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SCRIPTS & COMICS

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Private limited companyfounded 198739 yrs activePaasleliedreef 7, 9031 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0431.592.689
Summary

SCRIPTS & COMICS has been active since 1987 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €1.7m and a net result of €51,316. Equity remains stable across the filed fiscal years (±0.2% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 90% of 768 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is < 0.1% (very low).

Financials · fiscal year 2025, micro schema

Equity
€1.7m▲ 3.1%
2024 · €1.6m
Total assets
€1.8m▲ 2.5%
2024 · €1.8m
Net result
€51,316▲ 176%
2024 · €18,597
Working capital
€628,169▲ 16.4%
2024 · €539,662
Trend over the years

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

After the dip in 2023 the operating result has climbed two years in a row; 2025 is 121% above 2024.

What the company sold each fiscal year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Operating result€0.09m 2025 Net result€0.05m 2025

Point at or tap a year, or use the arrow keys on the chart, for the exact figures; the table below gives them all.Sector: the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 58, Publishing activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA).

Every figure with its change against the fiscal year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€0.08m-€0.04m▼ 52.5%€0.1m▲ 271%€0.1m▼ 11.7%€0.1m▼ 3.3%€0.02m▼ 80.1%€0.04m▲ 59.5%€0.09m▲ 121%
Net result€0.05m-€0.03m▼ 50.9%€0.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 273%€0.08mabove the sector's middle half▼ 19.4%€0.08mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.8%€0.01mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 85.6%€0.02mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 65.0%€0.05mabove the sector's middle half▲ 176%
Equity€1.7m-€1.7m▲ 1.5%€1.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 8.3%€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 4.9%€1.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 2.8%€1.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.7%€1.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 1.1%€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.1%
Total assets€1.7m-€1.7m▲ 1.4%€1.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 1.6%€1.7mabove the sector's middle half▼ 3.5%€1.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 3.3%€1.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.2%€1.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.2%€1.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.5%
Debt€0.01m-€0.01m▼ 10.6%€0.2m▲ 1,466%€0.04m▼ 77.0%€0.1m▲ 246%€0.1m▼ 9.6%€0.1m▼ 12.0%€0.1m▼ 6.0%
Working capital€0.9m-€1.0m▲ 5.3%€0.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 12.5%€0.9mabove the sector's middle half▲ 8.7%€0.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 2.7%€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▼ 45.9%€0.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 12.5%€0.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 16.4%
Solvency99.2%-99.3%▲ 0.1pp89.7%above the sector's middle half▼ 9.6pp97.5%above the sector's middle half▲ 7.8pp91.8%above the sector's middle half▼ 5.8pp92.6%above the sector's middle half▲ 0.8pp93.5%above the sector's middle half▲ 0.9pp94.0%above the sector's middle half▲ 0.5pp
Current ratio70.91-83.35▲ 12.445.60above the sector's middle half▼ 77.7522.75above the sector's middle half▲ 17.157.12above the sector's middle half▼ 15.634.77above the sector's middle half▼ 2.356.17above the sector's middle half▲ 1.407.22above the sector's middle half▲ 1.05
Return on assets (ROA)3.1%-1.5%▼ 1.6pp5.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 4.0pp4.5%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.9pp4.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.1pp0.6%within the sector's middle half▼ 3.8pp1.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 0.4pp2.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 1.8pp
above within below the middle half (P25 to P75) of NACE 58, Publishing activities, each year against the same schema; no band under 30 filings.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated or micro schema does not require them.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €1.8m
Fixed assets €1.1m ▼ 3.6%
Current assets €729,130 ▲ 13.2%
Equity and liabilities €1.8m
Equity €1.7m ▲ 3.1%
Debt €108,486 ▼ 6.0%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 6.5% to 6.0%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€130,513▲
2024 · €83,238
Cash flow
€96,357▲
2024 · €63,231
Quick ratio
7.14▲
2024 · 5.94
Debt to equity
0.06▼
2024 · 0.07
ROE
3.0%▲
2024 · 1.1%
Interest coverage
17.50▲
2024 · 11.07
Debt ≤ 1 year
€100,961▼
2024 · €104,318
Income taxes
€30,129▲
2024 · €15,934
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 14,762 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 0.2% went bankrupt within 24 months and 96% are 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% still going

A further 0.1% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of < 0.1% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.

How reliable is this rule?

Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,450 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to 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% 1.0%
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%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.

An observation about 14,762 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 48 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.8m€1.8m▲
Fixed assets21/28€1.1m€1.1m▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€1.0m€1.0m▼
Land and buildings22€0.8m€0.8m▼
Furniture and vehicles24€0.01m€0.004m▼
Other tangible fixed assets26€0.2m€0.1m▼
Financial fixed assets28€0.1m€0.1m=
Current assets29/58€0.6m€0.7m▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.02m€0.008m▼
Contracts in progress37€0.02m€0.008m▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.009m€0.01m▲
Trade receivables40€0€383▲
Other amounts receivable41€0.009m€0.01m▲
Current investments50/53€0.4m€0.5m▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.2m€0.2m▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€0.003m€0▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.8m€1.8m▲
Equity10/15€1.6m€1.7m▲
Contributions10/11€1.1m€1.1m=
Revaluation surpluses12€0.02m€0.02m=
Reserves13€0.5m€0.6m▲
Distributable reserves133€0.5m€0.6m▲
Amounts payable17/49€0.1m€0.1m▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.1m€0.1m▼
Financial debts43€0.006m€0.006m▼
Credit institutions430/8€0.006m€0.006m▼
Trade debts44€0.01m€0.01m▲
Suppliers440/4€0.01m€0.01m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.004m€0.004m▲
Taxes450/3€0.004m€0.004m▲
Other amounts payable47/48€0.08m€0.08m▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0.01m€0.008m▼
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€0-
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€0.04m€0.05m▲
Other operating charges640/8€0.01m€0.01m▲
Gross operating margin9900€0.09m€0.1m▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€0.04m€0.09m▲
Financial income75/76B€0.003m€0.003m▼
Recurring financial income75€0.003m€0.003m▼
Financial charges65/66B€0.008m€0.007m▼
Recurring financial charges65€0.008m€0.007m▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€0.03m€0.08m▲
Income taxes67/77€0.02m€0.03m▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€0.02m€0.05m▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€0.02m€0.05m▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€0.02m€0.05m▲
Transfer to equity691/2€0.02m€0.05m▲
To other reserves6921€0.02m€0.05m▲

The notes to these accounts (15 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Non-recurring operating income76A-----€1,000€0--
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€42,996€42,576€33,525€30,670€30,213€52,480€44,634€45,041▲ 0.9%
Other operating charges640/8---€8,815€12,244€83,088€9,700€10,035▲ 3.5%
Gross operating margin9900€130,155€85,612€180,528€165,174€163,954€159,768€92,938€140,548▲ 51.2%
Operating profit (loss)9901€80,986€38,434€142,416€125,689€121,497€24,201€38,604€85,473▲ 121%
Financial income75/76B---€1€115€522€3,449€3,432▼ 0.5%
Recurring financial income75€2,675€2,515€1,862€1€115€522€3,449€3,432▼ 0.5%
Financial charges65/66B---€6,206€1,225€3,034€7,522€7,459▼ 0.8%
Recurring financial charges65€260€284€2,381€6,206€1,225€3,034€7,522€7,459▼ 0.8%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€83,401€40,665€141,897€119,484€120,388€21,689€34,531€81,445▲ 136%
Income taxes67/77€30,908€14,878€45,601€41,884€42,152€10,418€15,934€30,129▲ 89.1%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€52,492€25,787€96,296€77,599€78,235€11,271€18,597€51,316▲ 176%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€52,492€25,787€96,296€77,599€78,235€11,271€18,597€51,316▲ 176%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.7m€1.7m€1.8m€1.7m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m▲ 2.5%
Fixed assets21/28€0.8m€0.8m€0.7m€0.8m€0.7m€1.2m€1.1m€1.1m▼ 3.6%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.7m€0.7m€0.6m€0.6m€0.6m€1.0m€1.0m€1.0m▼ 4.0%
Land and buildings22---€0.5m€0.4m€0.9m€0.8m€0.8m▼ 3.2%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€0.001m€303€0---
Furniture and vehicles24---€0.03m€0.02m€0.02m€0.01m€0.004m▼ 61.8%
Other tangible fixed assets26---€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.1m▼ 4.3%
Financial fixed assets28€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m=
Current assets29/58€0.9m€1.0m€1.0m€1.0m€1.0m€0.6m€0.6m€0.7m▲ 13.2%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.004m€0-€0.02m€0.01m€0.02m€0.02m€0.008m▼ 65.8%
Contracts in progress37---€0.02m€0.01m€0.02m€0.02m€0.008m▼ 65.8%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.08m€0.07m€0.07m€141€0.03m€0.02m€0.009m€0.01m▲ 34.3%
Trade receivables40---€95€0€304€0€383-
Other amounts receivable41---€46€0.03m€0.02m€0.009m€0.01m▲ 30.2%
Current investments50/53---€0.2m€0.2m€0.2m€0.4m€0.5m▲ 32.2%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.8m€0.9m€1.0m€0.7m€0.8m€0.4m€0.2m€0.2m▼ 13.3%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€0€115€0.001m€0.003m€0▼ 100%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.7m€1.7m€1.8m€1.7m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m▲ 2.5%
Equity10/15€1.7m€1.7m€1.6m€1.7m€1.6m€1.6m€1.6m€1.7m▲ 3.1%
Contributions10/11€1.1m€1.1m-€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m=
Revaluation surpluses12---€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m€0.02m=
Reserves13€0.6m€0.6m€0.5m€0.6m€0.5m€0.5m€0.5m€0.6m▲ 9.4%
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€0.1m€0----
Reserves not available under the articles1311---€0.1m€0----
Distributable reserves133---€0.5m€0.5m€0.5m€0.5m€0.6m▲ 9.4%
Profit (loss) carried forward14---€0€0€0---
Amounts payable17/49€0.01m€0.01m€0.2m€0.04m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m▼ 6.0%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.01m€0.01m€0.2m€0.04m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m€0.1m▼ 3.2%
Financial debts43---€0.005m€68€0.005m€0.006m€0.006m▼ 1.2%
Credit institutions430/8---€0.005m€68€0.005m€0.006m€0.006m▼ 1.2%
Trade debts44€0.005m€0.004m€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m▲ 5.8%
Suppliers440/4---€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m€0.01m▲ 5.8%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€0.007m€0.006m€0.006m€0.004m€0.004m▲ 6.8%
Taxes450/3---€0.007m€0.006m€0.006m€0.004m€0.004m▲ 6.8%
Other amounts payable47/48---€0.02m€0.1m€0.1m€0.08m€0.08m▼ 4.9%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3----€84€0.004m€0.01m€0.008m▼ 31.9%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€52,492€25,787€96,296€77,599€78,235€11,271€18,597€51,316▲ 176%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€42,996€42,576€33,525€30,670€30,213€52,480€44,634€45,041▲ 0.9%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€95,488€68,364€129,821€108,269€108,449€63,751€63,231€96,357▲ 52.4%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€19,914-€10,230-€34,889-€8,759-€475,581-€10,575-€4,330▲ 59.0%
Change in cash-€64,914€48,779-€220,169€65,949-€437,810-€151,942-€27,490▲ 81.9%

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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