JOUSTEN
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JOUSTEN has been active since 1987 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €151,434 and a net result of €241,280. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±0.2% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 64% of 10485 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.5% (very low).
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Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability100▲+69
Solvency76▲+14
Growth78▲+20
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.5%
Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €11,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity ample (current ratio 2.23 against 1.49 in 2024; short-term debt: 43.9% and cash: 8.6% of total assets), and 49.2% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Seven 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
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 47
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Retail trade (NACE 47)
about 45% more bankruptcies
← fewer bankruptcies
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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
50.8%
Return on assets
81%
Age of the figures
9 mo
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 11-09-2026, 42 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 10 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
42 d late
2024
159 d late
2023
524 d late
2022
143 d late
2021
59 d late
2020
128 d late
2019
153 d late
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 173 days after the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is on the deadline day, and 46% of the sector filed late.
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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
28-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
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Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema
Turnover
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€241,280▲ 7,851%
2024 · €3,035
Working capital
€160,805▲ 107%
2024 · €77,823
Trend over the years
Click a name to add, emphasise or remove a line.Band: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 47, Retail trade, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median.
Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
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Line20212022202320242025
Operating result€17,598▲ 9.8%€11,701▼ 33.5%-€11,534€13,647€257,874▲ 1,790%
Net result€9,841within the sector's middle half▲ 14.8%€4,260within the sector's middle half▼ 56.7%-€21,839below the sector's middle half€3,035within the sector's middle half€241,280above the sector's middle half▲ 7,851%
Equity€160,390within the sector's middle half▲ 6.5%€164,650within the sector's middle half▲ 2.7%€142,811within the sector's middle half▼ 13.3%€145,846within the sector's middle half▲ 2.1%€151,434within the sector's middle half▲ 3.8%
Total assets€421,083below the sector's middle half▲ 3.6%€416,608below the sector's middle half▼ 1.1%€401,983below the sector's middle half▼ 3.5%€391,631below the sector's middle half▼ 2.6%€297,867below the sector's middle half▼ 23.9%
Debt€260,693▲ 1.9%€251,958▼ 3.4%€259,172▲ 2.9%€245,785▼ 5.2%€146,433▼ 40.4%
Working capital€102,783▼ 5.4%€95,283▼ 7.3%€74,498▼ 21.8%€77,823▲ 4.5%€160,805▲ 107%
Solvency38.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.0pp39.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.4pp35.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 4.0pp37.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.7pp50.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 13.6pp
Staff (FTE)2.1within the sector's middle half▲ 40.0%2.3within the sector's middle half▲ 9.5%1.7within the sector's middle half▼ 26.1%1.2below the sector's middle half▼ 29.4%0.8below the sector's middle half▼ 33.3%
above
within
below
the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 47, Retail trade, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
After the dip in 2023 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2025 is 1,790% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €297,867
Fixed assets
€6,252 ▼ 96.0%
Current assets
€291,615 ▲ 23.7%
Equity and liabilities €297,867
Equity
€151,434 ▲ 3.8%
Debt
€146,433 ▼ 40.4%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 62.8% to 49.2%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
Current ratio
2.23▲
2024 · 1.49
Debt to equity
0.97▼
2024 · 1.69
ROE
159.3%▲
2024 · 2.1%
ROA
81.0%▲
2024 · 0.8%
Debt ≤ 1 year
€130,810▼
2024 · €157,923
Debt > 1 year
€15,623▼
2024 · €86,527
Income taxes
€12,263
Staff costs
€15,509▼
2024 · €28,518
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Peer companies
Historical observationOf the 31,324 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.4% went bankrupt within 24 months and 93% are still going.
- Micro
- 20 years or older
- solvency 30% or more
- a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.4%
went bankrupt
5.9%
stopped otherwise
93%
still going
A further 0.2% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.
For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 0.5% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.
How reliable is this rule?
Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,058 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.5%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.6%.
| Group | Expected | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| 3 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 4 | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| 5 | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| 6 | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| 7 | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| 8 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| 9 | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| 10 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.
An observation about 31,324 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-recurring operating income76A | €11,765 | - | - | - | €267,759 | - |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | €37,119 | €40,996 | €40,658 | €28,518 | €15,509 | ▼ 45.6% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €924 | €924 | €924 | €924 | - | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | €2,303 | €1,989 | €1,789 | €2,896 | €1,746 | ▼ 39.7% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €57,945 | €55,610 | €31,838 | €45,985 | €275,129 | ▲ 498% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €17,598 | €11,701 | -€11,534 | €13,647 | €257,874 | ▲ 1,790% |
| Financial income75/76B | €752 | €1,402 | €407 | €131 | €275 | ▲ 109% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €752 | €1,402 | €407 | €131 | €275 | ▲ 109% |
| Financial charges65/66B | €8,236 | €8,843 | €10,712 | €10,744 | €4,606 | ▼ 57.1% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €8,236 | €8,843 | €10,712 | €10,744 | €4,606 | ▼ 57.1% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €10,115 | €4,260 | -€21,839 | €3,035 | €253,543 | ▲ 8,255% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €274 | - | - | - | €12,263 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €9,841 | €4,260 | -€21,839 | €3,035 | €241,280 | ▲ 7,851% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €9,841 | €4,260 | -€21,839 | €3,035 | €241,280 | ▲ 7,851% |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €421,083 | €416,608 | €401,983 | €391,631 | €297,867 | ▼ 23.9% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €158,605 | €157,681 | €156,757 | €155,884 | €6,252 | ▼ 96.0% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €150,705 | €149,781 | €148,858 | €147,934 | - | - |
| Land and buildings22 | €145,091 | €145,091 | €145,091 | €145,091 | - | - |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | €5,615 | €4,691 | €3,767 | €2,843 | - | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €7,900 | €7,900 | €7,900 | €7,950 | €6,252 | ▼ 21.4% |
| Current assets29/58 | €262,478 | €258,927 | €245,225 | €235,747 | €291,615 | ▲ 23.7% |
| Amounts receivable after more than one year29 | €177,295 | €177,295 | €172,545 | €172,545 | €248,078 | ▲ 43.8% |
| Other amounts receivable291 | €177,295 | €177,295 | €172,545 | €172,545 | €248,078 | ▲ 43.8% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €48,409 | €53,118 | €47,100 | €39,852 | - | - |
| Stocks30/36 | €48,409 | €53,118 | €47,100 | €39,852 | - | - |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €28,325 | €17,046 | €21,085 | €16,816 | €17,925 | ▲ 6.6% |
| Trade receivables40 | €22,812 | €9,157 | €11,363 | €7,137 | €2,811 | ▼ 60.6% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | €5,513 | €7,889 | €9,722 | €9,680 | €15,114 | ▲ 56.1% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €8,385 | €10,766 | €4,097 | €6,533 | €25,612 | ▲ 292% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | €62 | €702 | €398 | - | - | - |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €421,083 | €416,608 | €401,983 | €391,631 | €297,867 | ▼ 23.9% |
| Equity10/15 | €160,390 | €164,650 | €142,811 | €145,846 | €151,434 | ▲ 3.8% |
| Contributions10/11 | €62,000 | €62,000 | €62,000 | €62,000 | €62,000 | = |
| Capital10 | €62,000 | €62,000 | €62,000 | €62,000 | €62,000 | = |
| Issued capital100 | €62,000 | €62,000 | €62,000 | €62,000 | €62,000 | = |
| Revaluation surpluses12 | €135,693 | €135,693 | €135,693 | €135,693 | - | - |
| Reserves13 | €88,930 | €88,930 | €88,930 | €88,930 | €88,930 | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | = |
| Legal reserve130 | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | €82,730 | €82,730 | €82,730 | €82,730 | €82,730 | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | -€126,233 | -€121,973 | -€143,812 | -€140,777 | €503 | ▲ 100% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €260,693 | €251,958 | €259,172 | €245,785 | €146,433 | ▼ 40.4% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €99,710 | €86,824 | €86,966 | €86,527 | €15,623 | ▼ 81.9% |
| Other amounts payable178/9 | €99,710 | €86,824 | €86,966 | €86,527 | €15,623 | ▼ 81.9% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €159,695 | €163,643 | €170,728 | €157,923 | €130,810 | ▼ 17.2% |
| Financial debts43 | €97,070 | €102,952 | €106,268 | €102,567 | - | - |
| Credit institutions430/8 | €97,070 | €102,952 | €106,268 | €102,567 | - | - |
| Trade debts44 | €37,039 | €32,302 | €35,716 | €23,955 | €7,294 | ▼ 69.6% |
| Suppliers440/4 | €37,039 | €32,302 | €35,716 | €23,955 | €7,294 | ▼ 69.6% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | €25,585 | €28,389 | €27,244 | €29,901 | €22,016 | ▼ 26.4% |
| Taxes450/3 | €3,378 | €3,329 | €2,802 | €3,735 | €12,263 | ▲ 228% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | €22,207 | €25,060 | €24,442 | €26,167 | €9,752 | ▼ 62.7% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | €1,500 | €1,500 | €101,500 | ▲ 6,667% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | €1,288 | €1,491 | €1,478 | €1,334 | - | - |
| Line | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €9,841 | €4,260 | -€21,839 | €3,035 | €241,280 | ▲ 7,851% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €924 | €924 | €924 | €924 | - | - |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €10,764 | €5,184 | -€20,915 | €3,959 | €241,280 | ▲ 5,995% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €0 | €0 | -€50 | €149,632 | ▲ 299,363% |
| Change in cash | - | €2,380 | -€6,669 | €2,436 | €19,079 | ▲ 683% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by
2026
11-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema · 42 days late
06-01
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema · 159 days late
06-01
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 524 days late
2025
31-12
Financial
Highest result since 2018net €241,280 ▲7,851%
Operating result €257,874, net result €241,280, both a record.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €150,000Eq €151,434 ▲3.8%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €151,434.
2024
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €3,035
Net result €3,035 after one loss-making year.
2023
21-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema · 143 days late
2022
28-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 59 days late
2021
06-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · full schema · 128 days late
2020
31-12
Financial
Back to profitnet €8,570
Net result €8,570 after 2 loss-making years.
31-12
Financial
Equity above €150,000Eq €150,550 ▲6%
Equity rises from €141,979 to €150,550.
31-12
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 153 days late
Show earlier events
2019
30-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema · 61 days late
2018
22-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema · 22 days late
2017
31-08
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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Directors · office · real estate
Directors
3 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 · 2 establishment units since 1987
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.
Heckingstrasse 34780 Sankt Vith2 establishment units
Honstrasse 3, 4760 Büllingen
since 19872.031.647.776
Heckingstrasse 3, 4780 Sankt Vith
since 19872.031.647.875
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Identification & contact
Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded14-04-1987
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
47621Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals
47400Retail sale of information and communication equipment
E-invoicing
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