ENGINEERING VANHOUTTE
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ENGINEERING VANHOUTTE has been active since 1991 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €615,246 and a net result of €16,865. Equity remains stable across the filed financial years (±0.3% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 49% of 15,681 sector peers (NACE 69, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is below 0.1% (very low).
Financials · financial year 2025, micro format
Equity
€615,246▲ 2.8%
2024 · €598,381
Total assets
€1.1m▲ 16.8%
2024 · €948,648
Net result
€16,865▼ 15.4%
2024 · €19,945
Working capital
-€186,652▼ 61.4%
2024 · -€115,658
Trend over the years
2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2019 to 2025, 7 financial years
The operating result falls in 2025; 2025 is 14% below 2024.
What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Operating result€0.05m
2025
Net result€0.02m
2025
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€1.1m
2025
Equity€0.6m
2025
Debt€0.5m
2025
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital-€0.2m
2025
How much of each euro of turnover is left from operations (EBIT margin) and what the assets earn (return on assets).
Return on assets (ROA)1.5%
2025
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Solvency55.5%
2025
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Current ratio0.54
2025
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
Sector: the middle half of NACE 69, Legal and accounting activities: 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).
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
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Line2019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.04m-€0.04m▼ 15.8%€0.03m▼ 27.5%€0.008m▼ 70.6%€0.05m▲ 524%€0.06m▲ 18.2%€0.05m▼ 13.9%
Net result€0.02m-€0.01mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 32.0%-€0.01mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.01mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 23.7%€317below the sector's middle half€0.02mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 6,187%€0.02mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 15.4%
Equity€0.6m-€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 1.9%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 2.3%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 1.8%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.1%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.4%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.8%
Total assets€1.2m-€1.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 8.1%€1.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 1.0%€1.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 25.9%€0.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 1.5%€0.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 1.1%€1.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 16.8%
Debt€0.6m-€0.7m▲ 14.0%€0.7m▲ 0.2%€0.4m▼ 46.3%€0.4m▼ 3.8%€0.4m▼ 2.6%€0.5m▲ 40.6%
Working capital-€0.3m--€0.6mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 83.8%-€0.6mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 5.8%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 62.1%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 18.1%-€0.1mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 34.3%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 61.4%
Solvency49.2%-46.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.8pp45.8%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.6pp60.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 14.9pp61.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.9pp63.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.4pp55.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 7.5pp
Current ratio0.46-0.13below the sector's middle half▼ 0.330.18below the sector's middle half▲ 0.050.42below the sector's middle half▲ 0.240.51below the sector's middle half▲ 0.090.67below the sector's middle half▲ 0.160.54below the sector's middle half▼ 0.12
Return on assets (ROA)1.4%-0.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 0.5pp-1.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 1.9pp-1.1%below the sector's middle half=0.0%below the sector's middle half▲ 1.1pp2.1%below the sector's middle half▲ 2.1pp1.5%below the sector's middle half▼ 0.6pp
above
within
below
the middle half of NACE 69, Legal and accounting activities: 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.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro format does not require them.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.1m
Fixed assets
€885,691 ▲ 23.6%
Current assets
€222,176 ▼ 4.2%
Equity and liabilities €1.1m
Equity
€615,246 ▲ 2.8%
Debt
€492,621 ▲ 40.6%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 36.9% to 44.5%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€90,820▼
2024 · €94,369
Cash flow
€60,026▲
2024 · €58,966
Debt to equity
0.80▲
2024 · 0.59
ROE
2.7%▼
2024 · 3.3%
Interest coverage
4.61▲
2024 · 4.34
Debt ≤ 1 year
€408,828▲
2024 · €347,512
Debt > 1 year
€81,667
Income taxes
€11,072▼
2024 · €13,671
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €45,093 | €46,678 | €53,897 | €40,479 | €39,021 | €39,021 | €43,161 | ▲ 10.6% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €12,211 | €11,349 | €10,680 | €11,600 | ▲ 8.6% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | - | €39,410 | - | - | - | - |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €96,134 | €90,899 | €88,415 | €99,609 | €97,209 | €105,048 | €102,419 | ▼ 2.5% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €41,773 | €35,183 | €25,508 | €7,509 | €46,840 | €55,348 | €47,659 | ▼ 13.9% |
| Recurring financial income75 | - | - | €0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €17,757 | €15,638 | €21,732 | €19,722 | ▼ 9.2% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €14,960 | €16,989 | €19,465 | €17,757 | €15,638 | €21,732 | €19,722 | ▼ 9.2% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €26,813 | €18,194 | €6,043 | -€10,247 | €31,202 | €33,616 | €27,937 | ▼ 16.9% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €9,929 | €6,713 | €19,704 | €170 | €30,885 | €13,671 | €11,072 | ▼ 19.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €16,885 | €11,480 | -€13,661 | -€10,417 | €317 | €19,945 | €16,865 | ▼ 15.4% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €16,885 | €11,480 | -€13,661 | -€10,417 | €317 | €19,945 | €16,865 | ▼ 15.4% |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €1.2m | €1.3m | €1.3m | €1.0m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €1.1m | ▲ 16.8% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €0.9m | €1.2m | €1.2m | €0.8m | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.9m | ▲ 23.6% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €0.9m | €1.2m | €1.2m | €0.8m | €0.8m | €0.7m | €0.9m | ▲ 23.6% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | = |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | - | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.6m | ▲ 37.1% |
| Current assets29/58 | €0.3m | €0.09m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▼ 4.2% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €0.02m | €0.005m | - | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.004m | €0.004m | ▲ 14.8% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €0.005m | €0.004m | €0.004m | €0.004m | ▲ 14.8% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.01m | - | - | - |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.3m | €0.08m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▼ 4.3% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €0.005m | €0.005m | €0.004m | €0.004m | ▼ 10.7% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €1.2m | €1.3m | €1.3m | €1.0m | €0.9m | €0.9m | €1.1m | ▲ 16.8% |
| Equity10/15 | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | €0.6m | ▲ 2.8% |
| Contributions10/11 | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | = |
| Capital10 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | = |
| Reserves13 | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | ▲ 5.5% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | - | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | €0.03m | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | ▲ 6.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | - | - | -€0.004m | -€0.01m | -€0.01m | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €0.6m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.5m | ▲ 40.6% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.08m | - |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.08m | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €0.6m | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.4m | ▲ 17.6% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.02m | - |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.1m | ▼ 15.2% |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.1m | ▼ 15.2% |
| Trade debts44 | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.004m | €0.002m | €0.003m | €0.001m | €0.05m | ▲ 5,628% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €0.002m | €0.003m | €0.001m | €0.05m | ▲ 5,628% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €0.003m | €0.002m | €0.006m | €0.01m | ▲ 75.9% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €0.003m | €0.002m | €0.006m | €0.01m | ▲ 75.9% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▲ 4.1% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €0.002m | €0.001m | €0.003m | €0.002m | ▼ 22.8% |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €16,885 | €11,480 | -€13,661 | -€10,417 | €317 | €19,945 | €16,865 | ▼ 15.4% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €45,093 | €46,678 | €53,897 | €40,479 | €39,021 | €39,021 | €43,161 | ▲ 10.6% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €61,978 | €58,158 | €40,236 | €30,062 | €39,338 | €58,966 | €60,026 | ▲ 1.8% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€332,973 | -€4,713 | €322,102 | €0 | €0 | -€212,058 | - |
| Change in cash | - | -€173,587 | €41,877 | €14,054 | €24,455 | €61,773 | -€9,728 | - |
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 34 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-09-2025 | micro format | 19-03-2026 | 2026-00056958 |
| 30-09-2024 | micro format | 18-03-2025 | 2025-00049447 |
| 30-09-2023 | micro format | 14-03-2024 | 2024-00043262 |
| 30-09-2022 | micro format | 22-03-2023 | 2023-00042985 |
| 30-09-2021 | micro format | 28-03-2022 | 2022-08800112 |
| 30-09-2020 | micro format | 22-03-2021 | 2021-08000521 |
| 30-09-2019 | micro format | 06-05-2020 | 2020-11600181 |
| 30-09-2018 | abbreviated format | 05-04-2019 | 2019-09400135 |
| 30-09-2017 | abbreviated format | 09-04-2018 | 2018-09400051 |
| 30-09-2016 | abbreviated format | 23-03-2017 | 2017-07000087 |
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