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De Express

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Private limited companyfounded 2021active for 5 yearsStapelstraat 57, 3800 Sint-Truiden, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0767.460.832
Summary

The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability of De Express is 1.9% (moderate). The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €63,743 and a net result of €57,432. The figures fluctuate too strongly year-on-year for a reliable trend projection. Its solvency ranks better than 52% of 22,650 sector peers (NACE 47, financial year 2025). The company has been active since 2021 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.

Financials · financial year 2025, micro format

Turnover
€994,343▲ 78.2%
2024 · €558,107
EBIT margin
7.6%▲ 4.9pp
2024 · 2.7%
Net result
€57,432▲ 371%
2024 · €12,204
Working capital
€18,071
2024 · -€47,404
Trend over the years

2022 to 2025, 4 financial years

The operating result has risen three years in a row; 2025 is nearly 5.1 times 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.

Turnover€994,343 2025 Operating result€75,174 2025 Net result€57,432 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
Line2022202320242025
Turnover€558,107€994,343▲ 78.2%
Operating result-€7,780-€799€14,853▲ 19×€75,174▲ 406%
Net result-€10,919below the sector's middle half-€26within the sector's middle half€12,204within the sector's middle half▲ 465×€57,432above the sector's middle half▲ 371%
EBIT margin2.7%7.6%▲ 4.9pp
Equity-€5,919below the sector's middle half--€5,893below the sector's middle half▲ 0.4%€6,311within the sector's middle half€63,743within the sector's middle half▲ 910%
Total assets€44,196below the sector's middle half-€14,359below the sector's middle half▼ 67.5%€251,964within the sector's middle half▲ 18×€181,640within the sector's middle half▼ 27.9%
Debt€50,115-€20,252▼ 59.6%€245,653▲ 12×€117,898▼ 52.0%
Working capital-€6,948within the sector's middle half--€3,561within the sector's middle half▲ 48.7%-€47,404below the sector's middle half▼ 1,231%€18,071within the sector's middle half
Solvency-13.4%below the sector's middle half--41.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 27.6pp2.5%below the sector's middle half▲ 43.5pp35.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 32.6pp
Current ratio0.84below the sector's middle half-0.72below the sector's middle half▼ 0.120.81below the sector's middle half▲ 0.091.15within the sector's middle half▲ 0.35
Return on assets (ROA)-24.7%below the sector's middle half-0.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 24.9pp4.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.7pp31.6%above the sector's middle half▲ 26.8pp
Staff (FTE)1.3
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 €181,640
Fixed assets €45,672 ▼ 15.0%
Current assets €135,968 ▼ 31.4%
Equity and liabilities €181,640
Equity €63,743 ▲ 910%
Debt €117,898 ▼ 52.0%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 97.5% to 64.9%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€92,817▲
2024 · €21,923
Cash flow
€75,075▲
2024 · €19,275
Quick ratio
0.21▼
2024 · 0.55
Debt to equity
1.85▼
2024 · 38.92
ROE
90.1%▼
2024 · 193.4%
Interest coverage
78.36▼
2024 · over 100
Debt ≤ 1 year
€117,898▼
2024 · €245,653
Income taxes
€16,558▲
2024 · €2,150
Staff costs
€20,083
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 26,972 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 1.6% went bankrupt within 24 months and 94.9% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 5 to 10 years old
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
1.6% went bankrupt
3.4% stopped otherwise
94.9% 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 1.9% 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 497,445 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% 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%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74.5% 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 26,972 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 · 42 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€251,964€181,640▼
Fixed assets21/28€53,715€45,672▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€49,965€39,922▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23-€1,126
Furniture and vehicles24€49,965€35,403▼
Other tangible fixed assets26-€3,394
Financial fixed assets28€3,750€5,750▲
Current assets29/58€198,249€135,968▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€62,335€111,424▲
Stocks30/36€62,335€111,424▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€118,754€941▼
Trade receivables40€118,754€941▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€15,658€23,603▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€1,502-
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€251,964€181,640▼
Equity10/15€6,311€63,743▲
Contributions10/11€5,000€5,000=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€1,311€58,743▲
Amounts payable17/49€245,653€117,898▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€245,653€117,898▼
Trade debts44€160,861€30,165▼
Suppliers440/4€160,861€30,165▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€6,797€21,107▲
Taxes450/3€6,797€19,129▲
Remuneration and social security454/9-€1,978
Other amounts payable47/48€77,995€66,625▼
Income statement Code20242025
Turnover70€558,107€994,343▲
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61€529,436€886,476▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62-€20,083
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€7,071€17,643▲
Other operating charges640/8€10,176€12,486▲
Gross operating margin9900€32,100€125,386▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€14,853€75,174▲
Financial charges65/66B€499€1,185▲
Recurring financial charges65€169€1,185▲
Non-recurring financial charges66B€330-
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€14,354€73,990▲
Income taxes67/77€2,150€16,558▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€12,204€57,432▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€12,204€57,432▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€1,311€58,743▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€10,893€1,311▲

The notes to these accounts (7 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line2022202320242025Change
Turnover70--€558,107€994,343▲ 78.2%
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61--€529,436€886,476▲ 67.4%
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€5,408-€132-€20,083-
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€4,899€3,360€7,071€17,643▲ 150%
Other operating charges640/8€1,609€874€10,176€12,486▲ 22.7%
Gross operating margin9900€4,136€4,902€32,100€125,386▲ 291%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€7,780€799€14,853€75,174▲ 406%
Financial income75/76B€0----
Recurring financial income75€0----
Financial charges65/66B€2,798€546€499€1,185▲ 138%
Recurring financial charges65€2,798€546€169€1,185▲ 602%
Non-recurring financial charges66B--€330--
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€10,578€253€14,354€73,990▲ 415%
Income taxes67/77€341€227€2,150€16,558▲ 670%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€10,919€26€12,204€57,432▲ 371%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€10,919€26€12,204€57,432▲ 371%
Line2022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€44,196€14,359€251,964€181,640▼ 27.9%
Fixed assets21/28€8,529€5,168€53,715€45,672▼ 15.0%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€8,529€5,168€49,965€39,922▼ 20.1%
Plant, machinery and equipment23€5,602€3,928-€1,126-
Furniture and vehicles24€2,114€977€49,965€35,403▼ 29.1%
Other tangible fixed assets26€813€263-€3,394-
Financial fixed assets28--€3,750€5,750▲ 53.3%
Current assets29/58€35,667€9,191€198,249€135,968▼ 31.4%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€28,496-€62,335€111,424▲ 78.8%
Stocks30/36€28,496-€62,335€111,424▲ 78.8%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€867€173€118,754€941▼ 99.2%
Trade receivables40€754-€118,754€941▼ 99.2%
Other amounts receivable41€113€173---
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€5,343€9,018€15,658€23,603▲ 50.7%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€962-€1,502--
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€44,196€14,359€251,964€181,640▼ 27.9%
Equity10/15-€5,919-€5,893€6,311€63,743▲ 910%
Contributions10/11€5,000€5,000€5,000€5,000=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€10,919-€10,893€1,311€58,743▲ 45×
Amounts payable17/49€50,115€20,252€245,653€117,898▼ 52.0%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€7,500€7,500---
Other amounts payable178/9€7,500€7,500---
Amounts payable within one year42/48€42,615€12,752€245,653€117,898▼ 52.0%
Trade debts44€3,968-€160,861€30,165▼ 81.2%
Suppliers440/4€3,968-€160,861€30,165▼ 81.2%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€1,112€569€6,797€21,107▲ 211%
Taxes450/3€443€569€6,797€19,129▲ 181%
Remuneration and social security454/9€669--€1,978-
Other amounts payable47/48€37,535€12,183€77,995€66,625▼ 14.6%
Line2022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€10,919€26€12,204€57,432▲ 371%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€4,899€3,360€7,071€17,643▲ 150%
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€6,020€3,387€19,275€75,075▲ 289%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0-€55,618-€9,600▲ 82.7%
Change in cash-€3,675€6,640€7,945▲ 19.7%

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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Filings with the National Bank (4)
Financial year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2025 micro format 24-07-2026 2026-00331032
31-12-2024 micro format 26-09-2025 2025-00506672
31-12-2023 micro format 19-07-2024 2024-00263548
31-12-2022 micro format 02-05-2023 2023-00076192

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