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Decorama-Schauss

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Public limited companyfounded 198243 yrs activeAvenue du Pont de Warche 5, 4960 Malmedy, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0423.764.987
Summary

Decorama-Schauss has been active since 1982 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €10.48M and a net result of €1.54M. Equity is growing by ~6.9% per year across the filed fiscal years. The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.6% (low).

Checked score

Score 2024
88 / 100
Excellent
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability88▼-3
Solvency100=
Growth68▼-2
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.6% Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €900k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 8.89 against 7.15 in 2023; short-term debt: 8.6% and cash: 29.4% of total assets), and 18.9% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Seven signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 43 years 0 50 y
raises risk · Multiple establishment units
Several establishment units mean more fixed costs, and such companies fail more often than a company with one establishment.
KBO · establishment units
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 47
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 47
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
81.1%
Return on assets
12%
Age of the figures
24 mo
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate region
In this region companies fail more often than in the rest of the country.
KBO · registered office
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 30-09-2025 was due by 30-04-2026 and was filed on 22-04-2026, 8 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
8 d early
2024
139 d late
2023
178 d late
2022
113 d late
2021
61 d late
2020
173 d late
2019
15 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 30-09-2026 and is due by 30-04-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
24-09-2026 today30-09-2026 close30-04-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2024, full schema

Turnover
€12.71M▼ 4.8%
2023 · €13.35M
2018: €9.89M 2019: €11.07M 2020: €11.67M 2021: €14.20M 2022: €13.67M 2023: €13.35M
2018 → 2024
EBIT margin
16.1%▼ 0.8pp
2023 · 16.9%
2018: 12.5% 2019: 13.8% 2020: 15.7% 2021: 23.0% 2022: 19.7% 2023: 16.9%
2018 → 2024
Net result
€1.54M▼ 8.0%
2023 · €1.68M
2018: €814k 2019: €1.05M 2020: €1.26M 2021: €2.43M 2022: €1.97M 2023: €1.68M
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€8.75M▲ 22.2%
2023 · €7.16M
2018: €4.65M 2019: €5.05M 2020: €3.36M 2021: €5.87M 2022: €5.41M 2023: €7.16M
2018 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Turnover€11.67M-€14.20M▲ 21.7%€13.67M▼ 3.7%€13.35M▼ 2.3%€12.71M▼ 4.8%
Equity€5.35M-€7.79M▲ 45.5%€7.25M▼ 6.9%€8.93M▲ 23.1%€10.48M▲ 17.3%
Operating result€1.83M-€3.27M▲ 79.0%€2.69M▼ 17.7%€2.25M▼ 16.3%€2.05M▼ 9.2%
Net result€1.26M-€2.43M▲ 92.6%€1.97M▼ 19.0%€1.68M▼ 14.9%€1.54M▼ 8.0%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€0€1.00M€2.00M€3.00MOperating result 2020: €1.83M€1.83MNet result 2020: €1.26M€1.26MOperating result 2021: €3.27M€3.27MNet result 2021: €2.43M€2.43MOperating result 2022: €2.69M€2.69MNet result 2022: €1.97M€1.97MOperating result 2023: €2.25M€2.25MNet result 2023: €1.68M€1.68MOperating result 2024: €2.05M€2.05MNet result 2024: €1.54M€1.54M20202021202220232024€0€1M€2M€3MOperating result 2022: €2.69M€2.7MNet result 2022: €1.97M€2MOperating result 2023: €2.25M€2.3MNet result 2023: €1.68M€1.7MOperating result 2024: €2.05M€2MNet result 2024: €1.54M€1.5M202220232024
The operating result has fallen three years in a row; 2024 is 9% below 2023.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €12.91M
Fixed assets €3.06M ▼ 9.7%
Current assets €9.86M ▲ 18.4%
Equity and liabilities €12.91M
Equity €10.48M ▲ 17.3%
Debt €2.43M ▼ 12.2%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 23.7% to 18.9%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
€2.47M
2023 · €2.68M
Cash flow
€1.97M
2023 · €2.10M
Current ratio
8.89
2023 · 7.15
Quick ratio
5.19
2023 · 3.60
Debt to equity
0.23
2023 · 0.31
ROE
14.7%
2023 · 18.8%
ROA
12.0%
2023 · 14.3%
Interest coverage
76.58
2023 · 71.76
Debt ≤ 1 year
€1.11M
2023 · €1.16M
Debt > 1 year
€1.32M
2023 · €1.61M
Income taxes
€510k
2023 · €541k
Staff costs
€1.66M
2023 · €1.53M
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2024 against 2023 · 81 lines
Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€11.71M€12.91M
Fixed assets21/28€3.39M€3.06M
Intangible fixed assets21€30k€20k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€3.35M€3.04M
Land and buildings22€3.24M€2.86M
Plant, machinery and equipment23€74k€74k
Furniture and vehicles24€37k€97k
Leasing and similar rights25€0-
Financial fixed assets28€340€340=
Other financial fixed assets284/8€340€340=
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€340€340=
Current assets29/58€8.32M€9.86M
Stocks and contracts in progress3€4.13M€4.10M
Stocks30/36€4.13M€4.10M
Goods purchased for resale34€4.13M€4.10M
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€2.11M€1.79M
Trade receivables40€446k€227k
Other amounts receivable41€1.66M€1.56M
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€1.88M€3.80M
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€195k€170k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€11.71M€12.91M
Equity10/15€8.93M€10.48M
Contributions10/11€75k€75k=
Capital10€75k€75k=
Issued capital100€75k€75k=
Reserves13€4.54M€5.21M
Non-distributable reserves130/1€8k€8k=
Legal reserve130€8k€8k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€2.11M€2.74M
Distributable reserves133€2.42M€2.46M
Profit (loss) carried forward14€4.32M€5.19M
Amounts payable17/49€2.77M€2.43M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€1.61M€1.32M
Financial debts170/4€1.61M€1.32M
Credit institutions173€1.61M€1.32M
Amounts payable within one year42/48€1.16M€1.11M
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€284k€284k=
Trade debts44€429k€224k
Suppliers440/4€429k€224k
Bills of exchange payable441€0-
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€288k€345k
Taxes450/3€81k€35k
Remuneration and social security454/9€207k€310k
Other amounts payable47/48€162k€256k
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€2k€2k=
Income statement Code20232024
Operating income70/76A€13.50M€12.95M
Turnover70€13.35M€12.71M
Other operating income74€152k€206k
Non-recurring operating income76A-€35k
Operating charges60/66A€11.25M€10.91M
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€7.37M€6.95M
Purchases600/8€7.39M€6.93M
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609€-20k€29k
Services and other goods61€1.76M€1.69M
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€1.53M€1.66M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€424k€429k
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-€5k
Other operating charges640/8€162k€172k
Operating profit (loss)9901€2.25M€2.05M
Financial income75/76B€55k€72k
Recurring financial income75€55k€72k
Other financial income752/9€55k€72k
Financial charges65/66B€89k€64k
Recurring financial charges65€89k€64k
Debt charges650€37k€32k
Other financial charges652/9€52k€32k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€2.22M€2.05M
Income taxes67/77€541k€510k
Taxes670/3€548k€510k
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77€8k€0
Profit (loss) for the period9904€1.68M€1.54M
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€279k€42k
Transfer to tax-exempt reserves689€200k€674k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€1.76M€912k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€4.60M€5.23M
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€2.84M€4.32M
Transfer to equity691/2€279k€42k
To other reserves6921€279k€42k
Profit to be distributed694/7€0-
Return on contributions (dividend)694€0-
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)908734.637.7

The notes to these accounts (72 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 30-04-2027
2026
22-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema
2025
16-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema · 139 days late
2024
25-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 178 days late
30-09
Financial Equity above €10MEq €10.48M ▲17.3%
7 profitable years in a row build equity to €10.48M.
2023
30-09
Financial Liquidity doublescurrent ratio 7.15
Current ratio from 2.89 to 7.15; short-term debt falls from €2.87M to €1.16M.
21-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema · 113 days late
2022
30-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 61 days late
2021
20-10
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema · 173 days late
30-09
Financial Highest result since 2018net €2.43M ▲92.6%
Operating result €3.27M, net result €2.43M, both a record.
2020
15-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema · 15 days late
2019
16-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema · 16 days late
2018
09-04
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
2017
24-03
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
9 acts for this company are in the Belgian State Gazette, of which we have read 0. We have therefore not extracted its directors from those acts yet.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Malmedy · 3 establishment units since 1983
establishment All 3 establishment units on the map
Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Avenue du Pont de Warche 54960 Malmedy
Ground area
2.2 ha
Building footprint
1.2 ha
Volume, LiDAR
31,674 m³
3 parcels, Wallonia · tallest building 11.0 m, ±2 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
3 establishment units
Avenue du Pont de Warche 5, 4960 Malmedy
NACE 4543
since 19832.023.910.740
DECORAMA
Boulevard des Gérardchamps 64 B, 4800 VerviersNACE 4543
since 19912.023.910.839
DECORAMA
Aye, Rue Borchamps 22, 6900 Marche-en-FamenneNACE 5241001
since 20012.023.910.641
3 parcels
Wallonia 3 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
83002A1206/00A002 Wallonia 1.1 ha 1 · 5,856 m² -
63049F0345/00R006 Wallonia 8,600 m² 1 · 3,490 m² 11.0 m · 2 fl.
63079A1456/00Y002 Wallonia 2,399 m² 1 · 2,900 m² 7.5 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1 · via establishment units: 2
3 of 3 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 531 companies in sector 47530 we hold annual accounts for 323. 24 are within a factor 10 of this equity. The 5 above are the closest to it. See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded14-12-1982
Fiscal year end30-09
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
47530Retail trade
47512Retail sale of household textiles and bedding
47521Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range)
47552Retail sale of lighting equipment
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 42 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.

Contact details

4 entries
Enterprise
E-mail:walter.schauss@decorama.be
Enterprise
Phone:080791055
Enterprise
Fax:080770704
Enterprise