LIGNATIO
ActiveFinancials · financial year 2025, micro format
2025 annual accounts filed 31 days after the deadline Filed on 31 August 2026, deadline 31 July 2026 (7 months after the close on 31 December 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00493419.
Annual accounts 2025 filed on 31-08-2026 at the NBB all 25 filings
Turnover
≈ €480,000
Estimated: probably between €340,000 and €730,000
Total assets
€778,785▲ 18.0%
2024 · €659,948
Net result
€94,613▲ 17.1%
2024 · €80,775
Working capital
€565,269▲ 5.7%
2024 · €534,593
Multi-year overview
2019 to 2025, 7 financial yearsOperating result
€131,984
▲ 14.0%
2025
20192025
Net result
€94,613
▲ 17.1%
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20192025
Equity
€659,885
▲ 3.1%
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20192025
Total assets
€778,785
▲ 18.0%
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20192025
Debt
€118,900
▲ 488%
2025
20192025
Working capital
€565,269
▲ 5.7%
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20192025
Solvency
84.7%
▼ 12.2pp
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20192025
Current ratio
5.75
▼ 21.70
2025
highest quarter of the sector
20192025
Return on assets (ROA)
12.1%
▼ 0.1pp
2025
middle half of the sector
20192025
Every figure per financial year
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable
unfavourable
Line2019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€103,914-€128,553▲ 23.7%€176,253▲ 37.1%€129,192▼ 26.7%€142,602▲ 10.4%€115,742▼ 18.8%€131,984▲ 14.0%
Net result€74,468-€89,047above the sector's middle half▲ 19.6%€123,066above the sector's middle half▲ 38.2%€87,693above the sector's middle half▼ 28.7%€98,065above the sector's middle half▲ 11.8%€80,775above the sector's middle half▼ 17.6%€94,613above the sector's middle half▲ 17.1%
Equity€344,584-€394,075above the sector's middle half▲ 14.4%€476,905above the sector's middle half▲ 21.0%€516,368above the sector's middle half▲ 8.3%€558,965above the sector's middle half▲ 8.2%€639,740above the sector's middle half▲ 14.5%€659,885above the sector's middle half▲ 3.1%
Total assets€399,543-€497,155above the sector's middle half▲ 24.4%€579,219above the sector's middle half▲ 16.5%€614,693above the sector's middle half▲ 6.1%€650,710above the sector's middle half▲ 5.9%€659,948above the sector's middle half▲ 1.4%€778,785above the sector's middle half▲ 18.0%
Debt€54,959-€103,080▲ 87.6%€102,313▼ 0.7%€98,325▼ 3.9%€91,745▼ 6.7%€20,208▼ 78.0%€118,900▲ 488%
Working capital€201,517-€238,065above the sector's middle half▲ 18.1%€339,771above the sector's middle half▲ 42.7%€377,124above the sector's middle half▲ 11.0%€436,773above the sector's middle half▲ 15.8%€534,593above the sector's middle half▲ 22.4%€565,269above the sector's middle half▲ 5.7%
Solvency86.2%-79.3%above the sector's middle half▼ 7.0pp82.3%above the sector's middle half▲ 3.1pp84.0%above the sector's middle half▲ 1.7pp85.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 1.9pp96.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 11.0pp84.7%above the sector's middle half▼ 12.2pp
Current ratio8.29-3.90above the sector's middle half▼ 4.394.90above the sector's middle half▲ 1.004.96above the sector's middle half▲ 0.055.76above the sector's middle half▲ 0.8027.45above the sector's middle half▲ 21.695.75above the sector's middle half▼ 21.70
Return on assets (ROA)18.6%-17.9%above the sector's middle half▼ 0.7pp21.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 3.3pp14.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 7.0pp15.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.8pp12.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 2.8pp12.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.1pp
above
within
below
The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Construction of residential and non-residential buildings (NACE 41). 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 operating result for 2025 is 14% higher than in 2024. It is a recovery after the fall in 2024.
Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The micro 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 €778,785
Fixed assets
€94,616 ▼ 10.0%
Current assets
€684,169 ▲ 23.3%
Equity and liabilities €778,785
Equity
€659,885 ▲ 3.1%
Debt
€118,900 ▲ 488%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 3.1% to 15.3%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€145,599▲
2024 · €137,124
Cash flow
€108,228▲
2024 · €102,156
Debt to equity
0.18▲
2024 · 0.03
ROE
14.3%▲
2024 · 12.6%
Interest coverage
over 100
2024 · over 100
Debt ≤ 1 year
€118,900▲
2024 · €20,208
Income taxes
€39,758▲
2024 · €34,835
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.
Investments
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible fixed assets | €2,600 | €17,493 | €1,074 | €4,337 | €3,083 |
| Depreciation and write-downs of the year | €27,260 | €27,631 | €21,126 | €21,381 | €13,615 |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)
Annual accounts
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €28,948 | €28,830 | €27,260 | €27,631 | €21,126 | €21,381 | €13,615 | ▼ 36.3% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | €1,281 | €2,302 | €2,840 | €3,117 | €1,023 | ▼ 67.2% |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €133,369 | €157,522 | €204,794 | €159,124 | €166,568 | €140,241 | €146,622 | ▲ 4.6% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €103,914 | €128,553 | €176,253 | €129,192 | €142,602 | €115,742 | €131,984 | ▲ 14.0% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | €247 | €295 | €552 | €865 | €3,186 | ▲ 268% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €1,115 | €1,057 | €247 | €295 | €552 | €865 | €3,186 | ▲ 268% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | €592 | €313 | €356 | €998 | €798 | ▼ 20.0% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €487 | €474 | €592 | €313 | €356 | €998 | €798 | ▼ 20.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €104,542 | €129,136 | €175,907 | €129,173 | €142,798 | €115,610 | €134,371 | ▲ 16.2% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €30,074 | €40,089 | €52,841 | €41,480 | €44,732 | €34,835 | €39,758 | ▲ 14.1% |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €74,468 | €89,047 | €123,066 | €87,693 | €98,065 | €80,775 | €94,613 | ▲ 17.1% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €74,468 | €89,047 | €123,066 | €87,693 | €98,065 | €80,775 | €94,613 | ▲ 17.1% |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €399,543 | €497,155 | €579,219 | €614,693 | €650,710 | €659,948 | €778,785 | ▲ 18.0% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €170,375 | €177,042 | €152,382 | €142,245 | €122,192 | €105,148 | €94,616 | ▼ 10.0% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €133,875 | €140,542 | €115,882 | €105,745 | €85,692 | €68,648 | €58,116 | ▼ 15.3% |
| Land and buildings22 | - | - | €75,661 | €67,667 | €59,672 | €51,678 | €43,684 | ▼ 15.5% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | €34,701 | €33,333 | €21,704 | €13,082 | €10,974 | ▼ 16.1% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | €5,520 | €4,746 | €4,316 | €3,887 | €3,458 | ▼ 11.0% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €36,500 | €36,500 | €36,500 | €36,500 | €36,500 | €36,500 | €36,500 | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €229,167 | €320,113 | €426,837 | €472,448 | €528,517 | €554,801 | €684,169 | ▲ 23.3% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €42,856 | €41,728 | €66,940 | €43,380 | €51,441 | €178,006 | €194,767 | ▲ 9.4% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | €60,823 | €31,219 | €45,558 | €51,738 | €68,498 | ▲ 32.4% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | €6,116 | €12,161 | €5,883 | €126,268 | €126,268 | = |
| Current investments50/53 | €57,460 | €79,494 | €98,540 | €146,539 | €194,539 | €278,222 | €259,235 | ▼ 6.8% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €126,968 | €196,923 | €258,948 | €281,571 | €280,344 | €92,336 | €223,535 | ▲ 142% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | €2,409 | €958 | €2,193 | €6,236 | €6,632 | ▲ 6.3% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €399,543 | €497,155 | €579,219 | €614,693 | €650,710 | €659,948 | €778,785 | ▲ 18.0% |
| Equity10/15 | €344,584 | €394,075 | €476,905 | €516,368 | €558,965 | €639,740 | €659,885 | ▲ 3.1% |
| Contributions10/11 | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | = |
| Reserves13 | €338,384 | €387,875 | €470,705 | €510,168 | €552,765 | €633,540 | €653,685 | ▲ 3.2% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | €620 | €620 | €620 | €620 | €620 | = |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | - | €620 | €620 | €620 | €620 | €620 | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | €470,085 | €509,548 | €552,145 | €632,920 | €653,065 | ▲ 3.2% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €54,959 | €103,080 | €102,313 | €98,325 | €91,745 | €20,208 | €118,900 | ▲ 488% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €21,309 | €14,062 | €3,690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | €3,690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €27,651 | €82,048 | €87,066 | €95,325 | €91,745 | €20,208 | €118,900 | ▲ 488% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | €7,334 | €3,690 | - | - | - | - |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | - | €1,690 | - | - | - | - |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | - | €1,690 | - | - | - | - |
| Trade debts44 | €3,879 | €7,683 | €2,934 | €10,010 | €1,799 | €10,108 | €20,901 | ▲ 107% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | €2,934 | €10,010 | €1,799 | €10,108 | €20,901 | ▲ 107% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €1,755 | - |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | €25,569 | €33,296 | €35,897 | €9,280 | €16,970 | ▲ 82.9% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | €25,569 | €33,296 | €35,897 | €9,280 | €16,970 | ▲ 82.9% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | €51,228 | €46,638 | €54,049 | €820 | €79,274 | ▲ 97× |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | €11,557 | €3,000 | - | - | - | - |
| Line | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €74,468 | €89,047 | €123,066 | €87,693 | €98,065 | €80,775 | €94,613 | ▲ 17.1% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €28,948 | €28,830 | €27,260 | €27,631 | €21,126 | €21,381 | €13,615 | ▼ 36.3% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €103,416 | €117,877 | €150,327 | €115,323 | €119,192 | €102,156 | €108,228 | ▲ 5.9% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€35,497 | -€2,600 | -€17,493 | -€1,074 | -€4,337 | -€3,083 | ▲ 28.9% |
| Change in cash | - | €69,954 | €62,025 | €22,622 | -€1,226 | -€188,008 | €131,200 | - |
A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Historical observation
In July 2024, 20,136 companies had the same profile as LIGNATIO has now. Two years later, 95.0% were still going and 0.2% had gone bankrupt.
- Small
- 20 years or older
- solvency 30% or more
- a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
95.0%
was still going
4.7%
stopped otherwise
0.2%
went bankrupt
That fits the bankruptcy probability of LIGNATIO itself: 0.2% within 12 months.
Test of the method
The method was tested on the 497,446 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.
| 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 20,136 companies, not a prediction for LIGNATIO. 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.
Latest 10 of 25 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | micro format | 31-08-2026 | 2026-00493419 | |
| 31-12-2024 | micro format | 29-08-2025 | 2025-00463999 | |
| 31-12-2023 | micro format | 30-09-2024 | 2024-00489746 | |
| 31-12-2022 | micro format | 31-08-2023 | 2023-00427070 | |
| 31-12-2021 | micro format | 01-07-2022 | 2022-20137752 | |
| 31-07-2020 | micro format | 17-12-2020 | 2020-76000567 | |
| 31-07-2019 | micro format | 29-01-2020 | 2020-02800553 | |
| 31-07-2018 | micro format | 06-02-2019 | 2019-04600512 | |
| 31-07-2017 | micro format | 15-12-2017 | 2017-72000574 | |
| 31-07-2016 | full format | 12-12-2016 | 2016-69800174 |