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LIBRAIRIE A.P.

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Private limited companyfounded 2006active for 20 yearsRogierlaan 100, 1030 Schaarbeek, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0879.091.105
Summary

LIBRAIRIE A.P. has been active since 2006 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €57,476 and a net result of -€24,675. Equity is shrinking by about 15% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 89% of 21,997 sector peers (NACE 47, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Financials · financial year 2025, micro format

Turnover
€178,793▼ 20.5%
2024 · €225,017
EBIT margin
-13.3%▼ 5.3pp
2024 · -8.0%
Net result
-€24,675▼ 31.1%
2024 · -€18,815
Working capital
€47,611▼ 32.8%
2024 · €70,851
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years

The operating result stays negative: a loss of €23,773 in 2025 against €17,935 in 2024; the loss grows.

What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Turnover€178,793 2025 Operating result-€23,773 2025 Net result-€24,675 2025

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

Sector: the middle half of NACE 47, Retail trade: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€336,057-€289,194▼ 13.9%€344,475▲ 19.1%€300,406▼ 12.8%€174,639▼ 41.9%€228,915▲ 31.1%€225,017▼ 1.7%€178,793▼ 20.5%
Operating result€18,747-€3,868▼ 79.4%€26,777▲ 592%-€14,641-€47,903▼ 227%-€4,705▲ 90.2%-€17,935▼ 281%-€23,773▼ 32.6%
Net result€13,923-€400▼ 97.1%€22,777within the sector's middle half▲ 5,594%-€13,961below the sector's middle half-€48,584below the sector's middle half▼ 248%-€5,381below the sector's middle half▲ 88.9%-€18,815below the sector's middle half▼ 250%-€24,675below the sector's middle half▼ 31.1%
EBIT margin5.6%-1.3%▼ 4.2pp7.8%▲ 6.4pp-4.9%▼ 12.6pp-27.4%▼ 22.6pp-2.1%▲ 25.4pp-8.0%▼ 5.9pp-13.3%▼ 5.3pp
Equity€181,430-€181,830▲ 0.2%€168,893above the sector's middle half▼ 7.1%€154,932above the sector's middle half▼ 8.3%€106,348within the sector's middle half▼ 31.4%€100,966within the sector's middle half▼ 5.1%€82,151within the sector's middle half▼ 18.6%€57,476within the sector's middle half▼ 30.0%
Total assets€235,607-€201,112▼ 14.6%€238,662within the sector's middle half▲ 18.7%€208,985within the sector's middle half▼ 12.4%€145,738within the sector's middle half▼ 30.3%€115,150within the sector's middle half▼ 21.0%€94,823within the sector's middle half▼ 17.7%€69,682within the sector's middle half▼ 26.5%
Debt€54,177-€19,282▼ 64.4%€69,769▲ 262%€54,053▼ 22.5%€39,390▼ 27.1%€14,184▼ 64.0%€12,672▼ 10.7%€12,206▼ 3.7%
Working capital€162,420-€164,305▲ 1.2%€152,613above the sector's middle half▼ 7.1%€139,897above the sector's middle half▼ 8.3%€92,558above the sector's middle half▼ 33.8%€88,421above the sector's middle half▼ 4.5%€70,851within the sector's middle half▼ 19.9%€47,611within the sector's middle half▼ 32.8%
Solvency77.0%-90.4%▲ 13.4pp70.8%above the sector's middle half▼ 19.6pp74.1%above the sector's middle half▲ 3.4pp73.0%above the sector's middle half▼ 1.2pp87.7%above the sector's middle half▲ 14.7pp86.6%above the sector's middle half▼ 1.0pp82.5%above the sector's middle half▼ 4.2pp
Current ratio4.00-9.52▲ 5.523.19above the sector's middle half▼ 6.333.59above the sector's middle half▲ 0.403.35above the sector's middle half▼ 0.247.23above the sector's middle half▲ 3.886.59above the sector's middle half▼ 0.644.90above the sector's middle half▼ 1.69
Return on assets (ROA)5.9%-0.2%▼ 5.7pp9.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 9.3pp-6.7%below the sector's middle half▼ 16.2pp-33.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 26.7pp-4.7%below the sector's middle half▲ 28.7pp-19.8%below the sector's middle half▼ 15.2pp-35.4%below the sector's middle half▼ 15.6pp
Staff (FTE)0.9-1▲ 11.1%10.5▼ 50.0%
above within below the middle half of NACE 47, Retail trade: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with 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 €69,682
Fixed assets €9,865 ▼ 12.7%
Current assets €59,817 ▼ 28.4%
Equity and liabilities €69,682
Equity €57,476 ▼ 30.0%
Debt €12,206 ▼ 3.7%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 13.4% to 17.5%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
-€22,528▼
2024 · -€16,690
Cash flow
-€23,430▼
2024 · -€17,570
Quick ratio
3.91▼
2024 · 5.61
Debt to equity
0.21▲
2024 · 0.15
ROE
-42.9%▼
2024 · -22.9%
Interest coverage
-24.98▼
2024 · -18.97
Debt ≤ 1 year
€12,206▼
2024 · €12,672
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 5,835 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 1.7% went bankrupt within 24 months and 84.5% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a loss of 10% of the balance sheet or more
1.7% went bankrupt
13.5% stopped otherwise
84.5% still going

A further 0.4% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 0.3% 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 497,468 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to 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% 1.0%
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%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74.5% 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 5,835 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
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 37 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€94,823€69,682▼
Fixed assets21/28€11,300€9,865▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€3,735€2,490▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€3,735€2,490▼
Financial fixed assets28€7,565€7,375▼
Current assets29/58€83,523€59,817▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€12,420€12,086▼
Stocks30/36€12,420€12,086▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€23,410€24,689▲
Other amounts receivable41€23,410€24,689▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€47,693€23,042▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€94,823€69,682▼
Equity10/15€82,151€57,476▼
Contributions10/11€18,600€18,600=
Reserves13€1,860€1,860=
Distributable reserves133€1,860€1,860=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€61,691€37,016▼
Amounts payable17/49€12,672€12,206▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€12,672€12,206▼
Trade debts44€8,766€8,047▼
Suppliers440/4€8,766€8,047▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€2,314€1,200▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€2,314€1,200▼
Other amounts payable47/48€1,592€2,959▲
Income statement Code20242025
Turnover70€225,017€178,793▼
Non-recurring operating income76A€1,693-
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61€243,400€201,321▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€1,245€1,245=
Gross operating margin9900-€16,690-€22,528▼
Operating profit (loss)9901-€17,935-€23,773▼
Financial charges65/66B€880€902▲
Recurring financial charges65€880€902▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€18,815-€24,675▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€18,815-€24,675▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€18,815-€24,675▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€61,691€37,016▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€80,506€61,691▼

The notes to these accounts (6 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Turnover70€336,057€289,194€344,475€300,406€174,639€228,915€225,017€178,793▼ 20.5%
Non-recurring operating income76A---€10,732€2,350€22,779€1,693--
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61---€285,259€210,900€254,945€243,400€201,321▼ 17.3%
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€23,070€12,638€209---
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€1,641€1,485€1,245€1,245€1,245€1,245€1,245€1,245=
Other operating charges640/8---€71€109----
Non-recurring operating charges66A---€16,134-----
Gross operating margin9900€39,997€25,811€37,286€25,879-€33,911-€3,251-€16,690-€22,528▼ 35.0%
Operating profit (loss)9901€18,747€3,868€26,777-€14,641-€47,903-€4,705-€17,935-€23,773▼ 32.6%
Financial income75/76B---€1,541€702€203---
Recurring financial income75€1,291€962€1,736€1,541€702€203---
Financial charges65/66B---€771€1,383€879€880€902▲ 2.5%
Recurring financial charges65€853€1,528€693€771€1,383€879€880€902▲ 2.5%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€19,185€3,302€27,820-€13,871-€48,584-€5,381-€18,815-€24,675▼ 31.1%
Income taxes67/77€5,262€2,902€5,043€90-----
Profit (loss) for the period9904€13,923€400€22,777-€13,961-€48,584-€5,381-€18,815-€24,675▼ 31.1%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€13,923€400€22,777-€13,961-€48,584-€5,381-€18,815-€24,675▼ 31.1%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€235,607€201,112€238,662€208,985€145,738€115,150€94,823€69,682▼ 26.5%
Fixed assets21/28€19,010€17,525€16,280€15,035€13,790€12,545€11,300€9,865▼ 12.7%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€11,445€9,960€8,715€7,470€6,225€4,980€3,735€2,490▼ 33.3%
Other tangible fixed assets26---€7,470€6,225€4,980€3,735€2,490▼ 33.3%
Financial fixed assets28€7,565€7,565€7,565€7,565€7,565€7,565€7,565€7,375▼ 2.5%
Current assets29/58€216,597€183,587€222,382€193,950€131,948€102,605€83,523€59,817▼ 28.4%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€12,113€12,420€12,300€12,648€12,292€12,190€12,420€12,086▼ 2.7%
Stocks30/36---€12,648€12,292€12,190€12,420€12,086▼ 2.7%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€26,609€20,209€43,906€35,853€21,207€22,042€23,410€24,689▲ 5.5%
Other amounts receivable41---€35,853€21,207€22,042€23,410€24,689▲ 5.5%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€177,875€150,958€166,176€145,449€98,449€68,373€47,693€23,042▼ 51.7%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€235,607€201,112€238,662€208,985€145,738€115,150€94,823€69,682▼ 26.5%
Equity10/15€181,430€181,830€168,893€154,932€106,348€100,966€82,151€57,476▼ 30.0%
Contributions10/11€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600€18,600=
Reserves13€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860€1,860=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€1,860€1,860----
Reserves not available under the articles1311---€1,860€1,860----
Distributable reserves133-----€1,860€1,860€1,860=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€160,970€161,370€148,433€134,472€85,888€80,506€61,691€37,016▼ 40.0%
Amounts payable17/49€54,177€19,282€69,769€54,053€39,390€14,184€12,672€12,206▼ 3.7%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€54,177€19,282€69,769€54,053€39,390€14,184€12,672€12,206▼ 3.7%
Trade debts44€3,029€6,777€5,444€7,875€10,497€9,507€8,766€8,047▼ 8.2%
Suppliers440/4---€7,875€10,497€9,507€8,766€8,047▼ 8.2%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€18,399€1,114€3,514€2,314€1,200▼ 48.1%
Taxes450/3---€15,804-----
Remuneration and social security454/9---€2,595€1,114€3,514€2,314€1,200▼ 48.1%
Other amounts payable47/48---€27,779€27,779€1,163€1,592€2,959▲ 85.9%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€13,923€400€22,777-€13,961-€48,584-€5,381-€18,815-€24,675▼ 31.1%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€1,641€1,485€1,245€1,245€1,245€1,245€1,245€1,245=
Operating cash flow (approximation)€15,564€1,885€24,022-€12,716-€47,339-€4,136-€17,570-€23,430▼ 33.4%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0€0€0€0€0€0€190-
Change in cash--€26,917€15,218-€20,727-€47,000-€30,076-€20,680-€24,651▼ 19.2%

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Latest 10 of 20 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2025 micro format 22-06-2026 2026-00182699
31-12-2024 micro format 30-07-2025 2025-00328530
31-12-2023 micro format 11-06-2024 2024-00124305
31-12-2022 micro format 14-07-2023 2023-00235391
31-12-2021 micro format 29-07-2022 2022-20243251
31-12-2020 micro format 19-07-2021 2021-37000368
31-12-2019 micro format 15-07-2020 2020-30200312
31-12-2018 micro format 17-07-2019 2019-34200345
31-12-2017 micro format 16-08-2018 2018-47000578
31-12-2016 micro format 18-07-2017 2017-33300342

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