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PHL

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Private limited company (pre-2019)founded 1997active for 29 yearsTribezone 22, 4890 Thimister-Clermont, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0460.196.902

Financials · financial year 2025, micro format

2025 annual accounts filed 52 days after the deadline Filed on 21 September 2026, deadline 31 July 2026 (7 months after the close on 31 December 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00519942.

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 21-09-2026 at the NBB all 29 filings

Turnover
€207,297▼ 11.0%
2024 · €232,847
EBIT margin
16.6%▼ 12.7pp
2024 · 29.3%
Net result
€21,641▼ 62.1%
2024 · €57,145
Working capital
€327,426▲ 4.0%
2024 · €314,893
Trend over the years

2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years

The operating result for 2025 is 50% lower than in 2024.

Turnover€207,297 2025 Operating result€34,402 2025 Net result€21,641 2025

Turnover is what the company sold, the result is what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis (NACE 71). 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 dashed line is the median. There is a sector band for net result, equity, total assets, working capital, solvency, current ratio, return on assets (ROA) and staff (FTE).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€218,176€232,847▲ 6.7%€207,297▼ 11.0%
Operating result€38,125-€17,155▼ 55.0%€16,856▼ 1.7%€11,683▼ 30.7%€7,802▼ 33.2%€37,084▲ 375%€68,234▲ 84.0%€34,402▼ 49.6%
Net result€23,495-€12,609▼ 46.3%€9,320within the sector's middle half▼ 26.1%€8,871within the sector's middle half▼ 4.8%€3,471within the sector's middle half▼ 60.9%€22,153within the sector's middle half▲ 538%€57,145above the sector's middle half▲ 158%€21,641within the sector's middle half▼ 62.1%
EBIT margin17.0%29.3%▲ 12.3pp16.6%▼ 12.7pp
Equity€193,255-€199,864▲ 3.4%€209,184above the sector's middle half▲ 4.7%€218,055above the sector's middle half▲ 4.2%€221,526above the sector's middle half▲ 1.6%€243,679above the sector's middle half▲ 10.0%€300,824above the sector's middle half▲ 23.5%€322,464above the sector's middle half▲ 7.2%
Total assets€296,334-€309,499▲ 4.4%€326,404above the sector's middle half▲ 5.5%€331,291above the sector's middle half▲ 1.5%€384,123above the sector's middle half▲ 15.9%€378,584above the sector's middle half▼ 1.4%€376,876above the sector's middle half▼ 0.5%€378,901above the sector's middle half▲ 0.5%
Debt€103,079-€109,635▲ 6.4%€117,221▲ 6.9%€113,236▼ 3.4%€162,598▲ 43.6%€134,905▼ 17.0%€76,053▼ 43.6%€56,436▼ 25.8%
Working capital€193,059-€201,459▲ 4.4%€209,386above the sector's middle half▲ 3.9%€217,266above the sector's middle half▲ 3.8%€201,686above the sector's middle half▼ 7.2%€232,829above the sector's middle half▲ 15.4%€314,893above the sector's middle half▲ 35.2%€327,426above the sector's middle half▲ 4.0%
Solvency65.2%-64.6%▼ 0.6pp64.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.5pp65.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.7pp57.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 8.1pp64.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 6.7pp79.8%above the sector's middle half▲ 15.5pp85.1%above the sector's middle half▲ 5.3pp
Current ratio2.92-3.23▲ 0.313.02within the sector's middle half▼ 0.213.08within the sector's middle half▲ 0.062.73within the sector's middle half▼ 0.353.33within the sector's middle half▲ 0.616.76above the sector's middle half▲ 3.437.85above the sector's middle half▲ 1.09
Return on assets (ROA)7.9%-4.1%▼ 3.9pp2.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 1.2pp2.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.2pp0.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 1.8pp5.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.9pp15.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 9.3pp5.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 9.5pp
Staff (FTE)1.5-2▲ 33.3%2within the sector's middle half=2=2=1▼ 50.0%1=1=
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis (NACE 71). 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.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €378,901
Fixed assets €3,667 ▼ 50.0%
Current assets €375,234 ▲ 1.5%
Equity and liabilities €378,901
Equity €322,464 ▲ 7.2%
Debt €56,436 ▼ 25.8%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 20.2% to 14.9%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€38,068▼
2024 · €71,901
Cash flow
€25,307▼
2024 · €60,812
Quick ratio
1.99▲
2024 · 1.64
Debt to equity
0.18▼
2024 · 0.25
ROE
6.7%▼
2024 · 19.0%
Interest coverage
9.04▼
2024 · 65.97
Debt ≤ 1 year
€47,808▼
2024 · €54,650
Debt > 1 year
€2,230▼
2024 · €20,201
Income taxes
€8,552▼
2024 · €10,000
Customer credit
107 days▲
2024 · 58 days
Supplier credit
5 days▲
2024 · 3 days
Staff costs
€57,473▲
2024 · €56,401
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Staff

social balance sheet
Item31-12-202131-12-202231-12-202331-12-202431-12-2025
Employees at the balance-sheet date22111
full-time22111
in full-time equivalents22111
Average over the year, in full-time equivalents22111
On a permanent contract22111
Joined--0--
Left--1--

Source: social balance sheet in the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item20212022202320242025
Tangible fixed assets€742€74,884---
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€4,677€18,712€19,654€3,667€3,667

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2025 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as PHL: engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors (NACE 71121). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €320,000 and €392,000, founded between 1995 and 2000.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginTurnoverNet resultFTEFinancial year
PHL Thimister-Clermont1997€378,901€322,464€101,716€207,297€21,641-2025
aCDI Gent1998€381,737€261,677€103,408-€36,660-2025
Corrosion Protection Consultants Antwerpen1997€392,152€216,560€95,711-€87,582-2025
CLINICAL NURSING CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL Jabbeke1998€336,865€283,220€112,568-€84,04702025
ORBITECH Temse2000€373,887€281,271€97,646-€38,889-2025
ENGINEERING CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL Kapellen1995€319,817€178,585€103,310-€69,948-2025
KLS TEC Oudsbergen1999€386,503-€15,105€87,280-€1,687-2025

They were chosen from the 6,768 other active companies with that main activity and annual accounts from the past two years. All companies with this main activity

Companies with the same profile, two years later

Historical observation

In July 2024, 31,368 companies had the same profile as PHL has now. Two years later, 0.5% had gone bankrupt and 93.5% were still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.5% went bankrupt
5.9% stopped otherwise
93.5% was still going

Another 0.1% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

The bankruptcy probability of PHL itself is higher: 1.1% within 12 months. It rests on far more data about PHL than the profile alone.

Test of the method

The method was tested on the 497,445 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.

The companies in ten equal groups, from the lowest to the highest expected share
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 31,368 companies, not a prediction for PHL. 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.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 52 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 at the NBB, filed on 21-09-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€376,876€378,901▲
Fixed assets21/28€7,334€3,667▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€7,334€3,667▼
Furniture and vehicles24€7,334€3,667▼
Current assets29/58€369,543€375,234▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€279,933€279,933=
Stocks30/36€17,732€17,732=
Contracts in progress37€262,201€262,201=
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€48,030€94,024▲
Trade receivables40€36,980€60,500▲
Other amounts receivable41€11,050€33,524▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€41,580€1,277▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€376,876€378,901▲
Equity10/15€300,824€322,464▲
Contributions10/11€52,058€52,058=
Reserves13€5,206€5,206=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€5,206€5,206=
Other1319€5,206€5,206=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€243,560€265,201▲
Amounts payable17/49€76,053€56,436▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€20,201€2,230▼
Financial debts170/4€16,241-
Other amounts payable178/9€3,960€2,230▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€54,650€47,808▼
Financial debts43€14,027€16,241▲
Credit institutions430/8€14,027€16,241▲
Trade debts44€913€1,362▲
Suppliers440/4€913€1,362▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€38,712€30,204▼
Taxes450/3€21,472€13,549▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€17,240€16,656▼
Other amounts payable47/48€998-
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€1,201€6,399▲
Income statement Code20242025
Turnover70€232,847€207,297▼
Non-recurring operating income76A€66,037-
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61€129,746€105,581▼
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€56,401€57,473▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€3,667€3,667=
Other operating charges640/8€5,963€6,175▲
Non-recurring operating charges66A€34,873-
Gross operating margin9900€169,137€101,716▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€68,234€34,402▼
Financial income75/76B€1€0▼
Recurring financial income75€1€0▼
Financial charges65/66B€1,090€4,209▲
Recurring financial charges65€1,090€4,209▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€67,145€30,192▼
Income taxes67/77€10,000€8,552▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€57,145€21,641▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€57,145€21,641▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€243,560€265,201▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€186,415€243,560▲

The notes to these accounts have 4 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the accounts filed with the NBB.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Turnover70-----€218,176€232,847€207,297▼ 11.0%
Non-recurring operating income76A------€66,037--
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods60/61-----€98,803€129,746€105,581▼ 18.6%
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€95,488€98,862€56,795€56,401€57,473▲ 1.9%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€2,636€7,066€4,430€4,677€18,712€19,654€3,667€3,667=
Other operating charges640/8---€5,519€5,861€5,840€5,963€6,175▲ 3.6%
Non-recurring operating charges66A------€34,873--
Gross operating margin9900€110,666€115,674€101,996€117,367€131,237€119,374€169,137€101,716▼ 39.9%
Operating profit (loss)9901€38,125€17,155€16,856€11,683€7,802€37,084€68,234€34,402▼ 49.6%
Financial income75/76B-----€90€1€0▼ 94.3%
Recurring financial income75-----€90€1€0▼ 94.3%
Financial charges65/66B---€740€1,422€4,686€1,090€4,209▲ 286%
Recurring financial charges65€4,701€3,531€3,964€740€1,422€4,686€1,090€4,209▲ 286%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€33,424€13,624€12,892€10,943€6,380€32,488€67,145€30,192▼ 55.0%
Income taxes67/77€9,929€1,015€3,572€2,072€2,909€10,335€10,000€8,552▼ 14.5%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€23,495€12,609€9,320€8,871€3,471€22,153€57,145€21,641▼ 62.1%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€23,495€12,609€9,320€8,871€3,471€22,153€57,145€21,641▼ 62.1%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€296,334€309,499€326,404€331,291€384,123€378,584€376,876€378,901▲ 0.5%
Fixed assets21/28€2,636€17,720€13,290€9,355€65,527€45,873€7,334€3,667▼ 50.0%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€2,636€17,720€13,290€9,355€65,527€45,873€7,334€3,667▼ 50.0%
Furniture and vehicles24---€9,355€65,527€45,873€7,334€3,667▼ 50.0%
Current assets29/58€293,698€291,779€313,114€321,936€318,596€332,711€369,543€375,234▲ 1.5%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€17,732€17,732€17,732€279,933€279,933€279,933€279,933€279,933=
Stocks30/36---€17,732€17,732€17,732€17,732€17,732=
Contracts in progress37---€262,201€262,201€262,201€262,201€262,201=
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€12,800€6,380€30,958€36,533€37,404€47,920€48,030€94,024▲ 95.8%
Trade receivables40---€22,225€22,513€36,870€36,980€60,500▲ 63.6%
Other amounts receivable41---€14,308€14,891€11,050€11,050€33,524▲ 203%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€965€5,466€2,224€5,470€1,260€4,858€41,580€1,277▼ 96.9%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€296,334€309,499€326,404€331,291€384,123€378,584€376,876€378,901▲ 0.5%
Equity10/15€193,255€199,864€209,184€218,055€221,526€243,679€300,824€322,464▲ 7.2%
Contributions10/11€52,058€52,058-€52,058€52,058€52,058€52,058€52,058=
Reserves13€5,206€5,206€5,206€5,206€5,206€5,206€5,206€5,206=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€5,206€5,206€5,206€5,206€5,206=
Other1319---€5,206€5,206€5,206€5,206€5,206=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€135,991€142,600€151,920€160,791€164,262€186,415€243,560€265,201▲ 8.9%
Amounts payable17/49€103,079€109,635€117,221€113,236€162,598€134,905€76,053€56,436▼ 25.8%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€800€17,675€11,420€7,113€45,688€34,229€20,201€2,230▼ 89.0%
Financial debts170/4---€5,753€44,148€30,269€16,241--
Other amounts payable178/9---€1,360€1,540€3,960€3,960€2,230▼ 43.7%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€100,639€90,320€103,728€104,670€116,910€99,882€54,650€47,808▼ 12.5%
Financial debts43---€15,667€29,485€13,879€14,027€16,241▲ 15.8%
Credit institutions430/8---€15,667€29,485€13,879€14,027€16,241▲ 15.8%
Trade debts44€2,162€1,106€4,001€2,467€1,764€2,600€913€1,362▲ 49.1%
Suppliers440/4---€2,467€1,764€2,600€913€1,362▲ 49.1%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€38,537€37,662€30,128€38,712€30,204▼ 22.0%
Taxes450/3---€13,693€15,773€16,718€21,472€13,549▼ 36.9%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€24,844€21,888€13,410€17,240€16,656▼ 3.4%
Other amounts payable47/48---€48,000€48,000€53,275€998--
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3---€1,453-€794€1,201€6,399▲ 433%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€23,495€12,609€9,320€8,871€3,471€22,153€57,145€21,641▼ 62.1%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€2,636€7,066€4,430€4,677€18,712€19,654€3,667€3,667=
Operating cash flow (approximation)€26,131€19,675€13,750€13,548€22,183€41,807€60,812€25,307▼ 58.4%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€22,150-€0-€742-€74,884€0€34,873€0▼ 100%
Change in cash-€4,501-€3,242€3,247-€4,211€3,598€36,722-€40,303-

A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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