Tradecom
ActiveFinancials · financial year 2024, micro format
2025 annual accounts not yet filed, deadline passed on 31 July 2026 The financial year closed on 31 December 2025. The accounts are due at the latest 7 months after the close (Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB filings, as of 2 November 2026.
Annual accounts 2024 filed on 27-10-2025 PDF all 36 filings
2020 to 2024, 5 financial years 2018 to 2024, 7 financial years
The operating result for 2024 is a profit of €47,738, after a loss of €10,653 in 2023. It is the highest result since 2020.
Turnover is what the company sold, the result is what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Assets, equity and debt per financial year.
Above zero, the company can pay its short-term debts with what it holds in the short term.
The EBIT margin is the share of each euro of turnover left from operations. The return on assets is what the assets earn.
The higher the solvency, the better the company absorbs a setback.
A ratio above 1 means the short-term assets cover the short-term debts.
Average staff per financial year, in full-time equivalents (FTE).
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Wholesale trade (NACE 46). 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).
Staff
| Item | 31-12-2021 | 31-12-2022 | 31-12-2023 | 31-12-2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees at the balance-sheet date | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| full-time | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| part-time | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| in full-time equivalents | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| Average over the year, in full-time equivalents | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| On a permanent contract | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Joined | - | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Left | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Source: social balance sheet in the 2021 to 2024 annual accounts
Investments
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible fixed assets | - | €2,462 | €1,678 | €4,337 |
| Intangible fixed assets | €48,000 | €22,000 | - | - |
| Depreciation and write-downs of the year | €36,026 | €11,781 | €15,820 | €16,969 |
Source: notes to the 2021 to 2024 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)
Subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2022 to 2024 · 3 entries · €4,199 awarded · €4,199 paid| Year | Entries | Awarded | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | €1,206 | €1,206 |
| 2023 | 1 | €1,493 | €1,493 |
| 2022 | 1 | €1,500 | €1,500 |
Comparable companies
These companies have the same main activity as Tradecom: wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials (NACE 46643). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €547,000 and €803,000, founded between 1984 and 1991.
| Company | Founded | Total assets | Equity | Gross margin | Net result | FTE | Financial year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tradecom Aalst | 1988 | €659,863 | €101,489 | €288,959 | €22,461 | - | 2024 |
| COMAR BENELUX Kluisbergen | 1990 | €740,130 | €283,036 | €286,840 | €29,718 | 2.7 | 2025 |
| STAHL Aartselaar | 1985 | €646,118 | €617,651 | €244,599 | €11,128 | 2 | 2025 |
| EGA Wommelgem | 1986 | €546,859 | €408,810 | €255,810 | €118,394 | 1.5 | 2025 |
| MASTER CHIPS Aalst | 1984 | €729,608 | €450,184 | €379,443 | €180,158 | 1.5 | 2025 |
| SKIL Gent | 1990 | €803,169 | €502,045 | €205,217 | €52,494 | 1.8 | 2025 |
| MULTICAP Aalter | 1991 | €763,877 | €541,175 | €441,185 | -€104,377 | 4.8 | 2025 |
They were chosen from the 944 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 observationIn July 2024, 3,984 companies had the same profile as Tradecom has now. Two years later, 1.1% had gone bankrupt and 96.5% were still going.
- Micro
- 20 years or older
- solvency 10 to 30%
- a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
Another 0.1% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.
The bankruptcy probability of Tradecom itself is higher: 5.9% within 12 months. It rests on far more data about Tradecom 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.
| 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 3,984 companies, not a prediction for Tradecom. 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.
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | - | €132,727 | €162,809 | €192,043 | €214,371 | ▲ 11.6% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €44,143 | €38,194 | €36,581 | €36,026 | €11,781 | €15,820 | €16,969 | ▲ 7.3% |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €5,294 | €5,781 | €677 | €9,881 | ▲ 15× |
| Gross operating margin9900 | €265,524 | €212,420 | €186,279 | €204,293 | €209,376 | €197,887 | €288,959 | ▲ 46.0% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €28,563 | -€14,566 | €18,547 | €30,247 | €29,005 | -€10,653 | €47,738 | - |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €3,983 | €4,902 | €5,822 | €9,813 | ▲ 68.6% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €1,229 | €2,221 | €3,138 | €3,983 | €4,902 | €5,822 | €9,813 | ▲ 68.6% |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €12,106 | €22,965 | €10,020 | €25,764 | ▲ 157% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €13,817 | €13,854 | €12,146 | €12,106 | €22,965 | €10,020 | €25,764 | ▲ 157% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €15,975 | -€26,199 | €9,539 | €22,124 | €10,943 | -€14,852 | €31,788 | - |
| Income taxes67/77 | €12,137 | €822 | €6,332 | €6,742 | €7,189 | €520 | €9,327 | ▲ 18× |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €3,838 | -€27,021 | €3,207 | €15,382 | €3,754 | -€15,372 | €22,461 | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €3,838 | -€27,021 | €3,207 | €15,382 | €3,754 | -€15,372 | €22,461 | - |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €395,624 | €338,291 | €618,453 | €520,241 | €714,067 | €640,178 | €659,863 | ▲ 3.1% |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €110,982 | €72,787 | €38,737 | €50,711 | €63,392 | €49,251 | €36,619 | ▼ 25.6% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €101,448 | €67,632 | €33,816 | €47,974 | €60,374 | €46,374 | €32,374 | ▼ 30.2% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €9,534 | €5,155 | €4,921 | €2,737 | €3,019 | €2,877 | €4,245 | ▲ 47.6% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | €1,825 | €1,319 | €813 | €307 | ▼ 62.3% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | - | €1,700 | €2,064 | €3,938 | ▲ 90.8% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | - | €912 | - | - | - | - |
| Current assets29/58 | €284,643 | €265,503 | €579,716 | €469,530 | €650,675 | €590,928 | €623,244 | ▲ 5.5% |
| Amounts receivable after more than one year29 | - | - | - | €75,000 | €75,000 | €75,000 | - | - |
| Other amounts receivable291 | - | - | - | €75,000 | €75,000 | €75,000 | - | - |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €4,750 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €259,705 | €256,746 | €486,847 | €377,635 | €551,610 | €493,738 | €609,957 | ▲ 23.5% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €285,486 | €440,872 | €274,277 | €250,230 | ▼ 8.8% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €92,148 | €110,738 | €219,460 | €359,727 | ▲ 63.9% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €16,858 | €1,781 | €12,279 | €7,662 | €10,728 | €10,279 | €279 | ▼ 97.3% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €9,233 | €13,337 | €11,912 | €13,009 | ▲ 9.2% |
| Equity and liabilities | ||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €395,624 | €338,291 | €618,453 | €520,241 | €714,067 | €640,178 | €659,863 | ▲ 3.1% |
| Equity10/15 | €123,079 | €96,058 | €99,265 | €108,647 | €112,400 | €97,028 | €101,489 | ▲ 4.6% |
| Contributions10/11 | €62,000 | €62,000 | - | €62,000 | €62,000 | €62,000 | €62,000 | = |
| Reserves13 | €61,079 | €34,058 | €37,265 | €46,647 | €50,400 | €35,028 | €39,489 | ▲ 12.7% |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | = |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | - | - | - | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | €6,200 | = |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | €40,447 | €44,200 | €28,828 | €33,289 | ▲ 15.5% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €272,546 | €242,233 | €519,188 | €411,594 | €601,667 | €543,150 | €558,374 | ▲ 2.8% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | - | €25,952 | €3,761 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €267,259 | €211,812 | €513,442 | €409,607 | €599,673 | €541,156 | €552,199 | ▲ 2.0% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | €3,761 | - | - | - | - |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | - | €9,143 | €19,086 | €23,552 | €5,943 | ▼ 74.8% |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | - | €9,143 | €19,086 | €23,552 | €5,943 | ▼ 74.8% |
| Trade debts44 | €67,403 | €46,719 | €62,394 | €54,236 | €62,873 | €128,759 | €164,314 | ▲ 27.6% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €54,236 | €62,873 | €128,759 | €164,314 | ▲ 27.6% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress46 | - | - | - | €205,958 | €420,507 | €250,974 | €178,704 | ▼ 28.8% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €130,509 | €97,207 | €137,871 | €185,238 | ▲ 34.4% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €90,486 | €53,373 | €101,746 | €159,909 | ▲ 57.2% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | €40,023 | €43,835 | €36,125 | €25,330 | ▼ 29.9% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €6,000 | - | - | €18,000 | - |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €1,987 | €1,994 | €1,994 | €6,175 | ▲ 210% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €3,838 | -€27,021 | €3,207 | €15,382 | €3,754 | -€15,372 | €22,461 | - |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €44,143 | €38,194 | €36,581 | €36,026 | €11,781 | €15,820 | €16,969 | ▲ 7.3% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €47,980 | €11,174 | €39,788 | €51,407 | €15,534 | €448 | €39,430 | ▲ 88× |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | €0 | -€2,531 | -€48,000 | -€24,462 | -€1,678 | -€4,337 | ▼ 158% |
| Change in cash | - | -€15,077 | €10,498 | -€4,616 | €3,066 | -€449 | -€10,000 | ▼ 2,126% |
A Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement. These rows are therefore an approximation, derived from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 36 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2024 | micro format | 27-10-2025 | 2025-00550229 | |
| 31-12-2023 | micro format | 13-11-2024 | 2024-00600216 | |
| 31-12-2022 | micro format | 18-11-2023 | 2023-00514070 | |
| 31-12-2021 | micro format | 16-11-2022 | 2022-20522122 | |
| 31-12-2020 | micro format | 21-12-2021 | 2021-81500404 | |
| 31-12-2019 | abbreviated format | 23-12-2020 | 2020-76900036 | |
| 31-12-2018 | abbreviated format | 09-10-2019 | 2019-69100601 | |
| 31-12-2017 | abbreviated format | 19-02-2019 | 2019-05600260 | |
| 31-12-2016 | abbreviated format | 01-12-2017 | 2017-70900487 | |
| 31-12-2015 | abbreviated format | 31-08-2016 | 2016-55300405 |