FRANZ BUX
ActiveFRANZ BUX has been active since 1988 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €528k and a net result of €224k. Equity is shrinking by ~9.8% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 48% of 4830 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).
Checked score
Score 2025
94
/ 100
Excellent▲ +3 vs 2024
The score combines four axes. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability100▲+8
Solvency89▲+1
Growth58=
Stability100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €50k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.53 against 3.18 in 2024), but 56.2% 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
43.8%
Return on assets
18.6%
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 24-07-2026, 7 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
7 d early
2024
28 d late
2023
8 d early
2022
3 d early
2021
4 d late
2020
1 d early
2019
on the day
← 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
16-09-2026 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
€224k▲ 168%
2024 · €84k
2018: €58k
2019: €107k
2020: €75k
2021: €100k
2022: €151k
2023: €60k
2024: €84k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€481k▲ 13.3%
2024 · €424k
2018: €796k
2019: €707k
2020: €684k
2021: €446k
2022: €397k
2023: €501k
2024: €424k
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise
▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€684k-€590k▼ 13.7%€650k▲ 10.2%€454k▼ 30.1%€528k▲ 16.4%
Operating result€114k-€185k▲ 62.5%€76k▼ 58.9%€114k▲ 50.2%€236k▲ 107%
Net result€100k-€151k▲ 50.7%€60k▼ 60.2%€84k▲ 39.6%€224k▲ 168%
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
After the dip in 2023 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2025 is 107% above 2024 and is the highest year so far.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.21M
Fixed assets
€412k▼ 2.5%
Current assets
€795k▲ 28.4%
Equity and liabilities €1.21M
Equity
€528k▲ 16.4%
Provisions
€967▼ 33.7%
Debt
€678k▲ 15.6%
The debt ratio falls from 56.3% to 56.2%: equity grows faster than debt.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€285k▲
2024 · €196k
Cash flow
€273k▲
2024 · €166k
Solvency
43.8%▲
2024 · 43.6%
Current ratio
2.53▼
2024 · 3.18
Quick ratio
2.34▼
2024 · 2.94
Debt / equity
1.28▼
2024 · 1.29
ROE
42.5%▲
2024 · 18.5%
ROA
18.6%▲
2024 · 8.0%
Interest coverage
12.55▼
2024 · 20.02
Debt
€678k▲
2024 · €587k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€315k▲
2024 · €195k
Debt > 1 year
€364k▼
2024 · €392k
Income taxes
€32k▼
2024 · €39k
Staff costs
€28k▲
2024 · €28k
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€1.04M€1.21M▲
Fixed assets21/28€423k€412k▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€420k€409k▼
Land and buildings22€354k€339k▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€631€8k▲
Furniture and vehicles24€66k€63k▼
Financial fixed assets28€3k€3k=
Current assets29/58€619k€795k▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€47k€59k▲
Stocks30/36€47k€59k▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€164k€520k▲
Trade receivables40€130k€196k▲
Other amounts receivable41€34k€324k▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€405k€206k▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€3k€10k▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.04M€1.21M▲
Equity10/15€454k€528k▲
Contributions10/11€300k€300k=
Capital10€300k€300k=
Issued capital100€300k€300k=
Reserves13€92k€90k▼
Non-distributable reserves130/1€50k€50k=
Legal reserve130€50k€50k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€42k€40k▼
Profit (loss) carried forward14€62k€138k▲
Provisions and deferred taxes16€1k€967▼
Deferred taxes168€1k€967▼
Amounts payable17/49€587k€678k▲
Amounts payable after more than one year17€392k€364k▼
Financial debts170/4€392k€364k▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€195k€315k▲
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€28k€28k=
Trade debts44€20k€10k▼
Suppliers440/4€20k-
Bills of exchange payable441-€10k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€66k€46k▼
Taxes450/3€62k€41k▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€4k€5k▲
Other amounts payable47/48€80k€230k▲
Income statement
Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€6k€7k▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€28k€28k▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€82k€49k▼
Other operating charges640/8€11k€12k▲
Gross operating margin9900€234k€325k▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€114k€236k▲
Financial income75/76B€20k€42k▲
Recurring financial income75€20k€42k▲
Financial charges65/66B€10k€23k▲
Recurring financial charges65€10k€23k▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€124k€256k▲
Transfer from deferred taxes780€423€491▲
Transfer to deferred taxes680€1k-
Income taxes67/77€39k€32k▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€84k€224k▲
Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789€1k€1k▲
Transfer to tax-exempt reserves689€4k-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€81k€226k▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€142k€288k▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€61k€62k▲
Profit to be distributed694/7€80k€150k▲
Return on contributions (dividend)694€80k-
Directors or managers695-€150k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90870.50.5=
The notes to these accounts (19 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
24-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema
2025
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €224k ▲168%
Operating result €236k, net result €224k, both a record.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €500kEq €528k ▲16.4%
8 profitable years in a row build equity to €528k.
28-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · full schema · 28 days late
2024
23-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · full schema
2023
28-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · full schema
2022
04-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · full schema · 4 days late
2021
30-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema
2020
31-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · full schema
2019
29-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · full schema · 29 days late
2018
19-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · full schema
2017
27-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · full schema
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
Directors · office · real estate
Directors
8 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, Sankt Vith · 1 establishment unit since 1988
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.
Marienweg,Rodt 284780 Sankt Vith1 establishment unit
Marienweg,Rodt 28, 4780 Sankt Vith
since 19882.039.489.435
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Company data · Crossroads Bank
Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded15-07-1988
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
46610Wholesale trade
51880
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 37 filings
Data from official sources, last processed on 14-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.