EQUITY
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EQUITY has been active since 2000 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €10.5m and a net result of €3.7m. Equity is growing by about 41% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 82% of 2,060 sector peers (NACE 73, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is below 0.1% (very low).
Financials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format
Turnover
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€3.7m▲ 270%
2024 · €1.0m
Working capital
€1.2m▼ 45.4%
2024 · €2.3m
Trend over the years
2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years
After the dip in 2023 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2025 is 1,302% above 2024 and is 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.
Operating result€1.3m
2025
Net result€3.7m
2025
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€13.1m
2025
Equity€10.5m
2025
Debt€2.6m
2025
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital€1.2m
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)28.4%
2025
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Solvency79.9%
2025
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Current ratio1.95
2025
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
Sector: the middle half of NACE 73, Advertising, market research and public relations 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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Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result-€0.001m--€0.06m▼ 4,802%-€0.02m▲ 64.0%-€0.03m▼ 44.3%€0.9m-€0.04m€0.09m€1.3m▲ 1,302%
Net result€1.1m-€0.2m▼ 83.9%€1.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 521%€0.1mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 88.5%€3.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2,404%€0.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 88.7%€1.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 190%€3.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 270%
Equity€1.0m-€1.2m▲ 16.5%€2.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 88.0%€2.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 5.4%€5.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 127%€5.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 6.4%€6.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 17.1%€10.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 54.6%
Total assets€2.4m-€2.7m▲ 14.5%€5.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 84.2%€5.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 6.9%€7.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 32.6%€6.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 3.3%€8.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 23.3%€13.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 55.4%
Debt€1.3m-€1.5m▲ 13.0%€2.7m▲ 81.1%€2.9m▲ 8.3%€1.6m▼ 44.5%€1.1m▼ 35.4%€1.7m▲ 57.3%€2.6m▲ 58.5%
Working capital€1.3m-€0.09m▼ 93.2%€1.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 962%€0.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 19.0%€2.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 166%€2.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.4%€2.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 9.5%€1.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 45.4%
Solvency43.9%-44.6%▲ 0.8pp45.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.9pp44.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.7pp76.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 32.0pp84.6%above the sector's middle half▲ 7.7pp80.3%above the sector's middle half▼ 4.3pp79.9%above the sector's middle half▼ 0.4pp
Current ratio5.72-1.10▼ 4.621.43within the sector's middle half▲ 0.321.38within the sector's middle half▼ 0.053.07within the sector's middle half▲ 1.694.19above the sector's middle half▲ 1.123.35within the sector's middle half▼ 0.831.95within the sector's middle half▼ 1.40
Return on assets (ROA)45.1%-6.3%▼ 38.7pp21.3%above the sector's middle half▲ 15.0pp2.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 19.1pp43.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 40.9pp5.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 38.1pp11.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 6.9pp28.4%above the sector's middle half▲ 16.4pp
above
within
below
the middle half of NACE 73, Advertising, market research and public relations 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.
Why a figure moved sharply
- 2025 Net result +270% on 2024. The accounts now follow the abbreviated format, last year the full format.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €13.1m
Fixed assets
€10.6m ▲ 103%
Current assets
€2.5m ▼ 21.5%
Equity and liabilities €13.1m
Equity
€10.5m ▲ 54.6%
Debt
€2.6m ▲ 58.5%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 19.7% to 20.1%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€1.3m▲
2024 · €96,588
Cash flow
€3.7m▲
2024 · €1.0m
Debt to equity
0.25▲
2024 · 0.24
ROE
35.5%▲
2024 · 14.8%
Interest coverage
13.05▲
2024 · 3.60
Debt ≤ 1 year
€1.3m▲
2024 · €961,746
Debt > 1 year
€1.3m▲
2024 · €683,308
Income taxes
€8,996▼
2024 · €42,921
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €0.004m | €0.007m | €0.004m | €0.004m | €0.004m | €0.004m | €0.006m | €0.01m | ▲ 115% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €0.002m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | ▲ 3.2% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €0.003m | -€0.05m | -€0.01m | -€0.02m | €0.9m | -€0.03m | €0.1m | €1.3m | ▲ 1,217% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | -€0.001m | -€0.06m | -€0.02m | -€0.03m | €0.9m | -€0.04m | €0.09m | €1.3m | ▲ 1,302% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €0.2m | €2.2m | €0.4m | €1.0m | €2.6m | ▲ 160% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €1.1m | €0.2m | €1.1m | €0.2m | €2.2m | €0.3m | €1.0m | €2.6m | ▲ 160% |
| Non-recurring financial income76B | - | - | - | - | - | €0.1m | - | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.1m | €0.04m | €0.03m | €0.1m | ▲ 266% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.02m | €0.04m | €0.03m | €0.1m | ▲ 266% |
| Non-recurring financial charges66B | - | - | - | - | €0.1m | - | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €1.1m | €0.2m | €1.1m | €0.1m | €3.1m | €0.4m | €1.1m | €3.7m | ▲ 256% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €0.002m | €0.001m | €155 | €161 | €179 | €0.009m | €0.04m | €0.009m | ▼ 79.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €1.1m | €0.2m | €1.1m | €0.1m | €3.1m | €0.3m | €1.0m | €3.7m | ▲ 270% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €1.1m | €0.2m | €1.1m | €0.1m | €3.1m | €0.3m | €1.0m | €3.7m | ▲ 270% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €2.4m | €2.7m | €5.0m | €5.4m | €7.1m | €6.9m | €8.5m | €13.1m | ▲ 55.4% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €0.8m | €1.8m | €1.8m | €2.5m | €4.0m | €4.1m | €5.2m | €10.6m | ▲ 103% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €0.004m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.008m | €0.005m | €0.001m | €0.03m | €0.02m | ▼ 33.6% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | €0.001m | €0.001m | - | €0.005m | €0.003m | ▼ 35.4% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | €0.007m | €0.004m | €0.001m | €0.03m | €0.02m | ▼ 33.3% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €0.8m | €1.7m | €1.8m | €2.5m | €4.0m | €4.1m | €5.2m | €10.6m | ▲ 104% |
| Current assets29/58 | €1.6m | €1.0m | €3.2m | €2.8m | €3.1m | €2.7m | €3.2m | €2.5m | ▼ 21.5% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €1.4m | €0.9m | €3.2m | €2.8m | €3.0m | €2.5m | €2.4m | €1.9m | ▼ 19.6% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €8 | €30 | ▲ 273% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €2.8m | €3.0m | €2.5m | €2.4m | €1.9m | ▼ 19.6% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €0.2m | €0.03m | €0.01m | €0.01m | €0.08m | €0.2m | €0.8m | €0.5m | ▼ 37.3% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €443 | €464 | €0.001m | €0.003m | €0.08m | ▲ 2,941% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €2.4m | €2.7m | €5.0m | €5.4m | €7.1m | €6.9m | €8.5m | €13.1m | ▲ 55.4% |
| Equity10/15 | €1.0m | €1.2m | €2.3m | €2.4m | €5.5m | €5.8m | €6.8m | €10.5m | ▲ 54.6% |
| Contributions10/11 | €0.02m | €0.02m | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.02m | = |
| Reserves13 | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €0.002m | €0.002m | - | - | - | - |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | - | - | €0.002m | €0.002m | - | - | - | - |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.002m | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €1.0m | €1.2m | €2.3m | €2.4m | €5.4m | €5.8m | €6.8m | €10.5m | ▲ 54.8% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €1.3m | €1.5m | €2.7m | €2.9m | €1.6m | €1.1m | €1.7m | €2.6m | ▲ 58.5% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €1.1m | €0.6m | €0.5m | €0.9m | €0.6m | €0.4m | €0.7m | €1.3m | ▲ 85.6% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | €0.9m | €0.6m | €0.4m | €0.7m | €1.3m | ▲ 85.6% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €0.3m | €0.9m | €2.2m | €2.0m | €1.0m | €0.6m | €1.0m | €1.3m | ▲ 34.7% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.1m | €0.4m | ▲ 314% |
| Trade debts44 | €0.01m | €0.001m | €0.002m | €306 | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.003m | €0.01m | ▲ 332% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €306 | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.003m | €0.01m | ▲ 332% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €215 | €395 | €234 | €0.006m | €0.04m | ▲ 544% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €215 | €395 | €234 | €0.006m | €0.04m | ▲ 544% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €1.8m | €0.7m | €0.4m | €0.9m | €0.8m | ▼ 2.8% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | - | - | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.07m | ▲ 300% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €1.1m | €0.2m | €1.1m | €0.1m | €3.1m | €0.3m | €1.0m | €3.7m | ▲ 270% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €0.004m | €0.007m | €0.004m | €0.004m | €0.004m | €0.004m | €0.006m | €0.01m | ▲ 115% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €1.1m | €0.2m | €1.1m | €0.1m | €3.1m | €0.4m | €1.0m | €3.7m | ▲ 269% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€1.0m | -€0.05m | -€0.7m | -€1.5m | -€0.1m | -€1.1m | -€5.4m | ▼ 393% |
| Change in cash | - | -€0.2m | -€0.02m | -€0.002m | €0.07m | €0.1m | €0.6m | -€0.3m | - |
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 25 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | abbreviated format | 06-07-2026 | 2026-00253786 |
| 31-12-2024 | full format | 08-08-2025 | 2025-00365489 |
| 31-12-2023 | full format | 17-07-2024 | 2024-00252986 |
| 31-12-2022 | full format | 09-08-2023 | 2023-00320450 |
| 31-12-2021 | full format | 20-07-2022 | 2022-20203053 |
| 31-12-2020 | full format | 28-07-2021 | 2021-40800078 |
| 31-12-2019 | full format | 11-08-2020 | 2020-40100582 |
| 31-12-2018 | full format | 28-06-2019 | 2019-24000094 |
| 31-12-2017 | micro format | 17-08-2018 | 2018-46100376 |
| 31-12-2016 | full format | 24-07-2017 | 2017-33900365 |
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