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Rational

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Public limited companyfounded 1980active for 46 yearsStaatsbaan 20, 3945 Tessenderlo-Ham, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0421.040.178

Financials · financial year 2025, full format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 01-07-2026 at the NBB all 45 filings

Amounts without an identifiable currency are taken as euros.

Turnover
≈ €2.7m
Estimated: probably between €2.0m and €3.4m
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€7,602▲ 100×
2024 · €76
Working capital
€185,062▲ 4.3%
2024 · €177,460
Trend over the years

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

The operating result for 2025 is over 5.7 times that of 2024. It is a recovery after the fall in 2024.

Operating result€10,700 2025 Net result€7,602 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 Specialised construction activities (NACE 43). 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
Operating result€1,088-€1,867▲ 71.5%€18,969▲ 916%€34,822▲ 83.6%€61,833▲ 77.6%€5,117▼ 91.7%€1,862▼ 63.6%€10,700▲ 475%
Net result-€1,036--€582▲ 43.8%€11,786within the sector's middle half€24,605within the sector's middle half▲ 109%€43,566within the sector's middle half▲ 77.1%€308below the sector's middle half▼ 99.3%€76below the sector's middle half▼ 75.2%€7,602within the sector's middle half▲ 100×
Equity€97,701-€97,119▼ 0.6%€108,906within the sector's middle half▲ 12.1%€133,511within the sector's middle half▲ 22.6%€177,076within the sector's middle half▲ 32.6%€177,384within the sector's middle half▲ 0.2%€177,460within the sector's middle half=€185,062within the sector's middle half▲ 4.3%
Total assets€258,689-€265,246▲ 2.5%€256,098below the sector's middle half▼ 3.4%€297,694below the sector's middle half▲ 16.2%€322,867below the sector's middle half▲ 8.5%€377,844below the sector's middle half▲ 17.0%€345,019below the sector's middle half▼ 8.7%€474,173within the sector's middle half▲ 37.4%
Debt€160,988-€168,127▲ 4.4%€147,193▼ 12.5%€164,184▲ 11.5%€145,791▼ 11.2%€200,460▲ 37.5%€167,559▼ 16.4%€289,111▲ 72.5%
Working capital€97,701-€97,119▼ 0.6%€108,906within the sector's middle half▲ 12.1%€133,511within the sector's middle half▲ 22.6%€177,076within the sector's middle half▲ 32.6%€177,384within the sector's middle half▲ 0.2%€177,460within the sector's middle half=€185,062within the sector's middle half▲ 4.3%
Solvency37.8%-36.6%▼ 1.2pp42.5%within the sector's middle half▲ 5.9pp44.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.3pp54.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 10.0pp46.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 7.9pp51.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.5pp39.0%within the sector's middle half▼ 12.4pp
Current ratio1.61-1.58▼ 0.031.74within the sector's middle half▲ 0.161.81within the sector's middle half▲ 0.072.21within the sector's middle half▲ 0.401.88within the sector's middle half▼ 0.332.06within the sector's middle half▲ 0.171.64within the sector's middle half▼ 0.42
Return on assets (ROA)-0.4%--0.2%▲ 0.2pp4.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.8pp8.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.7pp13.5%above the sector's middle half▲ 5.2pp0.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 13.4pp0.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 0.1pp1.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.6pp
Staff (FTE)24.5-24.1▼ 1.6%23.4above the sector's middle half▼ 2.9%22.7above the sector's middle half▼ 3.0%21.2above the sector's middle half▼ 6.6%19.4above the sector's middle half▼ 8.5%19above the sector's middle half▼ 2.1%18.3within the sector's middle half▼ 3.7%
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Specialised construction activities (NACE 43). 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 turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Equity and liabilities €474,173
Equity €185,062 ▲ 4.3%
Debt €289,111 ▲ 72.5%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 48.6% to 61.0%. Equity and debt are higher.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
Debt to equity
1.56▲
2024 · 0.94
ROE
4.1%▲
2024 · 0.0%
Debt ≤ 1 year
€289,111▲
2024 · €167,559
Income taxes
€4,289▲
2024 · €1,764
Staff costs
€916,045▼
2024 · €1.0m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as Rational: other building finishing work (NACE 43350). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €505,000 and €833,000, founded between 1966 and 1998.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginTurnoverNet resultFTEFinancial year
Rational Tessenderlo-Ham1980€0.5m€0.2m€0.9m-€0.008m18.32025
QUALIVIE Soignies1986€0.7m-€0.03m€1.0m--€0.05m16.82025
OTC Hamme (Vl.)1995€0.5m€0.4m€0.7m€0.6m-€0.01m17.42025
Boveco Deerlijk1966€0.5m€0.3m€0.7m-€0.006m10.42025
PANIEVA Ravels1993€0.8m€0.7m€1.0m-€0.01m152025
EURONET Vorst1986€0.5m€0.3m€0.6m€1.6m-€0.05m102025
REGIE DES QUARTIERS D'ANDERLECHT Anderlecht1998€0.6m€0.2m€0.8m-€0.08m13.12025

They were chosen from the 2,275 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, 14,766 companies had the same profile as Rational has now. Two years later, 0.2% had gone bankrupt and 96.2% were still going.

  • Small
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
0.2% went bankrupt
3.5% stopped otherwise
96.2% was still going

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

The bankruptcy probability of Rational itself is higher: 1.8% within 12 months. It rests on far more data about Rational 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 14,766 companies, not a prediction for Rational. 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 · 39 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 at the NBB, filed on 01-07-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€0.3m€0.5m▲
Current assets29/58€0.3m€0.5m▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.3m€0.5m▲
Trade receivables40€0.03m€0.02m▼
Other amounts receivable41€0.3m€0.5m▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€85€0.001m▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€0.3m€0.5m▲
Equity10/15€0.2m€0.2m▲
Contributions10/11€0.06m€0.06m=
Capital10€0.06m€0.06m=
Issued capital100€0.06m€0.06m=
Reserves13€0.05m€0.05m=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€0.006m€0.006m=
Legal reserve130€0.006m€0.006m=
Distributable reserves133€0.04m€0.04m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€0.07m€0.08m▲
Amounts payable17/49€0.2m€0.3m▲
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.2m€0.3m▲
Trade debts44€0.01m€0.08m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.01m€0.08m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.2m€0.2m▲
Taxes450/3€0.04m€0.07m▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.1m€0.1m▲
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€1.0m€0.9m▼
Other operating charges640/8€386€188▼
Gross operating margin9900€1.0m€0.9m▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.002m€0.01m▲
Financial income75/76B-€0.002m
Recurring financial income75-€0
Non-recurring financial income76B-€0.002m
Financial charges65/66B€22€0.001m▲
Recurring financial charges65€22€0.001m▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.002m€0.01m▲
Income taxes67/77€0.002m€0.004m▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€76€0.008m▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€76€0.008m▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€0.07m€0.08m▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€0.07m€0.07m▲
Social balance sheet
Average headcount (FTE)908719.018.3▼

The notes to these accounts have 2 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
Remuneration, social security and pensions62--€0.9m€1.0m€0.9m€1.0m€1.0m€0.9m▼ 9.3%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0€0-------
Other operating charges640/8--€0.001m€0.001m€0.002m€0.002m€386€188▼ 51.3%
Gross operating margin9900€1.0m€1.1m€0.9m€1.0m€1.0m€1.0m€1.0m€0.9m▼ 8.5%
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.001m€0.002m€0.02m€0.03m€0.06m€0.005m€0.002m€0.01m▲ 475%
Financial income75/76B-----€0-€0.002m-
Recurring financial income75€0€0---€0-€0-
Non-recurring financial income76B-------€0.002m-
Financial charges65/66B--€20€30€423€155€22€0.001m▲ 47×
Recurring financial charges65€47€123€20€30€423€155€22€0.001m▲ 47×
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.001m€0.002m€0.02m€0.03m€0.06m€0.005m€0.002m€0.01m▲ 546%
Income taxes67/77€0.002m€0.002m€0.007m€0.01m€0.02m€0.005m€0.002m€0.004m▲ 143%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.001m-€0.001m€0.01m€0.02m€0.04m€308€76€0.008m▲ 100×
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.001m-€0.001m€0.01m€0.02m€0.04m€308€76€0.008m▲ 100×
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€258,689€265,246€256,098€297,694€322,867€377,844€345,019€474,173▲ 37.4%
Formation expenses20€0€0-------
Intangible fixed assets21€0€0-------
Financial fixed assets28€0€0-------
Current assets29/58€258,689€265,246€256,098€297,694€322,867€377,844€345,019€474,173▲ 37.4%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0€0-------
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€257,720€264,161€253,470€297,611€322,752€377,566€344,935€473,584▲ 37.3%
Trade receivables40--€200€38,837€3,997€7,337€26,415€18,600▼ 29.6%
Other amounts receivable41--€253,270€258,774€318,755€370,229€318,520€454,984▲ 42.8%
Current investments50/53€0€0-------
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€969€1,086€2,629€83€115€278€85€588▲ 593%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€258,689€265,246€256,098€297,694€322,867€377,844€345,019€474,173▲ 37.4%
Equity10/15€97,701€97,119€108,906€133,511€177,076€177,384€177,460€185,062▲ 4.3%
Contributions10/11€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000=
Capital10--€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000=
Issued capital100--€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000€62,000=
Reserves13€28,200€28,200€46,200€46,200€46,200€46,200€46,200€46,200=
Non-distributable reserves130/1--€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200=
Legal reserve130--€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200€6,200=
Distributable reserves133--€40,000€40,000€40,000€40,000€40,000€40,000=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€7,501€6,919€706€25,311€68,876€69,184€69,260€76,862▲ 11.0%
Amounts payable17/49€160,988€168,127€147,193€164,184€145,791€200,460€167,559€289,111▲ 72.5%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€160,988€168,127€147,193€164,184€145,791€200,460€167,559€289,111▲ 72.5%
Trade debts44€1,797€2,463€1,375€3,067€3,462€3,969€10,763€77,290▲ 618%
Suppliers440/4--€1,375€3,067€3,462€3,969€10,763€77,290▲ 618%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45--€145,818€161,117€142,329€196,491€156,796€211,820▲ 35.1%
Taxes450/3--€48,288€44,463€55,846€41,617€39,464€70,654▲ 79.0%
Remuneration and social security454/9--€97,530€116,654€86,483€154,874€117,332€141,166▲ 20.3%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€1,036-€582€11,786€24,605€43,566€308€76€7,602▲ 100×
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€0€0-------
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€1,036-€582€11,786€24,605€43,566€308€76€7,602▲ 100×
Change in cash-€116€1,543-€2,546€33€163-€194€503-

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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31-12-2025 full format 01-07-2026 2026-00234553 NBB
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