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Arovo Belgium

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Private limited companyfounded 200124 yrs activeBrandstraat 1, 9000 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0475.722.246
Summary

Arovo Belgium has been active since 2001 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €10.36M and a net result of €2.33M. Equity is growing by ~9.9% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 33% of 5989 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.4% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2024
55 / 100
Fair
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability45▲+7
Solvency52▼-2
Growth68▲+25
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.4% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €550k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.85 against 0.67 in 2023; short-term debt: 71.1% and cash: 4.6% of total assets), and 72.6% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Four signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 24 years 0 30 y
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 46
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 46
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
27.4%
Return on assets
6.2%
Age of the figures
21 mo
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 09-09-2025, 40 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
40 d late
2023
48 d late
2022
47 d early
2021
53 d early
2020
30 d early
2019
43 d early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (1)
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2024, full schema

Turnover
€26.44M▲ 51.4%
2023 · €17.47M
2018: €20.48M 2019: €18.61M 2020: €11.97M 2021: €17.82M 2022: €19.56M 2023: €17.47M
2018 → 2024
EBIT margin
7.3%▼ 0.2pp
2023 · 7.5%
2018: 5.6% 2019: 4.3% 2020: 6.3% 2021: 3.4% 2022: 0.9% 2023: 7.5%
2018 → 2024
Net result
€2.33M▲ 618%
2023 · €325k
2018: €784k 2019: €911k 2020: €512k 2021: €1.09M 2022: €708k 2023: €325k
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€-3.99M▲ 37.4%
2023 · €-6.38M
2018: €2.74M 2019: €3.27M 2020: €-4.35M 2021: €-3.98M 2022: €-6.97M 2023: €-6.38M
2018 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Turnover€11.97M-€17.82M▲ 48.9%€19.56M▲ 9.8%€17.47M▼ 10.7%€26.44M▲ 51.4%
Equity€6.90M-€7.99M▲ 15.8%€8.70M▲ 8.9%€8.02M▼ 7.8%€10.36M▲ 29.1%
Operating result€752k-€607k▼ 19.3%€180k▼ 70.3%€1.32M▲ 630%€1.93M▲ 46.4%
Net result€512k-€1.09M▲ 112%€708k▼ 34.9%€325k▼ 54.1%€2.33M▲ 618%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€1.00M€2.00MOperating result 2020: €752k€752kNet result 2020: €512k€512kOperating result 2021: €607k€607kNet result 2021: €1.09M€1.09MOperating result 2022: €180k€180kNet result 2022: €708k€708kOperating result 2023: €1.32M€1.32MNet result 2023: €325k€325kOperating result 2024: €1.93M€1.93MNet result 2024: €2.33M€2.33M20202021202220232024€0€1M€2MOperating result 2022: €180k€180kNet result 2022: €708k€708kOperating result 2023: €1.32M€1.3MNet result 2023: €325k€325kOperating result 2024: €1.93M€1.9MNet result 2024: €2.33M€2.3M202220232024
After the dip in 2022 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2024 is 46% above 2023 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €37.73M
Fixed assets €14.91M ▲ 1.1%
Current assets €22.82M ▲ 76.7%
Equity and liabilities €37.73M
Equity €10.36M ▲ 29.1%
Debt €27.38M ▲ 39.4%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 71.0% to 72.6%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
€1.95M
2023 · €1.34M
Cash flow
€2.36M
2023 · €350k
Current ratio
0.85
2023 · 0.67
Quick ratio
0.56
2023 · 0.44
Debt to equity
2.64
2023 · 2.45
ROE
22.5%
2023 · 4.1%
ROA
6.2%
2023 · 1.2%
Interest coverage
1.96
2023 · 1.37
Debt ≤ 1 year
€26.82M
2023 · €19.29M
Income taxes
€316k
2023 · €63k
Staff costs
€246k
2023 · €229k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2024 against 2023 · 72 lines
Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€27.67M€37.73M
Fixed assets21/28€14.75M€14.91M
Tangible fixed assets22/27€50k€33k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€49k€33k
Furniture and vehicles24€483-
Financial fixed assets28€14.70M€14.88M
Affiliated companies280/1€14.68M€14.85M
Participating interests280€8.31M€8.31M=
Amounts receivable281€6.37M€6.54M
Other financial fixed assets284/8€25k€25k=
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€25k€25k=
Current assets29/58€12.92M€22.82M
Stocks and contracts in progress3€4.46M€7.91M
Stocks30/36€4.46M€7.91M
Goods purchased for resale34€4.46M€7.91M
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€7.40M€13.18M
Trade receivables40€6.17M€5.89M
Other amounts receivable41€1.23M€7.29M
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€1.06M€1.73M
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€2k€3k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€27.67M€37.73M
Equity10/15€8.02M€10.36M
Contributions10/11€3.77M€3.77M=
Reserves13€569k€569k=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€110k€110k=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€110k€110k=
Distributable reserves133€459k€459k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€3.69M€6.02M
Amounts payable17/49€19.65M€27.38M
Amounts payable within one year42/48€19.29M€26.82M
Financial debts43€15.50M€20.50M
Credit institutions430/8€15.50M€20.50M
Trade debts44€3.62M€2.94M
Suppliers440/4€3.62M€2.94M
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€83k€400k
Taxes450/3€63k€379k
Remuneration and social security454/9€20k€21k
Other amounts payable47/48€91k€2.98M
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€354k€560k
Income statement Code20232024
Operating income70/76A€17.47M€26.45M
Turnover70€17.47M€26.44M
Other operating income74€2k€7k
Operating charges60/66A€16.15M€24.52M
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€13.78M€21.41M
Purchases600/8€14.60M€24.86M
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609€-818k€-3.45M
Services and other goods61€2.01M€2.51M
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€229k€246k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€25k€26k
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€104k€329k
Other operating charges640/8€1k€2k
Operating profit (loss)9901€1.32M€1.93M
Financial income75/76B€1.95M€2.48M
Recurring financial income75€1.95M€2.48M
Income from financial fixed assets750€1.50M€1.50M=
Income from current assets751€3k€131k
Other financial income752/9€450k€845k
Financial charges65/66B€2.88M€1.75M
Recurring financial charges65€1.54M€1.75M
Debt charges650€979k€995k
Other financial charges652/9€561k€757k
Non-recurring financial charges66B€1.34M-
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€388k€2.65M
Income taxes67/77€63k€316k
Taxes670/3€63k€316k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€325k€2.33M
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€325k€2.33M
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€4.69M€6.02M
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€4.36M€3.69M
Profit to be distributed694/7€1.00M-
Return on contributions (dividend)694€1.00M-
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90872.02.0=

The notes to these accounts (47 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

2025
09-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema · 40 days late
2024
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €2.33M ▲618%
Operating result €1.93M, net result €2.33M, both a record.
31-12
Financial Equity above €10MEq €10.36M ▲29.1%
7 profitable years in a row build equity to €10.36M.
17-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 48 days late
2023
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €325k ▼54.1%
Net result drops to €325k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
14-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2022
08-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema
2021
01-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
18-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema
2019
20-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema
2018
15-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
14-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
2016
21-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
15 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, Gent · 1 establishment unit since 2008
establishment The establishment unit on the map
Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Brandstraat 19000 Gent
Ground area
84 m²
Building footprint
78 m²
Volume, LiDAR
762 m³
Parcel 44815F1765/00A000, Flanders · tallest building 12.1 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Arovo
Brandstraat 1, 9000 GentWholesale of non-electrical household articles
since 20082.172.862.158
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
44815F1765/00A000 Flanders 84 m² 1 · 78 m² 12.1 m · 3 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Recognitions · licences · registrations

Legal Entity Identifier

699400K79KLKQA04NI86
live in the LEI register

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 1,565 companies in sector 46900 we hold annual accounts for 920. 261 are within a factor 10 of this equity. The 5 above are the closest to it. See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded09-10-2001
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
46494Wholesale of non-electrical household articles
46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
23120Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
23130Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 22 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.