,668above the sector's middle half▲ 15.5%€307,828above the sector's middle half▲ 15.4%€337,267above the sector's middle half▲ 9.6%
Solvency96.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 3.8pp96.2%above the sector's middle half=89.6%above the sector's middle half▼ 6.5pp90.1%above the sector's middle half▲ 0.4pp94.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 4.8pp
Current ratio24.53above the sector's middle half▲ 11.2525.19above the sector's middle half▲ 0.669.47above the sector's middle half▼ 15.729.95above the sector's middle half▲ 0.4819.38above the sector's middle half▲ 9.43
Return on assets (ROA)5.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.5pp7.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.6pp11.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.4pp11.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.4pp7.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.6pp
Staff (FTE)1within the sector's middle half▼ 44.4%1=1.7▲ 70.0%1.3▼ 23.5%1▼ 23.1%
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within
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the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 96, Personal service activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result falls in 2024; 2024 is 10% below 2023.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €358,160
Fixed assets
€2,547 ▼ 39.8%
Current assets
€355,613 ▲ 3.9%
Equity and liabilities €358,160
Equity
€339,814 ▲ 8.9%
Debt
€18,346 ▼ 46.6%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 9.9% to 5.1%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€45,358▼
2023 · €50,244
Cash flow
€29,439▼
2023 · €41,160
Debt to equity
0.05▼
2023 · 0.11
ROE
8.2%▼
2023 · 12.6%
Interest coverage
67.70▼
2023 · 73.81
Debt ≤ 1 year
€18,346▼
2023 · €34,381
Income taxes
€15,261▼
2023 · €20,322
Staff costs
€58,575▼
2023 · €79,678
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | €43,418 | €73,067 | €79,678 | €58,575 | ▼ 26.5% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €7,204 | €6,705 | €2,393 | €1,686 | €1,687 | ▲ 0.1% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | €1,159 | €1,015 | €1,139 | €1,254 | ▲ 10.1% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €52,968 | €64,069 | €114,043 | €131,061 | €105,187 | ▼ 19.7% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €809 | €12,787 | €37,568 | €48,558 | €43,671 | ▼ 10.1% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | €12,959 | €14,994 | €11,918 | €12 | ▼ 99.9% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €18,031 | €12,959 | €14,994 | €11,918 | €12 | ▼ 99.9% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | €525 | €738 | €681 | €670 | ▼ 1.6% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €571 | €525 | €738 | €681 | €670 | ▼ 1.6% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €18,269 | €25,221 | €51,823 | €59,796 | €43,013 | ▼ 28.1% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €4,691 | €6,500 | €18,501 | €20,322 | €15,261 | ▼ 24.9% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €13,578 | €18,721 | €33,322 | €39,474 | €27,752 | ▼ 29.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €13,578 | €18,721 | €33,322 | €39,474 | €27,752 | ▼ 29.7% |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €229,279 | €248,813 | €304,074 | €346,443 | €358,160 | ▲ 3.4% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €15,018 | €8,313 | €5,920 | €4,234 | €2,547 | ▼ 39.8% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €15,018 | €8,313 | €5,920 | €4,234 | €2,547 | ▼ 39.8% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | €1,865 | €1,022 | €712 | €401 | ▼ 43.7% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | €6,448 | €4,898 | €3,522 | €2,146 | ▼ 39.1% |
| Current assets29/58 | €214,261 | €240,500 | €298,155 | €342,209 | €355,613 | ▲ 3.9% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €203,784 | €212,885 | €231,766 | €251,111 | €255,414 | ▲ 1.7% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | €2,287 | €12,661 | €19,836 | €13,000 | ▼ 34.5% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | €210,598 | €219,105 | €231,275 | €242,414 | ▲ 4.8% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €10,477 | €27,615 | €66,185 | €90,805 | €100,144 | ▲ 10.3% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | €203 | €294 | €56 | ▼ 81.0% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €229,279 | €248,813 | €304,074 | €346,443 | €358,160 | ▲ 3.4% |
| Equity10/15 | €220,544 | €239,265 | €272,588 | €312,062 | €339,814 | ▲ 8.9% |
| Contributions10/11 | - | €18,592 | €18,592 | €18,592 | €18,592 | = |
| Outside capital11 | - | €18,592 | €18,592 | - | - | - |
| Other1109/19 | - | €18,592 | €18,592 | - | - | - |
| Reserves13 | €21,690 | €40,411 | €73,733 | €113,208 | €140,960 | ▲ 24.5% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | €1,859 | €1,859 | - | - | - |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | €1,859 | €1,859 | - | - | - |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | €38,552 | €71,874 | €113,208 | €140,960 | ▲ 24.5% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €180,262 | €180,262 | €180,262 | €180,262 | €180,262 | = |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €8,735 | €9,548 | €31,487 | €34,381 | €18,346 | ▼ 46.6% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €8,735 | €9,548 | €31,487 | €34,381 | €18,346 | ▼ 46.6% |
| Trade debts44 | €565 | €757 | €5,067 | €7,689 | €5,102 | ▼ 33.6% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | €757 | €5,067 | €7,689 | €5,102 | ▼ 33.6% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | €8,791 | €26,419 | €26,692 | €13,244 | ▼ 50.4% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | €7,775 | €22,425 | €20,906 | €9,675 | ▼ 53.7% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | €1,016 | €3,994 | €5,785 | €3,569 | ▼ 38.3% |
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €13,578 | €18,721 | €33,322 | €39,474 | €27,752 | ▼ 29.7% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €7,204 | €6,705 | €2,393 | €1,686 | €1,687 | ▲ 0.1% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €20,782 | €25,426 | €35,715 | €41,160 | €29,439 | ▼ 28.5% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | - |
| Change in cash | - | €17,138 | €38,570 | €24,620 | €9,339 | ▼ 62.1% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2026
18-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · micro schema
2025
31-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · micro schema
2024
02-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · micro schema · 2 days late
2023
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €39,474 ▲18.5%
Operating result €48,558, net result €39,474, both a record.
10-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · micro schema · 10 days late
2022
25-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · micro schema · 86 days late
2021
11-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · micro schema · 11 days late
2020
24-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · micro schema · 24 days late
2019
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €5,407 ▼25.8%
Net result drops to €5,407, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
07-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · micro schema · 68 days late
2018
09-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · micro schema · 9 days late
2017
18-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · micro schema · 18 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
2 acts for this company are in the Belgian State Gazette, of which we have read 0. We have therefore not extracted its directors from those acts yet.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Antwerpen · 1 establishment unit since 1995
Ground area
1,872 m²
Building footprint
233 m²
Volume, LiDAR
2,639 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 12.8 m, ±4 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
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1 establishment unit
A.HOSTESS & CO
since 19952.072.606.027
2 parcels
Flanders
2
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11345B0236/00P006 | Flanders | 1,345 m² | - | - |
| 11345B0236/00L008 | Flanders | 526 m² | 1 · 233 m² | 12.8 m · 4 fl. |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
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Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded21-06-1995
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
78100Employment placement agencies
96991Personal service activities
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Peppol ID
0208:0455549513
Also
9925:BE0455549513
Registered
02-12-2025
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