BENJAMIN & CO
ActiveFinancials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format
2025 annual accounts filed 54 days after the deadline Filed on 23 September 2026, deadline 31 July 2026 (7 months after the close on 31 December 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00520912.
Annual accounts 2025 filed on 23-09-2026 at the NBB all 35 filings
Turnover
≈ €470,000
Estimated: probably between €290,000 and €890,000
Total assets
€1.5m▼ 2.0%
2024 · €1.5m
Net result
€78,835▲ 166%
2024 · €29,617
Working capital
-€87,667▼ 1.2%
2024 · -€86,642
Multi-year overview
2018 to 2025, 8 financial yearsOperating result
€92,390
▼ 34.8%
2025
20182025
Net result
€78,835
▲ 166%
2025
20182025
Equity
€268,046
▲ 41.7%
2025
20182025
Total assets
€1.5m
▼ 2.0%
2025
20182025
Debt
€1.0m
▼ 9.2%
2025
20182025
Working capital
-€87,667
▼ 1.2%
2025
20182025
Every figure per financial year
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.04m-€0.2m▲ 282%€0.03m▼ 80.5%€0.02m▼ 50.9%€0.02m▲ 60.4%€0.4m▲ 15×€0.1m▼ 61.7%€0.09m▼ 34.8%
Net result€0.1m-€0.2m▲ 95.3%€0.02m▼ 89.6%€0.01m▼ 51.1%-€0.2m€0.3m€0.03m▼ 88.4%€0.08m▲ 166%
Equity-€0.2m-€0.05m€0.08m▲ 42.5%€0.09m▲ 14.6%-€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m▲ 18.6%€0.3m▲ 41.7%
Total assets€0.8m-€0.7m▼ 6.0%€0.7m▼ 0.4%€0.7m▼ 3.0%€0.7m▼ 4.9%€0.8m▲ 25.3%€1.5m▲ 79.7%€1.5m▼ 2.0%
Debt€0.9m-€0.7m▼ 28.3%€0.6m▼ 3.9%€0.6m▼ 5.1%€0.8m▲ 24.5%€0.6m▼ 22.6%€1.1m▲ 89.6%€1.0m▼ 9.2%
Working capital-€0.9m--€0.6m▲ 29.0%-€0.6m▲ 4.1%-€0.6m▲ 8.7%-€0.7m▼ 31.0%-€0.3m▲ 54.0%-€0.09m▲ 74.6%-€0.09m▼ 1.2%
The operating result for 2025 is 35% lower than in 2024. It is the second fall in a row.
Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The abbreviated or micro format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.5m
Fixed assets
€1.3m ▲ 3.1%
Current assets
€136,876 ▼ 33.8%
Equity and liabilities €1.5m
Equity
€268,046 ▲ 41.7%
Provisions
€181,191 ▼ 3.4%
Debt
€1.0m ▼ 9.2%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 74.7% to 69.2%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€165,846▼
2024 · €344,782
Cash flow
€152,292▼
2024 · €232,706
Current ratio
0.61▼
2024 · 0.70
Debt to equity
3.76▼
2024 · 5.87
ROE
29.4%▲
2024 · 15.7%
ROA
5.4%▲
2024 · 2.0%
Interest coverage
4.97▼
2024 · 23.48
Debt ≤ 1 year
€224,543▼
2024 · €293,376
Debt > 1 year
€783,050▼
2024 · €816,122
Income taxes
-€8,103▼
2024 · €389
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.
Investments
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible fixed assets | €30,386 | €2,654 | €6,425 | €1.2m | €147,718 |
| Depreciation and write-downs of the year | €52,027 | €45,445 | €41,250 | €203,090 | €73,457 |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)
Annual accounts
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €62,527 | €61,579 | €52,900 | €52,027 | €45,445 | €41,250 | €203,090 | €73,457 | ▼ 63.8% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | €21,735 | €20,744 | €21,030 | €21,914 | €24,314 | €26,182 | €30,581 | €20,411 | ▼ 33.3% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €126,065 | €241,827 | €105,100 | €89,248 | €94,304 | €436,924 | €375,363 | €186,257 | ▼ 50.4% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €41,804 | €159,505 | €31,170 | €15,307 | €24,545 | €369,492 | €141,692 | €92,390 | ▼ 34.8% |
| Financial income75/76B | €69,660 | €63,225 | €10 | €0 | €345 | €3,559 | €8,330 | €5,395 | ▼ 35.2% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €69,660 | €63,225 | €10 | €0 | €345 | €3,559 | €8,330 | €5,395 | ▼ 35.2% |
| Financial charges65/66B | €328 | €458 | €393 | €209 | €410 | €303 | €14,686 | €33,399 | ▲ 127% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €328 | €458 | €393 | €209 | €410 | €303 | €14,686 | €33,399 | ▲ 127% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €111,135 | €222,272 | €30,787 | €15,098 | €24,481 | €372,748 | €135,336 | €64,385 | ▼ 52.4% |
| Transfer from deferred taxes780 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €2,869 | €6,347 | ▲ 121% |
| Transfer to deferred taxes680 | - | - | - | - | - | €82,207 | €108,200 | €0 | ▼ 100% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €106 | €5,463 | €8,143 | €4,016 | €207,505 | €34,924 | €389 | -€8,103 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €111,029 | €216,809 | €22,644 | €11,083 | -€183,024 | €255,618 | €29,617 | €78,835 | ▲ 166% |
| Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €8,607 | €19,041 | ▲ 121% |
| Transfer to tax-exempt reserves689 | - | - | - | - | - | €246,621 | €324,599 | €0 | ▼ 100% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €111,029 | €216,809 | €22,644 | €11,083 | -€183,024 | €8,996 | -€286,376 | €97,876 | - |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.8m | €1.5m | €1.5m | ▼ 2.0% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €1.3m | €1.3m | ▲ 3.1% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €1.3m | €1.3m | ▲ 3.1% |
| Land and buildings22 | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €1.3m | €1.3m | ▲ 2.9% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | €0.003m | €0.003m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.001m | ▼ 18.6% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | €0.009m | €299 | €0.001m | €457 | €251 | €0.001m | €497 | €0.004m | ▲ 679% |
| Current assets29/58 | €0.01m | €0.008m | €0.004m | €0.004m | €0.01m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | ▼ 33.8% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €0.002m | €0.005m | €0.003m | €0.004m | €0.01m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.1m | ▲ 0.1% |
| Trade receivables40 | €0.002m | €0.005m | €0.003m | €0.004m | €0.001m | €0.06m | €0.02m | €0.02m | ▲ 21.6% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | €11 | €11 | €11 | €11 | €0.01m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.1m | ▼ 3.1% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.002m | €0.003m | €0.001m | €45 | €80 | €0.001m | €0.07m | €0 | ▼ 100.0% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | €0.007m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.8m | €1.5m | €1.5m | ▼ 2.0% |
| Equity10/15 | -€0.2m | €0.05m | €0.08m | €0.09m | -€0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.3m | ▲ 41.7% |
| Contributions10/11 | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | = |
| Capital10 | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | = |
| Issued capital100 | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | = |
| Reserves13 | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0 | - | - | €0.2m | €0.6m | €0.5m | ▼ 3.4% |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.6m | €0.5m | ▼ 3.4% |
| Distributable reserves133 | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | -€0.3m | -€0.1m | -€0.08m | -€0.07m | -€0.3m | -€0.2m | -€0.5m | -€0.4m | ▲ 18.5% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.08m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▼ 3.4% |
| Deferred taxes168 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.08m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▼ 3.4% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €0.9m | €0.7m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.8m | €0.6m | €1.1m | €1.0m | ▼ 9.2% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.8m | €0.8m | ▼ 4.1% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.8m | €0.8m | ▼ 4.1% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €0.9m | €0.7m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.8m | €0.6m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 23.5% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.04m | ▲ 4.0% |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.001m | - |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.001m | - |
| Trade debts44 | €0.04m | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.06m | €0.05m | €0.04m | €0.02m | ▼ 58.0% |
| Suppliers440/4 | €0.04m | €0.03m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.06m | €0.05m | €0.04m | €0.02m | ▼ 58.0% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.001m | €0 | ▼ 100% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | €106 | €0.006m | €0.008m | €0.02m | €0.2m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.007m | ▼ 71.5% |
| Taxes450/3 | €106 | €0.006m | €0.008m | €0.02m | €0.2m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.005m | ▼ 78.4% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.002m | - |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | €0.9m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▼ 14.3% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | €0.005m | €0.009m | €0.01m | €0.04m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €437 | ▼ 52.3% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €111,029 | €216,809 | €22,644 | €11,083 | -€183,024 | €255,618 | €29,617 | €78,835 | ▲ 166% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €62,527 | €61,579 | €52,900 | €52,027 | €45,445 | €41,250 | €203,090 | €73,457 | ▼ 63.8% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €173,556 | €278,388 | €75,544 | €63,109 | -€137,579 | €296,867 | €232,706 | €152,292 | ▼ 34.6% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€18,774 | -€54,006 | -€30,386 | -€2,654 | €21,579 | -€899,141 | -€113,418 | ▲ 87.4% |
| Change in cash | - | €663 | -€1,613 | -€1,432 | €35 | €508 | €69,421 | -€70,009 | - |
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, 2,613 companies had the same profile as BENJAMIN & CO has now. Two years later, 97.3% were still going and 0.7% had gone bankrupt.
- Small
- 20 years or older
- solvency 10 to 30%
- a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
97.3%
was still going
2.0%
stopped otherwise
0.7%
went bankrupt
The bankruptcy probability of BENJAMIN & CO itself is higher: 1.1% within 12 months. It rests on far more data about BENJAMIN & CO than the profile alone.
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 2,613 companies, not a prediction for BENJAMIN & CO. 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 35 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | abbreviated format | 23-09-2026 | 2026-00520912 | |
| 31-12-2024 | micro format | 26-08-2025 | 2025-00403109 | |
| 31-12-2023 | micro format | 02-10-2024 | 2024-00487826 | |
| 31-12-2022 | micro format | 06-10-2023 | 2023-00473809 | |
| 31-12-2021 | micro format | 13-09-2022 | 2022-20427744 | |
| 31-12-2020 | micro format | 20-06-2022 | 2022-20078900 | |
| 31-12-2019 | micro format | 24-05-2022 | 2022-20035169 | |
| 31-12-2018 | micro format | 12-05-2022 | 2022-20025165 | |
| 31-12-2017 | micro format | 09-10-2019 | 2019-69800522 | |
| 31-12-2016 | micro format | 31-05-2018 | 2018-15900228 |