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SPARNEX INSTRUMENTS

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Public limited companyfounded 2008active for 18 yearsKielsevest 35, 2018 Antwerpen, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0806.562.324

Financials · financial year 2025, full format

2025 annual accounts filed 21 days after the deadline Filed on 21 August 2026, deadline 31 July 2026 (7 months after the close on 31 December 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00412025.

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 21-08-2026 at the NBB all 16 filings

Turnover
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
-€291,698▲ 85.2%
2024 · -€2.0m
Working capital
-€481,319▼ 105%
2024 · -€234,506
Trend over the years

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

The operating result for 2025 is a loss of €245,668, larger than the loss of €169,290 in 2024. It is the lowest result since 2021.

Operating result-€0.2m 2025 Net result-€0.3m 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 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (NACE 26). 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-€0.5m--€0.4m▲ 18.5%-€0.2m▲ 57.4%-€0.03m▲ 84.6%-€0.06m▼ 129%€0.6m-€0.2m-€0.2m▼ 45.1%
Net result-€0.6m--€0.4m▲ 24.8%-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 58.7%€0.002mwithin the sector's middle half-€0.06mbelow the sector's middle half€0.6mabove the sector's middle half-€2.0mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.3mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 85.2%
Equity-€0.7m--€1.1m▼ 64.6%-€1.3mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 16.2%€0.4mwithin the sector's middle half€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 22.4%€0.8mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 206%-€1.1mbelow the sector's middle half-€1.4mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 25.9%
Total assets€1.6m-€1.3m▼ 20.1%€0.9mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 33.7%€0.6mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 25.4%€1.6mwithin the sector's middle half▲ 153%€3.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 131%€2.0mwithin the sector's middle half▼ 46.6%€2.0mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 0.5%
Debt€2.3m-€2.4m▲ 4.6%€2.2m▼ 10.8%€0.3m▼ 86.6%€1.4m▲ 370%€2.9m▲ 115%€3.1m▲ 7.6%€3.4m▲ 9.6%
Working capital€0.7m-€0.3m▼ 56.2%-€0.09mbelow the sector's middle half€0.3mwithin the sector's middle half€1.2mabove the sector's middle half▲ 354%-€0.02mbelow the sector's middle half-€0.2mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 1,114%-€0.5mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 105%
Solvency-41.2%--84.9%▼ 43.7pp-148.9%below the sector's middle half▼ 64.0pp55.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 204.3pp17.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 38.4pp22.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 5.6pp-56.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 78.6pp-70.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 14.2pp
Current ratio1.79-1.32▼ 0.460.89below the sector's middle half▼ 0.431.95within the sector's middle half▲ 1.065.13above the sector's middle half▲ 3.170.99below the sector's middle half▼ 4.140.88below the sector's middle half▼ 0.100.79below the sector's middle half▼ 0.09
Return on assets (ROA)-35.4%--33.3%▲ 2.1pp-20.8%below the sector's middle half▲ 12.6pp0.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 21.1pp-3.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 4.3pp15.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 19.1pp-98.3%below the sector's middle half▼ 113.5pp-14.4%below the sector's middle half▲ 83.9pp
Staff (FTE)2-2=1.6below the sector's middle half1.6below the sector's middle half=1.6below the sector's middle half=2.1below the sector's middle half▲ 31.3%
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (NACE 26). 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.
Large changes and their cause
  • 2025 Net result +85% on 2024. The accounts now follow the full format, last year the abbreviated format.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €2.0m
Fixed assets €208,589 ▼ 0.2%
Current assets €1.8m ▲ 0.6%
Equity and liabilities
Equity-€1.4m
Debt€3.4m
Equity is negative. Debt (€3.4m) exceeds the balance-sheet total (€2.0m).
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
-€245,188▼
2024 · -€168,810
Cash flow
-€291,218▲
2024 · -€2.0m
Quick ratio
0.01▲
2024 · 0.01
Interest coverage
-5.25▼
2024 · -1.94
Debt ≤ 1 year
€2.3m▲
2024 · €2.0m
Debt > 1 year
€1.1m=
2024 · €1.1m
Staff costs
€238,833▲
2024 · €179,303
Debt to equity is not shown because equity is negative. Debt divided by negative equity means nothing.
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Staff

social balance sheet
Item31-12-202131-12-202231-12-202331-12-2024
Employees at the balance-sheet date2223
full-time1112
part-time1111
in full-time equivalents1.61.61.62.6
Average over the year, in full-time equivalents1.61.61.62.1
On a permanent contract2223
Joined---1
Left---0

Source: social balance sheet in the 2021 to 2024 annual accounts

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item20212022202320242025
Tangible fixed assets---€2,400-
Financial fixed assets--€1.8m€124,467-
Depreciation and write-downs of the year---€480€480

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

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as SPARNEX INSTRUMENTS: manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (NACE 26510). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €375,000 and €5.4m, founded between 1997 and 2018.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginTurnoverNet resultFTEFinancial year
SPARNEX INSTRUMENTS Antwerpen2008€2.0m-€1.4m-€0.005m--€0.3m-2025
SoundTalks Leuven2011€2.5m€2.3m-€0.4m--€1.0m14.52025
BIOPTIS Vielsalm2007€1.1m€1.1m-€0.002m--€0.01m-2025
IOPOOL Liège2018€1.2m-€0.08m-€0.3m--€0.6m3.52025
DIAMSCAN Antwerpen1997€0.4m€0.4m-€0.002m--€0.002m-2025
Materialise Motion Beringen2014€2.3m-€6.7m-€5.2m-€3.2m25.82025
SENSOR-NITE NV Antwerpen1997€5.4m€4.5m-€0.005m-€1.7m-2025

They were chosen from the 164 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, 598 companies had the same profile as SPARNEX INSTRUMENTS has now. Two years later, 9.4% had gone bankrupt and 83.4% were still going.

  • Small
  • 10 to 20 years old
  • negative equity
  • a loss of 10% of the balance sheet or more
9.4% went bankrupt
6.0% stopped otherwise
83.4% was still going

Another 1.2% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

The bankruptcy probability of SPARNEX INSTRUMENTS itself is lower: 0.9% within 12 months. It rests on far more data about SPARNEX INSTRUMENTS 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 598 companies, not a prediction for SPARNEX INSTRUMENTS. 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 · 47 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 at the NBB, filed on 21-08-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€2.0m€2.0m▲
Fixed assets21/28€0.2m€0.2m▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€0.002m€0.001m▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€0.002m€0.001m▼
Financial fixed assets28€0.2m€0.2m=
Current assets29/58€1.8m€1.8m▲
Stocks and contracts in progress3€1.8m€1.8m=
Stocks30/36€1.8m€1.8m=
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.009m€0.02m▲
Trade receivables40€0€0.008m▲
Other amounts receivable41€0.009m€0.01m▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.006m€0.003m▼
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€337€337=
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€2.0m€2.0m▲
Equity10/15-€1.1m-€1.4m▼
Contributions10/11€3.5m€3.5m=
Capital10€3.5m€3.5m=
Issued capital100€3.5m€3.5m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€4.6m-€4.9m▼
Amounts payable17/49€3.1m€3.4m▲
Amounts payable after more than one year17€1.1m€1.1m=
Financial debts170/4€1.1m€1.1m=
Amounts payable within one year42/48€2.0m€2.3m▲
Financial debts43€0.4m€0.5m▲
Other loans439€0.4m€0.5m▲
Trade debts44€1.5m€1.6m▲
Suppliers440/4€1.5m€1.6m▲
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€0.08m€0.1m▲
Taxes450/3€0.002m€0.008m▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€0.07m€0.1m▲
Other amounts payable47/48€0.03m€0.03m▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€0.05m€0.09m▲
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€0.2m€0.2m▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€480€480=
Other operating charges640/8€0.001m€0.001m▲
Gross operating margin9900€0.01m-€0.005m▼
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.2m-€0.2m▼
Financial income75/76B€217€0.001m▲
Recurring financial income75€217€0.001m▲
Financial charges65/66B€1.8m€0.05m▼
Recurring financial charges65€0.09m€0.05m▼
Non-recurring financial charges66B€1.7m-
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€2.0m-€0.3m▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€2.0m-€0.3m▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€2.0m-€0.3m▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€4.6m-€4.9m▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€2.6m-€4.6m▼

The notes to these accounts have 9 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
Non-recurring operating income76A--€0.001m€0.01m-€0.8m---
Remuneration, social security and pensions62--€0.03m€0.01m€0.03m€0.1m€0.2m€0.2m▲ 33.2%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630------€480€480=
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4----€0.009m----
Other operating charges640/8--€0.002m€0.002m€0.001m€493€0.001m€0.001m▲ 3.0%
Gross operating margin9900-€0.2m-€0.1m-€0.1m-€0.01m-€0.02m€0.7m€0.01m-€0.005m-
Operating profit (loss)9901-€0.5m-€0.4m-€0.2m-€0.03m-€0.06m€0.6m-€0.2m-€0.2m▼ 45.1%
Financial income75/76B--€0.001m€0.2m€0.001m€0.02m€217€0.001m▲ 204%
Recurring financial income75€0.06m€0.06m€0.001m€0.001m€0.001m€0.02m€217€0.001m▲ 204%
Non-recurring financial income76B---€0.2m-----
Financial charges65/66B--€0.008m€0.2m€0.003m€0.06m€1.8m€0.05m▼ 97.4%
Recurring financial charges65€0.09m€0.09m€0.008m€0.2m€0.003m€0.009m€0.09m€0.05m▼ 46.2%
Non-recurring financial charges66B-----€0.06m€1.7m--
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€0.6m-€0.4m-€0.2m€0.002m-€0.06m€0.6m-€2.0m-€0.3m▲ 85.2%
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.6m-€0.4m-€0.2m€0.002m-€0.06m€0.6m-€2.0m-€0.3m▲ 85.2%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€0.6m-€0.4m-€0.2m€0.002m-€0.06m€0.6m-€2.0m-€0.3m▲ 85.2%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€1.6m€1.3m€0.9m€0.6m€1.6m€3.8m€2.0m€2.0m▲ 0.5%
Fixed assets21/28€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m€1.9m€0.2m€0.2m▼ 0.2%
Tangible fixed assets22/27------€0.002m€0.001m▼ 25.0%
Plant, machinery and equipment23------€0.002m€0.001m▼ 25.0%
Financial fixed assets28€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m€0.08m€1.9m€0.2m€0.2m=
Current assets29/58€1.6m€1.2m€0.8m€0.6m€1.5m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m▲ 0.6%
Amounts receivable after more than one year29--€0.2m-€1.2m----
Trade receivables290--€0.02m------
Other amounts receivable291--€0.2m-€1.2m----
Stocks and contracts in progress3€0.5m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m=
Stocks30/36--€0.3m€0.3m€0.3m€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m=
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€0.7m€0.5m€0.1m€0.2m€0.05m€0.04m€0.009m€0.02m▲ 148%
Trade receivables40--€0.02m€0.03m€0.008m€0.002m€0€0.008m-
Other amounts receivable41--€0.08m€0.2m€0.04m€0.04m€0.009m€0.01m▲ 60.3%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€0.007m€0.005m€0.01m€0.04m€0.005m€0.007m€0.006m€0.003m▼ 43.5%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1--€0.2m€337€337€337€337€337=
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€1.6m€1.3m€0.9m€0.6m€1.6m€3.8m€2.0m€2.0m▲ 0.5%
Equity10/15-€0.7m-€1.1m-€1.3m€0.4m€0.3m€0.8m-€1.1m-€1.4m▼ 25.9%
Contributions10/11€1.8m€1.8m€1.8m€3.5m€3.5m€3.5m€3.5m€3.5m=
Capital10--€1.8m€3.5m€3.5m€3.5m€3.5m€3.5m=
Issued capital100--€1.8m€3.5m€3.5m€3.5m€3.5m€3.5m=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€2.5m-€2.9m-€3.1m-€3.1m-€3.2m-€2.6m-€4.6m-€4.9m▼ 6.4%
Amounts payable17/49€2.3m€2.4m€2.2m€0.3m€1.4m€2.9m€3.1m€3.4m▲ 9.6%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€1.3m€1.3m€1.1m-€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m=
Financial debts170/4--€1.1m-€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m€1.1m=
Amounts payable within one year42/48€0.9m€0.9m€0.9m€0.3m€0.3m€1.9m€2.0m€2.3m▲ 12.7%
Financial debts43--€0.5m--€0.2m€0.4m€0.5m▲ 41.4%
Other loans439--€0.5m--€0.2m€0.4m€0.5m▲ 41.4%
Trade debts44€0.2m€0.1m€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€1.5m€1.5m€1.6m▲ 1.8%
Suppliers440/4--€0.3m€0.2m€0.2m€1.5m€1.5m€1.6m▲ 1.8%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45--€0.06m€0.05m€0.06m€0.07m€0.08m€0.1m▲ 97.3%
Taxes450/3--€0.002m€0.001m€0.001m€0.003m€0.002m€0.008m▲ 408%
Remuneration and social security454/9--€0.06m€0.05m€0.06m€0.07m€0.07m€0.1m▲ 90.5%
Other amounts payable47/48--€0.04m€0.04m€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m€0.03m▲ 2.2%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3--€0.2m--€0.006m€0.05m€0.09m▲ 92.0%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€0.6m-€0.4m-€0.2m€0.002m-€0.06m€0.6m-€2.0m-€0.3m▲ 85.2%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630------€480€480=
Operating cash flow (approximation)-€0.6m-€0.4m-€0.2m€0.002m-€0.06m€0.6m-€2.0m-€0.3m▲ 85.2%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0€0€0€0-€1.8m€1.7m€0▼ 100%
Change in cash--€0.002m€0.004m€0.03m-€0.04m€0.003m-€0.001m-€0.003m▼ 118%

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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Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
31-12-2025 full format 21-08-2026 2026-00412025 NBB
31-12-2024 abbreviated format 13-10-2025 2025-00542001 PDF
31-12-2023 abbreviated format 27-05-2024 2024-00103998 PDF
31-12-2022 abbreviated format 25-05-2023 2023-00096080 PDF
31-12-2021 abbreviated format 31-05-2022 2022-20046558 PDF
31-12-2020 abbreviated format 08-06-2021 2021-18100356 PDF
31-12-2019 abbreviated format 07-09-2020 2020-51400160 PDF
31-12-2018 abbreviated format 13-06-2019 2019-18300094 PDF
31-12-2017 abbreviated format 04-06-2018 2018-15500057 PDF
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