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ECHNATON

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Public limited companyfounded 1991active for 34 yearsTavernierkaai 2, 2000 Antwerpen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0445.657.392

Financials · financial year 2025, full format

2025 annual accounts filed 28 days after the deadline Filed on 28 August 2026, deadline 31 July 2026 (7 months after the close on 31 December 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00442948.

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 28-08-2026 at the NBB all 34 filings

Turnover
≈ €750,000
Estimated: probably between €380,000 and €1.3m
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
-€19,404▼ 4.6%
2024 · -€18,556
Working capital
-€352,789▼ 311%
2024 · -€85,740
Trend over the years

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

The operating result for 2025 is 14% lower than in 2024.

Operating result€0.07m 2025 Net result-€0.02m 2025

Turnover is what the company sold, the result is what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

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

The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Wholesale trade (NACE 46). 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 dashed line is the median. There is a sector band for net result, equity, total assets, working capital, solvency, current ratio and return on assets (ROA).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.007m--€0.003m-€0.1m▼ 3,098%-€0.009m▲ 91.4%€0.08m€0.05m▼ 40.2%€0.08m▲ 77.0%€0.07m▼ 13.9%
Net result-€0.009m--€0.04m▼ 339%-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 281%-€0.06mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 61.8%€0.02mwithin the sector's middle half-€0.03mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.02mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 29.9%-€0.02mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 4.6%
Equity-€0.2m--€0.2m▼ 19.1%-€0.4mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 61.2%-€0.4mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 14.5%-€0.4mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 5.6%-€0.4mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 6.2%-€0.5mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 4.1%-€0.5mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 4.1%
Total assets€1.7m-€2.5m▲ 50.9%€2.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 6.0%€3.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 12.4%€3.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 5.1%€3.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 13.7%€3.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.6%€3.7mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 4.5%
Debt€1.9m-€2.8m▲ 47.4%€3.1m▲ 10.8%€3.5m▲ 12.7%€3.6m▲ 3.7%€4.0m▲ 12.8%€4.0m▼ 0.1%€4.2m▲ 4.5%
Working capital€0.009m-€0.1m▲ 15×€0.04mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 69.4%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half€0.02mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.09mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 43.0%-€0.4mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 311%
Solvency-12.2%--9.6%▲ 2.6pp-14.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 5.0pp-14.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 0.3pp-13.4%below the sector's middle half▲ 1.5pp-12.5%below the sector's middle half▲ 0.9pp-13.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 0.6pp-13.1%below the sector's middle half=
Current ratio1.02-1.20▲ 0.181.05below the sector's middle half▼ 0.140.86below the sector's middle half▼ 0.191.02below the sector's middle half▲ 0.160.89below the sector's middle half▼ 0.130.93within the sector's middle half▲ 0.040.78below the sector's middle half▼ 0.16
Return on assets (ROA)-0.5%--1.5%▼ 1.0pp-5.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 4.0pp-1.9%below the sector's middle half▲ 3.7pp0.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.7pp-0.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.5pp-0.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.2pp-0.5%below the sector's middle half=
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Wholesale trade (NACE 46). 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 turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €3.7m
Fixed assets €2.5m ▲ 6.3%
Current assets €1.2m ▲ 1.2%
Equity and liabilities
Equity-€487,816
Debt€4.2m
Equity is negative. Debt (€4.2m) exceeds the balance-sheet total (€3.7m).
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€132,405▼
2024 · €142,756
Cash flow
€42,718▲
2024 · €42,610
Quick ratio
0.74▼
2024 · 0.89
Interest coverage
1.18▼
2024 · 1.28
Debt ≤ 1 year
€1.6m▲
2024 · €1.3m
Debt > 1 year
€2.6m▼
2024 · €2.7m
Debt to equity is not shown because equity is negative. Debt divided by negative equity means nothing.
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as ECHNATON: wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) (NACE 46711). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €2.2m and €3.9m, founded between 1988 and 2001.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginTurnoverNet resultFTEFinancial year
ECHNATON Antwerpen1991€3.7m-€0.5m€0.1m--€0.02m-2025
ROYAL EQUIPMENT Willebroek1990€2.7m€1.0m€0.2m-€0.01m12025
A. MAX MOTORS Rebecq1988€3.9m€0.5m€0.2m€0.4m-€0.2m1.62024
VAN DOORNE IMMOBILIEN Schilde1993€2.2m€0.8m€0.2m-€0.02m-2025
AB AUTO Putte1991€3.8m€0.2m€0.4m-€0.03m42025
CAR CONSULT SERVICE Seraing2001€3.1m-€0.05m€0.1m-€0.1m-2025
GENT MOTORS NOORD Gent1990€2.4m€1.6m€0.08m--€0.01m-2025

They were chosen from the 1,143 other active companies with that main activity and annual accounts from the past two years. All companies with this main activity

Companies with the same profile, two years later

Historical observation

In July 2024, 1,242 companies had the same profile as ECHNATON has now. Two years later, 1.9% had gone bankrupt and 92.8% were still going.

  • Small
  • 20 years or older
  • negative equity
  • a small loss
1.9% went bankrupt
4.0% stopped otherwise
92.8% was still going

Another 1.4% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

That fits the bankruptcy probability of ECHNATON itself: 0.4% within 12 months.

Test of the method

The method was tested on the 497,445 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.

The companies in ten equal groups, from the lowest to the 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%

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 1,242 companies, not a prediction for ECHNATON. 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.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 48 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 at the NBB, filed on 28-08-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€3.6m€3.7m▲
Fixed assets21/28€2.3m€2.5m▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€2.3m€2.5m▲
Land and buildings22€2.3m€2.5m▲
Plant, machinery and equipment23-€443
Current assets29/58€1.2m€1.2m▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.06m€0.06m=
Stocks30/36€0.06m€0.06m=
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€1.2m€1.2m▲
Trade receivables40€0.03m€0.04m▲
Other amounts receivable41€1.1m€1.1m▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.006m€0.003m▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€3.6m€3.7m▲
Equity10/15-€0.5m-€0.5m▼
Contributions10/11€0.09m€0.09m=
Capital10€0.09m€0.09m=
Issued capital100€0.09m€0.09m=
Reserves13€0.001m€0.001m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0.001m€0.001m=
Legal reserve130€0.001m€0.001m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€0.6m-€0.6m▼
Amounts payable17/49€4.0m€4.2m▲
Amounts payable after more than one year17€2.7m€2.6m▼
Financial debts170/4€2.7m€2.6m▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€1.3m€1.6m▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€0.09m€0.1m▲
Financial debts43-€43
Credit institutions430/8-€43
Trade debts44€0.008m€0.003m▼
Suppliers440/4€0.008m€0.003m▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.001m€0.01m▲
Taxes450/3€0.001m€0.01m▲
Other amounts payable47/48€1.2m€1.5m▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0.007m€0▼
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€50-
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.06m€0.06m▲
Other operating charges640/8€0.001m€0.01m▲
Gross operating margin9900€0.1m€0.1m▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.08m€0.07m▼
Financial income75/76B€0.01m€0.02m▲
Recurring financial income75€0.01m€0.02m▲
Financial charges65/66B€0.1m€0.1m▲
Recurring financial charges65€0.1m€0.1m▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€0.02m-€0.02m▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.02m-€0.02m▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.02m-€0.02m▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€0.6m-€0.6m▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€0.5m-€0.6m▼

The notes to these accounts have 12 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the accounts filed with the NBB.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Non-recurring operating income76A-----€1,291€50--
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€30,279€56,229€60,455€61,165€61,165€61,165€61,165€62,122▲ 1.6%
Other operating charges640/8---€10,191€11,082€53,432€1,240€14,186▲ 11×
Gross operating margin9900€46,103€60,367-€33,610€62,723€149,318€160,705€143,995€146,591▲ 1.8%
Operating profit (loss)9901€6,925-€3,131-€100,118-€8,633€77,070€46,108€81,590€70,283▼ 13.9%
Financial income75/76B---€8,223€9,954€11,112€11,275€22,685▲ 101%
Recurring financial income75€2,754€0€285€8,223€9,954€11,112€11,275€22,685▲ 101%
Financial charges65/66B---€56,360€62,042€83,680€111,421€112,373▲ 0.9%
Recurring financial charges65€18,561€35,892€48,786€56,360€62,042€83,680€111,421€112,373▲ 0.9%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€8,882-€39,022-€148,619-€56,769€24,982-€26,460-€18,556-€19,404▼ 4.6%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€8,882-€39,022-€148,619-€56,769€24,982-€26,460-€18,556-€19,404▼ 4.6%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€8,882-€39,022-€148,619-€56,769€24,982-€26,460-€18,556-€19,404▼ 4.6%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.7m€2.5m€2.7m€3.0m€3.2m€3.6m€3.6m€3.7m▲ 4.5%
Fixed assets21/28€1.1m€1.7m€1.8m€2.0m€1.9m€2.4m€2.3m€2.5m▲ 6.3%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€1.1m€1.7m€1.8m€2.0m€1.9m€2.4m€2.3m€2.5m▲ 6.3%
Land and buildings22---€2.0m€1.9m€2.4m€2.3m€2.5m▲ 6.3%
Plant, machinery and equipment23-------€443-
Current assets29/58€0.6m€0.8m€0.9m€1.0m€1.2m€1.2m€1.2m€1.2m▲ 1.2%
Stocks and contracts in progress3-€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m=
Stocks30/36---€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m=
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.6m€0.8m€0.8m€0.9m€1.1m€1.2m€1.2m€1.2m▲ 1.5%
Trade receivables40---€0.001m€0.02m€0.04m€0.03m€0.04m▲ 50.5%
Other amounts receivable41---€0.9m€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m▲ 0.4%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.03m€0.02m€0.03m€0.05m€0.009m€0.004m€0.006m€0.003m▼ 44.7%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.7m€2.5m€2.7m€3.0m€3.2m€3.6m€3.6m€3.7m▲ 4.5%
Equity10/15-€0.2m-€0.2m-€0.4m-€0.4m-€0.4m-€0.4m-€0.5m-€0.5m▼ 4.1%
Contributions10/11€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m=
Capital10---€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m=
Issued capital100---€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m€0.09m=
Reserves13€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m=
Legal reserve130---€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€0.3m-€0.3m-€0.5m-€0.5m-€0.5m-€0.5m-€0.6m-€0.6m▼ 3.5%
Amounts payable17/49€1.9m€2.8m€3.1m€3.5m€3.6m€4.0m€4.0m€4.2m▲ 4.5%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€1.3m€2.1m€2.3m€2.3m€2.4m€2.6m€2.7m€2.6m▼ 3.5%
Financial debts170/4---€2.3m€2.4m€2.6m€2.7m€2.6m▼ 3.5%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.6m€0.7m€0.8m€1.2m€1.2m€1.4m€1.3m€1.6m▲ 21.4%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42---€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m€0.09m€0.1m▲ 12.9%
Financial debts43-------€43-
Credit institutions430/8-------€43-
Trade debts44€0.06m€0.05m€0.03m€0.03m€0.006m€0.002m€0.008m€0.003m▼ 59.9%
Suppliers440/4---€0.03m€0.006m€0.002m€0.008m€0.003m▼ 59.9%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€0.005m€0.01m€0.01m€0.001m€0.01m▲ 698%
Taxes450/3---€0.005m€0.01m€0.01m€0.001m€0.01m▲ 698%
Other amounts payable47/48---€1.0m€1.1m€1.3m€1.2m€1.5m▲ 21.8%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3----€0.02m€0.02m€0.007m€0▼ 100%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€8,882-€39,022-€148,619-€56,769€24,982-€26,460-€18,556-€19,404▼ 4.6%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€30,279€56,229€60,455€61,165€61,165€61,165€61,165€62,122▲ 1.6%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€21,397€17,207-€88,164€4,396€86,148€34,706€42,610€42,718▲ 0.3%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€662,821-€189,629-€250,623€0-€476,249-€37,262-€208,968▼ 461%
Change in cash--€10,387€6,784€19,995-€36,848-€5,020€1,864-€2,639-

A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
31-12-2025 full format 28-08-2026 2026-00442948 NBB
31-12-2024 micro format 28-08-2025 2025-00421908 PDF
31-12-2023 micro format 29-08-2024 2024-00395103 PDF
31-12-2022 abbreviated format 31-07-2023 2023-00294843 PDF
31-12-2021 abbreviated format 30-08-2022 2022-20347404 PDF
31-12-2020 abbreviated format 30-07-2021 2021-43800433 PDF
31-12-2019 abbreviated format 03-11-2020 2020-67800441 PDF
31-12-2018 abbreviated format 30-07-2019 2019-41100097 PDF
31-12-2017 abbreviated format 24-09-2018 2018-64600206 PDF
31-12-2016 abbreviated format 14-08-2017 2017-43600574 PDF

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