Befrako
ActiveFinancials · financial year 2025, full format
2025 annual accounts filed 31 days after the deadline Filed on 31 August 2026, deadline 31 July 2026 (7 months after the close on 31 December 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00490877.
Annual accounts 2025 filed on 31-08-2026 at the NBB all 27 filings
Turnover
≈ €2.9m
Estimated: probably between €1.8m and €4.9m
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€193,946▲ 224%
2024 · €59,857
Working capital
€1.3m▲ 13.7%
2024 · €1.1m
In the rankings
#9 company by total assets in Zonhoven, Wholesale and retail trade sector#10 company by equity in Zonhoven, Wholesale and retail trade sector
Multi-year overview
2018 to 2025, 8 financial yearsOperating result
€103,348
▼ 37.3%
2025
20182025
Net result
€193,946
▲ 224%
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Equity
€1.7m
▲ 12.6%
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Total assets
€4.0m
▲ 1.2%
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Debt
€2.3m
▼ 5.9%
2025
20182025
Working capital
€1.3m
▲ 13.7%
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Solvency
42.6%
▲ 4.3pp
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Current ratio
1.57
▲ 0.10
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Return on assets (ROA)
4.8%
▲ 3.3pp
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Staff (FTE)
8.8
▲ 20.5%
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Every figure per financial year
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.08m-€0.2m▲ 146%€0.5m▲ 143%€0.3m▼ 34.1%€0.4m▲ 6.3%€0.3m▼ 27.7%€0.2m▼ 36.1%€0.1m▼ 37.3%
Net result€0.09m-€0.1m▲ 41.2%€0.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 151%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 25.3%€0.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 68.1%€0.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 24.5%€0.06mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 79.4%€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 224%
Equity€0.1m-€0.3m▲ 94.0%€0.6mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 122%€0.8mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 41.0%€1.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 48.9%€1.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 24.8%€1.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 4.1%€1.7mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 12.6%
Total assets€3.3m-€3.8m▲ 14.8%€3.1mabove the sector's middle half▼ 18.2%€4.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 57.8%€6.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 26.0%€4.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 22.1%€4.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 17.6%€4.0mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 1.2%
Debt€3.2m-€3.6m▲ 12.7%€2.6m▼ 28.1%€4.1m▲ 61.5%€5.0m▲ 21.7%€3.4m▼ 33.1%€2.5m▼ 27.1%€2.3m▼ 5.9%
Working capital€0.06m-€0.1m▲ 98.2%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 232%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 2.8%€0.8mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 96.1%€1.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 33.5%€1.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 5.5%€1.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 13.7%
Solvency3.9%-6.6%▲ 2.7pp17.9%below the sector's middle half▲ 11.3pp16.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 1.9pp18.9%below the sector's middle half▲ 2.9pp30.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 11.4pp38.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 8.0pp42.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.3pp
Current ratio1.02-1.04▲ 0.021.18within the sector's middle half▲ 0.141.10below the sector's middle half▼ 0.071.16below the sector's middle half▲ 0.061.32within the sector's middle half▲ 0.161.47within the sector's middle half▲ 0.151.57within the sector's middle half▲ 0.10
Return on assets (ROA)2.6%-3.2%▲ 0.6pp9.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 6.6pp4.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 5.2pp6.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.6pp6.0%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.2pp1.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 4.5pp4.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.3pp
Staff (FTE)6.2-7▲ 12.9%7.7within the sector's middle half▲ 10.0%8.4above the sector's middle half▲ 9.1%8.1above the sector's middle half▼ 3.6%7.5above the sector's middle half▼ 7.4%7.3within the sector's middle half▼ 2.7%8.8within the sector's middle half▲ 20.5%
above
within
below
The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Wholesale trade (NACE 46). A quarter of them sit below it, a quarter above. Each year counts only accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
The operating result for 2025 is 37% lower than in 2024 and the lowest since 2021. It is the third fall in a row.
Large changes and their cause
- 2025 Net result +224% on 2024. The accounts now follow the full format, last year the abbreviated format.
The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €4.0m
Fixed assets
€569,331 ▲ 7.5%
Current assets
€3.5m ▲ 0.2%
Equity and liabilities €4.0m
Equity
€1.7m ▲ 12.6%
Debt
€2.3m ▼ 5.9%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 61.7% to 57.4%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€153,112▼
2024 · €208,155
Cash flow
€243,709▲
2024 · €103,162
Quick ratio
0.73▲
2024 · 0.61
Debt to equity
1.34▼
2024 · 1.61
ROE
11.3%▲
2024 · 3.9%
Interest coverage
0.85▼
2024 · 1.20
Debt ≤ 1 year
€2.2m▼
2024 · €2.3m
Debt > 1 year
€93,764▲
2024 · €91,202
Income taxes
€25,542▲
2024 · €24,702
Staff costs
€378,681▲
2024 · €304,286
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.
Staff
| Item | 31-12-2021 | 31-12-2022 | 31-12-2023 | 31-12-2024 | 31-12-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees at the balance-sheet date | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| full-time | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| part-time | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| in full-time equivalents | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.8 |
| Average over the year, in full-time equivalents | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.8 |
| On a permanent contract | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Joined | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| Left | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Source: social balance sheet in the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts
Securities and guarantees
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debts secured on the company's own assets | €1.6m | €3.1m | €2.6m | €1.7m | €1.2m |
| Mortgages, amount registered | €74,368 | €74,368 | €74,368 | €74,368 | €74,368 |
| Mortgage mandates | €153,694 | €153,694 | €153,694 | €153,694 | €153,694 |
| Carrying value of the mortgaged assets | €190,036 | €162,440 | €145,610 | €117,224 | €91,673 |
| Pledge on the business | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of debts and off-balance-sheet rights and commitments)
Investments
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible fixed assets | €13,533 | €7,348 | €22,375 | €559 | €47,124 |
| Intangible fixed assets | - | - | - | €26,934 | €42,412 |
| Financial fixed assets | €296,232 | - | - | - | - |
| Depreciation and write-downs of the year | €60,950 | €57,550 | €52,059 | €43,305 | €49,764 |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)
Subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2023 to 2025 · 6 entries · €33,539 awarded · €31,008 paid| Year | Entries | Awarded | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | €3,214 | €25,683 |
| 2024 | 2 | €29,087 | €4,087 |
| 2023 | 1 | €1,238 | €1,238 |
Annual accounts
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | - | - | €22,345 | €97 | - | - | - |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | - | €348,917 | €338,000 | €306,581 | €304,286 | €378,681 | ▲ 24.4% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €51,110 | €67,613 | €52,923 | €60,950 | €57,550 | €52,059 | €43,305 | €49,764 | ▲ 14.9% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | - | - | €7,797 | - | €691 | - | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €33,062 | €26,442 | €23,736 | €31,209 | €33,372 | ▲ 6.9% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | - | - | - | €93 | - | - | - |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €430,369 | €546,497 | €870,324 | €778,438 | €786,577 | €640,454 | €544,341 | €565,165 | ▲ 3.8% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €84,987 | €209,358 | €509,373 | €335,509 | €356,788 | €257,985 | €164,850 | €103,348 | ▼ 37.3% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €136,137 | €429,848 | €289,939 | €93,800 | €295,326 | ▲ 215% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €138,909 | €38,785 | €56,274 | €136,137 | €429,848 | €289,939 | €93,800 | €295,326 | ▲ 215% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €194,581 | €354,005 | €221,617 | €174,091 | €179,186 | ▲ 2.9% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €136,923 | €125,886 | €182,980 | €194,581 | €354,005 | €221,617 | €174,091 | €179,186 | ▲ 2.9% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €86,973 | €122,274 | €382,667 | €277,065 | €432,630 | €326,306 | €84,559 | €219,488 | ▲ 160% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €600 | €330 | €76,007 | €47,920 | €47,417 | €35,575 | €24,702 | €25,542 | ▲ 3.4% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €86,373 | €121,944 | €306,660 | €229,145 | €385,213 | €290,731 | €59,857 | €193,946 | ▲ 224% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €86,373 | €121,944 | €306,660 | €229,145 | €385,213 | €290,731 | €59,857 | €193,946 | ▲ 224% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €3.3m | €3.8m | €3.1m | €4.9m | €6.2m | €4.8m | €4.0m | €4.0m | ▲ 1.2% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.6m | ▲ 7.5% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €0.001m | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.008m | €0.03m | €0.06m | ▲ 101% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▲ 7.2% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.09m | ▼ 21.8% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.02m | ▲ 18.8% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | €0.05m | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.05m | ▲ 183% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.4m | ▼ 0.1% |
| Current assets29/58 | €3.0m | €3.4m | €2.7m | €4.3m | €5.6m | €4.3m | €3.4m | €3.5m | ▲ 0.2% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €1.3m | €1.4m | €1.2m | €1.8m | €3.8m | €2.8m | €2.0m | €1.8m | ▼ 8.5% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | - | - | €1.8m | €3.8m | €2.8m | €2.0m | €1.8m | ▼ 8.5% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €0.8m | €1.5m | €1.1m | €2.1m | €1.4m | €1.1m | €1.2m | €1.2m | ▲ 2.0% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €2.0m | €1.3m | €1.0m | €1.1m | €1.1m | ▲ 4.2% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.09m | €0.07m | ▼ 24.7% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.8m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.4m | ▲ 71.8% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | ▲ 14.1% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €3.3m | €3.8m | €3.1m | €4.9m | €6.2m | €4.8m | €4.0m | €4.0m | ▲ 1.2% |
| Equity10/15 | €0.1m | €0.3m | €0.6m | €0.8m | €1.2m | €1.5m | €1.5m | €1.7m | ▲ 12.6% |
| Contributions10/11 | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | = |
| Capital10 | - | - | - | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | - | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | = |
| Reserves13 | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.2m | ▲ 457% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €0.006m | €0.006m | €0.006m | €0.006m | €0.006m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | - | €0.006m | €0.006m | €0.006m | €0.006m | €0.006m | = |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | - | - | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.04m | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.2m | - |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €0.03m | €0.1m | €0.5m | €0.7m | €1.1m | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.4m | ▼ 0.1% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €0.03m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €3.2m | €3.6m | €2.6m | €4.1m | €5.0m | €3.4m | €2.5m | €2.3m | ▼ 5.9% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.09m | €0.09m | ▲ 2.8% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.09m | €0.09m | ▲ 2.8% |
| Other amounts payable178/9 | - | - | - | €350 | €350 | €350 | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €2.9m | €3.3m | €2.3m | €3.9m | €4.8m | €3.2m | €2.3m | €2.2m | ▼ 6.1% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | €0.04m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.03m | ▲ 30.4% |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | - | €1.4m | €2.9m | €2.5m | €1.5m | €1.1m | ▼ 29.2% |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | - | €1.4m | €2.9m | €2.5m | €1.5m | €1.1m | ▼ 29.2% |
| Trade debts44 | €0.7m | €0.8m | €0.8m | €1.9m | €1.7m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €1.0m | ▲ 53.4% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €1.9m | €1.7m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €1.0m | ▲ 53.4% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress46 | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.003m | - | - | - | - |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €0.07m | €0.09m | €0.09m | €0.08m | €0.09m | ▲ 11.7% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.03m | ▼ 13.4% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.04m | €0.06m | ▲ 34.4% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €0.5m | €0.1m | €0.06m | €0.08m | €0.04m | ▼ 52.9% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €0.06m | €0.04m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.01m | ▼ 25.0% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €86,373 | €121,944 | €306,660 | €229,145 | €385,213 | €290,731 | €59,857 | €193,946 | ▲ 224% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €51,110 | €67,613 | €52,923 | €60,950 | €57,550 | €52,059 | €43,305 | €49,764 | ▲ 14.9% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €137,483 | €189,556 | €359,583 | €290,095 | €442,764 | €342,790 | €103,162 | €243,709 | ▲ 136% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€81,732 | -€61,765 | -€309,765 | -€7,348 | -€22,375 | -€26,770 | -€89,336 | ▼ 234% |
| Change in cash | - | -€251,143 | -€186,441 | €81,058 | -€119,287 | €27,785 | -€135,136 | €153,096 | - |
A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Historical observation
In July 2024, 17,041 companies had the same profile as Befrako has now. Two years later, 94.3% were still going and 0.5% had gone bankrupt.
- Micro
- 20 years or older
- solvency 30% or more
- a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
94.3%
was still going
4.9%
stopped otherwise
0.5%
went bankrupt
Another 0.2% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.
That fits the bankruptcy probability of Befrako itself: 0.1% within 12 months.
Test of the method
The method was tested on the 497,446 companies of July 2024. Each company was given the bankruptcy share of the same profile a year earlier, in July 2023. The expectation was that 1.6% would go bankrupt within 24 months. In fact 1.7% went bankrupt.
| Group | Expected | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| 3 | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 4 | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| 5 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| 6 | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| 7 | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| 8 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 9 | 3.0% | 3.1% |
| 10 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
A company that went bankrupt had a higher expected share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level depends on the economy. In a year with more bankruptcies than the year before, the actual share is higher than the expected one.
This is an observation about 17,041 companies, not a prediction for Befrako. The sector does not count, because the KBO no longer lists a sector for a company that has stopped. By sector, mostly the survivors would count, which would paint too rosy a picture.
Latest 10 of 27 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | full format | 31-08-2026 | 2026-00490877 | |
| 31-12-2024 | abbreviated format | 28-08-2025 | 2025-00450863 | |
| 31-12-2023 | abbreviated format | 29-08-2024 | 2024-00431617 | |
| 31-12-2022 | abbreviated format | 31-08-2023 | 2023-00411536 | |
| 31-12-2021 | abbreviated format | 30-07-2022 | 2022-20275935 | |
| 31-12-2020 | abbreviated format | 28-07-2021 | 2021-44900536 | |
| 31-12-2019 | abbreviated format | 05-10-2020 | 2020-59000429 | |
| 31-12-2018 | abbreviated format | 30-08-2019 | 2019-63300264 | |
| 31-12-2017 | abbreviated format | 19-07-2018 | 2018-34800413 | |
| 31-12-2016 | abbreviated format | 28-08-2017 | 2017-57300372 |