COOK & CO
InactiveInactive; last annual accounts for fiscal year 2023.
Signals
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+raises risk○neutral
raises risk · Two or more financial years not filed
Since the financial year that closed on 31-12-2024, 2 financial years are missing at the National Bank. A company this far behind goes bankrupt within the year nineteen times as often as a punctual filer.
NBB · 10 filingsPosition against the passed deadline
31-12-2024 close31-07-2025 deadline27-09-2026 today
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2023 was due by 31-07-2024 and was filed on 31-07-2024, 0 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
not filed
2023
on the day
2022
18 d early
2021
45 d early
2020
89 d late
2019
75 d late
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This company filed its last 5 accounts on average 20 days after the deadline; the Belgian median for financial year 2024 is 4 days before the deadline, and 38% of all filings were late.
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Financials · fiscal year 2023, full schema
Turnover
€5.6m
EBIT margin
2.6%
Net result
€125,078▲ 16.6%
2022 · €107,288
Working capital
€890,540▲ 17.6%
2022 · €757,516
Trend over the years
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Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
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Line20192020202120222023
Turnover€5.6m
Operating result€42,524▼ 70.5%-€199,452€19,132€112,417▲ 488%€147,831▲ 31.5%
Net result€20,226▼ 77.6%-€199,642€15,487€107,288▲ 593%€125,078▲ 16.6%
EBIT margin2.6%
Equity€907,045▲ 2.3%€707,403▼ 22.0%€722,890▲ 2.2%€830,178▲ 14.8%€955,256▲ 15.1%
Total assets€2.0m▲ 5.0%€1.2m▼ 36.9%€1.5m▲ 17.5%€1.8m▲ 20.9%€1.8m▲ 4.5%
Debt€1.0m▲ 7.7%€499,189▼ 51.3%€732,862▲ 46.8%€929,735▲ 26.9%€884,114▼ 4.9%
Working capital€788,529▲ 4.6%€632,863▼ 19.7%€651,010▲ 2.9%€757,516▲ 16.4%€890,540▲ 17.6%
Staff (FTE)16.6▲ 16.1%15▼ 9.6%14.8▼ 1.3%13.3▼ 10.1%13.1▼ 1.5%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
After the dip in 2020 the operating result has climbed three years in a row; 2023 is 32% above 2022 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2023 in colour, 2022 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.8m
Fixed assets
€108,514 ▼ 19.5%
Current assets
€1.7m ▲ 6.5%
Equity and liabilities €1.8m
Equity
€955,256 ▲ 15.1%
Debt
€884,114 ▼ 4.9%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 52.8% to 48.1%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€176,570▲
2022 · €149,863
Cash flow
€153,816▲
2022 · €144,734
Current ratio
2.06▲
2022 · 1.87
Quick ratio
1.61▲
2022 · 1.47
Debt to equity
0.93▼
2022 · 1.12
ROE
13.1%▲
2022 · 12.9%
ROA
6.8%▲
2022 · 6.1%
Interest coverage
45.18▲
2022 · 31.00
Debt ≤ 1 year
€840,316▼
2022 · €867,666
Debt > 1 year
€43,798▼
2022 · €62,069
Income taxes
€18,973▲
2022 · €300
Staff costs
€876,205▲
2022 · €760,361
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | - | - | - | - | €5.6m | - |
| Turnover70 | - | - | - | - | €5.6m | - |
| Other operating income74 | - | - | - | - | €15,089 | - |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | - | - | - | €5.5m | - |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60 | - | - | - | - | €4.1m | - |
| Purchases600/8 | - | - | - | - | €4.1m | - |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609 | - | - | - | - | -€34,737 | - |
| Services and other goods61 | - | - | - | - | €423,251 | - |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | €467,488 | €760,361 | €876,205 | ▲ 15.2% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €79,122 | €75,786 | €55,534 | €37,446 | €28,738 | ▼ 23.3% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | - | - | €16,875 | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | €6,029 | €97,338 | €24,644 | ▼ 74.7% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | €3,490 | €5,502 | €5,496 | ▼ 0.1% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €1.1m | €371,364 | €551,673 | €1.0m | - | - |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €42,524 | -€199,452 | €19,132 | €112,417 | €147,831 | ▲ 31.5% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | €10 | €5 | €127 | ▲ 2,519% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €1,186 | €3,390 | €10 | €5 | €127 | ▲ 2,519% |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | - | - | - | - | €127 | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | €3,509 | €4,834 | €3,908 | ▼ 19.2% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €4,318 | €3,241 | €3,509 | €4,834 | €3,908 | ▼ 19.2% |
| Debt charges650 | - | - | - | - | €3,908 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €39,392 | -€199,303 | €15,633 | €107,588 | €144,050 | ▲ 33.9% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €19,166 | €339 | €146 | €300 | €18,973 | ▲ 6,231% |
| Taxes670/3 | - | - | - | - | €18,973 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €20,226 | -€199,642 | €15,487 | €107,288 | €125,078 | ▲ 16.6% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €20,226 | -€199,642 | €15,487 | €107,288 | €125,078 | ▲ 16.6% |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €2.0m | €1.2m | €1.5m | €1.8m | €1.8m | ▲ 4.5% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €236,594 | €169,015 | €114,457 | €134,731 | €108,514 | ▼ 19.5% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €202,643 | €137,921 | €86,963 | €104,034 | €77,817 | ▼ 25.2% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | €46,618 | €33,867 | €27,715 | ▼ 18.2% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | €4,952 | €1,524 | €609 | ▼ 60.0% |
| Leasing and similar rights25 | - | - | €16,095 | €57,765 | €41,586 | ▼ 28.0% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | €19,297 | €10,879 | €7,908 | ▼ 27.3% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €33,952 | €31,095 | €27,495 | €30,697 | €30,697 | = |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | - | - | - | - | €30,697 | - |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | - | - | - | - | €30,697 | - |
| Current assets29/58 | €1.7m | €1.1m | €1.3m | €1.6m | €1.7m | ▲ 6.5% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €297,439 | €247,352 | €223,087 | €345,400 | €380,137 | ▲ 10.1% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | - | €223,087 | €345,400 | €380,137 | ▲ 10.1% |
| Raw materials and consumables30/31 | - | - | - | - | €380,137 | - |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €1.1m | €577,360 | €780,455 | €939,363 | €936,912 | ▼ 0.3% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | €758,778 | €921,652 | €929,567 | ▲ 0.9% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | €21,677 | €17,711 | €7,344 | ▼ 58.5% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €287,457 | €228,535 | €336,920 | €334,150 | €386,690 | ▲ 15.7% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | €833 | €6,269 | €27,118 | ▲ 333% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €2.0m | €1.2m | €1.5m | €1.8m | €1.8m | ▲ 4.5% |
| Equity10/15 | €907,045 | €707,403 | €722,890 | €830,178 | €955,256 | ▲ 15.1% |
| Contributions10/11 | €277,325 | - | €306,325 | €306,325 | €277,325 | ▼ 9.5% |
| Reserves13 | €29,000 | - | - | - | €29,000 | - |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | - | €29,000 | - |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | - | - | - | €29,000 | - |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €600,721 | €401,079 | €416,566 | €523,854 | €648,931 | ▲ 23.9% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €32,464 | €32,464 | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €1.0m | €499,189 | €732,862 | €929,735 | €884,114 | ▼ 4.9% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €85,614 | €62,011 | €42,577 | €62,069 | €43,798 | ▼ 29.4% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | €42,577 | €62,069 | €43,798 | ▼ 29.4% |
| Leasing and similar obligations172 | - | - | - | - | €27,235 | - |
| Credit institutions173 | - | - | - | - | €16,563 | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €939,591 | €437,178 | €690,284 | €867,666 | €840,316 | ▼ 3.2% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | €18,262 | €25,173 | €18,271 | ▼ 27.4% |
| Trade debts44 | €809,210 | €315,940 | €552,374 | €677,287 | €656,973 | ▼ 3.0% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | €552,374 | €677,287 | €656,973 | ▼ 3.0% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | €86,966 | €132,524 | €165,072 | ▲ 24.6% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | €17,918 | €38,303 | €54,978 | ▲ 43.5% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | €69,048 | €94,220 | €110,093 | ▲ 16.8% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | €32,682 | €32,682 | - | - |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €20,226 | -€199,642 | €15,487 | €107,288 | €125,078 | ▲ 16.6% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €79,122 | €75,786 | €55,534 | €37,446 | €28,738 | ▼ 23.3% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €99,348 | -€123,856 | €71,021 | €144,734 | €153,816 | ▲ 6.3% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€8,207 | -€976 | -€57,720 | -€2,521 | ▲ 95.6% |
| Change in cash | - | -€58,922 | €108,385 | -€2,770 | €52,540 | ▲ 1,997% |
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
2024
31-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
2023
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €125,078 ▲16.6%
Operating result €147,831, net result €125,078, both a record.
13-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
16-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €15,487
Net result €15,487 after one loss-making year.
28-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema · 89 days late
2020
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet -€199,642
Net result drops to -€199,642, the lowest in the series.
14-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 75 days late
2019
01-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
2018
10-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
29-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 29 days late
2016
29-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema
2015
25-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2014 · abbreviated schema · 25 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Structure & network
Owners and holdings
1 ownerChain of control
- OP FOODS
- C.E.G.E.S.
- COOK & CO
Highest known parent: OP FOODS. The sources do not say who stands above it.
Owners 1
- C.E.G.E.S.parentSourceaccounts C.E.G.E.S. 2023100%
Holdings 0
No holding stated in the accounts, acts or LEI register we read.
According to the annual accounts of the other companies, the acts in the Belgian Gazette and the LEI register. The register of ultimate beneficial owners (UBO) is not public: who ultimately stands behind a natural person or a foreign parent is not stated here. A company that does not fill in these statements, or need not, is missing.
Connections & network
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