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HEXCEL COMPOSITES

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Private limited companyfounded 1967active for 59 yearsRue Trois Bourdons 54, 4840 Welkenraedt, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0402.459.235

Financials · financial year 2025, full format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 02-07-2026 at the NBB all 53 filings

Turnover
€36.3m▲ 33.6%
2024 · €27.2m
EBIT margin
1.9%▼ 2.9pp
2024 · 4.8%
Net result
€932,976▼ 43.6%
2024 · €1.7m
Working capital
€32.2m▲ 22.1%
2024 · €26.4m
Trend over the years

2020 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 7 financial years

The operating result for 2025 is 48% lower than in 2024.

Turnover€36.3m 2025 Operating result€0.7m 2025 Net result€0.9m 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 Manufacture of basic metals (NACE 24). 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
Line2018201920202022202320242025
Turnover€33.5m-€36.5m▲ 9.0%€23.3m▼ 36.1%€22.7m-€23.4m▲ 3.2%€27.2m▲ 16.1%€36.3m▲ 33.6%
Operating result-€9.5m-€2.3m-€3.5m€2.0m-€1.2m▼ 38.1%€1.3m▲ 5.9%€0.7m▼ 47.6%
Net result-€9.7m-€1.7m-€3.6m€1.3m-€1.3m▼ 5.3%€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 31.0%€0.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 43.6%
EBIT margin-28.3%-6.2%▲ 34.5pp-15.0%▼ 21.2pp8.7%-5.2%▼ 3.5pp4.8%▼ 0.5pp1.9%▼ 2.9pp
Equity€23.3m-€25.0m▲ 7.2%€21.3m▼ 14.6%€23.7m-€25.0m▲ 5.3%€26.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 6.6%€27.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.5%
Total assets€35.2m-€35.2m▲ 0.1%€32.6m▼ 7.5%€30.3m-€31.0m▲ 2.2%€32.1mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 3.6%€37.2mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 15.9%
Debt€4.8m-€5.3m▲ 9.5%€2.4m▼ 53.6%€4.0m-€3.9m▼ 2.6%€4.0m▲ 1.8%€4.9m▲ 23.0%
Working capital€24.9m-€25.2m▲ 1.4%€26.0m▲ 3.3%€23.4m-€24.7m▲ 5.8%€26.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 6.6%€32.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 22.1%
Solvency66.2%-70.9%▲ 4.7pp65.5%▼ 5.4pp78.3%-80.7%▲ 2.4pp83.0%above the sector's middle half▲ 2.3pp74.1%above the sector's middle half▼ 8.9pp
Current ratio6.17-5.79▼ 0.3811.65▲ 5.866.86-7.37▲ 0.507.67above the sector's middle half▲ 0.307.62above the sector's middle half▼ 0.05
Return on assets (ROA)-27.7%-4.8%▲ 32.4pp-11.2%▼ 15.9pp4.4%-4.1%▼ 0.3pp5.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.1pp2.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.6pp
Staff (FTE)221.2-196.3▼ 11.3%149▼ 24.1%111.4-120▲ 7.7%122.4within the sector's middle half▲ 2.0%49.4within the sector's middle half▼ 59.6%
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Manufacture of basic metals (NACE 24). 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.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €37.2m
Fixed assets €154,051 ▼ 91.3%
Current assets €37.1m ▲ 22.2%
Equity and liabilities €37.2m
Equity €27.6m ▲ 3.5%
Provisions €4.8m ▲ 217%
Debt €4.9m ▲ 23.0%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 12.3% to 13.1%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€963,086▼
2024 · €1.9m
Cash flow
€1.2m▼
2024 · €2.2m
Quick ratio
7.56▲
2024 · 6.38
Debt to equity
0.18▲
2024 · 0.15
ROE
3.4%▼
2024 · 6.2%
Debt ≤ 1 year
€4.9m▲
2024 · €4.0m
Income taxes
€81,005▼
2024 · €134,176
Customer credit
148 days▲
2024 · 13 days
Supplier credit
88 days▲
2024 · 61 days
Staff costs
€18.0m▲
2024 · €9.9m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as HEXCEL COMPOSITES: manufacture of basic metals (NACE 24100). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €9.9m and €59m, founded between 1969 and 1978.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityTurnoverNet resultFTEFinancial year
HEXCEL COMPOSITES Welkenraedt1967€37.2m€27.6m€36.3m€0.9m49.42025
ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks Liège Liège1974€25.8m€14.1m€52.7m-€1.3m51.52025
ETABLISSEMENTS VIELLEVOYE Liège1969€28.0m€9.6m€10.0m€1.0m38.92025
ARMASTEEL Gent1971€55.4m€7.1m€68.5m-€0.2m20.42025
Atelier Janssen Kaulille Bocholt1970€25.5m€6.8m€46.3m€1.0m189.52025
ArcelorMittal ESP Geel1974€59.0m€17.1m€114.2m€0.3m129.72025
ALINCO Sint-Niklaas1978€9.9m€2.6m€12.6m€0.6m62.62026

They were chosen from the 129 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, 14,766 companies had the same profile as HEXCEL COMPOSITES has now. Two years later, 0.2% had gone bankrupt and 96.2% were still going.

  • Small
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
0.2% went bankrupt
3.5% stopped otherwise
96.2% was still going

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

That fits the bankruptcy probability of HEXCEL COMPOSITES itself: 0.2% 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 14,766 companies, not a prediction for HEXCEL COMPOSITES. 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 · 75 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 at the NBB, filed on 02-07-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€32.1m€37.2m▲
Fixed assets21/28€1.8m€0.2m▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€1.7m€0.1m▼
Land and buildings22€0.1m€0.1m=
Plant, machinery and equipment23€1.6m€0▼
Furniture and vehicles24€0.007m€0▼
Assets under construction and advance payments27€0-
Financial fixed assets28€0.05m€0.04m▼
Other financial fixed assets284/8€0.05m€0.04m▼
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8€0.05m€0.04m▼
Current assets29/58€30.4m€37.1m▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€5.1m€0.3m▼
Stocks30/36€5.1m€0.3m▼
Raw materials and consumables30/31€0.8m€0▼
Work in progress32€1.9m€0▼
Finished goods33€2.4m€0.3m▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€25.2m€36.8m▲
Trade receivables40€1.0m€14.7m▲
Other amounts receivable41€24.2m€22.1m▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.02m€0.06m▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0.06m€0▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€32.1m€37.2m▲
Equity10/15€26.7m€27.6m▲
Contributions10/11€26.0m€26.0m=
Revaluation surpluses12€1.3m€1.3m=
Reserves13€0.9m€0.9m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0.9m€0.9m=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€0.9m€0.9m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€1.5m-€0.6m▲
Provisions and deferred taxes16€1.5m€4.8m▲
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5€1.5m€4.8m▲
Pensions and similar obligations160€1.5m€3.4m▲
Environmental obligations163-€1.3m
Other liabilities and charges164/5€0.03m€0.1m▲
Amounts payable17/49€4.0m€4.9m▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€4.0m€4.9m▲
Trade debts44€1.6m€1.1m▼
Suppliers440/4€1.6m€1.1m▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€2.4m€3.8m▲
Taxes450/3€0.8m€1.2m▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€1.6m€2.6m▲
Income statement Code20242025
Operating income70/76A€25.3m€31.6m▲
Turnover70€27.2m€36.3m▲
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71-€2.3m-€4.8m▼
Own construction capitalised72€0.003m€0▼
Other operating income74€0.4m€0.07m▼
Non-recurring operating income76A€146€0▼
Operating charges60/66A€23.9m€30.9m▲
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€9.4m€4.5m▼
Purchases600/8€8.9m€2.8m▼
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609€0.5m€1.6m▲
Services and other goods61€3.5m€3.8m▲
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€9.9m€18.0m▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.6m€0.3m▼
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€1.0m-€1.6m▼
Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8-€0.02m€0.08m▲
Other operating charges640/8€0.2m€0.2m▼
Non-recurring operating charges66A-€0.6m€5.7m▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€1.3m€0.7m▼
Financial income75/76B€0.8m€0.6m▼
Recurring financial income75€0.8m€0.6m▼
Other financial income752/9€0.8m€0.6m▼
Financial charges65/66B€0.3m€0.3m▲
Recurring financial charges65€0.3m€0.3m▲
Debt charges650€5€0▼
Other financial charges652/9€0.3m€0.3m▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€1.8m€1.0m▼
Income taxes67/77€0.1m€0.08m▼
Taxes670/3€0.1m€0.08m▼
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77€0-
Profit (loss) for the period9904€1.7m€0.9m▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€1.7m€0.9m▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€1.5m-€0.6m▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€3.2m-€1.5m▲
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)9087122.449.4▼

The notes to these accounts have 63 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the accounts filed with the NBB.

Line2018201920202022202320242025Change
Operating income70/76A---€24.1m€26.0m€25.3m€31.6m▲ 25.2%
Turnover70€33.5m€36.5m€23.3m€22.7m€23.4m€27.2m€36.3m▲ 33.6%
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress71---€1.0m€2.2m-€2.3m-€4.8m▼ 107%
Own construction capitalised72---€60€180€0.003m€0▼ 100%
Other operating income74---€0.4m€0.4m€0.4m€0.07m▼ 81.6%
Non-recurring operating income76A-----€146€0▼ 100%
Operating charges60/66A---€22.1m€24.7m€23.9m€30.9m▲ 29.2%
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60---€9.3m€11.4m€9.4m€4.5m▼ 52.2%
Purchases600/8---€11.8m€9.3m€8.9m€2.8m▼ 68.0%
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609----€2.5m€2.1m€0.5m€1.6m▲ 223%
Services and other goods61---€3.8m€3.7m€3.5m€3.8m▲ 10.5%
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€9.1m€9.5m€9.9m€18.0m▲ 80.8%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.9m€0.8m€0.8m€0.7m€0.7m€0.6m€0.3m▼ 51.7%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4---€0.08m-€0.2m€1.0m-€1.6m-
Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8---€0.03m€0.01m-€0.02m€0.08m-
Other operating charges640/8---€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m▼ 2.1%
Non-recurring operating charges66A----€1.1m-€0.5m-€0.6m€5.7m-
Operating profit (loss)9901-€9.5m€2.3m-€3.5m€2.0m€1.2m€1.3m€0.7m▼ 47.6%
Financial income75/76B---€0.2m€0.6m€0.8m€0.6m▼ 19.2%
Recurring financial income75€0.2m€0.08m€0.1m€0.2m€0.6m€0.8m€0.6m▼ 19.2%
Other financial income752/9---€0.2m€0.6m€0.8m€0.6m▼ 19.2%
Financial charges65/66B---€0.7m€0.5m€0.3m€0.3m▲ 4.3%
Recurring financial charges65€0.5m€0.6m€0.3m€0.7m€0.5m€0.3m€0.3m▲ 4.3%
Debt charges650€0.008m€0.005m€0.006m€0.007m€0.006m€5€0▼ 100%
Other financial charges652/9---€0.7m€0.5m€0.3m€0.3m▲ 4.3%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€9.7m€1.8m-€3.6m€1.4m€1.4m€1.8m€1.0m▼ 43.3%
Income taxes67/77€0.004m€0.07m€0€0.1m€0.09m€0.1m€0.08m▼ 39.6%
Taxes670/3---€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.08m▼ 39.6%
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77----€0.03m€0--
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€9.7m€1.7m-€3.6m€1.3m€1.3m€1.7m€0.9m▼ 43.6%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€9.7m€1.7m-€3.6m€1.3m€1.3m€1.7m€0.9m▼ 43.6%
Line2018201920202022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€35.2m€35.2m€32.6m€30.3m€31.0m€32.1m€37.2m▲ 15.9%
Fixed assets21/28€5.5m€4.8m€4.1m€2.9m€2.4m€1.8m€0.2m▼ 91.3%
Intangible fixed assets21€0.02m€0.007m€0-----
Tangible fixed assets22/27€5.4m€4.7m€4.1m€2.9m€2.3m€1.7m€0.1m▼ 93.6%
Land and buildings22---€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m=
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€2.7m€2.1m€1.6m€0▼ 100%
Furniture and vehicles24---€0.02m€0.01m€0.007m€0▼ 100%
Assets under construction and advance payments27---€0.02m€0.07m€0--
Financial fixed assets28€0.06m€0.09m€0.04m€0.05m€0.05m€0.05m€0.04m▼ 11.1%
Other financial fixed assets284/8---€0.05m€0.05m€0.05m€0.04m▼ 11.1%
Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8---€0.05m€0.05m€0.05m€0.04m▼ 11.1%
Current assets29/58€29.7m€30.5m€28.5m€27.4m€28.6m€30.4m€37.1m▲ 22.2%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€6.6m€5.8m€4.8m€8.6m€8.9m€5.1m€0.3m▼ 94.6%
Stocks30/36---€8.6m€8.9m€5.1m€0.3m▼ 94.6%
Raw materials and consumables30/31---€3.9m€1.9m€0.8m€0▼ 100%
Work in progress32---€3.0m€4.2m€1.9m€0▼ 100%
Finished goods33---€1.8m€2.8m€2.4m€0.3m▼ 88.4%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€22.9m€24.6m€23.6m€18.7m€19.6m€25.2m€36.8m▲ 46.0%
Trade receivables40---€0.4m€0.3m€1.0m€14.7m▲ 15×
Other amounts receivable41---€18.3m€19.3m€24.2m€22.1m▼ 8.9%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.2m-€0.007m€0.01m€0.006m€0.02m€0.06m▲ 223%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€0.05m€0.08m€0.06m€0▼ 100.0%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€35.2m€35.2m€32.6m€30.3m€31.0m€32.1m€37.2m▲ 15.9%
Equity10/15€23.3m€25.0m€21.3m€23.7m€25.0m€26.7m€27.6m▲ 3.5%
Contributions10/11€26.0m€26.0m-€26.0m€26.0m€26.0m€26.0m=
Revaluation surpluses12---€1.3m€1.3m€1.3m€1.3m=
Reserves13€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m=
Reserves not available under the articles1311---€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€4.9m-€3.2m-€6.8m-€4.4m-€3.2m-€1.5m-€0.6m▲ 61.3%
Provisions and deferred taxes16€7.1m€5.0m€8.8m€2.6m€2.1m€1.5m€4.8m▲ 217%
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5---€2.6m€2.1m€1.5m€4.8m▲ 217%
Pensions and similar obligations160---€2.4m€2.0m€1.5m€3.4m▲ 128%
Environmental obligations163------€1.3m-
Other liabilities and charges164/5---€0.2m€0.1m€0.03m€0.1m▲ 264%
Amounts payable17/49€4.8m€5.3m€2.4m€4.0m€3.9m€4.0m€4.9m▲ 23.0%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€4.8m€5.3m€2.4m€4.0m€3.9m€4.0m€4.9m▲ 23.0%
Trade debts44€2.3m€2.3m€0.9m€1.9m€2.0m€1.6m€1.1m▼ 31.5%
Suppliers440/4---€1.9m€2.0m€1.6m€1.1m▼ 31.5%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€2.1m€1.9m€2.4m€3.8m▲ 59.0%
Taxes450/3---€0.6m€0.4m€0.8m€1.2m▲ 56.7%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€1.5m€1.6m€1.6m€2.6m▲ 60.1%
Line2018201920202022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€9.7m€1.7m-€3.6m€1.3m€1.3m€1.7m€0.9m▼ 43.6%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€0.9m€0.8m€0.8m€0.7m€0.7m€0.6m€0.3m▼ 51.7%
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€8.9m€2.5m-€2.8m€2.1m€1.9m€2.2m€1.2m▼ 45.8%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€0.08m-€0.2m--€0.07m-€188€1.3m-
Change in cash-----€0.005m€0.01m€0.04m▲ 215%

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