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COTELFAX

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Private limited companyfounded 1995active for 31 yearsRue du Pont Rouge(Sen) 16, 5630 Cerfontaine, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0454.779.253
Summary

COTELFAX has been active since 1995 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €37,091 and a net result of €14,411. Equity is shrinking by about 7.6% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 34% of 21,956 sector peers (NACE 47, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Financials · financial year 2025, micro format

Turnover
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€14,411▲ 2,966%
2024 · €470
Working capital
-€37,059▲ 66.9%
2024 · -€111,897
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years

The operating result recovers in 2025; 2025 is 156% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.

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

Operating result€25,924 2025 Net result€14,411 2025

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

Sector: the middle half of NACE 47, Retail trade: 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).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€16,081-€15,188▼ 5.6%-€14,382€22,205€12,507▼ 43.7%€16,803▲ 34.3%€10,139▼ 39.7%€25,924▲ 156%
Net result€1,736-€338▼ 80.5%-€24,988below the sector's middle half€11,389within the sector's middle half€384within the sector's middle half▼ 96.6%€37within the sector's middle half▼ 90.2%€470within the sector's middle half▲ 1,154%€14,411within the sector's middle half▲ 2,966%
Equity€58,050-€58,388▲ 0.6%€33,400below the sector's middle half▼ 42.8%€44,789below the sector's middle half▲ 34.1%€45,172within the sector's middle half▲ 0.9%€35,210within the sector's middle half▼ 22.1%€35,680within the sector's middle half▲ 1.3%€37,091within the sector's middle half▲ 4.0%
Total assets€505,453-€475,735▼ 5.9%€403,119within the sector's middle half▼ 15.3%€410,597within the sector's middle half▲ 1.9%€370,018above the sector's middle half▼ 9.9%€322,155within the sector's middle half▼ 12.9%€305,975within the sector's middle half▼ 5.0%€238,594within the sector's middle half▼ 22.0%
Debt€447,403-€417,347▼ 6.7%€369,719▼ 11.4%€365,809▼ 1.1%€324,846▼ 11.2%€286,946▼ 11.7%€270,296▼ 5.8%€201,503▼ 25.5%
Working capital-€100,029--€96,853▲ 3.2%-€108,226below the sector's middle half▼ 11.7%-€49,639below the sector's middle half▲ 54.1%-€82,516below the sector's middle half▼ 66.2%-€107,520below the sector's middle half▼ 30.3%-€111,897below the sector's middle half▼ 4.1%-€37,059below the sector's middle half▲ 66.9%
Solvency11.5%-12.3%▲ 0.8pp8.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 4.0pp10.9%below the sector's middle half▲ 2.6pp12.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.3pp10.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.3pp11.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.7pp15.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.9pp
Current ratio0.55-0.54▼ 0.010.40below the sector's middle half▼ 0.140.68below the sector's middle half▲ 0.280.50below the sector's middle half▼ 0.180.33below the sector's middle half▼ 0.170.35below the sector's middle half▲ 0.020.65below the sector's middle half▲ 0.30
Return on assets (ROA)0.3%-0.1%▼ 0.3pp-6.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 6.3pp2.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 9.0pp0.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.7pp0.0%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.1pp0.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.1pp6.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 5.9pp
above within below the middle half of NACE 47, Retail trade: 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.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €238,594
Fixed assets €169,976 ▼ 31.1%
Current assets €68,619 ▲ 15.9%
Equity and liabilities €238,594
Equity €37,091 ▲ 4.0%
Debt €201,503 ▼ 25.5%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 88.3% to 84.5%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€41,997▲
2024 · €36,206
Cash flow
€30,484▲
2024 · €26,537
Quick ratio
0.47▲
2024 · 0.29
Debt to equity
5.43▼
2024 · 7.58
ROE
38.9%▲
2024 · 1.3%
Interest coverage
4.86▲
2024 · 2.91
Debt ≤ 1 year
€105,678▼
2024 · €171,095
Debt > 1 year
€95,825▼
2024 · €99,201
Income taxes
€6,401▲
2024 · €4,004
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 3,818 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 1.0% went bankrupt within 24 months and 95% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 10 to 30%
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
1.0% went bankrupt
3.7% stopped otherwise
95% still going

A further 0.2% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 0.3% 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 497,468 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 3,818 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 · 47 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€305,975€238,594▼
Fixed assets21/28€246,778€169,976▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€246,778€169,976▼
Land and buildings22€236,197€159,877▼
Furniture and vehicles24€10,581€10,099▼
Current assets29/58€59,197€68,619▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€9,846€19,379▲
Stocks30/36€9,846€19,379▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€39,381€17,939▼
Trade receivables40€33,777€6,485▼
Other amounts receivable41€5,604€11,454▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€8,471€31,301▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€1,499€0▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€305,975€238,594▼
Equity10/15€35,680€37,091▲
Contributions10/11€18,592€18,592=
Reserves13€1,859€1,859=
Distributable reserves133€1,859€1,859=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€15,229€16,640▲
Amounts payable17/49€270,296€201,503▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€99,201€95,825▼
Financial debts170/4€99,201€95,825▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€171,095€105,678▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€28,658€30,814▲
Financial debts43€91,380€520▼
Credit institutions430/8€91,380€520▼
Trade debts44€36,634€38,978▲
Suppliers440/4€36,634€38,978▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€14,423€22,365▲
Taxes450/3€14,423€22,365▲
Other amounts payable47/48-€13,000
Income statement Code20242025
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€26,067€16,073▼
Other operating charges640/8€4,040€3,853▼
Gross operating margin9900€40,246€45,851▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€10,139€25,924▲
Financial income75/76B€6,797€3,524▼
Recurring financial income75€6,797€3,524▼
Financial charges65/66B€12,462€8,636▼
Recurring financial charges65€12,462€8,636▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€4,474€20,813▲
Income taxes67/77€4,004€6,401▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€470€14,411▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€470€14,411▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€15,229€29,640▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€14,759€15,229▲
Profit to be distributed694/7-€13,000
Return on contributions (dividend)694-€13,000

The notes to these accounts (11 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€47,514€43,182€32,777€27,036€24,178€25,373€26,067€16,073▼ 38.3%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4---€1,664€588----
Other operating charges640/8---€4,285€9,945€5,140€4,040€3,853▼ 4.6%
Non-recurring operating charges66A----€838----
Gross operating margin9900€66,696€62,585€30,485€55,190€48,056€47,316€40,246€45,851▲ 13.9%
Operating profit (loss)9901€16,081€15,188-€14,382€22,205€12,507€16,803€10,139€25,924▲ 156%
Financial income75/76B---€542€1,775€929€6,797€3,524▼ 48.1%
Recurring financial income75€21€1,137€60€542€1,775€929€6,797€3,524▼ 48.1%
Financial charges65/66B---€8,914€6,993€11,756€12,462€8,636▼ 30.7%
Recurring financial charges65€9,155€10,479€9,535€8,914€6,993€11,756€12,462€8,636▼ 30.7%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€6,947€5,847-€23,858€13,834€7,289€5,976€4,474€20,813▲ 365%
Income taxes67/77€5,211€5,509€1,130€2,445€6,905€5,938€4,004€6,401▲ 59.9%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€1,736€338-€24,988€11,389€384€37€470€14,411▲ 2,966%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€1,736€338-€24,988€11,389€384€37€470€14,411▲ 2,966%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€505,453€475,735€403,119€410,597€370,018€322,155€305,975€238,594▼ 22.0%
Fixed assets21/28€383,789€363,446€330,669€306,810€287,366€269,947€246,778€169,976▼ 31.1%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€383,639€363,446€330,669€306,810€287,366€269,947€246,778€169,976▼ 31.1%
Land and buildings22---€295,234€277,582€256,890€236,197€159,877▼ 32.3%
Furniture and vehicles24---€11,577€9,784€13,058€10,581€10,099▼ 4.6%
Financial fixed assets28€150--------
Current assets29/58€121,664€112,289€72,450€103,787€82,652€52,208€59,197€68,619▲ 15.9%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€67,326€39,692€45,570€48,330€45,655€25,821€9,846€19,379▲ 96.8%
Stocks30/36---€48,330€45,655€25,821€9,846€19,379▲ 96.8%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€40,242€55,301€21,143€4,146€27,715€20,446€39,381€17,939▼ 54.4%
Trade receivables40---€4,146€21,903€8,947€33,777€6,485▼ 80.8%
Other amounts receivable41----€5,812€11,499€5,604€11,454▲ 104%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€8,740€9,580€3,538€49,494€7,675€4,002€8,471€31,301▲ 269%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€1,817€1,608€1,938€1,499€0▼ 100%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€505,453€475,735€403,119€410,597€370,018€322,155€305,975€238,594▼ 22.0%
Equity10/15€58,050€58,388€33,400€44,789€45,172€35,210€35,680€37,091▲ 4.0%
Contributions10/11€18,592€18,592€18,592€18,592€18,592€18,592€18,592€18,592=
Capital10---€18,592€18,592----
Issued capital100---€18,592€18,592----
Reserves13€1,859€1,859€1,859€1,859€1,859€1,859€1,859€1,859=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€1,859€1,859----
Legal reserve130---€1,859€1,859----
Distributable reserves133-----€1,859€1,859€1,859=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€37,599€37,937€12,949€24,337€24,721€14,759€15,229€16,640▲ 9.3%
Amounts payable17/49€447,403€417,347€369,719€365,809€324,846€286,946€270,296€201,503▼ 25.5%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€225,710€208,205€189,043€192,139€159,678€127,218€99,201€95,825▼ 3.4%
Financial debts170/4---€192,139€159,678€127,218€99,201€95,825▼ 3.4%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€221,693€209,142€180,676€153,426€165,168€159,728€171,095€105,678▼ 38.2%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42---€33,292€33,292€33,292€28,658€30,814▲ 7.5%
Financial debts43----€54,000€63,639€91,380€520▼ 99.4%
Credit institutions430/8----€54,000€63,639€91,380€520▼ 99.4%
Trade debts44€80,792€58,662€64,645€55,296€43,968€30,762€36,634€38,978▲ 6.4%
Suppliers440/4---€55,296€43,968€30,762€36,634€38,978▲ 6.4%
Advances received on contracts in progress46---€45,497-----
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€14,370€33,908€22,035€14,423€22,365▲ 55.1%
Taxes450/3---€14,370€33,908€22,035€14,423€22,365▲ 55.1%
Other amounts payable47/48---€4,971-€10,000-€13,000-
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€20,244-----
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€1,736€338-€24,988€11,389€384€37€470€14,411▲ 2,966%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€47,514€43,182€32,777€27,036€24,178€25,373€26,067€16,073▼ 38.3%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€49,250€43,520€7,789€38,425€24,562€25,411€26,537€30,484▲ 14.9%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€22,839€0-€3,177-€4,734-€7,954-€2,898€60,729-
Change in cash-€840-€6,042€45,956-€41,820-€3,672€4,469€22,829▲ 411%

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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