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ECHO BAY

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Public limited companyfounded 2011active for 15 yearsBrusselsesteenweg 185, 1785 Merchtem, Belgium20 active companies are registered at this addressKBO/BCE: BE 0839.710.489
Summary

ECHO BAY has been active since 2011 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2026 annual accounts show equity of €1.1m and a net result of €394,799. The figures fluctuate too strongly year-on-year for a reliable trend projection. Its solvency ranks better than 53% of 332 sector peers (NACE 47, financial year 2026). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.4% (very low).

Financials · financial year 2026, full format

Turnover
€10.9m▼ 0.1%
2022 · €10.9m
EBIT margin
-1.7%▼ 1.5pp
2022 · -0.2%
Net result
€394,799
2025 · -€479,763
Working capital
€586,727▲ 27.3%
2025 · €460,789
Trend over the years

2021 to 2026, 5 financial years 2019 to 2026, 7 financial years

The operating result returns to profit in 2026: €379,048 after a loss of €456,586 in 2025, 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€10.9m 2023 Operating result€0.4m 2026 Net result€0.4m 2026

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), Staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line2019202020212022202320252026
Turnover€11.3m-€9.2m▼ 18.4%€9.4m▲ 1.6%€10.9m▲ 16.4%€10.9m▼ 0.1%
Operating result€0.4m--€0.8m-€0.1m▲ 87.0%-€0.02m▲ 83.3%-€0.2m▼ 964%-€0.5m-€0.4m
Net result€0.2m--€0.8mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 86.5%-€0.03mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 72.0%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 561%-€0.5mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.4m
EBIT margin3.4%--8.7%▼ 12.1pp-1.1%▲ 7.6pp-0.2%▲ 1.0pp-1.7%▼ 1.5pp
Equity€0.3m--€0.5mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.6mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 21.4%-€0.6mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 4.9%-€0.8mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 31.0%€0.7mabove the sector's middle half-€1.1m▲ 58.0%
Total assets€11.5m-€8.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 27.6%€4.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 41.8%€2.2mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 55.3%€2.1mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 3.5%€2.2mabove the sector's middle half-€2.7m▲ 19.0%
Debt€11.2m-€8.8m▼ 21.2%€5.4m▼ 38.2%€2.8m▼ 48.6%€2.9m▲ 4.4%€1.6m-€1.6m▲ 2.0%
Working capital-€0.5m--€1.0mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 102%-€1.0mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 6.5%-€1.0mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 1.3%-€1.0mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 4.5%€0.5mabove the sector's middle half-€0.6m▲ 27.3%
Solvency2.6%--6.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 8.6pp-12.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 6.6pp-29.7%below the sector's middle half▼ 17.0pp-40.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 10.6pp30.3%within the sector's middle half-40.3%▲ 9.9pp
Current ratio0.95-0.88below the sector's middle half▼ 0.070.82below the sector's middle half▼ 0.060.65below the sector's middle half▼ 0.170.65below the sector's middle half=1.30within the sector's middle half-1.37▲ 0.07
Return on assets (ROA)2.0%--9.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 11.6pp-2.2%below the sector's middle half▲ 7.4pp-1.4%below the sector's middle half▲ 0.8pp-9.5%below the sector's middle half▼ 8.2pp-21.4%below the sector's middle half-14.8%▲ 36.1pp
Staff (FTE)35.2-35.7above the sector's middle half▲ 1.4%33.6above the sector's middle half▼ 5.9%33.4above the sector's middle half▼ 0.6%35.1above the sector's middle half▲ 5.1%35.5above the sector's middle half-35.6▲ 0.3%
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
2026 in colour, 2025 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €2.7m
Fixed assets €489,018 ▲ 108%
Current assets €2.2m ▲ 8.6%
Equity and liabilities €2.7m
Equity €1.1m ▲ 58.0%
Debt €1.6m ▲ 2.0%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 69.7% to 59.7%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2026 value · change against 2025
EBITDA
€436,518▲
2025 · -€347,927
Cash flow
€452,269▲
2025 · -€371,104
Debt to equity
1.48▼
2025 · 2.30
ROE
36.7%▲
2025 · -70.5%
Interest coverage
73.96▲
2025 · -20.48
Debt ≤ 1 year
€1.6m▲
2025 · €1.5m
Income taxes
-€333▼
2025 · €6,190
Staff costs
€1.5m▼
2025 · €2.0m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 17,811 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.3% went bankrupt within 24 months and 96.5% are still going.

  • Small
  • 10 to 20 years old
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.3% went bankrupt
3.2% stopped otherwise
96.5% still going

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 0.4% 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 17,811 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 · 2026 against 2025 · 55 lines
Balance sheet Code20252026
Assets
Total assets20/58€2.2m€2.7m▲
Fixed assets21/28€0.2m€0.5m▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.2m€0.5m▲
Land and buildings22€0.001m-
Plant, machinery and equipment23€0.07m€0.09m▲
Furniture and vehicles24€0.02m€0.009m▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€0.2m€0.2m▲
Assets under construction and advance payments27-€0.2m
Financial fixed assets28€0.001m€0.001m=
Current assets29/58€2.0m€2.2m▲
Amounts receivable after more than one year29-€0.002m
Other amounts receivable291-€0.002m
Stocks and contracts in progress3€1.9m-
Stocks30/36€1.9m-
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€33€2.0m▲
Trade receivables40€33€0.06m▲
Other amounts receivable41-€1.9m
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.1m€0.2m▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€2.2m€2.7m▲
Equity10/15€0.7m€1.1m▲
Contributions10/11€2.1m€2.1m=
Capital10€2.1m€2.1m=
Issued capital100€2.1m€2.1m=
Reserves13€0.006m€0.006m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0.006m€0.006m=
Legal reserve130€0.006m€0.006m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€1.4m-€1.0m▲
Amounts payable17/49€1.6m€1.6m▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€1.5m€1.6m▲
Trade debts44€0.2m€0.7m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.2m€0.7m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.6m€0.7m▲
Taxes450/3€0.4m€0.5m▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.2m€0.2m▲
Other amounts payable47/48€0.7m€0.2m▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0.02m-
Income statement Code20252026
Non-recurring operating income76A€0.04m€0.1m▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€2.0m€1.5m▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.1m€0.06m▼
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€0.02m-
Other operating charges640/8€0.08m€0.07m▼
Non-recurring operating charges66A-€0.001m
Gross operating margin9900€1.8m€2.0m▲
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.5m€0.4m▲
Financial income75/76B€3€0.02m▲
Recurring financial income75€3€0.02m▲
Financial charges65/66B€0.02m€0.006m▼
Recurring financial charges65€0.02m€0.006m▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€0.5m€0.4m▲
Income taxes67/77€0.006m-€333▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.5m€0.4m▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.5m€0.4m▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€1.4m-€1.0m▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€0.9m-€1.4m▼
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)908735.535.6▲

The notes to these accounts (8 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line2019202020212022202320252026Change
Operating income70/76A---€11.0m€11.0m---
Turnover70€11.3m€9.2m€9.4m€10.9m€10.9m---
Other operating income74---€0.06m€0.1m---
Non-recurring operating income76A---€0.01m-€0.04m€0.1m▲ 233%
Operating charges60/66A---€11.0m€11.2m---
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60---€5.6m€6.1m---
Purchases600/8---€5.7m€6.2m---
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609----€0.09m-€0.1m---
Services and other goods61---€3.9m€3.6m---
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€1.3m€1.4m€2.0m€1.5m▼ 26.3%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.5m€0.4m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€0.1m€0.06m▼ 47.1%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4---€0.03m-€0.1m€0.02m--
Other operating charges640/8---€0.03m€0.09m€0.08m€0.07m▼ 5.6%
Non-recurring operating charges66A------€0.001m-
Gross operating margin9900-----€1.8m€2.0m▲ 12.3%
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.4m-€0.8m-€0.1m-€0.02m-€0.2m-€0.5m€0.4m-
Financial income75/76B---€21€93€3€0.02m▲ 7,107×
Recurring financial income75-€0.006m€0.01m€21€93€3€0.02m▲ 7,107×
Other financial income752/9---€21€93---
Financial charges65/66B---€0.01m€0.01m€0.02m€0.006m▼ 65.3%
Recurring financial charges65€0.02m€0.02m€0.009m€0.01m€0.01m€0.02m€0.006m▼ 65.3%
Debt charges650€0.02m€0.01m€0.008m€0.006m€0.006m---
Other financial charges652/9---€0.007m€0.006m---
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.4m-€0.8m-€0.1m-€0.03m-€0.2m-€0.5m€0.4m-
Income taxes67/77€0.1m-€0.02m€0.009m-€0.002m€0.006m-€333-
Taxes670/3----€0.002m---
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.2m-€0.8m-€0.1m-€0.03m-€0.2m-€0.5m€0.4m-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€0.2m-€0.8m-€0.1m-€0.03m-€0.2m-€0.5m€0.4m-
Line2019202020212022202320252026Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€11.5m€8.3m€4.8m€2.2m€2.1m€2.2m€2.7m▲ 19.0%
Fixed assets21/28€1.1m€0.8m€0.5m€0.4m€0.2m€0.2m€0.5m▲ 108%
Intangible fixed assets21€0.001m€105------
Tangible fixed assets22/27€1.1m€0.8m€0.5m€0.4m€0.2m€0.2m€0.5m▲ 108%
Land and buildings22----€0.001m€0.001m--
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€0.08m€0.05m€0.07m€0.09m▲ 31.4%
Furniture and vehicles24---€0.009m€0.03m€0.02m€0.009m▼ 44.9%
Other tangible fixed assets26---€0.3m€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m▲ 7.4%
Assets under construction and advance payments27------€0.2m-
Financial fixed assets28€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m=
Other financial fixed assets284/8---€0.001m€0.001m---
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8---€0.001m€0.001m---
Current assets29/58€10.4m€7.5m€4.3m€1.8m€1.9m€2.0m€2.2m▲ 8.6%
Amounts receivable after more than one year29---€0.005m€0.005m-€0.002m-
Other amounts receivable291---€0.005m€0.005m-€0.002m-
Stocks and contracts in progress3€1.5m€1.3m€1.5m€1.6m€1.8m€1.9m--
Stocks30/36---€1.6m€1.8m€1.9m--
Goods purchased for resale34---€1.6m€1.8m---
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€8.8m€6.2m€2.6m--€33€2.0m▲ 60,038×
Trade receivables40-----€33€0.06m▲ 1,949×
Other amounts receivable41------€1.9m-
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.06m€0.04m€0.1m€0.2m€0.06m€0.1m€0.2m▲ 90.3%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€0.002m€0.002m---
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€11.5m€8.3m€4.8m€2.2m€2.1m€2.2m€2.7m▲ 19.0%
Equity10/15€0.3m-€0.5m-€0.6m-€0.6m-€0.8m€0.7m€1.1m▲ 58.0%
Contributions10/11€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€0.06m€2.1m€2.1m=
Capital10---€0.06m€0.06m€2.1m€2.1m=
Issued capital100---€0.06m€0.06m€2.1m€2.1m=
Reserves13€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m=
Legal reserve130---€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m€0.006m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0.2m-€0.6m-€0.7m-€0.7m-€0.9m-€1.4m-€1.0m▲ 28.5%
Amounts payable17/49€11.2m€8.8m€5.4m€2.8m€2.9m€1.6m€1.6m▲ 2.0%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€0.3m€0.2m€0.1m€0.008m----
Financial debts170/4---€0.008m----
Credit institutions173---€0.008m----
Amounts payable within one year42/48€10.9m€8.6m€5.3m€2.8m€2.9m€1.5m€1.6m▲ 3.0%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42---€0.1m€0.008m---
Trade debts44€9.6m€4.9m€0.3m€0.4m€1.0m€0.2m€0.7m▲ 212%
Suppliers440/4---€0.4m€1.0m€0.2m€0.7m▲ 212%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€0.5m€0.5m€0.6m€0.7m▲ 7.8%
Taxes450/3---€0.3m€0.2m€0.4m€0.5m▲ 4.7%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€0.2m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m▲ 14.2%
Other amounts payable47/48---€1.8m€1.4m€0.7m€0.2m▼ 69.6%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€0.04m€0.04m€0.02m--
Line2019202020212022202320252026Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€233,166-€796,933-€107,424-€30,062-€198,798-€479,763€394,799-
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€500,087€381,294€279,618€216,741€175,866€108,659€57,470▼ 47.1%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€733,253-€415,639€172,194€186,679-€22,932-€371,104€452,269-
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€32,652-€15,364-€79,068-€11,662--€311,183-
Change in cash--€21,862€105,037€53,548-€145,089-€94,810-

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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Latest 10 of 14 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference
31-01-2026 full format 17-06-2026 2026-00168604
31-01-2025 abbreviated format 09-07-2025 2025-00261025
31-07-2023 full format 11-04-2024 2024-00063857
31-07-2022 full format 30-05-2023 2023-00097874
31-07-2021 full format 07-02-2022 2022-05300017
31-07-2020 full format 06-01-2021 2021-00700414
31-07-2019 full format 05-02-2020 2020-04600322
31-07-2018 full format 06-03-2019 2019-06600090
31-07-2017 full format 28-02-2018 2018-06100277
31-07-2016 full format 28-02-2017 2017-05400591

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