Lips
Lips has been active since 1969 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €4.80M and a net result of €3.63M. Equity is growing by ~7.1% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 56% of 4023 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).
| Equity | €4.80M |
| Net result | €3.63M |
| Staff (FTE) | 75.9 |
| Better than sector | 56% |
Exceptional profile, strong across almost every axis.
All 5 axes are computed from data Checked has read.
How do we compute this?
The trend is a robust median of all pairwise slopes between fiscal years (Theil-Sen), so a single odd year cannot hijack the line. For strictly positive series we also fit a log variant (compound annual growth) and keep whichever describes the figures best.
The area around the projection is 1.8 × the median absolute deviation from the trend, widening each year ahead (×1 / ×1.6 / ×2.2), with a minimum of 8% of the last value. It is an indicative range, not a statistical confidence interval.
A series whose deviations exceed 35% of its level is too volatile: we then deliberately show no projection. Every projection assumes unchanged policy and is blind to non-public information (order book, contracts, funding rounds).
| Metric | This company | Sector median | Position in the sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solvency | 41.3% | 36.1% | |
| Net result | €3.63M | €42k | |
| Equity | €4.80M | €441k | |
| Staff costs | €3.09M | €340k | |
| Employees (FTE) | 75.9 | 7.7 |
Figures by fiscal year and ratios
| Fiscal year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit | full schema | full schema | full schema | full schema | full schema |
| Revenue | €39.54M | €36.86M | €34.45M | €30.29M | €29.87M |
| EBITDA | €5.73M | €3.29M | €3.28M | €1.67M | €2.47M |
| Net profit | €3.63M | €1.81M | €1.66M | €674k | €1.22M |
| Cash flow | €4.45M | €2.64M | €2.63M | €1.38M | €1.94M |
| Staff costs | €3.09M | €2.96M | €2.11M | €2.26M | €2.32M |
| Income taxes | €1.25M | €589k | €566k | €225k | €462k |
| Dividends | €2.00M | €2.26M | €1.42M | €452k | €839k |
| Total assets | €11.62M | €9.82M | €10.36M | €9.87M | €7.35M |
| Equity | €4.80M | €3.16M | €3.61M | €3.37M | €3.14M |
| Debt | €6.82M | €6.66M | €6.75M | €6.50M | €4.20M |
| of which ≤ 1y | €5.16M | €4.77M | €4.62M | €4.17M | €3.75M |
| of which > 1y | €1.49M | €1.62M | €1.75M | €1.88M | - |
| Working capital | €1.50M | €-357k | €-229k | €-813k | €-773k |
| Employees (FTE) | 75.9 | 62.9 | 45.8 | 50.2 | 74.9 |
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.29 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.80 | 0.79 |
| Quick ratio | 1.05 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.57 | 0.53 |
| Working capital ratio | 12.9% | -3.6% | -2.2% | -8.2% | -10.5% |
| Solvency | 41.3% | 32.2% | 34.8% | 34.1% | 42.8% |
| Debt / equity | 1.42 | 2.11 | 1.87 | 1.93 | 1.34 |
| Long-term debt ratio | 0.31 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.56 | - |
| Interest coverage | 52.06 | 25.35 | 37.51 | 21.60 | 32.96 |
| Gross margin | 20.8% | 20.4% | 20.0% | 17.8% | 19.3% |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 2.2% | 4.1% |
| ROA | 31.3% | 18.4% | 16.0% | 6.8% | 16.5% |
| ROE | 75.8% | 57.3% | 46.0% | 20.0% | 38.7% |
| EBITDA margin | 14.5% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 5.5% | 8.3% |
| Days sales outstanding | 8d | 6d | 5d | 5d | 7d |
| Days payable outstanding | 32d | 26d | 34d | 35d | 32d |
| Inventory turnover | 25.44 | 26.27 | 25.47 | 25.65 | 24.60 |
| Days inventory (DSI) | 14d | 14d | 14d | 14d | 15d |
Full annual accounts (26 line items)
| Line item | Code | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet, Assets | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 20/58 | €11.62M | €9.82M | €10.36M | €9.87M | €7.35M |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €4.96M | €5.41M | €5.96M | €6.52M | €4.37M |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €3k | €7k | €10k | €13k | €17k |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €4.96M | €5.40M | €5.95M | €6.50M | €4.35M |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €50 | €50 | €50 | €50 | €50 |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €6.66M | €4.42M | €4.39M | €3.35M | €2.98M |
| Stocks & contracts in progress | 3 | €1.23M | €1.12M | €1.08M | €971k | €980k |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €860k | €661k | €779k | €808k | €746k |
| Investments | 50/53 | €3.75M | €1.33M | €998k | €410k | €240k |
| Cash & bank | 54/58 | €811k | €1.30M | €1.52M | €1.15M | €1.01M |
| Balance sheet, Equity & liabilities | ||||||
| TOTAL EQUITY & LIABILITIES | 10/49 | €11.62M | €9.82M | €10.36M | €9.87M | €7.35M |
| Equity | 10/15 | €4.80M | €3.16M | €3.61M | €3.37M | €3.14M |
| Contributions / capital | 10/11 | €320k | €320k | €320k | €320k | €320k |
| Reserves | 13 | €4.48M | €2.84M | €3.29M | €3.05M | €2.82M |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €6.82M | €6.66M | €6.75M | €6.50M | €4.20M |
| Amounts payable after one year | 17 | €1.49M | €1.62M | €1.75M | €1.88M | - |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €5.16M | €4.77M | €4.62M | €4.17M | €3.75M |
| Trade debts payable within one year | 44 | €2.71M | €2.06M | €2.55M | €2.36M | €2.08M |
| Income statement | ||||||
| Turnover | 70 | €39.54M | €36.86M | €34.45M | €30.29M | €29.87M |
| Operating result | 9901 | €4.91M | €2.46M | €2.31M | €960k | €1.74M |
| Financial income | 75 | €96k | €80k | €33k | €16k | €8k |
| Financial charges | 65 | €124k | €139k | €118k | €77k | €75k |
| Result before taxes | 9903 | €4.88M | €2.40M | €2.22M | €898k | €1.68M |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €1.25M | €589k | €566k | €225k | €462k |
| Net result for the period | 9904 | €3.63M | €1.81M | €1.66M | €674k | €1.22M |
| Result to be appropriated | 9905 | €3.09M | €2.04M | €1.62M | €534k | €1.16M |
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BELISYPrivate limited companyDirector· perm. rep.: Benoit LipsState Gazette act 23453609 (12-12-2023)Current12-12-2023 → present
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SYMAXPrivate limited companyDirector· perm. rep.: Sylvie LipsState Gazette act 23453609 (12-12-2023)Current12-12-2023 → present
Historic, not recently confirmed (4)
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Belisy BVLegal entityManaging director· perm. rep.: Benoit LipsState Gazette act 20063696 (08-06-2020)Not recently confirmedlast confirmed in an act from 2020
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Symax BVLegal entityManaging director· perm. rep.: Sylvie LipsState Gazette act 20063696 (08-06-2020)Not recently confirmedlast confirmed in an act from 2020
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Belisy BVBALegal entityDirector· perm. rep.: Benoit LIPSState Gazette act 14158970 (22-08-2014)Not recently confirmedlast confirmed in an act from 2014
2 events
- 22-08-2014 Mandate renewed· Director
- 22-08-2014 Mandate renewed· Managing director
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Symax BVBALegal entityDirector· perm. rep.: Sylvie LIPSState Gazette act 14158970 (22-08-2014)Not recently confirmedlast confirmed in an act from 2014
2 events
- 22-08-2014 Mandate renewed· Director
- 22-08-2014 Mandate renewed· Managing director
| EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BVCurrent Statutory auditor · represented by Leen Defoer | 08-06-2020 → present |
Show 2 earlier auditors
| Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA Statutory auditor · represented by Leen Defoer succeeded by Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren BV in 2020 | 22-08-2014 → 30-04-2020 |
| Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren BV Statutory auditor · represented by Leen Defoer | 30-04-2020 → 02-09-2020 |
| NACE primary | Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating(47110) |
| Legal form | Public limited company(014) |
| Incorporation | 26-11-1969 |
| Status | Active |
| Postal code | 8301 |
| Parcel (capakey) | Region | Area | Buildings | Height / fl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31008I0470/00H000 | Flanders | 4,585 m² | 1 · 3,867 m² | 9.7 m · 2 fl. |
We know of 13 Belgian State Gazette acts for this company. None of them has been read yet: what they contain is neither established nor disproved here.
09-06-2026 General meeting · Auditor mandate · Mandate term · Power of attorney
- Publication: 2026-06-09 · Lips
- Filing: 2026-06-01 · Lips
- General meeting: 2026-04-30 · Lips
- Auditor mandate: term_end: 2028, term_start: 2026-04-30, representative: line_vyvey · Lips
- Mandate term: end_condition: onmiddellijk na de gewone algemene vergadering te houden in 2028 · EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV
- Power of attorney: purpose: publicatie van deze beslissing te tekenen · Lips
- Act object: Herbenoeming commissaris
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- Leen Defoer, Commissaris
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- Leen Defoer, Commissaris
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- Leen Defoer, Commissaris
- Sylvie LIPS, Bestuurder
- Sylvie Lips, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
- Benoit LIPS, Bestuurder
- Benoit Lips, Gedelegeerd bestuurder
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}| Legal nameNL | Lips |