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NV BEKAERT SA

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Public limited companyfounded 193590 years activeBekaertstraat(Z) 2, 8550 Zwevegem, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0405.388.536
Summary

NV BEKAERT SA has been active since 1935 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.29bn and a net result of €176.3m. Equity is growing by ~3.5% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 59% of 818 sector peers (NACE 25, fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Overview

Activity
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
NACE 25930
#1 company by total assets in Belgium, Fabricated metal products sector5 sites
Size
€395.6mturnover 2025
Staff
1,149 FTE
Equity
€1.29bn
Profit
€176.3m
Standalone figures, without subsidiaries
Financial health
86 Excellent Checked score 2025
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3%
Structure
Parent
Brocsa · 100%
Board
11 members
Holdings
51
Auditor: EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BVAccounts 63 days early
Why 86- Liquidity: current ratio 0.50, cash €2.8m- Sector Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (NACE 25)+ Founded in 1935+ Size: turnover €395.6m, 1,149 FTE, total assets €2.38bn, files consolidated accountsShow the evidence

Checked score

Score 2025
86 / 100
Excellent
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Financially better than 39% of its sector peers (all companies)
Financial strength · tick = 2024
Average
Solvency 79=
equity 54.1% of total assets
Liquidity 36-3
short-term debt 32.6% · cash 0.1%
Profitability 39-18
return on assets 7.4%
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

About 3 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Sector median 0.4% (22 companies)
Last 24 months 11-2024: 0.3% 12-2024: 0.3%● unchanged vs 11-2024 01-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 12-2024 02-2025: 0.2%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 01-2025lowest value 03-2025: 0.3%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 02-2025 04-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 03-2025 05-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 04-2025 06-2025: 0.3%● unchanged vs 05-2025 07-2025: 0.4%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 06-2025 08-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 07-2025 09-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 0.4%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 0.3%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 01-2026 03-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 0.4%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 03-2026 05-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 04-2026 06-2026: 0.4%● unchanged vs 05-2026highest value 07-2026: 0.3%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 06-2026 08-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 07-2026 09-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 08-2026 10-2026: 0.3%● unchanged vs 09-2026
Credit up to €39,550,000 at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.5 against 0.57 in 2024; short-term debt: 32.6% and cash: 0.1% of total assets), and 45.9% of the assets are financed with debt.
How it is calculated

The band follows from the bankruptcy probability, on a scale where 10 more points roughly halve it:

75-100 Excellent under 0.55%
60-74 Healthy 0.55% to 1.5%
45-59 Fair 1.5% to 4.2%
25-44 Weak 4.2% to 15.0%
0-24 Critical over 15.0%

Where the company stands within its band depends half on the bankruptcy probability and half on how it does against its sector peers (all companies): better than 70% on solvency, 36% on liquidity, 27% on profitability and 23% on growth.

The bankruptcy probability was computed on 06-10-2026 by the bankruptcy model of 2 October 2026, which learns from Belgian bankruptcies and reads the registers, the annual accounts and the Belgian Official Gazette.

Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. Negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late hold it at Fair at most (59); two missing filings, at Weak (44). An ongoing judicial reorganisation or the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation) holds it at Critical at most (24).

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Signals

Five signals.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
raises risk · Liquidity: current ratio 0.50, cash €2.8m
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Founded in 1935
How long the company has existed counts in the probability; how much depends on the rest of its profile.
KBO
lowers risk · Size: turnover €395.6m, 1,149 FTE, total assets €2.38bn, files consolidated accounts
The company's size counts in the probability; how much depends on the rest of its profile.
NBB · annual accounts
raises risk · Sector Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (NACE 25)
KBO
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 29-05-2026, 63 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 5 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
63 days early
2024
56 days early
2023
58 days early
2022
69 days early
2021
62 days early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 5 accounts on average 62 days before the deadline; the sector median for financial year 2024 is 7 days before the deadline, and 35% of the sector filed late.

Checked, nothing found (2)
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. Usually files around 30 May (5 of the last 5 filed years within 30 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
07-10-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
Checked from 2021 on.
KBO publications · our coverage
  1. Resignation: Yves Kerstens (chief executive officer…Appointment: Olivier Biebuyck (chief executive…
  2. Resignation: Barry Snyder (chief operating officer…Declaration
  3. Capital & sharesShare cancellation · Capital ·…

Key points

  • Positive: Result rose in 2025from €37.9m to €176.3m ▲ 365% View
  • Positive: Company by total assets in Belgium, Fabricated metal…in the Checked rankings #1 View
  • Board changedlatest change 17-08-2026 · 11 in office 2 joined · 4 left View
  • Controlled by Brocsaitself parent of 37 companies 100% View
  • Flemish supportawarded 2022 - 2025 €11.9m View
  • Active since 1935founded 19-10-1935 90 years View
  • Positive: Always filed on timeaccounts within the deadline every year 5 years View
  • Positive: 5 profitable years in a rowprofit 2025: €176.3m 5 years View

By topic

Financials

Fiscal year
2025
Turnover
€395.6m
Profit
€176.3m
Solvency
54.1%
Turnover▼ 10.8%
Net result
20182025
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Board & ownership

Board
11 members
Parent
Brocsa · 100%
Auditor
EY Bedrijfsrevisoren BV
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Network & group

Subsidiaries
37
Holdings
51
Connected companies
42
Mergers and contributions
2

51 holdings

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Timeline

Events
178
Since
2003
Next accounts
by 31-07-2027
  1. 17-09-2026Appointment: Carlos Bersoza Hernandez (chief human resources…
  2. 07-07-2026Capital & shares
  3. 12-06-2026Resignation: Yves Kerstens (managing director and director)
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Company details

Sites
5
Legal form
Public limited company
Activity
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and…NACE 25930
Founded
19-10-1935
Year ends
31-12
Peppol
Reachable for e-invoices
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