DIGITALEUROPE
ActiveSummary
DIGITALEUROPE has been active since 1999 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €2.3m and a net result of €79,544. Equity is growing by about 14% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 45% of 90 sector peers (NACE 61, financial year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is below 0.1% (very low).
Financials · financial year 2024, abbreviated format
In the rankings
#4 company by staff growth in Belgium, Telecommunications sector#5 employer in Etterbeek, Telecoms and IT sector
2025 annual accounts not yet filed, deadline passed on 31 July 2026 Financial year closed on 31 December 2025; filing due at the latest 7 months after the close (Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB filings, as of 17 October 2026.
Turnover
€10.6m▲ 24.2%
2023 · €8.5m
EBIT margin
0.7%▼ 1.8pp
2023 · 2.5%
Net result
€79,544▼ 58.8%
2023 · €193,173
Working capital
€5.5m▲ 89.2%
2023 · €2.9m
Trend over the years
2020 to 2024, 5 financial years 2018 to 2024, 7 financial years
The operating result falls in 2024; 2024 is 65% below 2023.
What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Turnover€10.6m
2024
Operating result€0.07m
2024
Net result€0.08m
2024
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€7.6m
2024
Equity€2.3m
2024
Debt€5.2m
2024
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital€5.5m
2024
How much of each euro of turnover is left from operations (EBIT margin) and what the assets earn (return on assets).
EBIT margin0.7%
2024
Return on assets (ROA)1.0%
2024
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Solvency30.7%
2024
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Current ratio5.07
2024
Average staff in full-time equivalents (FTE).
Staff (FTE)52.4
2024
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
Sector: the middle half of NACE 61, Telecommunications: 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), Staff (FTE).
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line2018201920202021202220232024
Turnover€3.8m-€3.5m▼ 7.7%€4.0m▲ 13.1%€5.0m▲ 25.7%€7.5m▲ 49.1%€8.5m▲ 13.9%€10.6m▲ 24.2%
Operating result-€0.03m-€0.06m€0.4m▲ 610%€0.7m▲ 55.2%€0.03m▼ 95.4%€0.2m▲ 565%€0.07m▼ 64.8%
Net result-€0.06m-€0.07m€0.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 513%€0.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 66.4%€0.04mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 94.9%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 446%€0.08mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 58.8%
EBIT margin-0.9%-1.8%▲ 2.7pp11.2%▲ 9.4pp13.8%▲ 2.6pp0.4%▼ 13.4pp2.5%▲ 2.1pp0.7%▼ 1.8pp
Equity€0.8m-€0.9m▲ 8.2%€1.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 46.5%€2.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 52.8%€2.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 1.7%€2.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 9.4%€2.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.5%
Total assets€4.7m-€2.2m▼ 53.9%€4.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 87.6%€3.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 9.7%€3.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.4%€5.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 36.5%€7.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 46.4%
Debt€3.9m-€1.3m▼ 67.5%€2.7m▲ 118%€1.6m▼ 40.2%€1.7m▲ 5.4%€2.9m▲ 69.3%€5.2m▲ 79.7%
Working capital€3.5m-€1.3m▼ 62.1%€3.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 134%€2.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 21.6%€2.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.7%€2.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 17.9%€5.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 89.2%
Solvency17.7%-41.7%▲ 23.9pp32.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 9.1pp55.1%above the sector's middle half▲ 22.6pp54.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.9pp43.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 10.8pp30.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 12.7pp
Current ratio4.31-2.93▼ 1.385.20above the sector's middle half▲ 2.283.51above the sector's middle half▼ 1.703.39above the sector's middle half▼ 0.123.04within the sector's middle half▼ 0.355.07above the sector's middle half▲ 2.03
Return on assets (ROA)-1.2%-3.2%▲ 4.3pp10.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 7.2pp19.1%above the sector's middle half▲ 8.7pp0.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 18.1pp3.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.8pp1.0%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.7pp
Staff (FTE)17.1-16▼ 6.4%17.9above the sector's middle half▲ 11.9%25.8above the sector's middle half▲ 44.1%33.1above the sector's middle half▲ 28.3%53.8above the sector's middle half▲ 62.5%52.4above the sector's middle half▼ 2.6%
above
within
below
the middle half of NACE 61, Telecommunications: 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
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €7.6m
Fixed assets
€768,888 ▼ 12.0%
Current assets
€6.8m ▲ 58.2%
Equity and liabilities €7.6m
Equity
€2.3m ▲ 3.5%
Provisions
€15,094 =
Debt
€5.2m ▲ 79.7%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 56.3% to 69.1%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€230,875▼
2023 · €369,065
Cash flow
€236,143▼
2023 · €351,321
Debt to equity
2.25▲
2023 · 1.30
ROE
3.4%▼
2023 · 8.6%
Interest coverage
14.43▼
2023 · 69.20
Debt ≤ 1 year
€1.3m▼
2023 · €1.4m
Income taxes
€41
Staff costs
€4.8m▲
2023 · €3.9m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Peer companies
Historical observationOf the 1,887 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.1% went bankrupt within 24 months and 97.9% are still going.
- Medium-sized
- 20 years or older
- solvency 30% or more
- a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
0.1%
went bankrupt
2.0%
stopped otherwise
97.9%
still going
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 497,473 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.
| 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 74.5% 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 1,887 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
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | - | - | €4.1m | €5.1m | €7.6m | €8.7m | €10.7m | ▲ 23.0% |
| Turnover70 | €3.8m | €3.5m | €4.0m | €5.0m | €7.5m | €8.5m | €10.6m | ▲ 24.2% |
| Other operating income74 | - | €0.06m | €0.07m | €0.07m | €0.08m | €0.2m | €0.08m | ▼ 44.3% |
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | €0.004m | - | €285 | €0.001m | - | - |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | - | €3.6m | €4.4m | €7.5m | €8.5m | €10.6m | ▲ 25.2% |
| Services and other goods61 | - | €1.8m | €1.8m | €1.9m | €4.3m | €4.3m | €5.7m | ▲ 32.5% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | €1.6m | €1.7m | €2.4m | €3.1m | €3.9m | €4.8m | ▲ 21.5% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €0.07m | €0.06m | €0.07m | €0.06m | €0.07m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▼ 1.0% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | €0.04m | €0.007m | €0.004m | €0.04m | €0.005m | - | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | - | €0.001m | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | €345 | €165 | €0.009m | €0.001m | - | €0.005m | - |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | €0.005m | - | - | €0.1m | - | - |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | -€0.03m | €0.06m | €0.4m | €0.7m | €0.03m | €0.2m | €0.07m | ▼ 64.8% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | €398 | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.001m | €0.02m | ▲ 2,018% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €0.01m | €0.004m | €398 | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.001m | €0.02m | ▲ 2,018% |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | - | €13 | €17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Income from current assets751 | - | €0.004m | - | - | €0.02m | €0.001m | €0.02m | ▲ 2,018% |
| Other financial income752/9 | - | - | €381 | €0.02m | - | - | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | €0.03m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | ▼ 14.7% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €0.008m | €0.005m | €0.03m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | ▼ 14.7% |
| Debt charges650 | - | - | €0.003m | €0.007m | €0.01m | €0.005m | €0.02m | ▲ 200% |
| Other financial charges652/9 | - | €0.005m | €0.02m | €0.006m | €0.006m | €0.01m | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | -€0.03m | - | €0.4m | €0.7m | €0.04m | €0.2m | €0.08m | ▼ 58.8% |
| Income taxes67/77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €41 | - |
| Taxes670/3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €41 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€0.06m | €0.07m | €0.4m | €0.7m | €0.04m | €0.2m | €0.08m | ▼ 58.8% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | -€0.06m | €0.07m | €0.4m | €0.7m | €0.04m | €0.2m | €0.08m | ▼ 58.8% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €4.7m | €2.2m | €4.1m | €3.7m | €3.8m | €5.2m | €7.6m | ▲ 46.4% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.9m | €0.8m | ▼ 12.0% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €0.06m | €0.06m | €0.04m | €0.02m | €0.007m | €0.003m | €0.002m | ▼ 20.0% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €0.09m | €0.09m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.9m | €0.8m | ▼ 11.9% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.04m | €0.09m | €0.1m | €0.08m | ▼ 24.7% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | €0.08m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.8m | €0.7m | ▼ 10.1% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €50 | €50 | €50 | €50 | €50 | €50 | €50 | = |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | - | €50 | €50 | €50 | €50 | €50 | €50 | = |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | - | €50 | €50 | €50 | €50 | €50 | €50 | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €4.6m | €2.0m | €3.8m | €3.4m | €3.5m | €4.3m | €6.8m | ▲ 58.2% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €3.0m | €0.8m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.7m | ▲ 20.7% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | €0.8m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.6m | €0.5m | €0.7m | ▲ 40.8% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | €0.003m | €0.005m | €0.02m | €0.04m | €0.1m | €0.03m | ▼ 71.5% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €1.5m | €1.2m | €3.3m | €2.8m | €2.6m | €3.4m | €5.6m | ▲ 65.7% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | €0.06m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.6m | ▲ 47.6% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €4.7m | €2.2m | €4.1m | €3.7m | €3.8m | €5.2m | €7.6m | ▲ 46.4% |
| Equity10/15 | €0.8m | €0.9m | €1.3m | €2.0m | €2.1m | €2.3m | €2.3m | ▲ 3.5% |
| Contributions10/11 | - | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.05m | = |
| Capital10 | - | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.05m | €0.05m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | €0.05m | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reserves13 | - | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €0.8m | €0.8m | €1.3m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.2m | €2.3m | ▲ 3.6% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | - | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €3.9m | €1.3m | €2.7m | €1.6m | €1.7m | €2.9m | €5.2m | ▲ 79.7% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €1.1m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €1.0m | €1.0m | €1.4m | €1.3m | ▼ 5.1% |
| Trade debts44 | €0.7m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.8m | €0.8m | ▲ 3.0% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.8m | €0.8m | ▲ 3.0% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.6m | €0.6m | ▼ 14.7% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | €0.006m | - | €0.1m | €0.006m | €0.05m | €0.005m | ▼ 89.5% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.6m | €0.5m | ▼ 8.5% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | €0.6m | €2.0m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €1.5m | €3.9m | ▲ 160% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€0.06m | €0.07m | €0.4m | €0.7m | €0.04m | €0.2m | €0.08m | ▼ 58.8% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €0.07m | €0.06m | €0.07m | €0.06m | €0.07m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▼ 1.0% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €0.02m | €0.1m | €0.5m | €0.8m | €0.1m | €0.4m | €0.2m | ▼ 32.8% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€0.07m | -€0.1m | -€0.1m | -€0.1m | -€0.7m | -€0.05m | ▲ 92.7% |
| Change in cash | - | -€0.4m | €2.2m | -€0.5m | -€0.3m | €0.8m | €2.2m | ▲ 172% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 15 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2024 | abbreviated format | 22-07-2025 | 2025-00303384 |
| 31-12-2023 | abbreviated format | 22-07-2024 | 2024-00274404 |
| 31-12-2022 | abbreviated format | 07-07-2023 | 2023-00245355 |
| 31-12-2021 | abbreviated format | 13-12-2022 | 2022-20541409 |
| 31-12-2020 | abbreviated format | 24-02-2022 | 2022-06200580 |
| 31-12-2019 | abbreviated format | 30-07-2020 | 2020-37900410 |
| 31-12-2018 | abbreviated format | 21-11-2019 | 2019-74000089 |
| 31-12-2017 | abbreviated format | 29-09-2018 | 2018-66200364 |
| 31-12-2016 | abbreviated format | 20-09-2017 | 2017-61300106 |
| 31-12-2015 | abbreviated format | 23-08-2016 | 2016-44800118 |
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