Summary
ONTEX GROUP is a financial institution; the bankruptcy model is trained on trading and manufacturing companies and does not apply here. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.68bn and a net result of €3.7m. Equity is shrinking by about 2.8% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 49% of 2,997 sector peers (NACE 64, financial year 2025). The company has been active since 2014 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.
Financials · financial year 2025, full format, standalone accounts
In the rankings
#1 company by total assets in East Flanders, Finance and insurance sector#1 company by equity in Aalst#1 employer in Aalst, Finance and insurance sector
Equity
€1.68bn▲ 0.2%
2024 · €1.68bn
Net result
€3.7m▼ 76.3%
2024 · €15.5m
Total assets
€2.82bn▼ 7.2%
2024 · €3.04bn
Solvency
59.7%▲ 4.4pp
2024 · 55.3%
Trend over the years
2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years
After the dip in 2022 the operating result has climbed three years in a row; 2025 is 96% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.
What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Operating result€26.7m
2025
Net result€3.7m
2025
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€2,817.0m
2025
Equity€1,680.9m
2025
Debt€1,133.8m
2025
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital-€328.3m
2025
How much of each euro of turnover is left from operations (EBIT margin) and what the assets earn (return on assets).
Return on assets (ROA)0.1%
2025
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Solvency59.7%
2025
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Current ratio0.55
2025
Average staff in full-time equivalents (FTE).
Staff (FTE)60.9
2025
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
Sector: the middle half of NACE 64, Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding: 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
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unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result-€27.7m--€61.0m▼ 120%-€7.7m▲ 87.4%-€18.9m▼ 145%-€37.3m▼ 97.7%€6.6m€13.7m▲ 107%€26.7m▲ 95.6%
Net result-€4.6m--€56.5m▼ 1,127%-€13.7mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 75.7%-€19.7mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 43.8%-€245.0mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 1,141%€2.7mabove the sector's middle half€15.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 479%€3.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 76.3%
Equity€1,994.0m-€1,937.5m▼ 2.8%€1,923.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.7%€1,904.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 1.0%€1,659.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 12.9%€1,661.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.2%€1,677.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.9%€1,680.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.2%
Total assets€3,282.5m-€3,172.8m▼ 3.3%€3,718.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 17.2%€3,225.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 13.3%€3,031.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 6.0%€3,018.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.4%€3,035.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.5%€2,817.0mabove the sector's middle half▼ 7.2%
Debt€1,284.0m-€1,224.9m▼ 4.6%€1,789.8m▲ 46.1%€1,316.0m▼ 26.5%€1,366.2m▲ 3.8%€1,348.5m▼ 1.3%€1,349.9m▲ 0.1%€1,133.8m▼ 16.0%
Working capital-€273.1m--€258.7m▲ 5.3%-€299.5mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 15.8%-€74.3mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 75.2%-€223.3mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 201%-€323.6mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 45.0%-€485.3mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 49.9%-€328.3mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 32.3%
Solvency60.7%-61.1%▲ 0.3pp51.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 9.3pp59.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 7.3pp54.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 4.3pp55.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.3pp55.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.2pp59.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.4pp
Current ratio0.43-0.38▼ 0.050.60within the sector's middle half▲ 0.220.84within the sector's middle half▲ 0.250.60within the sector's middle half▼ 0.250.57within the sector's middle half▼ 0.020.36within the sector's middle half▼ 0.210.55within the sector's middle half▲ 0.18
Return on assets (ROA)-0.1%--1.8%▼ 1.6pp-0.4%below the sector's middle half▲ 1.4pp-0.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 0.2pp-8.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 7.5pp0.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 8.2pp0.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.4pp0.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.4pp
Staff (FTE)69.6-63▼ 9.5%73above the sector's middle half▲ 15.9%67.2above the sector's middle half▼ 7.9%59.7above the sector's middle half▼ 11.2%57.5above the sector's middle half▼ 3.7%61.5above the sector's middle half▲ 7.0%60.9above the sector's middle half▼ 1.0%
above
within
below
the middle half of NACE 64, Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding: 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 €2.82bn
Fixed assets
€2.42bn ▼ 12.3%
Current assets
€395.5m ▲ 43.7%
Equity and liabilities €2.82bn
Equity
€1.68bn ▲ 0.2%
Provisions
€2.4m ▼ 70.4%
Debt
€1.13bn ▼ 16.0%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 44.5% to 40.2%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
ROE
0.2%▼
2024 · 0.9%
Debt ≤ 1 year
€723.8m▼
2024 · €760.5m
Debt > 1 year
€400.0m▼
2024 · €580.0m
Income taxes
€1.2m▼
2024 · €2.1m
Staff costs
€10.3m▼
2024 · €11.2m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | €41.9m | - | - | €45.6m | €24.6m | €56.2m | €56.6m | €75.2m | ▲ 32.9% |
| Own construction capitalised72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | €1.0m | - |
| Other operating income74 | €41.9m | - | - | €44.2m | €24.0m | €56.2m | €56.6m | €74.2m | ▲ 31.1% |
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | - | €1.4m | €0.6m | - | - | - | - |
| Operating charges60/66A | €69.5m | - | - | €64.5m | €61.9m | €49.6m | €42.9m | €48.5m | ▲ 13.0% |
| Services and other goods61 | €18.2m | - | - | €44.4m | €39.5m | €28.6m | €26.0m | €36.8m | ▲ 41.6% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | €12.5m | - | - | €12.5m | €13.8m | €11.5m | €11.2m | €10.3m | ▼ 8.3% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €35.5m | €36.5m | €7.9m | €7.5m | €6.9m | €6.1m | €6.2m | €6.1m | ▼ 0.8% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | -€2.7m | - | - | €0.08m | €0.9m | €2.6m | -€0.5m | -€5.6m | ▼ 1,039% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | €0.07m | - | - | €0.003m | €0.04m | €0.01m | €0.004m | €0.02m | ▲ 361% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | €5.9m | - | - | - | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.03m | €0.9m | ▲ 2,383% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | -€27.7m | -€61.0m | -€7.7m | -€18.9m | -€37.3m | €6.6m | €13.7m | €26.7m | ▲ 95.6% |
| Financial income75/76B | €59.7m | - | - | €36.7m | €65.6m | €81.2m | €73.7m | €74.8m | ▲ 1.5% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €59.7m | €31.9m | €36.2m | €36.5m | €65.6m | €80.7m | €73.7m | €74.8m | ▲ 1.5% |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | €21.6m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Income from current assets751 | €21.2m | - | - | €30.2m | €55.0m | €69.0m | €56.2m | €53.4m | ▼ 5.0% |
| Other financial income752/9 | €16.9m | - | - | €6.3m | €10.5m | €11.7m | €17.4m | €21.4m | ▲ 22.4% |
| Non-recurring financial income76B | - | - | - | €0.1m | - | €0.5m | - | - | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | €35.2m | - | - | €37.5m | €271.2m | €81.9m | €69.7m | €96.6m | ▲ 38.6% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €35.2m | €28.3m | €42.1m | €37.4m | €50.3m | €68.0m | €67.9m | €96.6m | ▲ 42.3% |
| Debt charges650 | €15.1m | €17.5m | €16.9m | €22.8m | €38.3m | €57.4m | €47.7m | €45.6m | ▼ 4.3% |
| Write-downs on current assets other than stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)651 | €12.2m | - | - | €5.4m | €0.9m | - | -€1.0m | €8.3m | - |
| Other financial charges652/9 | €8.0m | - | - | €9.2m | €11.1m | €10.6m | €21.2m | €42.7m | ▲ 101% |
| Non-recurring financial charges66B | €0.02m | - | - | €0.1m | €220.9m | €13.9m | €1.8m | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | -€3.2m | -€57.3m | -€13.6m | -€19.7m | -€243.0m | €5.8m | €17.6m | €4.8m | ▼ 72.5% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €1.4m | -€0.7m | €0.1m | €0.06m | €2.0m | €3.1m | €2.1m | €1.2m | ▼ 43.8% |
| Taxes670/3 | €1.4m | - | - | €0.1m | €2.0m | €3.1m | €2.1m | €1.2m | ▼ 43.8% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77 | - | - | - | €0.04m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€4.6m | -€56.5m | -€13.7m | -€19.7m | -€245.0m | €2.7m | €15.5m | €3.7m | ▼ 76.3% |
| Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789 | €0.7m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | -€3.9m | -€56.5m | -€13.7m | -€19.7m | -€245.0m | €2.7m | €15.5m | €3.7m | ▼ 76.3% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €3,282.5m | €3,172.8m | €3,718.5m | €3,225.0m | €3,031.3m | €3,018.7m | €3,035.1m | €2,817.0m | ▼ 7.2% |
| Formation expenses20 | €1.6m | €1.0m | €0.4m | €0.08m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €3,077.3m | €3,014.7m | €3,274.6m | €2,824.1m | €2,699.5m | €2,583.4m | €2,759.9m | €2,421.5m | ▼ 12.3% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €45.4m | €16.1m | €17.1m | €15.7m | €14.3m | €14.2m | €13.6m | €15.4m | ▲ 13.2% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €2.1m | €1.6m | €1.6m | €0.9m | €0.6m | €0.4m | €0.2m | €0.08m | ▼ 59.6% |
| Land and buildings22 | €0.001m | - | - | €399 | €238 | €77 | - | - | - |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | €1.9m | - | - | €0.9m | €0.6m | €0.4m | €0.2m | €0.08m | ▼ 53.8% |
| Assets under construction and advance payments27 | €0.2m | - | - | - | - | - | €0.03m | - | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €3,029.9m | €2,997.0m | €3,255.9m | €2,807.5m | €2,684.6m | €2,568.8m | €2,746.0m | €2,406.0m | ▼ 12.4% |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | €3,029.7m | - | - | €2,807.4m | €2,684.4m | €2,568.6m | €2,745.9m | €2,405.8m | ▼ 12.4% |
| Participating interests280 | €1,908.0m | - | - | €1,908.0m | €1,687.1m | €1,687.1m | €1,687.1m | €1,687.1m | = |
| Amounts receivable281 | €1,121.8m | - | - | €899.4m | €997.4m | €881.6m | €1,058.8m | €718.7m | ▼ 32.1% |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | €0.1m | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | = |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | €0.1m | - | - | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | = |
| Current assets29/58 | €203.5m | €157.1m | €443.6m | €400.9m | €331.8m | €435.3m | €275.2m | €395.5m | ▲ 43.7% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €121.3m | €87.8m | €82.7m | €221.6m | €183.8m | €349.7m | €209.6m | €331.0m | ▲ 57.9% |
| Trade receivables40 | €54.2m | - | - | €47.7m | €49.5m | €111.1m | €94.8m | €68.8m | ▼ 27.4% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | €67.2m | - | - | €174.0m | €134.2m | €238.6m | €114.7m | €262.2m | ▲ 129% |
| Current investments50/53 | €27.9m | €28.0m | €145.8m | €9.7m | €7.9m | €9.1m | €10.6m | €11.5m | ▲ 8.9% |
| Own shares50 | €27.9m | - | - | €9.7m | €7.9m | €9.1m | €10.6m | €11.5m | ▲ 8.9% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €52.1m | €39.2m | €211.9m | €153.2m | €110.0m | €53.0m | €28.8m | €36.7m | ▲ 27.5% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | €2.2m | - | - | €16.4m | €30.2m | €23.4m | €26.3m | €16.3m | ▼ 38.0% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €3,282.5m | €3,172.8m | €3,718.5m | €3,225.0m | €3,031.3m | €3,018.7m | €3,035.1m | €2,817.0m | ▼ 7.2% |
| Equity10/15 | €1,994.0m | €1,937.5m | €1,923.8m | €1,904.0m | €1,659.0m | €1,661.7m | €1,677.2m | €1,680.9m | ▲ 0.2% |
| Contributions10/11 | €823.6m | €823.6m | €823.6m | €1,236.3m | €1,236.3m | €1,236.3m | €1,236.3m | €1,236.3m | = |
| Capital10 | €823.6m | - | - | €823.6m | €823.6m | €823.6m | €823.6m | €823.6m | = |
| Issued capital100 | €823.6m | - | - | €823.6m | €823.6m | €823.6m | €823.6m | €823.6m | = |
| Contributions outside capital11 | €412.7m | - | - | €412.7m | €412.7m | €412.7m | €412.7m | €412.7m | = |
| Share premium1100/10 | - | - | - | €412.7m | €412.7m | €412.7m | €412.7m | €412.7m | = |
| Reserves13 | €285.6m | €285.6m | €273.4m | €267.3m | €265.6m | €266.9m | €269.1m | €270.2m | ▲ 0.4% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €39.3m | €37.6m | €38.9m | €41.1m | €42.3m | ▲ 2.7% |
| Legal reserve130 | €29.7m | - | - | €29.7m | €29.7m | €29.8m | €30.6m | €30.8m | ▲ 0.6% |
| Own shares acquired1312 | - | - | - | €9.7m | €7.9m | €9.1m | €10.6m | €11.5m | ▲ 8.9% |
| Distributable reserves133 | €228.0m | - | - | €228.0m | €228.0m | €228.0m | €228.0m | €228.0m | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €472.1m | €415.6m | €414.0m | €400.4m | €157.2m | €158.5m | €171.8m | €174.3m | ▲ 1.5% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €4.4m | €10.4m | €4.9m | €5.0m | €6.1m | €8.5m | €8.0m | €2.4m | ▼ 70.4% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | €4.4m | - | - | €5.0m | €6.1m | €8.5m | €8.0m | €2.4m | ▼ 70.4% |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | €4.4m | - | - | €5.0m | €6.1m | €8.5m | €8.0m | €2.4m | ▼ 70.4% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €1,284.0m | €1,224.9m | €1,789.8m | €1,316.0m | €1,366.2m | €1,348.5m | €1,349.9m | €1,133.8m | ▼ 16.0% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €806.5m | €808.2m | €1,044.2m | €830.0m | €800.0m | €580.0m | €580.0m | €400.0m | ▼ 31.0% |
| Financial debts170/4 | €806.5m | - | - | €830.0m | €800.0m | €580.0m | €580.0m | €400.0m | ▼ 31.0% |
| Unsubordinated bonds171 | - | - | - | €580.0m | €580.0m | €580.0m | €580.0m | €400.0m | ▼ 31.0% |
| Credit institutions173 | €783.0m | - | - | €220.0m | €220.0m | - | - | - | - |
| Other loans174 | €23.5m | - | - | €30.0m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €476.6m | €415.8m | €743.0m | €475.2m | €555.1m | €758.9m | €760.5m | €723.8m | ▼ 4.8% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | - | €146.8m | €115.0m | €24.0m | - | - |
| Financial debts43 | €241.5m | - | - | €173.0m | €160.2m | €178.3m | €185.2m | €274.5m | ▲ 48.3% |
| Credit institutions430/8 | €82.4m | - | - | €31.2m | - | - | - | €100.0m | - |
| Other loans439 | €159.1m | - | - | €141.8m | €160.2m | €178.3m | €185.2m | €174.5m | ▼ 5.7% |
| Trade debts44 | €8.9m | €5.4m | €12.6m | €11.5m | €14.9m | €7.6m | €18.6m | €4.9m | ▼ 73.5% |
| Suppliers440/4 | €8.9m | - | - | €11.5m | €14.9m | €7.6m | €18.6m | €4.9m | ▼ 73.5% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | €5.4m | - | - | €3.4m | €3.6m | €4.8m | €4.3m | €1.4m | ▼ 67.6% |
| Taxes450/3 | €1.3m | - | - | €0.4m | €0.5m | €2.1m | €2.1m | €0.05m | ▼ 97.8% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | €4.1m | - | - | €2.9m | €3.2m | €2.7m | €2.2m | €1.3m | ▼ 38.6% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | €220.7m | - | - | €287.3m | €229.5m | €453.2m | €528.4m | €443.0m | ▼ 16.2% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | €0.9m | - | - | €10.9m | €11.1m | €9.5m | €9.5m | €10.0m | ▲ 5.5% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | -€4.6m | -€56.5m | -€13.7m | -€19.7m | -€245.0m | €2.7m | €15.5m | €3.7m | ▼ 76.3% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €35.5m | €36.5m | €7.9m | €7.5m | €6.9m | €6.1m | €6.2m | €6.1m | ▼ 0.8% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €30.9m | -€20.0m | -€5.8m | -€12.3m | -€238.0m | €8.8m | €21.6m | €9.8m | ▼ 54.8% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €26.1m | -€267.7m | €443.0m | €117.7m | €110.0m | -€182.7m | €332.3m | - |
| Change in cash | - | -€12.9m | €172.7m | -€58.7m | -€43.2m | -€56.9m | -€24.3m | €7.9m | - |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 24 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | full format | 20-05-2026 | 2026-00121255 |
| 31-12-2025 | consolidated | 19-05-2026 | 2026-00121370 |
| 31-12-2024 | consolidated | 21-08-2025 | 2025-00405973 |
| 31-12-2024 | full format | 06-06-2025 | 2025-00128765 |
| 31-12-2023 | consolidated | 22-08-2024 | 2024-00378556 |
| 31-12-2023 | full format | 17-06-2024 | 2024-00138808 |
| 31-12-2022 | consolidated | 10-08-2023 | 2023-00331004 |
| 31-12-2022 | full format | 07-08-2023 | 2023-00320198 |
| 31-12-2021 | consolidated | 21-06-2022 | 2022-20101726 |
| 31-12-2021 | full format | 24-05-2022 | 2022-20040408 |
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