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GOTRON

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Private limited companyfounded 1987active for 39 yearsLeo de Béthunelaan 101, 9300 Aalst, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0430.966.149

Financials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 06-02-2026 PDF all 37 filings

Turnover
≈ €3.2m
Estimated: probably between €2.0m and €5.2m
Total assets
€3.2m▲ 7.3%
2024 · €2.9m
Net result
€197,378▼ 1.8%
2024 · €201,077
Working capital
€2.3m▼ 13.2%
2024 · €2.6m
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2019 to 2025, 7 financial years

The operating result for 2025 is 0% lower than in 2024 and the lowest since 2021. It is the third fall in a row.

Operating result€0.3m 2025 Net result€0.2m 2025

Turnover is what the company sold, the result is what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Wholesale trade (NACE 46). A quarter of them sit below it, a quarter above. Each year counts only accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. The dashed line is the median. There is a sector band for net result, equity, total assets, working capital, solvency, current ratio, return on assets (ROA) and staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line2019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.2m-€0.4m▲ 103%€0.5m▲ 5.5%€0.5m▲ 14.3%€0.3m▼ 35.9%€0.3m▼ 22.2%€0.3m▼ 0.3%
Net result€0.2m-€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 222%€0.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 33.0%€0.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 14.7%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 35.5%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 16.7%€0.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 1.8%
Equity€1.2m-€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 39.5%€2.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 19.0%€2.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 18.3%€2.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 10.0%€2.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 7.6%€2.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 3.2%
Total assets€1.8m-€2.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 14.3%€2.3mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 10.3%€2.7mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 14.5%€2.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 4.5%€2.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 5.9%€3.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 7.3%
Debt€0.6m-€0.4m▼ 36.9%€0.3m▼ 28.9%€0.2m▼ 13.8%€0.1m▼ 52.3%€0.08m▼ 32.9%€0.4m▲ 404%
Working capital€0.7m-€1.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 88.6%€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 27.9%€2.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 24.1%€2.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 14.2%€2.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 10.4%€2.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 13.2%
Solvency67.0%-81.8%above the sector's middle half▲ 14.8pp88.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 6.5pp91.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 2.9pp96.0%above the sector's middle half▲ 4.8pp97.4%above the sector's middle half▲ 1.5pp88.0%above the sector's middle half▼ 9.5pp
Current ratio2.15-4.55above the sector's middle half▲ 2.407.86above the sector's middle half▲ 3.319.98above the sector's middle half▲ 2.1223.50above the sector's middle half▲ 13.5336.69above the sector's middle half▲ 13.187.03above the sector's middle half▼ 29.66
Return on assets (ROA)8.2%-23.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 14.9pp14.1%above the sector's middle half▼ 9.1pp14.1%above the sector's middle half=8.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 5.4pp6.8%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.9pp6.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.6pp
Staff (FTE)4.2-4.2within the sector's middle half=4.7within the sector's middle half▲ 11.9%5within the sector's middle half▲ 6.4%4within the sector's middle half▼ 20.0%4within the sector's middle half=4within the sector's middle half=
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Wholesale trade (NACE 46). A quarter of them sit below it, a quarter above. Each year counts only accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The abbreviated format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €3.2m
Fixed assets €498,557 ▲ 104%
Current assets €2.7m ▼ 1.5%
Equity and liabilities €3.2m
Equity €2.8m ▼ 3.2%
Debt €379,110 ▲ 404%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 2.6% to 12.0%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€352,481▲
2024 · €315,707
Cash flow
€286,516▲
2024 · €252,536
Quick ratio
3.61▼
2024 · 18.17
Debt to equity
0.14▲
2024 · 0.03
ROE
7.1%▲
2024 · 7.0%
Interest coverage
41.66▼
2024 · 44.96
Debt ≤ 1 year
€377,778▲
2024 · €73,456
Income taxes
€89,499▼
2024 · €91,753
Staff costs
€248,785▲
2024 · €222,792
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Staff

social balance sheet
Item31-07-202231-07-202331-07-202431-07-2025
Employees at the balance-sheet date4444
full-time4433
part-time0011
in full-time equivalents443.93.9
Average over the year, in full-time equivalents5444
On a permanent contract4444
Joined0---
Left2---

Source: social balance sheet in the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item31-07-202231-07-202331-07-202431-07-2025
Tangible fixed assets€5,975€6,910-€302,768
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€59,485€56,750€51,460€89,138

Source: notes to the 2022 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)

Subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2025 · 4 entries · €4,505 awarded · €2,335 paid
Year Entries AwardedPaid
2025 1 €1,718€1,063
2024 1 €2,513€998
2023 1 €179€179
2022 1 €95€95
Schemes
4 entries · €4,505 · €2,335 paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as GOTRON: wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials (NACE 46643). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €2m and €3.5m, founded between 1985 and 1991.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginNet resultFTEFinancial year
GOTRON Aalst1987€3.2m€2.8m€0.6m€0.2m42025
SOBELPAC Thuin1990€3.5m€1.4m€0.5m€0.006m4.52025
ELECTRONICAL and MECHANICAL ASSEMBLIES & TECHNOLOGIES Aalst1991€2.5m€1.0m€0.7m€0.3m5.82025
SADU-ABRASIVES Sint-Niklaas1985€2.1m€1.3m€0.7m€0.1m5.22025
SODIMAS BENELUX Braine-le-Château1989€2.3m€1.1m€0.9m€0.08m4.42025
SULZER PUMPS WASTEWATER BELGIUM Anderlecht1987€2.0m€0.5m€0.8m€0.08m42025
ASP Handling Bertem1988€3.1m€2.2m€0.9m€0.5m2.92025

They were chosen from the 944 other active companies with that main activity and annual accounts from the past two years. All companies with this main activity

Companies with the same profile, two years later

Historical observation

In July 2024, 31,368 companies had the same profile as GOTRON has now. Two years later, 0.5% had gone bankrupt and 93.5% were still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.5% went bankrupt
5.9% stopped otherwise
93.5% was still going

Another 0.1% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

That fits the bankruptcy probability of GOTRON itself: < 0.1% within 12 months.

Test of the method

The method was tested on the 497,445 companies of July 2024. Each company was given the bankruptcy share of the same profile a year earlier, in July 2023. The expectation was that 1.6% would go bankrupt within 24 months. In fact 1.7% went bankrupt.

The companies in ten equal groups, from the lowest to the 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%

A company that went bankrupt had a higher expected share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level depends on the economy. In a year with more bankruptcies than the year before, the actual share is higher than the expected one.

This is an observation about 31,368 companies, not a prediction for GOTRON. The sector does not count, because the KBO no longer lists a sector for a company that has stopped. By sector, mostly the survivors would count, which would paint too rosy a picture.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 54 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 (PDF), filed on 06-02-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€2.9m€3.2m▲
Fixed assets21/28€0.2m€0.5m▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.2m€0.5m▲
Land and buildings22€0.2m€0.5m▲
Plant, machinery and equipment23€0.005m€0.002m▼
Furniture and vehicles24€0.01m€0.006m▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€0.01m€0.008m▼
Current assets29/58€2.7m€2.7m▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€1.4m€1.3m▼
Stocks30/36€1.4m€1.3m▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.2m€0.3m▲
Trade receivables40€0.2m€0.3m▲
Other amounts receivable41€0.02m€0.02m▲
Current investments50/53€0.5m€0.5m=
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.6m€0.5m▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0€0.007m▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€2.9m€3.2m▲
Equity10/15€2.9m€2.8m▼
Contributions10/11€0.04m€0.04m=
Reserves13€2.8m€2.7m▼
Tax-exempt reserves132€0.03m€0.03m=
Distributable reserves133€2.8m€2.7m▼
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€0
Amounts payable17/49€0.08m€0.4m▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.07m€0.4m▲
Trade debts44€0.002m€0.03m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.002m€0.03m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.05m€0.07m▲
Taxes450/3€0.03m€0.03m▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.02m€0.04m▲
Other amounts payable47/48€0.03m€0.3m▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0.002m€0.001m▼
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€0-
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€0.2m€0.2m▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.05m€0.09m▲
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€0-
Other operating charges640/8€0.004m€0.005m▲
Gross operating margin9900€0.5m€0.6m▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.3m€0.3m▼
Financial income75/76B€0.04m€0.03m▼
Recurring financial income75€0.04m€0.03m▼
Financial charges65/66B€0.007m€0.008m▲
Recurring financial charges65€0.007m€0.008m▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.3m€0.3m▼
Income taxes67/77€0.09m€0.09m▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.2m€0.2m▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€0.2m€0.2m▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€0.2m€0.2m▼
Transfer from equity791/2-€0.3m
Transfer to equity691/2€0.2m€0.2m▼
To other reserves6921€0.2m€0.2m▼
Profit to be distributed694/7-€0.3m
Return on contributions (dividend)694-€0.3m
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)90874.04.0=

The notes to these accounts have 9 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Non-recurring operating income76A---€145€7€0--
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€236,109€235,575€222,792€248,785▲ 11.7%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€78,858€67,928€66,754€59,485€56,750€51,460€89,138▲ 73.2%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4----€9,423-€37,148€0--
Other operating charges640/8---€9,853€18,666€4,349€5,315▲ 22.2%
Non-recurring operating charges66A---€0----
Gross operating margin9900€511,754€694,838€783,753€825,788€613,447€542,847€606,580▲ 11.7%
Operating profit (loss)9901€216,157€439,366€463,498€529,765€339,604€264,247€263,343▼ 0.3%
Financial income75/76B---€28,464€23,945€35,605€31,996▼ 10.1%
Recurring financial income75€22,928€227,813€24,797€28,464€23,945€35,605€31,996▼ 10.1%
Financial charges65/66B---€10,929€10,899€7,022€8,462▲ 20.5%
Recurring financial charges65€5,190€6,350€15,048€10,929€10,899€7,022€8,462▲ 20.5%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€233,895€660,829€473,247€547,300€352,651€292,829€286,878▼ 2.0%
Income taxes67/77€82,570€173,488€146,814€172,718€111,130€91,753€89,499▼ 2.5%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€151,325€487,341€326,433€374,582€241,520€201,077€197,378▼ 1.8%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€151,325€487,341€326,433€374,582€241,520€201,077€197,378▼ 1.8%
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.8m€2.1m€2.3m€2.7m€2.8m€2.9m€3.2m▲ 7.3%
Fixed assets21/28€0.5m€0.4m€0.4m€0.3m€0.3m€0.2m€0.5m▲ 104%
Intangible fixed assets21€0.007m€0.002m€0-----
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.5m€0.4m€0.4m€0.3m€0.3m€0.2m€0.5m▲ 104%
Land and buildings22---€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€0.5m▲ 128%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€0.01m€0.009m€0.005m€0.002m▼ 67.9%
Furniture and vehicles24---€0.02m€0.02m€0.01m€0.006m▼ 54.7%
Other tangible fixed assets26---€0.03m€0.02m€0.01m€0.008m▼ 45.2%
Financial fixed assets28€0.06m€0------
Current assets29/58€1.3m€1.7m€1.9m€2.3m€2.5m€2.7m€2.7m▼ 1.5%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.9m€1.0m€1.0m€1.3m€1.4m€1.4m€1.3m▼ 5.2%
Stocks30/36---€1.3m€1.4m€1.4m€1.3m▼ 5.2%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.4m€0.3m€0.2m€0.3m▲ 43.9%
Trade receivables40---€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.3m▲ 48.2%
Other amounts receivable41---€0.1m€0.03m€0.02m€0.02m▲ 5.7%
Current investments50/53€0---€0.5m€0.5m€0.5m=
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.2m€0.5m€0.7m€0.6m€0.3m€0.6m€0.5m▼ 12.7%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€0.002m€0.001m€0€0.007m-
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.8m€2.1m€2.3m€2.7m€2.8m€2.9m€3.2m▲ 7.3%
Equity10/15€1.2m€1.7m€2.0m€2.4m€2.7m€2.9m€2.8m▼ 3.2%
Contributions10/11€0.04m--€0.04m€0.04m€0.04m€0.04m=
Reserves13€1.2m€1.7m€2.0m€2.4m€2.6m€2.8m€2.7m▼ 3.2%
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€0.004m€0---
Reserves not available under the articles1311---€0.004m€0---
Tax-exempt reserves132---€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m=
Distributable reserves133---€2.4m€2.6m€2.8m€2.7m▼ 3.2%
Profit (loss) carried forward14------€0-
Amounts payable17/49€0.6m€0.4m€0.3m€0.2m€0.1m€0.08m€0.4m▲ 404%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.6m€0.4m€0.2m€0.2m€0.1m€0.07m€0.4m▲ 414%
Financial debts43---€0.1m€0---
Credit institutions430/8---€0.1m€0---
Trade debts44€0.3m€0.1m€0.03m€0.02m€0.004m€0.002m€0.03m▲ 15×
Suppliers440/4---€0.02m€0.004m€0.002m€0.03m▲ 15×
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€0.05m€0.09m€0.05m€0.07m▲ 50.0%
Taxes450/3---€0.02m€0.05m€0.03m€0.03m▲ 15.9%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€0.03m€0.04m€0.02m€0.04m▲ 95.2%
Other amounts payable47/48---€0.03m€0.01m€0.03m€0.3m▲ 966%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€0.003m€0.007m€0.002m€0.001m▼ 22.0%
Line2019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€151,325€487,341€326,433€374,582€241,520€201,077€197,378▼ 1.8%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€78,858€67,928€66,754€59,485€56,750€51,460€89,138▲ 73.2%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€230,183€555,269€393,188€434,067€298,270€252,536€286,516▲ 13.5%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€50,020-€41,646-€5,975-€6,910€0-€343,414-
Change in cash-€303,093€166,814-€110,413-€301,717€331,936-€76,987-

A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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31-07-2025 abbreviated format 06-02-2026 2026-00034767 PDF
31-07-2024 abbreviated format 28-02-2025 2025-00041554 PDF
31-07-2023 abbreviated format 29-02-2024 2024-00036916 PDF
31-07-2022 abbreviated format 20-02-2023 2023-00029115 PDF
31-07-2021 abbreviated format 08-02-2022 2022-05100587 PDF
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