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VERPAS

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Private limited company (pre-2019)founded 2000active for 26 yearsAmbachtstraat 9, 8820 Torhout, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0473.036.237

Financials · financial year 2025, abbreviated format

Annual accounts 2025 filed on 23-07-2026 at the NBB all 25 filings

Turnover
≈ €1.3m
Estimated: probably between €790,000 and €3.0m
Total assets
€782,286▼ 2.0%
2024 · €798,416
Net result
€112,919▲ 49.8%
2024 · €75,368
Working capital
€167,777▲ 51.0%
2024 · €111,090
Trend over the years

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

The operating result for 2025 is 49% higher than in 2024 and the highest since 2021. It is the fourth rise in a row.

Operating result€190,906 2025 Net result€112,919 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 Retail trade (NACE 47). 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 and return on assets (ROA).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€46,629-€13,892▼ 70.2%-€32,109€41,998€85,390▲ 103%€118,817▲ 39.1%€127,994▲ 7.7%€190,906▲ 49.2%
Net result€23,356-€261▼ 98.9%-€43,436below the sector's middle half€30,446within the sector's middle half€63,301within the sector's middle half▲ 108%€73,152within the sector's middle half▲ 15.6%€75,368within the sector's middle half▲ 3.0%€112,919above the sector's middle half▲ 49.8%
Equity€66,842-€66,292▼ 0.8%€22,856below the sector's middle half▼ 65.5%€52,502below the sector's middle half▲ 130%€115,004within the sector's middle half▲ 119%€181,355within the sector's middle half▲ 57.7%€232,514within the sector's middle half▲ 28.2%€345,434within the sector's middle half▲ 48.6%
Total assets€580,116-€477,324▼ 17.7%€499,421within the sector's middle half▲ 4.6%€516,757within the sector's middle half▲ 3.5%€454,670below the sector's middle half▼ 12.0%€431,180below the sector's middle half▼ 5.2%€798,416within the sector's middle half▲ 85.2%€782,286within the sector's middle half▼ 2.0%
Debt€513,274-€411,032▼ 19.9%€476,564▲ 15.9%€464,254▼ 2.6%€339,666▼ 26.8%€249,825▼ 26.4%€565,902▲ 127%€436,853▼ 22.8%
Working capital-€69,854--€9,307▲ 86.7%-€48,690below the sector's middle half▼ 423%-€7,875below the sector's middle half▲ 83.8%€44,154within the sector's middle half€113,822within the sector's middle half▲ 158%€111,090within the sector's middle half▼ 2.4%€167,777within the sector's middle half▲ 51.0%
Solvency11.5%-13.9%▲ 2.4pp4.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 9.3pp10.2%below the sector's middle half▲ 5.6pp25.3%within the sector's middle half▲ 15.1pp42.1%within the sector's middle half▲ 16.8pp29.1%within the sector's middle half▼ 12.9pp44.2%within the sector's middle half▲ 15.0pp
Current ratio0.82-0.97▲ 0.150.87below the sector's middle half▼ 0.100.98below the sector's middle half▲ 0.111.17within the sector's middle half▲ 0.191.62within the sector's middle half▲ 0.451.28within the sector's middle half▼ 0.341.56within the sector's middle half▲ 0.28
Return on assets (ROA)4.0%-0.1%▼ 4.0pp-8.7%below the sector's middle half▼ 8.8pp5.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 14.6pp13.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 8.0pp17.0%above the sector's middle half▲ 3.0pp9.4%within the sector's middle half▼ 7.5pp14.4%above the sector's middle half▲ 5.0pp
above within below The sector band is the middle half of the companies in Retail trade (NACE 47). 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.
Turnover and EBIT margin are not published. The abbreviated format does not require them. The turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €782,286
Fixed assets €314,337 ▲ 8.7%
Current assets €467,949 ▼ 8.1%
Equity and liabilities €782,286
Equity €345,434 ▲ 48.6%
Debt €436,853 ▼ 22.8%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 70.9% to 55.8%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€220,586▲
2024 · €155,295
Cash flow
€142,599▲
2024 · €102,669
Quick ratio
0.99▲
2024 · 0.39
Debt to equity
1.26▼
2024 · 2.43
ROE
32.7%▲
2024 · 32.4%
Interest coverage
9.49▲
2024 · 9.29
Debt ≤ 1 year
€300,173▼
2024 · €398,197
Debt > 1 year
€136,055▼
2024 · €167,156
Income taxes
€54,771▲
2024 · €35,926
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 VERPAS: retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) (NACE 47811). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €582,000 and €939,000, founded between 1998 and 2002.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginNet resultFTEFinancial year
VERPAS Torhout2000€782,286€345,434€225,230€112,919-2025
GOOSSENS MARC GARAGE Torhout1998€673,592€566,901€164,403€76,936-2025
DEGRANDE Kortrijk1998€787,701€186,100€232,122-€192,0853.22025
PUYPE Pittem2001€939,028€860,097€233,024€97,702-2025
DEVOS LUC AUTOTECHNIEK Ieper2002€841,986€434,958€297,695€108,32012025
GARAGE DEMEYERE PASCAL EN PHILIPPE Oostkamp2000€581,804€268,267€225,013€43,1051.82025
GARAGE DELHOUX PAUL Geraardsbergen2001€750,491€670,307€232,600€36,665-2025

They were chosen from the 5,431 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, 20,136 companies had the same profile as VERPAS has now. Two years later, 0.2% had gone bankrupt and 95.0% were still going.

  • Small
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit of 5% of the balance sheet or more
0.2% went bankrupt
4.7% stopped otherwise
95.0% was still going

That fits the bankruptcy probability of VERPAS itself: < 0.1% within 12 months.

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 20,136 companies, not a prediction for VERPAS. 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 · 59 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2025 at the NBB, filed on 23-07-2026.

Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€798,416€782,286▼
Fixed assets21/28€289,129€314,337▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€288,929€314,337▲
Land and buildings22€167,591€144,961▼
Plant, machinery and equipment23€539€654▲
Furniture and vehicles24€56€51,618▲
Other tangible fixed assets26€120,743€117,104▼
Financial fixed assets28€200-
Current assets29/58€509,287€467,949▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€355,655€171,126▼
Stocks30/36€355,655€171,126▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€21,333€127,511▲
Trade receivables40€2,050€35,807▲
Other amounts receivable41€19,283€91,705▲
Current investments50/53€10,009€30▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€118,368€166,945▲
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€3,923€2,337▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€798,416€782,286▼
Equity10/15€232,514€345,434▲
Contributions10/11€19,000€19,000=
Reserves13€213,360€326,280▲
Non-distributable reserves130/1€1,900€1,900=
Reserves not available under the articles1311€1,900€1,900=
Tax-exempt reserves132€188€188=
Distributable reserves133€211,273€324,192▲
Profit (loss) carried forward14€154€154=
Amounts payable17/49€565,902€436,853▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€167,156€136,055▼
Financial debts170/4€167,156€136,055▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€398,197€300,173▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€29,743€31,100▲
Trade debts44€110,266€58,195▼
Suppliers440/4€110,266€58,195▼
Advances received on contracts in progress46€19,000-
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€13,892€22,043▲
Taxes450/3€12,481€20,617▲
Remuneration and social security454/9€1,412€1,426▲
Other amounts payable47/48€225,295€188,835▼
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€549€625▲
Income statement Code20242025
Non-recurring operating income76A€5,090€1,000▼
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€27,301€29,680▲
Other operating charges640/8€3,490€4,644▲
Gross operating margin9900€158,785€225,230▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€127,994€190,906▲
Financial income75/76B€12€30▲
Recurring financial income75€12€30▲
Financial charges65/66B€16,713€23,246▲
Recurring financial charges65€16,713€23,246▲
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€111,293€167,690▲
Income taxes67/77€35,926€54,771▲
Profit (loss) for the period9904€75,368€112,919▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€75,368€112,919▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€75,558€113,073▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€190€154▼
Transfer from equity791/2€23,350-
Transfer to equity691/2€74,545€112,919▲
To other reserves6921€74,545€112,919▲
Profit to be distributed694/7€24,209-
Return on contributions (dividend)694€24,209-

The notes to these accounts have 12 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---€200--€5,090€1,000▼ 80.4%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€56,820€22,799€22,208€19,317€18,921€18,659€27,301€29,680▲ 8.7%
Other operating charges640/8---€3,045€3,393€3,078€3,490€4,644▲ 33.1%
Gross operating margin9900€105,493€41,624-€7,214€64,360€107,704€140,554€158,785€225,230▲ 41.8%
Operating profit (loss)9901€46,629€13,892-€32,109€41,998€85,390€118,817€127,994€190,906▲ 49.2%
Financial income75/76B---€4€1,271€1€12€30▲ 142%
Recurring financial income75€4€0€0€4€1,271€1€12€30▲ 142%
Financial charges65/66B---€10,268€9,912€7,763€16,713€23,246▲ 39.1%
Recurring financial charges65€13,474€11,688€11,038€10,268€9,912€7,763€16,713€23,246▲ 39.1%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€33,159€2,204-€43,147€31,734€76,749€111,054€111,293€167,690▲ 50.7%
Income taxes67/77€9,803€1,943€289€1,288€13,447€37,903€35,926€54,771▲ 52.5%
Profit (loss) for the period9904€23,356€261-€43,436€30,446€63,301€73,152€75,368€112,919▲ 49.8%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€23,356€261-€43,436€30,446€63,301€73,152€75,368€112,919▲ 49.8%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€580,116€477,324€499,421€516,757€454,670€431,180€798,416€782,286▼ 2.0%
Fixed assets21/28€266,313€192,729€176,304€152,858€150,364€133,355€289,129€314,337▲ 8.7%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€266,313€192,729€176,304€152,858€150,364€133,355€288,929€314,337▲ 8.8%
Land and buildings22---€149,907€149,067€132,291€167,591€144,961▼ 13.5%
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€1,833€1,184€980€539€654▲ 21.3%
Furniture and vehicles24---€1,118€112€84€56€51,618▲ 919×
Other tangible fixed assets26------€120,743€117,104▼ 3.0%
Financial fixed assets28------€200--
Current assets29/58€313,803€284,595€323,117€363,899€304,306€297,825€509,287€467,949▼ 8.1%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€168,655€260,243€309,900€238,205€177,870€207,909€355,655€171,126▼ 51.9%
Stocks30/36---€238,205€177,870€207,909€355,655€171,126▼ 51.9%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€72,597€20,119€9,475€15,278€1,144€20,287€21,333€127,511▲ 498%
Trade receivables40---€15,278€1,040€20,287€2,050€35,807▲ 17×
Other amounts receivable41----€103-€19,283€91,705▲ 376%
Current investments50/53€6,000€1,000-€3,200€45,000€15,000€10,009€30▼ 99.7%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€66,551--€104,208€78,192€52,402€118,368€166,945▲ 41.0%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€3,008€2,100€2,228€3,923€2,337▼ 40.4%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€580,116€477,324€499,421€516,757€454,670€431,180€798,416€782,286▼ 2.0%
Equity10/15€66,842€66,292€22,856€52,502€115,004€181,355€232,514€345,434▲ 48.6%
Contributions10/11€19,000€19,000-€19,000€19,000€19,000€19,000€19,000=
Reserves13€51,438€46,938€46,938€41,438€95,438€162,165€213,360€326,280▲ 52.9%
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€1,900€1,900€1,900€1,900€1,900=
Reserves not available under the articles1311---€1,900€1,900€1,900€1,900€1,900=
Tax-exempt reserves132---€188€188€188€188€188=
Distributable reserves133---€39,350€93,350€160,077€211,273€324,192▲ 53.4%
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€3,595€354-€43,082-€7,936€566€190€154€154=
Amounts payable17/49€513,274€411,032€476,564€464,254€339,666€249,825€565,902€436,853▼ 22.8%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€129,617€117,130€104,757€92,480€79,515€65,822€167,156€136,055▼ 18.6%
Financial debts170/4---€92,480€79,515€65,822€167,156€136,055▼ 18.6%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€383,657€293,902€371,807€371,774€260,152€184,003€398,197€300,173▼ 24.6%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42---€12,277€12,966€13,693€29,743€31,100▲ 4.6%
Trade debts44€71,445€28,841€53,268€97,795€53,132-€110,266€58,195▼ 47.2%
Suppliers440/4---€97,795€53,132-€110,266€58,195▼ 47.2%
Advances received on contracts in progress46---€8,750€3,000€16,000€19,000--
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€34,777€18,336€44,252€13,892€22,043▲ 58.7%
Taxes450/3---€34,777€17,086€42,857€12,481€20,617▲ 65.2%
Remuneration and social security454/9----€1,250€1,395€1,412€1,426▲ 1.0%
Other amounts payable47/48---€218,175€172,718€110,059€225,295€188,835▼ 16.2%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3------€549€625▲ 13.8%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€23,356€261-€43,436€30,446€63,301€73,152€75,368€112,919▲ 49.8%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€56,820€22,799€22,208€19,317€18,921€18,659€27,301€29,680▲ 8.7%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€80,176€23,060-€21,228€49,763€82,223€91,811€102,669€142,599▲ 38.9%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€50,786-€5,783€4,129-€16,428-€1,650-€183,074-€54,888▲ 70.0%
Change in cash-----€26,016-€25,790€65,966€48,577▼ 26.4%

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 abbreviated format 23-07-2026 2026-00323063 NBB
31-12-2024 abbreviated format 02-07-2025 2025-00220636 PDF
31-12-2023 abbreviated format 20-07-2024 2024-00266236 PDF
31-12-2022 abbreviated format 19-07-2023 2023-00249107 PDF
31-12-2021 abbreviated format 22-07-2022 2022-20212800 PDF
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