De Meyer
ActiveFinancials · financial year 2025, full format
Annual accounts 2025 filed on 23-06-2026 at the NBB all 47 filings
Turnover
€24.5m▼ 8.3%
2024 · €26.7m
EBIT margin
2.3%▲ 2.1pp
2024 · 0.2%
Net result
€270,516
2024 · -€206,900
Working capital
€3.6m▲ 3.6%
2024 · €3.5m
In the rankings
#3 employer in Temse, Manufacturing sector#4 oldest company in Temse, Manufacturing sector#5 company by total assets in Temse, Manufacturing sector
Multi-year overview
2018 to 2025, 8 financial yearsTurnover
€24.5m
▼ 8.3%
2025
20182025
Operating result
€566,126
▲ 938%
2025
20182025
Net result
€270,516
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
EBIT margin
2.3%
▲ 2.1pp
2025
20182025
Equity
€5.2m
▲ 5.5%
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Total assets
€14.9m
▲ 7.9%
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Debt
€9.5m
▲ 9.9%
2025
20182025
Working capital
€3.6m
▲ 3.6%
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Solvency
34.7%
▼ 0.8pp
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Current ratio
1.47
▼ 0.05
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Return on assets (ROA)
1.8%
▲ 3.3pp
2025
middle half of the sector
20182025
Staff (FTE)
100.7
▼ 2.1%
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20182025
Every figure per financial year
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€17.8m-€18.2m▲ 2.0%€16.7m▼ 8.4%€19.6m▲ 17.7%€25.1m▲ 28.4%€28.2m▲ 11.9%€26.7m▼ 5.2%€24.5m▼ 8.3%
Operating result€1.5m-€0.02m▼ 98.5%€0.3m▲ 14×€0.8m▲ 145%€0.5m▼ 40.1%€0.5m▲ 9.3%€0.05m▼ 89.3%€0.6m▲ 938%
Net result€1.1m-€0.2m▼ 86.3%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 71.7%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 115%€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 52.7%€0.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 25.2%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half
EBIT margin8.4%-0.1%▼ 8.3pp1.9%▲ 1.8pp4.0%▲ 2.1pp1.9%▼ 2.1pp1.8%=0.2%▼ 1.6pp2.3%▲ 2.1pp
Equity€4.2m-€4.3m▲ 2.7%€4.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.6%€4.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.9%€4.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 5.7%€5.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 4.0%€4.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 4.1%€5.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 5.5%
Total assets€11.0m-€13.1m▲ 19.4%€12.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 8.1%€11.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 4.8%€15.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 35.9%€16.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 7.8%€13.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 17.7%€14.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 7.9%
Debt€6.6m-€8.6m▲ 29.5%€7.4m▼ 13.4%€6.6m▼ 10.5%€10.4m▲ 56.6%€11.4m▲ 9.6%€8.6m▼ 24.1%€9.5m▲ 9.9%
Working capital€2.9m-€3.1m▲ 6.6%€2.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 5.5%€3.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 15.6%€4.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 27.9%€4.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.3%€3.5mabove the sector's middle half▼ 19.5%€3.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.6%
Solvency38.6%-33.2%▼ 5.4pp37.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.9pp40.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.4pp31.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 9.0pp30.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.1pp35.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 5.1pp34.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.8pp
Current ratio1.66-1.58▼ 0.081.57within the sector's middle half▼ 0.011.72within the sector's middle half▲ 0.151.56within the sector's middle half▼ 0.161.48within the sector's middle half▼ 0.081.52within the sector's middle half▲ 0.031.47within the sector's middle half▼ 0.05
Return on assets (ROA)10.1%-1.2%▼ 8.9pp2.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.0pp4.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.7pp1.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.2pp1.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.5pp-1.5%below the sector's middle half▼ 2.7pp1.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.3pp
Staff (FTE)90.4-101.5▲ 12.3%106.7above the sector's middle half▲ 5.1%101.6above the sector's middle half▼ 4.8%102.8above the sector's middle half▲ 1.2%103.4above the sector's middle half▲ 0.6%102.9above the sector's middle half▼ 0.5%100.7above the sector's middle half▼ 2.1%
above
within
below
The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (NACE 25). A quarter of them sit below it, a quarter above. Each year counts only accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
The operating result for 2025 is over 10 times that of 2024. It is a recovery after the fall in 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €14.9m
Fixed assets
€3.6m =
Current assets
€11.3m ▲ 10.7%
Equity and liabilities €14.9m
Equity
€5.2m ▲ 5.5%
Provisions
€228,154 ▼ 14.3%
Debt
€9.5m ▲ 9.9%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 62.6% to 63.8%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€1.4m▲
2024 · €857,149
Cash flow
€1.1m▲
2024 · €595,723
Quick ratio
1.13▲
2024 · 1.12
Debt to equity
1.84▲
2024 · 1.77
ROE
5.2%▲
2024 · -4.2%
Interest coverage
7.90▲
2024 · 3.80
Debt ≤ 1 year
€7.7m▲
2024 · €6.7m
Debt > 1 year
€1.7m▲
2024 · €1.6m
Income taxes
€91,963▲
2024 · €6,861
Customer credit
84 days▲
2024 · 61 days
Supplier credit
153 days▲
2024 · 78 days
Staff costs
€7.8m▼
2024 · €8.0m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.
Staff
| Item | 31-12-2021 | 31-12-2022 | 31-12-2023 | 31-12-2024 | 31-12-2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees at the balance-sheet date | 101 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 95 |
| full-time | 96 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 83 |
| part-time | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
| in full-time equivalents | 99.8 | 103.4 | 103.2 | 103.7 | 92.7 |
| Average over the year, in full-time equivalents | 101.6 | 102.8 | 103.4 | 102.9 | 100.7 |
| On a permanent contract | 100 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 95 |
| Joined | 15 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| Left | 20 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 |
| Agency workers, average number | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| Training hours | 2,430 | 4,450 | - | 4,920 | 3,319 |
Source: social balance sheet in the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts
Securities and guarantees
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debts secured on the company's own assets | €3.2m | €3.5m | €4.6m | €4.7m | €4.0m |
| Mortgages, amount registered | €5.6m | €5.6m | €25,000 | €25,000 | - |
| Mortgage mandates | - | - | €5.6m | €5.6m | - |
| Carrying value of the mortgaged assets | €1.6m | €1.3m | €1.2m | €891,817 | - |
| Pledge on the business | €3.1m | €2.6m | €2.6m | €2.6m | €2.3m |
| Mandates to pledge the business | - | - | - | - | €852,000 |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of debts and off-balance-sheet rights and commitments)
Investments
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible fixed assets | €164,899 | €1.2m | €636,943 | €867,669 | €813,172 |
| Intangible fixed assets | €164,556 | €15,090 | €51,132 | €23,773 | €14,340 |
| Depreciation and write-downs of the year | €896,176 | €938,561 | €829,606 | €802,623 | €822,299 |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)
Auditor
The auditor is Verifin.
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee for the audit | €5,750 | €6,150 | €5,800 | €5,800 | €8,778 |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (relations with the auditor)
Subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2022 to 2025 · 7 entries · €45,557 awarded · €28,940 paid| Year | Entries | Awarded | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | €32,575 | €16,214 |
| 2024 | 1 | €2,817 | €9,562 |
| 2023 | 1 | €7,500 | €951 |
| 2022 | 3 | €2,665 | €2,213 |
European Union, budget
2021 · 4 entries · €820,300 in totalProjects
PIONEERS - PORTABLE INNOVATION OPEN NETWORK FOR EFFICIENCY AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION SOLUTIONS
European research
1 project · €820,295 EU contributionProgrammes
Projects
PORTable Innovation Open Network for Efficiency and Emissions Reduction Solutions
Public contracts
1 award · 2025
Fourniture de pièces pour les écluses de Kain et Hérinnes: MI-O8.05.01-20-0507' - 1
Source: TED (Tenders Electronic Daily), Publications Office of the European Union. The values are as the buyer published them. For a framework agreement, the value is a ceiling.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | - | - | - | €20.6m | €26.7m | €29.2m | €25.5m | €24.8m | ▼ 2.6% |
| Turnover70 | €17.8m | €18.2m | €16.7m | €19.6m | €25.1m | €28.2m | €26.7m | €24.5m | ▼ 8.3% |
| Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71 | - | - | - | €0.7m | €1.3m | €0.7m | -€1.9m | -€0.01m | ▲ 99.3% |
| Other operating income74 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.4m | €0.6m | €0.4m | ▼ 41.8% |
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | - | - | €0.04m | €0.03m | €0.05m | €0.03m | ▼ 39.5% |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | - | - | €19.8m | €26.3m | €28.7m | €25.5m | €24.3m | ▼ 4.6% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60 | - | - | - | €8.1m | €12.8m | €13.6m | €10.8m | €9.7m | ▼ 10.0% |
| Purchases600/8 | - | - | - | €8.1m | €12.8m | €13.5m | €10.9m | €9.7m | ▼ 11.3% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609 | - | - | - | -€0.03m | -€0.03m | €0.09m | -€0.1m | €0.03m | - |
| Services and other goods61 | - | - | - | €4.4m | €5.3m | €6.4m | €5.8m | €5.8m | ▲ 0.2% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | - | €6.4m | €7.1m | €7.8m | €8.0m | €7.8m | ▼ 2.0% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €0.6m | €0.8m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.8m | €0.8m | €0.8m | ▲ 2.5% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.003m | - | - | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.09m | €0.03m | -€0.03m | -€0.04m | ▼ 44.8% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €0.07m | €0.07m | €0.07m | €0.09m | €0.1m | ▲ 54.6% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | - | €0.005m | €0.005m | €0.002m | - | €0.001m | - |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €1.5m | €0.02m | €0.3m | €0.8m | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.05m | €0.6m | ▲ 938% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €0.06m | €0.009m | €0.003m | €0.001m | €0.001m | ▼ 26.3% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.06m | €0.009m | €0.003m | €0.001m | €0.001m | ▼ 26.3% |
| Other financial income752/9 | - | - | - | €0.06m | €0.009m | €0.003m | €0.001m | €0.001m | ▼ 26.3% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €0.05m | €0.07m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 20.0% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €0.1m | €0.08m | €0.07m | €0.05m | €0.07m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 20.0% |
| Debt charges650 | €0.1m | €0.05m | €0.07m | €0.05m | €0.07m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▼ 22.2% |
| Other financial charges652/9 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.04m | €0.03m | €0.03m | ▼ 4.2% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €1.5m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.8m | €0.4m | €0.3m | -€0.2m | €0.4m | - |
| Income taxes67/77 | €0.4m | €0.02m | €0.08m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.007m | €0.09m | ▲ 13× |
| Taxes670/3 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.007m | €0.09m | ▲ 13× |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €1.1m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.6m | €0.3m | €0.2m | -€0.2m | €0.3m | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €1.1m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.6m | €0.3m | €0.2m | -€0.2m | €0.3m | - |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €11.0m | €13.1m | €12.0m | €11.4m | €15.6m | €16.8m | €13.8m | €14.9m | ▲ 7.9% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €3.7m | €4.8m | €4.0m | €3.4m | €3.7m | €3.5m | €3.6m | €3.6m | = |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | - | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.2m | €0.02m | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.04m | ▼ 26.7% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €3.7m | €4.7m | €4.0m | €3.3m | €3.6m | €3.5m | €3.5m | €3.6m | ▲ 0.3% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | - | - | €1.6m | €1.3m | €1.2m | €0.9m | €0.9m | ▼ 6.5% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | €1.2m | €1.1m | €2.0m | €2.3m | €1.0m | ▼ 56.3% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | €0.4m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.5m | ▲ 101% |
| Leasing and similar rights25 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.06m | €0.02m | - | €1.1m | - |
| Assets under construction and advance payments27 | - | - | - | - | €0.9m | €0.006m | - | - | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €0.006m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.04m | €0.04m | = |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Participating interests280 | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | - | - | - | €0.007m | €0.007m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | - | - | - | €0.007m | €0.007m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €7.2m | €8.3m | €8.0m | €8.0m | €11.9m | €13.2m | €10.2m | €11.3m | ▲ 10.7% |
| Amounts receivable after more than one year29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.3m | - |
| Trade receivables290 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.3m | - |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €2.5m | €3.8m | €4.4m | €2.6m | €2.6m | ▼ 1.8% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | - | - | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.5m | ▼ 6.9% |
| Raw materials and consumables30/31 | - | - | - | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.5m | ▼ 6.9% |
| Contracts in progress37 | - | - | - | €2.1m | €3.4m | €4.0m | €2.2m | €2.1m | ▼ 0.6% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €4.2m | €6.1m | €4.9m | €4.1m | €7.2m | €6.4m | €5.1m | €6.3m | ▲ 24.5% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €3.7m | €6.1m | €5.4m | €4.5m | €5.6m | ▲ 25.3% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €0.4m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €0.6m | €0.7m | ▲ 17.7% |
| Current investments50/53 | €0.4m | €467 | €0.5m | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €1.5m | €0.9m | €0.7m | €1.3m | €0.7m | €2.1m | €2.2m | €1.8m | ▼ 18.4% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▲ 4.3% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €11.0m | €13.1m | €12.0m | €11.4m | €15.6m | €16.8m | €13.8m | €14.9m | ▲ 7.9% |
| Equity10/15 | €4.2m | €4.3m | €4.5m | €4.6m | €4.9m | €5.1m | €4.9m | €5.2m | ▲ 5.5% |
| Contributions10/11 | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.4m | = |
| Capital10 | - | - | - | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.4m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | - | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.4m | €1.4m | = |
| Reserves13 | €2.7m | €2.9m | €3.0m | €3.2m | €3.5m | €3.7m | €3.7m | €3.7m | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | = |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | - | - |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | €3.0m | €3.3m | €3.5m | €3.5m | €3.5m | ▲ 0.3% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -€0.2m | €0.06m | - |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 14.3% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 14.3% |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 14.3% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €6.6m | €8.6m | €7.4m | €6.6m | €10.4m | €11.4m | €8.6m | €9.5m | ▲ 9.9% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €2.1m | €3.0m | €2.3m | €1.7m | €1.9m | €1.8m | €1.6m | €1.7m | ▲ 0.5% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | €1.7m | €1.1m | €1.8m | €1.6m | €1.7m | ▲ 0.5% |
| Leasing and similar obligations172 | - | - | - | €0.05m | €0.08m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.7m | ▼ 19.3% |
| Credit institutions173 | - | - | - | €1.6m | €1.0m | €0.9m | €0.8m | €1.0m | ▲ 22.9% |
| Other amounts payable178/9 | - | - | - | - | €0.8m | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €4.3m | €5.3m | €5.1m | €4.7m | €7.6m | €8.9m | €6.7m | €7.7m | ▲ 14.4% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.8m | €0.5m | €0.6m | ▲ 18.1% |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | - | €0.7m | €1.6m | €2.0m | €2.5m | €1.8m | ▼ 29.6% |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | - | €0.7m | €1.6m | €2.0m | €2.5m | €1.8m | ▼ 29.6% |
| Trade debts44 | €1.3m | €2.5m | €2.4m | €1.5m | €3.7m | €4.9m | €2.3m | €4.1m | ▲ 77.0% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €1.5m | €3.7m | €4.9m | €2.3m | €4.1m | ▲ 77.0% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €1.2m | €1.3m | €1.3m | €1.4m | €1.2m | ▼ 10.0% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 23.4% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | €0.7m | €1.0m | €1.1m | €1.1m | €1.0m | ▼ 6.8% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €0.5m | €0.3m | €0.01m | €0.007m | €0.008m | ▲ 13.7% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.9m | €0.7m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 41.0% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €1.1m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.6m | €0.3m | €0.2m | -€0.2m | €0.3m | - |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €0.6m | €0.8m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €0.8m | €0.8m | €0.8m | ▲ 2.5% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €1.7m | €0.9m | €1.2m | €1.5m | €1.2m | €1.0m | €0.6m | €1.1m | ▲ 83.4% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€1.8m | -€0.2m | -€0.3m | -€1.2m | -€0.7m | -€0.9m | -€0.8m | ▲ 8.1% |
| Change in cash | - | -€0.5m | -€0.2m | €0.6m | -€0.5m | €1.4m | €0.1m | -€0.4m | - |
A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Historical observation
In July 2024, 1,887 companies had the same profile as De Meyer has now. Two years later, 97.9% were still going and 0.1% had gone bankrupt.
- Medium-sized
- 20 years or older
- solvency 30% or more
- a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
97.9%
was still going
2.0%
stopped otherwise
0.1%
went bankrupt
That fits the bankruptcy probability of De Meyer itself: 0.2% within 12 months.
Test of the method
The method was tested on the 497,446 companies of July 2024. Each company was given the bankruptcy share of the same profile a year earlier, in July 2023. The expectation was that 1.6% would go bankrupt within 24 months. In fact 1.7% went bankrupt.
| 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% |
A company that went bankrupt had a higher expected share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level depends on the economy. In a year with more bankruptcies than the year before, the actual share is higher than the expected one.
This is an observation about 1,887 companies, not a prediction for De Meyer. The sector does not count, because the KBO no longer lists a sector for a company that has stopped. By sector, mostly the survivors would count, which would paint too rosy a picture.
Latest 10 of 47 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | full format | 23-06-2026 | 2026-00190723 | |
| 31-12-2024 | full format | 01-07-2025 | 2025-00220773 | |
| 31-12-2023 | full format | 12-08-2024 | 2024-00349195 | |
| 31-12-2022 | full format | 30-06-2023 | 2023-00197551 | |
| 31-12-2021 | full format | 07-07-2022 | 2022-20162592 | |
| 31-12-2020 | full format | 16-06-2021 | 2021-20800109 | |
| 31-12-2019 | full format | 17-07-2020 | 2020-31700036 | |
| 31-12-2018 | full format | 16-07-2019 | 2019-34000467 | |
| 31-12-2017 | full format | 02-07-2018 | 2018-28600164 | |
| 31-12-2016 | full format | 03-07-2017 | 2017-28200156 |