European Metrology Systems
ActiveEuropean Metrology Systems has been active since 1992 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €5.14M and a net result of €793k. Equity is growing by ~9.4% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 81% of 4827 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).
Checked score
Score 2025
83
/ 100
Excellent
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability83▼-5
Solvency100=
Growth78=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €420k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 3.8 against 6.62 in 2024; short-term debt: 22% and cash: 10.5% of total assets), and 25.1% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term
Signals
Eight signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation dateAge against the risk zone
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
74.9%
Return on assets
11.6%
Age of the figures
9 mo
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 46
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 46
higher
← fewer bankruptcies
more bankruptcies →
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 03-06-2026, 58 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
58 d early
2024
82 d late
2023
29 d late
2022
32 d late
2021
18 d late
2020
60 d early
2019
41 d late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven monthsPosition in the running window
17-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
Financials · fiscal year 2025, full schema
Turnover
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€793k▼ 9.0%
2024 · €871k
2018: €317k
2019: €137k
2020: €416k
2021: €298k
2022: €556k
2023: €968k
2024: €871k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€4.23M▲ 10.6%
2024 · €3.82M
2018: €1.50M
2019: €1.75M
2020: €2.22M
2021: €2.09M
2022: €2.23M
2023: €2.98M
2024: €3.82M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€2.96M-€3.42M▲ 15.6%€4.05M▲ 18.5%€4.92M▲ 21.4%€5.14M▲ 4.4%
Operating result€393k-€728k▲ 85.4%€660k▼ 9.4%€676k▲ 2.5%€662k▼ 2.1%
Net result€298k-€556k▲ 86.8%€968k▲ 74.2%€871k▼ 10.0%€793k▼ 9.0%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
The operating result falls in 2025; 2025 is 2% below 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €6.86M
Fixed assets
€1.13M▼ 6.7%
Current assets
€5.74M▲ 27.5%
Equity and liabilities €6.86M
Equity
€5.14M▲ 4.4%
Provisions
€81k▲ 13.6%
Debt
€1.64M▲ 129%
The debt ratio rises from 12.6% to 24.0%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€928k▲
2024 · €924k
Cash flow
€1.06M▼
2024 · €1.12M
Solvency
74.9%▼
2024 · 86.2%
Current ratio
3.80▼
2024 · 6.62
Quick ratio
3.65▼
2024 · 6.43
Debt / equity
0.32▲
2024 · 0.15
ROE
15.4%▼
2024 · 17.7%
ROA
11.6%▼
2024 · 15.3%
Interest coverage
87.19▼
2024 · 101.33
Debt
€1.64M▲
2024 · €717k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€1.51M▲
2024 · €680k
Debt > 1 year
€75k▲
2024 · €37k
Income taxes
€158k▼
2024 · €195k
Staff costs
€454k▲
2024 · €431k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt / equity.
Filed annual accounts
As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024
Balance sheet
Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€5.71M€6.86M▲
Fixed assets21/28€1.21M€1.13M▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€803k€722k▼
Land and buildings22€42k€33k▼
Furniture and vehicles24€761k€689k▼
Financial fixed assets28€404k€404k=
Current assets29/58€4.50M€5.74M▲
Amounts receivable after more than one year29€444k€422k▼
Other amounts receivable291€444k€422k▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€132k€225k▲
Stocks30/36€132k€225k▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€1.16M€1.51M▲
Trade receivables40€1.11M€1.47M▲
Other amounts receivable41€43k€31k▼
Current investments50/53€305k€2.86M▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€2.40M€720k▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€62k€11k▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€5.71M€6.86M▲
Equity10/15€4.92M€5.14M▲
Contributions10/11€227k€227k=
Capital10€227k€227k=
Issued capital100€227k€227k=
Reserves13€1.47M€1.53M▲
Non-distributable reserves130/1€23k€23k=
Legal reserve130€23k€23k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€611k€667k▲
Distributable reserves133€841k€841k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€3.20M€3.37M▲
Investment grants15€19k€14k▼
Provisions and deferred taxes16€71k€81k▲
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5€48k€39k▼
Other liabilities and charges164/5€48k€39k▼
Deferred taxes168€23k€42k▲
Amounts payable17/49€717k€1.64M▲
Amounts payable after more than one year17€37k€75k▲
Financial debts170/4€37k€75k▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€680k€1.51M▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€34k€53k▲
Trade debts44€392k€812k▲
Suppliers440/4€392k€812k▲
Advances received on contracts in progress46€63k€279k▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€133k€209k▲
Taxes450/3€73k€146k▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€60k€63k▲
Other amounts payable47/48€58k€156k▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3-€61k
Income statement
Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€431k€454k▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€248k€266k▲
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-€-525
Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8€2k€-9k▼
Other operating charges640/8€34k€49k▲
Non-recurring operating charges66A€218-
Gross operating margin9900€1.39M€1.42M▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€676k€662k▼
Financial income75/76B€394k€319k▼
Recurring financial income75€394k€319k▼
Financial charges65/66B€9k€11k▲
Recurring financial charges65€9k€11k▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€1.06M€970k▼
Transfer from deferred taxes780€5k€16k▲
Transfer to deferred taxes680-€35k
Income taxes67/77€195k€158k▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€871k€793k▼
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€10k€45k▲
Transfer to tax-exempt reserves689€244k€105k▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€637k€733k▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€3.20M€3.82M▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€2.56M€3.09M▲
Profit to be distributed694/7-€456k
Return on contributions (dividend)694-€450k
Employees696-€6k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90875.96.1▲
The notes to these accounts (16 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2026
03-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema
2025
31-12
Financial
Equity above €5MEq €5.14M ▲4.4%
8 profitable years in a row build equity to €5.14M.
21-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema · 82 days late
2024
31-12
Financial
Liquidity doublescurrent ratio 6.62
Current ratio from 3.27 to 6.62; short-term debt falls from €1.31M to €680k.
29-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema · 29 days late
2023
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €968k ▲74.2%
Net result €968k, the highest in the series.
01-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema · 32 days late
2022
18-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 18 days late
2021
01-06
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
10-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema · 41 days late
2019
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €137k ▼56.6%
Net result drops to €137k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
14-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema · 14 days late
2018
03-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema · 3 days late
2017
22-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema · 22 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
Directors · office · real estate
Directors
9 acts for this company are in the Belgian State Gazette, of which we have read 0. We have therefore not extracted its directors from those acts yet.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Herstal · 1 establishment unit since 1992
Cannot be placed on the map
This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.
Rue de l'Eperonnerie 24041 HerstalGround area
3,519 m²
Building footprint
966 m²
Parcel 62071A0078/00A002, Wallonia. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
Rue de l'Eperonnerie 2, 4041 Herstal
since 19922.102.844.984
1 parcel
Wallonia
1
(100%)
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62071A0078/00A002 | Wallonia | 3,519 m² | 1 · 966 m² | - |
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
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Company data · Crossroads Bank
Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded30-01-1992
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
46620Wholesale of machine tools
46643Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 34 filingsAddress and cadastre registers
Data from official sources, last processed on 17-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.