Summary
The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of Castingpar is 3.8% (moderate). The 2023 annual accounts show equity of €2.0m and a net result of -€586,331. Equity is shrinking by about 14% per year across the filed financial years. The company has been active since 1978 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.
Financials · financial year 2023, full format, 2025 accounts filed, figures not processed yet
Turnover
€26.0m▲ 53.7%
2022 · €16.9m
EBIT margin
-1.8%▲ 9.6pp
2022 · -11.5%
Net result
-€586,331▲ 70.1%
2022 · -€2.0m
Working capital
€1.4m▼ 59.5%
2022 · €3.5m
Trend over the years
2019 to 2023, 5 financial years 2018 to 2023, 6 financial years
The operating result stays negative: a loss of €470,689 in 2023 against €1.9m in 2022; the loss shrinks.
What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Turnover€26.0m
2023
Operating result-€0.5m
2023
Net result-€0.6m
2023
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€21.3m
2023
Equity€2.0m
2023
Debt€18.8m
2023
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital€1.4m
2023
How much of each euro of turnover is left from operations (EBIT margin) and what the assets earn (return on assets).
EBIT margin-1.8%
2023
Return on assets (ROA)-2.7%
2023
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Solvency9.3%
2023
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Current ratio1.08
2023
Average staff in full-time equivalents (FTE).
Staff (FTE)177.5
2023
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
Sector: the middle half of NACE 24, Manufacture of basic metals: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line201820192020202120222023
Turnover€13.6m-€11.8m▼ 13.5%€17.5m▲ 48.9%€15.1m▼ 13.7%€16.9m▲ 11.9%€26.0m▲ 53.7%
Operating result€1.1m-€0.1m▼ 89.0%-€2.4m-€2.3m▲ 4.3%-€1.9m▲ 17.3%-€0.5m▲ 75.7%
Net result€0.7m-€0.05m▼ 93.2%-€1.1mbelow the sector's middle half-€2.4mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 111%-€2.0mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 18.8%-€0.6mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 70.1%
EBIT margin8.2%-1.0%▼ 7.1pp-14.0%▼ 15.0pp-15.5%▼ 1.5pp-11.5%▲ 4.1pp-1.8%▲ 9.6pp
Equity€4.4m-€4.4m▲ 1.1%€7.0mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 58.9%€4.6mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 34.7%€2.6mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 43.2%€2.0mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 23.0%
Total assets€9.5m-€7.8m▼ 18.0%€17.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 121%€13.4mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 21.9%€18.4mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 37.9%€21.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 15.7%
Debt€4.7m-€3.1m▼ 35.2%€9.7m▲ 217%€8.4m▼ 13.2%€15.5m▲ 85.1%€18.8m▲ 21.0%
Working capital€3.7m-€4.0m▲ 7.8%€7.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 88.3%€5.4mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 28.4%€3.5mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 36.5%€1.4mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 59.5%
Solvency46.0%-56.7%▲ 10.7pp40.8%within the sector's middle half▼ 15.8pp34.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 6.7pp14.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 20.1pp9.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 4.7pp
Current ratio2.05-2.92▲ 0.872.41within the sector's middle half▼ 0.512.16within the sector's middle half▼ 0.251.29within the sector's middle half▼ 0.871.08below the sector's middle half▼ 0.21
Return on assets (ROA)7.5%-0.6%▼ 6.9pp-6.7%below the sector's middle half▼ 7.3pp-18.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 11.4pp-10.6%below the sector's middle half▲ 7.4pp-2.7%below the sector's middle half▲ 7.9pp
Staff (FTE)118.3-117.3▼ 0.8%203.1above the sector's middle half▲ 73.1%181.9above the sector's middle half▼ 10.4%174above the sector's middle half▼ 4.3%177.5above the sector's middle half▲ 2.0%
above
within
below
the middle half of NACE 24, Manufacture of basic metals: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
Why a figure moved sharply
- 2021 Net result -111% on 2020. Merger absorbing SETTAS, effective 30-09-2020, in the previous financial year; now counts for a full year for the first time.
- 2020 Equity +59%, Total assets +121%, Staff (FTE) +73% on 2019. Merger absorbing SETTAS, effective 30-09-2020. Merger absorbing S.A. PRECIMETAL Outillages de Précision, effective 01-01-2020.
Balance-sheet composition
2023 in colour, 2022 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €21.3m
Fixed assets
€2.9m ▼ 2.9%
Current assets
€18.5m ▲ 19.3%
Equity and liabilities €21.3m
Equity
€2.0m ▼ 23.0%
Provisions
€553,456 ▲ 76.2%
Debt
€18.8m ▲ 21.0%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 84.3% to 88.1%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€149,555▲
2022 · -€1.3m
Cash flow
€33,913▲
2022 · -€1.3m
Quick ratio
0.38▼
2022 · 0.45
Debt to equity
9.43▲
2022 · 6.00
ROE
-29.4%▲
2022 · -75.8%
Interest coverage
0.41▲
2022 · -5.95
Debt ≤ 1 year
€17.1m▲
2022 · €12.0m
Debt > 1 year
€1.7m▼
2022 · €2.4m
Income taxes
€4,000▲
2022 · €3,885
Staff costs
€11.0m▲
2022 · €9.5m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | - | - | €17.0m | €16.1m | €20.9m | €28.4m | ▲ 35.8% |
| Turnover70 | €13.6m | €11.8m | €17.5m | €15.1m | €16.9m | €26.0m | ▲ 53.7% |
| Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71 | - | - | -€1.1m | €0.5m | €3.4m | €1.6m | ▼ 52.4% |
| Own construction capitalised72 | - | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.3m | ▲ 10.0% |
| Other operating income74 | - | - | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.6m | ▲ 38.5% |
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | €0.03m | €0.004m | - | - | - |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | - | €19.4m | €18.4m | €22.9m | €28.9m | ▲ 26.3% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60 | - | - | €5.2m | €5.4m | €8.4m | €9.9m | ▲ 18.0% |
| Purchases600/8 | - | - | €4.8m | €5.5m | €8.7m | €10.5m | ▲ 20.8% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609 | - | - | €0.4m | -€0.03m | -€0.3m | -€0.6m | ▼ 92.3% |
| Services and other goods61 | - | - | €3.6m | €3.4m | €4.2m | €6.6m | ▲ 56.3% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | €9.2m | €8.6m | €9.5m | €11.0m | ▲ 15.9% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €0.6m | €0.7m | €1.2m | €1.0m | €0.7m | €0.6m | ▼ 6.1% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | -€0.09m | -€0.03m | - | €0.4m | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | - | - | €0.08m | -€0.1m | -€0.03m | €0.2m | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▲ 21.3% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €1.1m | €0.1m | -€2.4m | -€2.3m | -€1.9m | -€0.5m | ▲ 75.7% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | €0.8m | €0.09m | €0.4m | €0.4m | ▲ 11.4% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €0.005m | €0.003m | €0.2m | €0.09m | €0.4m | €0.4m | ▲ 11.4% |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | - | - | €0.04m | €0.04m | €0.07m | €0.07m | = |
| Income from current assets751 | - | - | - | - | €415 | €0.03m | ▲ 61× |
| Other financial income752/9 | - | - | €0.2m | €0.05m | €0.3m | €0.3m | ▲ 5.5% |
| Non-recurring financial income76B | - | - | €0.6m | - | - | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.4m | €0.5m | ▲ 34.9% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.4m | €0.5m | ▲ 34.9% |
| Debt charges650 | €0.004m | €0.006m | €0.07m | €0.06m | €0.2m | €0.4m | ▲ 68.2% |
| Other financial charges652/9 | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.1m | ▼ 8.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €1.1m | €0.1m | -€1.8m | -€2.4m | -€2.0m | -€0.6m | ▲ 70.3% |
| Transfer from deferred taxes780 | - | - | - | €0.001m | - | - | - |
| Income taxes67/77 | €0.4m | €0.05m | -€0.6m | -€0.006m | €0.004m | €0.004m | ▲ 3.0% |
| Taxes670/3 | - | - | - | €0.004m | €0.004m | €0.004m | ▼ 9.1% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77 | - | - | €0.6m | €0.01m | €0.001m | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €0.7m | €0.05m | -€1.1m | -€2.4m | -€2.0m | -€0.6m | ▲ 70.1% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €0.7m | €0.05m | -€1.1m | -€2.4m | -€2.0m | -€0.6m | ▲ 70.1% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €9.5m | €7.8m | €17.1m | €13.4m | €18.4m | €21.3m | ▲ 15.7% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €2.2m | €1.6m | €4.1m | €3.2m | €3.0m | €2.9m | ▼ 2.9% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €0.05m | €0.01m | €0.3m | €0.1m | €0.3m | €0.4m | ▲ 41.4% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €1.4m | €1.0m | €2.8m | €2.1m | €1.7m | €1.5m | ▼ 12.0% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | - | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▲ 2.8% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | €2.4m | €1.7m | €1.4m | €1.2m | ▼ 12.1% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.07m | €0.04m | ▼ 34.2% |
| Assets under construction and advance payments27 | - | - | - | - | €0.02m | - | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €0.7m | €0.7m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | ▼ 0.1% |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | - | - | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | = |
| Amounts receivable281 | - | - | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.0m | = |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | - | - | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | - | - |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | - | - | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | - | - |
| Current assets29/58 | €7.3m | €6.1m | €13.0m | €10.1m | €15.5m | €18.5m | ▲ 19.3% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €0.3m | €0.3m | €5.8m | €6.4m | €10.1m | €12.0m | ▲ 18.5% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | - | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.6m | €2.2m | ▲ 34.4% |
| Raw materials and consumables30/31 | - | - | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.3m | €1.9m | ▲ 47.5% |
| Finished goods33 | - | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 23.9% |
| Contracts in progress37 | - | - | €4.9m | €5.4m | €8.5m | €9.8m | ▲ 15.4% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €2.3m | €2.3m | €5.3m | €2.9m | €4.6m | €4.5m | ▼ 1.5% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | €4.2m | €2.4m | €3.9m | €3.9m | ▲ 0.9% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | €1.2m | €0.5m | €0.7m | €0.6m | ▼ 15.3% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €1.6m | €0.4m | €1.6m | €0.4m | €0.2m | €1.3m | ▲ 640% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.6m | €0.7m | ▲ 13.6% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €9.5m | €7.8m | €17.1m | €13.4m | €18.4m | €21.3m | ▲ 15.7% |
| Equity10/15 | €4.4m | €4.4m | €7.0m | €4.6m | €2.6m | €2.0m | ▼ 23.0% |
| Contributions10/11 | €1.3m | €1.3m | €2.7m | €2.7m | €2.7m | €2.7m | = |
| Capital10 | - | - | €2.7m | €2.7m | €2.7m | €2.7m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | €2.7m | €2.7m | €2.7m | €2.7m | = |
| Reserves13 | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.8m | €0.8m | €0.8m | €0.8m | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | = |
| Other1319 | - | - | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.06m | = |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | - | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.5m | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €2.4m | €2.5m | €3.4m | €1.0m | -€1.0m | -€1.6m | ▼ 60.6% |
| Investment grants15 | - | - | €0.04m | €0.03m | €0.01m | €0.004m | ▼ 73.4% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.6m | ▲ 76.2% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | - | - | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.6m | ▲ 76.2% |
| Pensions and similar obligations160 | - | - | €0.08m | €0.07m | €0.04m | €0.09m | ▲ 123% |
| Major repairs and maintenance162 | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | = |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.3m | ▲ 187% |
| Deferred taxes168 | - | - | €0.001m | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €4.7m | €3.1m | €9.7m | €8.4m | €15.5m | €18.8m | ▲ 21.0% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €1.2m | €0.9m | €4.3m | €3.3m | €2.4m | €1.7m | ▼ 31.1% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | €4.3m | €3.3m | €2.4m | €1.7m | ▼ 31.1% |
| Credit institutions173 | - | - | €4.3m | €3.3m | €2.4m | €1.7m | ▼ 31.1% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €3.6m | €2.1m | €5.4m | €4.7m | €12.0m | €17.1m | ▲ 41.9% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €1.2m | ▲ 28.4% |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | - | - | €1.8m | €2.8m | ▲ 56.7% |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | - | - | €1.8m | €2.8m | ▲ 56.7% |
| Trade debts44 | €0.8m | €0.6m | €1.7m | €1.5m | €2.9m | €4.4m | ▲ 50.4% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | €1.7m | €1.5m | €2.9m | €4.4m | ▲ 50.4% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress46 | - | - | €0.06m | €0.2m | €1.3m | €2.5m | ▲ 93.6% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | €1.5m | €1.8m | €3.1m | €3.8m | ▲ 22.4% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.5m | €0.6m | ▲ 22.9% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | €1.2m | €1.6m | €2.6m | €3.2m | ▲ 22.3% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | €1.2m | €0.2m | €2.0m | €2.3m | ▲ 18.3% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | €0.02m | €0.4m | €1.1m | €0.07m | ▼ 93.6% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €0.7m | €0.05m | -€1.1m | -€2.4m | -€2.0m | -€0.6m | ▲ 70.1% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €0.6m | €0.7m | €1.2m | €1.0m | €0.7m | €0.6m | ▼ 6.1% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €1.4m | €0.7m | €0.008m | -€1.4m | -€1.3m | €0.03m | - |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€0.1m | -€3.7m | -€0.08m | -€0.4m | -€0.5m | ▼ 38.2% |
| Change in cash | - | -€1.2m | €1.1m | -€1.1m | -€0.3m | €1.1m | - |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 47 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | full format | 18-06-2026 | 2026-00184337 |
| 31-12-2024 | full format | 06-06-2025 | 2025-00148390 |
| 31-12-2023 | full format | 18-06-2024 | 2024-00140148 |
| 31-12-2022 | full format | 26-05-2023 | 2023-00099620 |
| 31-12-2021 | full format | 18-05-2022 | 2022-20031496 |
| 31-12-2020 | full format | 17-05-2021 | 2021-14400516 |
| 31-12-2019 | full format | 30-06-2020 | 2020-25400019 |
| 31-12-2018 | full format | 20-05-2019 | 2019-13400261 |
| 31-12-2017 | full format | 16-05-2018 | 2018-12900202 |
| 31-12-2016 | full format | 16-05-2017 | 2017-12000393 |
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