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Cota

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Public limited companyfounded 1968active for 58 yearsAvenue des Chasseurs 92, 1410 Waterloo, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0403.469.421
Summary

Cota has been active since 1968 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €895,516 and a net result of €14,027. Equity remains stable across the filed financial years (±0% per year). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is below 0.1% (very low).

Financials · financial year 2025, micro format

Equity
€895,516▼ 0.3%
2024 · €897,989
Total assets
€1.1m▲ 0.4%
2024 · €1.1m
Net result
€14,027▲ 50.0%
2024 · €9,351
Working capital
€160,257▲ 43.7%
2024 · €111,548
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2019 to 2025, 7 financial years

The operating result recovers in 2025; 2025 is 18% above 2024.

What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Operating result€0.02m 2025 Net result€0.01m 2025

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line2019202020212022202320242025
Operating result-€0.009m-€0.007m-€0.02m€0.01m€0.03m▲ 168%€0.02m▼ 50.3%€0.02m▲ 17.6%
Net result-€0.01m-€0.001m-€0.02m€0.009m€0.02m▲ 149%€0.009m▼ 56.8%€0.01m▲ 50.0%
Equity€0.9m-€0.9m▲ 0.1%€0.9m▼ 2.5%€0.9m▲ 1.0%€0.9m▲ 2.4%€0.9m▼ 0.8%€0.9m▼ 0.3%
Total assets€1.2m-€1.2m▼ 2.1%€1.1m▼ 2.8%€1.1m▼ 2.1%€1.1m▲ 0.3%€1.1m▼ 2.0%€1.1m▲ 0.4%
Debt€0.1m-€0.1m▼ 15.4%€0.1m▼ 1.7%€0.07m▼ 24.9%€0.06m▼ 14.5%€0.06m▼ 11.7%€0.07m▲ 27.5%
Working capital€0.007m--€0.006m-€0.05m▼ 745%€0.003m€0.07m▲ 1,905%€0.1m▲ 67.3%€0.2m▲ 43.7%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro format does not require them.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.1m
Fixed assets €864,899 ▼ 6.4%
Current assets €230,879 ▲ 38.3%
Equity and liabilities €1.1m
Equity €895,516 ▼ 0.3%
Provisions €129,487 ▼ 5.8%
Debt €70,775 ▲ 27.5%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 5.1% to 6.5%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€77,691▲
2024 · €75,608
Cash flow
€73,158▲
2024 · €69,174
Current ratio
3.27▲
2024 · 3.02
Debt to equity
0.08▲
2024 · 0.06
ROE
1.6%▲
2024 · 1.0%
ROA
1.3%▲
2024 · 0.9%
Interest coverage
over 100
2024 · over 100
Debt ≤ 1 year
€70,621▲
2024 · €55,345
Income taxes
€12,054▼
2024 · €13,946
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 14,766 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.2% went bankrupt within 24 months and 96% are still going.

  • Small
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
0.2% went bankrupt
3.5% stopped otherwise
96% still going

A further 0.1% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of < 0.1% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.

How reliable is this rule?

Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,470 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to highest expected share.
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% 1.0%
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%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.

An observation about 14,766 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 50 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.1m€1.1m▲
Fixed assets21/28€0.9m€0.9m▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.9m€0.9m▼
Land and buildings22€0.9m€0.9m▼
Financial fixed assets28€76€76=
Current assets29/58€0.2m€0.2m▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.005m€0.005m=
Other amounts receivable41€0.005m€0.005m=
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.2m€0.2m▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0.001m€0.001m▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.1m€1.1m▲
Equity10/15€0.9m€0.9m▼
Contributions10/11€0.1m€0.1m=
Reserves13€0.7m€0.7m▼
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0.01m€0.01m=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€0.01m€0.01m=
Tax-exempt reserves132€0.3m€0.3m▼
Distributable reserves133€0.4m€0.4m▲
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0.08m€0.08m=
Provisions and deferred taxes16€0.1m€0.1m▼
Deferred taxes168€0.1m€0.1m▼
Amounts payable17/49€0.06m€0.07m▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.06m€0.07m▲
Trade debts44€0.02m€0.02m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.02m€0.02m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.001m€0.001m▲
Taxes450/3€0.001m€0.001m▲
Other amounts payable47/48€0.03m€0.05m▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€154€154=
Income statement Code20242025
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.06m€0.06m▼
Other operating charges640/8€0.01m€0.02m▲
Gross operating margin9900€0.09m€0.1m▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.02m€0.02m▲
Financial income75/76B€0-
Recurring financial income75€0-
Financial charges65/66B€437€427▼
Recurring financial charges65€437€427▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.02m€0.02m▲
Transfer from deferred taxes780€0.008m€0.008m=
Income taxes67/77€0.01m€0.01m▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.009m€0.01m▲
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€0.01m€0.01m=
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€0.02m€0.03m▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€0.1m€0.1m▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€0.08m€0.08m=
Transfer from equity791/2€0.02m€0.02m=
Transfer to equity691/2€0.02m€0.03m▲
To other reserves6921€0.02m€0.03m▲
Profit to be distributed694/7€0.02m€0.02m=
Return on contributions (dividend)694€0.02m€0.02m=

The notes to these accounts (6 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€59,386€57,141€58,135€60,106€60,393€59,823€59,131▼ 1.2%
Other operating charges640/8---€15,619€13,277€14,101€19,314▲ 37.0%
Gross operating margin9900€62,097€74,885€49,465€87,580€105,458€89,709€97,006▲ 8.1%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€8,546€7,141-€21,771€11,854€31,788€15,785€18,561▲ 17.6%
Financial income75/76B---€0-€0--
Recurring financial income75---€0-€0--
Financial charges65/66B---€783€500€437€427▼ 2.2%
Recurring financial charges65€12,921€12,598€8,640€783€500€437€427▼ 2.2%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€21,467-€5,457-€30,411€11,072€31,288€15,348€18,133▲ 18.1%
Transfer from deferred taxes780---€7,948€7,948€7,948€7,948=
Income taxes67/77-€1,580-€10,314€17,600€13,946€12,054▼ 13.6%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€13,518€911-€22,463€8,707€21,636€9,351€14,027▲ 50.0%
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789---€14,937€14,937€14,937€14,937=
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€1,418€15,848-€7,526€23,643€36,573€24,287€28,964▲ 19.3%
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.2m€1.2m€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m▲ 0.4%
Fixed assets21/28€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m€1.0m€1.0m€0.9m€0.9m▼ 6.4%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m€1.0m€1.0m€0.9m€0.9m▼ 6.4%
Land and buildings22---€1.0m€1.0m€0.9m€0.9m▼ 6.4%
Financial fixed assets28€76€76€76€76€76€76€76=
Current assets29/58€0.06m€0.06m€0.04m€0.08m€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m▲ 38.3%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.005m€0.02m€0.005m€0.003m€0.005m€0.005m€0.005m=
Other amounts receivable41---€0.003m€0.005m€0.005m€0.005m=
Current investments50/53€0.03m€0.008m------
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.03m€0.03m€0.04m€0.07m€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m▲ 39.8%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m▲ 4.4%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.2m€1.2m€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m▲ 0.4%
Equity10/15€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m▼ 0.3%
Contributions10/11€0.1m€0.1m-€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m=
Reserves13€0.7m€0.7m€0.7m€0.7m€0.7m€0.7m€0.7m▼ 0.4%
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m=
Reserves not available under the articles1311---€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m=
Tax-exempt reserves132---€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m▼ 4.8%
Distributable reserves133---€0.3m€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m▲ 3.4%
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0.09m€0.09m€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m=
Provisions and deferred taxes16€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m▼ 5.8%
Deferred taxes168---€0.2m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m▼ 5.8%
Amounts payable17/49€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.07m€0.06m€0.06m€0.07m▲ 27.5%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€0.06m€0.04m€0.01m-----
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.06m€0.06m€0.09m€0.07m€0.06m€0.06m€0.07m▲ 27.6%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42---€0.01m----
Trade debts44€0.02m€0.03m€0.06m€0.03m€0.03m€0.02m€0.02m▲ 2.9%
Suppliers440/4---€0.03m€0.03m€0.02m€0.02m▲ 2.9%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€0.01m€0.02m€0.001m€0.001m▲ 5.4%
Taxes450/3---€0.01m€0.02m€0.001m€0.001m▲ 5.4%
Other amounts payable47/48---€0.02m€0.02m€0.03m€0.05m▲ 43.0%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-----€154€154=
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€13,518€911-€22,463€8,707€21,636€9,351€14,027▲ 50.0%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€59,386€57,141€58,135€60,106€60,393€59,823€59,131▼ 1.2%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€45,867€58,052€35,672€68,813€82,029€69,174€73,158▲ 5.8%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€37,436-€42,996€0-€10,738€0€0-
Change in cash-€3,721€3,721€37,698€50,012€37,272€63,934▲ 71.5%

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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