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Pharma Meerhout

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Private limited companyfounded 200323 yrs activeVeldstraat 21, 2450 Meerhout, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0479.458.231

Pharma Meerhout has been active since 2003 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2024 annual accounts show equity of €102k and a net result of €15k. Equity is shrinking by ~16.5% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 24% of 9623 sector peers (fiscal year 2024). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.7% (low).

Checked score

Score 2024
56 / 100
Fair
The score weighs solvency, liquidity, profitability and financial development. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2023
Profitability72▲+1
Solvency42▲+4
Growth58▲+26
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.7% Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €5k at 30 days only on tighter terms
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.9 against 0.86 in 2023; short-term debt: 60% and cash: 9% of total assets), and 83.3% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Six signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers risk+raises riskneutral
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 47
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 47
higher
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
elevated failure risk from 2 to 8 years 23 years 0 30 y
raises risk · Annual accounts: weaker financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a weaker profile in solvency, result or liquidity than companies that stay afloat.
NBB · annual accounts 2024
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
16.7%
Return on assets
2.5%
Age of the figures
21 mo
raises risk · Weak solvency vs sector
Solvency (equity / total assets) is in the sector's weakest quartile: better than 24% of 9623 sector peers (2024).
NBB · sector comparison
Position among 9623 sector peers
Solvency
better than 24%
← weakest strongest →
raises risk · Filed more than 90 days late
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2024 was due by 31-07-2025 and was filed on 25-11-2025, 117 days past the deadline. Measured on financial year 2023: companies more than 90 days late are in an abnormal legal state today in 5.61% of cases, against 1.66% across all filers.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
not confirmed
2024
117 d late
2023
27 d late
2022
31 d late
2021
290 d late
2020
40 d late
2019
135 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2024, abbreviated schema

Equity
€102k▲ 16.3%
2023 · €88k
2018: €302k 2019: €319k 2020: €227k 2021: €258k 2022: €327k 2023: €88k
2018 → 2024
Total assets
€612k▼ 8.3%
2023 · €667k
2018: €733k 2019: €691k 2020: €997k 2021: €987k 2022: €957k 2023: €667k
2018 → 2024
Net result
€15k▲ 24.4%
2023 · €12k
2018: €13k 2019: €17k 2020: €-92k 2021: €31k 2022: €71k 2023: €12k
2018 → 2024
Working capital
€-37k▲ 36.6%
2023 · €-59k
2018: €-843 2019: €220k 2020: €69k 2021: €95k 2022: €172k 2023: €-59k
2018 → 2024
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20202021202220232024Trend
Equity€227k-€258k▲ 13.9%€327k▲ 26.5%€88k▼ 73.1%€102k▲ 16.3%
Operating result€-72k-€69k€83k▲ 20.5%€23k▼ 72.0%€23k▼ 1.2%
Net result€-92k-€31k€71k▲ 126%€12k▼ 82.5%€15k▲ 24.4%
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-100k€-50k€0€50k€100kOperating result 2020: €-72k€-72kNet result 2020: €-92k€-92kOperating result 2021: €69k€69kNet result 2021: €31k€31kOperating result 2022: €83k€83kNet result 2022: €71k€71kOperating result 2023: €23k€23kNet result 2023: €12k€12kOperating result 2024: €23k€23kNet result 2024: €15k€15k20202021202220232024
The operating result has fallen two years in a row; 2024 is 1% below 2023.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €612k
Fixed assets €282k▼ 10.2%
Current assets €330k▼ 6.6%
Equity and liabilities €612k
Equity €102k▲ 16.3%
Provisions €3k▼ 11.8%
Debt €507k▼ 12.0%
The debt ratio falls from 86.3% to 82.8%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
€55k
2023 · €56k
Cash flow
€47k
2023 · €45k
Solvency
16.7%
2023 · 13.2%
Current ratio
0.90
2023 · 0.86
Quick ratio
0.49
2023 · 0.50
Debt / equity
4.95
2023 · 6.55
ROE
15.1%
2023 · 14.1%
ROA
2.5%
2023 · 1.9%
Interest coverage
6.07
2023 · 7.08
Debt
€507k
2023 · €576k
Debt ≤ 1 year
€367k
2023 · €412k
Debt > 1 year
€140k
2023 · €164k
Income taxes
€6k
2023 · €5k
Staff costs
€77k
2023 · €58k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt / equity.
Filed annual accounts
As filed with the NBB · 2024 against 2023
Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€667k€612k
Fixed assets21/28€314k€282k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€314k€282k
Land and buildings22€311k€280k
Plant, machinery and equipment23€3k€2k
Current assets29/58€353k€330k
Stocks and contracts in progress3€149k€149k
Stocks30/36€149k€149k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€35k€27k
Trade receivables40€35k€22k
Other amounts receivable41-€4k
Current investments50/53€35€35=
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€90k€55k
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€79k€99k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€667k€612k
Equity10/15€88k€102k
Contributions10/11€19k€19k=
Reserves13€47k€46k
Non-distributable reserves130/1€2k€2k=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€2k€2k=
Tax-exempt reserves132€45k€44k
Profit (loss) carried forward14€22k€38k
Provisions and deferred taxes16€3k€3k
Deferred taxes168€3k€3k
Amounts payable17/49€576k€507k
Amounts payable after more than one year17€164k€140k
Financial debts170/4€164k€140k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€412k€367k
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€24k€24k
Trade debts44€269k€272k
Suppliers440/4€269k€272k
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€9k€6k
Taxes450/3€9k€6k
Remuneration and social security454/9€119€313
Other amounts payable47/48€110k€64k
Income statement Code20232024
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€58k€77k
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€33k€32k
Other operating charges640/8€3k€3k
Gross operating margin9900€117k€135k
Operating profit (loss)9901€23k€23k
Financial income75/76B€423€6k
Recurring financial income75€423€6k
Financial charges65/66B€8k€9k
Recurring financial charges65€8k€9k
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€16k€20k
Transfer from deferred taxes780€2k€2k=
Income taxes67/77€5k€6k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€12k€15k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€12k€15k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€272k€38k
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€260k€22k
Profit to be distributed694/7€250k-
Return on contributions (dividend)694€250k-
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)90871.01.0=

The notes to these accounts (9 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

2025
25-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema · 117 days late
2024
31-12
Financial Equity above €100kEq €102k ▲16.3%
4 profitable years in a row build equity to €102k.
27-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 27 days late
2023
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
17-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 290 days late
2022
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €71k ▲126%
Operating result €83k, net result €71k, both a record.
2021
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €31k
Net result €31k after one loss-making year.
09-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema · 40 days late
2020
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-92k ▼652%
Net result drops to €-92k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
13-12
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 135 days late
2019
01-09
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema · 32 days late
2018
24-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema · 24 days late
2017
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2016
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2015 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
no sitting director, no change since 2011
We have established no sitting directors for this company. We derive directors from published Gazette acts; while there are none, or none read, nothing appears here. That does not mean the company has none: the CBE keeps its own list of function holders, which we do not read.
25-03-2011 Medivita Management NV: Resigned as Manager
25-03-2011 Medivita Participations NV: Resigned as Manager
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Meerhout · 1 establishment unit since 2003
establishment The establishment unit on the map
Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Veldstraat 212450 Meerhout
Ground area
177 m²
Building footprint
309 m²
Volume, LiDAR
2,824 m³
Parcel 13021B1314/00D000, Flanders · tallest building 14.7 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
APOTHEEK SMANS BVBA
Veldstraat 21, 2450 MeerhoutRetail trade
since 20032.126.463.593
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
13021B1314/00D000 Flanders 177 m² 1 · 309 m² 14.7 m · 3 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

Similar companies · same sector, comparable size

Of 5,222 companies in sector 47730 we hold annual accounts for 3,861. 3,424 are within a factor 10 of this equity.See the whole sector

Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formPrivate limited company
Founded31-01-2003
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL
47730Retail sale of pharmaceutical products
52310
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 22 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

Data from official sources, last processed on 22-09-2026. Scores and ratios are computed by Checked and are not a credit decision.