Summary
VM BUILDING SOLUTIONS has a registered holding activity and consists mainly of financial fixed assets; the bankruptcy model is trained on trading and manufacturing companies and does not apply here. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €41.5m and a net result of €19.2m. Equity is growing by about 3.6% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 33% of 6,035 sector peers (NACE 46, financial year 2025). The company has been active since 1988 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.
Financials · financial year 2025, full format
In the rankings
#1 company by total assets in Deinze, Wholesale and retail trade sector#2 company by equity in Deinze, Wholesale and retail trade sector#4 employer in Deinze, Wholesale and retail trade sector
Turnover
€176.6m▼ 3.7%
2024 · €183.4m
EBIT margin
11.1%=
2024 · 11.2%
Net result
€19.2m▼ 9.5%
2024 · €21.3m
Working capital
€5.1m▲ 1.0%
2024 · €5.1m
Trend over the years
2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2018 to 2025, 8 financial years
The operating result falls in 2025; 2025 is 4% below 2024.
What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Turnover€176.6m
2025
Operating result€19.7m
2025
Net result€19.2m
2025
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€137.4m
2025
Equity€41.5m
2025
Debt€87.7m
2025
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital€5.1m
2025
How much of each euro of turnover is left from operations (EBIT margin) and what the assets earn (return on assets).
EBIT margin11.1%
2025
Return on assets (ROA)14.0%
2025
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Solvency30.2%
2025
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Current ratio1.12
2025
Average staff in full-time equivalents (FTE).
Staff (FTE)73.6
2025
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
Sector: the middle half of NACE 46, Wholesale trade: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
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Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Turnover€77.8m-€75.9m▼ 2.5%€153.5m▲ 102%€175.3m▲ 14.2%€182.4m▲ 4.1%€169.4m▼ 7.1%€183.4m▲ 8.3%€176.6m▼ 3.7%
Operating result€11.0m--€8.7m€11.2m€8.9m▼ 20.3%-€1.9m€5.0m€20.5m▲ 307%€19.7m▼ 4.1%
Net result€6.9m--€6.4m€10.9mabove the sector's middle half€9.3mabove the sector's middle half▼ 14.7%€1.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 79.3%€5.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 160%€21.3mabove the sector's middle half▲ 328%€19.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 9.5%
EBIT margin14.2%--11.4%▼ 25.6pp7.3%▲ 18.8pp5.1%▼ 2.2pp-1.1%▼ 6.2pp3.0%▲ 4.0pp11.2%▲ 8.2pp11.1%=
Equity€34.1m-€27.8m▼ 18.6%€38.6mabove the sector's middle half▲ 39.1%€11.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 70.0%€13.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 16.6%€18.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 36.9%€39.7mabove the sector's middle half▲ 115%€41.5mabove the sector's middle half▲ 4.4%
Total assets€118.1m-€135.2m▲ 14.6%€139.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 2.8%€134.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 3.5%€148.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 10.9%€123.6mabove the sector's middle half▼ 16.9%€130.0mabove the sector's middle half▲ 5.1%€137.4mabove the sector's middle half▲ 5.7%
Debt€83.7m-€96.5m▲ 15.4%€92.6m▼ 4.1%€117.3m▲ 26.7%€134.2m▲ 14.4%€104.4m▼ 22.2%€88.1m▼ 15.6%€87.7m▼ 0.5%
Working capital€37.6m-€42.0m▲ 11.7%€17.4mabove the sector's middle half▼ 58.6%-€5.3mbelow the sector's middle half-€31.6mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 494%-€9.5mbelow the sector's middle half▲ 69.8%€5.1mabove the sector's middle half€5.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 1.0%
Solvency28.9%-20.5%▼ 8.4pp27.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 7.2pp8.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 19.2pp9.1%below the sector's middle half▲ 0.4pp14.9%below the sector's middle half▲ 5.9pp30.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 15.6pp30.2%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.4pp
Current ratio3.02-2.99▼ 0.031.45within the sector's middle half▼ 1.530.91below the sector's middle half▼ 0.550.51below the sector's middle half▼ 0.400.76below the sector's middle half▲ 0.251.15below the sector's middle half▲ 0.391.12below the sector's middle half▼ 0.03
Return on assets (ROA)5.9%--4.7%▼ 10.6pp7.8%within the sector's middle half▲ 12.5pp6.9%within the sector's middle half▼ 0.9pp1.3%within the sector's middle half▼ 5.6pp4.0%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.7pp16.4%above the sector's middle half▲ 12.3pp14.0%above the sector's middle half▼ 2.4pp
Staff (FTE)76.1-71.1▼ 6.6%99.2above the sector's middle half▲ 39.5%96.3above the sector's middle half▼ 2.9%94above the sector's middle half▼ 2.4%85.6above the sector's middle half▼ 8.9%74.2above the sector's middle half▼ 13.3%73.6above the sector's middle half▼ 0.8%
above
within
below
the middle half of NACE 46, Wholesale trade: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €137.4m
Fixed assets
€89.1m ▼ 2.4%
Current assets
€48.2m ▲ 24.7%
Equity and liabilities €137.4m
Equity
€41.5m ▲ 4.4%
Provisions
€8.1m ▲ 290%
Debt
€87.7m ▼ 0.5%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 67.8% to 63.9%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
ROE
46.4%▼
2024 · 53.5%
Debt ≤ 1 year
€43.1m▲
2024 · €33.6m
Debt > 1 year
€44.2m▼
2024 · €54.2m
Income taxes
€4.6m▲
2024 · €2.3m
Staff costs
€9.2m▲
2024 · €9.0m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | - | - | - | €176.7m | €184.1m | €170.8m | €184.6m | €187.8m | ▲ 1.7% |
| Turnover70 | €77.8m | €75.9m | €153.5m | €175.3m | €182.4m | €169.4m | €183.4m | €176.6m | ▼ 3.7% |
| Other operating income74 | - | - | - | €1.4m | €1.5m | €1.2m | €1.1m | €2.6m | ▲ 129% |
| Non-recurring operating income76A | - | - | - | €0.08m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.1m | €8.5m | ▲ 8,343% |
| Operating charges60/66A | - | - | - | €167.8m | €186.0m | €165.7m | €164.1m | €168.1m | ▲ 2.4% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60 | - | - | - | €137.6m | €151.5m | €128.2m | €128.4m | €127.1m | ▼ 1.0% |
| Purchases600/8 | - | - | - | €137.0m | €153.1m | €124.7m | €127.3m | €130.3m | ▲ 2.4% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609 | - | - | - | €0.6m | -€1.6m | €3.5m | €1.2m | -€3.2m | - |
| Services and other goods61 | - | - | - | €18.5m | €23.1m | €25.0m | €22.3m | €22.8m | ▲ 2.1% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | - | - | - | €9.2m | €10.3m | €9.7m | €9.0m | €9.2m | ▲ 3.2% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €0.4m | €0.4m | €1.2m | €1.2m | €1.5m | €2.5m | €2.6m | €2.5m | ▼ 0.6% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | - | - | - | -€0.02m | -€0.3m | €0.06m | -€0.2m | €0.008m | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | - | - | - | -€0.1m | -€0.6m | -€0.2m | €1.4m | -€2.3m | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.1m | €0.05m | €0.09m | €0.3m | ▲ 222% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | - | - | - | €1.2m | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.6m | €8.4m | ▲ 1,341% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €11.0m | -€8.7m | €11.2m | €8.9m | -€1.9m | €5.0m | €20.5m | €19.7m | ▼ 4.1% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €5.8m | €10.5m | €10.2m | €11.0m | €10.0m | ▼ 9.5% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €0.7m | €5.0m | €4.2m | €5.8m | €10.5m | €10.2m | €11.0m | €9.9m | ▼ 10.0% |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | - | - | - | €3.6m | €8.6m | €8.3m | €9.5m | €8.4m | ▼ 11.1% |
| Income from current assets751 | - | - | - | €0.6m | €0.8m | €0.3m | - | - | - |
| Other financial income752/9 | - | - | - | €1.6m | €1.1m | €1.7m | €1.5m | €1.5m | ▼ 3.3% |
| Non-recurring financial income76B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.06m | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | - | - | - | €3.9m | €6.6m | €10.2m | €8.0m | €5.8m | ▼ 26.9% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €2.2m | €2.6m | €3.9m | €3.9m | €5.2m | €8.1m | €8.0m | €5.8m | ▼ 26.9% |
| Debt charges650 | €2.0m | €1.8m | €1.7m | €1.8m | €2.2m | €4.8m | €4.8m | €2.7m | ▼ 44.6% |
| Other financial charges652/9 | - | - | - | €2.1m | €3.0m | €3.3m | €3.2m | €3.2m | ▼ 0.1% |
| Non-recurring financial charges66B | - | - | - | - | €1.3m | €2.1m | €0.002m | €1 | ▼ 100.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €9.6m | -€6.3m | €11.4m | €10.9m | €2.0m | €5.0m | €23.5m | €23.8m | ▲ 1.1% |
| Income taxes67/77 | €2.7m | €0.1m | €0.6m | €1.6m | €0.04m | €0.02m | €2.3m | €4.6m | ▲ 102% |
| Taxes670/3 | - | - | - | €4.0m | €0.04m | €0.02m | €2.3m | €4.6m | ▲ 102% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77 | - | - | - | €2.4m | - | €403 | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €6.9m | -€6.4m | €10.9m | €9.3m | €1.9m | €5.0m | €21.3m | €19.2m | ▼ 9.5% |
| Transfer from tax-exempt reserves789 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.5m | €1.4m | ▲ 162% |
| Transfer to tax-exempt reserves689 | - | - | - | €2.0m | - | - | €1.0m | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €6.9m | -€6.4m | €10.9m | €7.3m | €1.9m | €5.0m | €20.8m | €20.7m | ▼ 0.6% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €118.1m | €135.2m | €139.0m | €134.2m | €148.8m | €123.6m | €130.0m | €137.4m | ▲ 5.7% |
| Formation expenses20 | €0.005m | €0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €61.8m | €72.2m | €83.4m | €82.2m | €116.0m | €93.5m | €91.3m | €89.1m | ▼ 2.4% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | €0.8m | €5.1m | €11.0m | €10.0m | €18.8m | €17.6m | €15.6m | €13.4m | ▼ 13.8% |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €0.5m | €0.5m | €1.0m | €1.1m | €1.2m | €1.1m | €0.9m | €0.9m | ▲ 1.8% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment23 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.1m | ▼ 34.0% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | - | - | - | €0.5m | €0.6m | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.2m | ▼ 45.5% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | - | - | - | €0.4m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.4m | €0.4m | ▼ 8.0% |
| Assets under construction and advance payments27 | - | - | - | €0.01m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.03m | €0.3m | ▲ 866% |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €60.5m | €66.6m | €71.5m | €71.0m | €96.0m | €74.8m | €74.8m | €74.8m | = |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | - | - | - | €71.0m | €96.0m | €74.8m | €74.8m | €74.8m | = |
| Participating interests280 | - | - | - | €50.6m | €75.6m | €74.8m | €74.8m | €74.8m | = |
| Amounts receivable281 | - | - | - | €20.4m | €20.4m | €0 | - | - | - |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | - | - | - | €456 | €0.002m | €0.003m | €0.003m | €0.003m | ▼ 1.0% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | - | - | - | €456 | €0.002m | €0.003m | €0.003m | €0.003m | ▼ 1.0% |
| Current assets29/58 | €56.2m | €63.1m | €55.6m | €52.1m | €32.8m | €30.1m | €38.7m | €48.2m | ▲ 24.7% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €6.2m | €7.4m | €11.3m | €10.7m | €12.6m | €9.0m | €8.0m | €11.2m | ▲ 40.2% |
| Stocks30/36 | - | - | - | €10.7m | €12.6m | €9.0m | €8.0m | €11.2m | ▲ 40.2% |
| Raw materials and consumables30/31 | - | - | - | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.5m | €0.5m | ▼ 1.8% |
| Work in progress32 | - | - | - | €0.002m | €0.001m | - | - | - | - |
| Goods purchased for resale34 | - | - | - | €10.3m | €12.2m | €8.6m | €7.5m | €10.7m | ▲ 43.1% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €28.7m | €34.5m | €42.1m | €39.8m | €18.9m | €20.4m | €30.1m | €36.2m | ▲ 20.4% |
| Trade receivables40 | - | - | - | €18.4m | €13.7m | €18.9m | €29.9m | €28.4m | ▼ 5.0% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | - | - | - | €21.4m | €5.2m | €1.4m | €0.1m | €7.8m | ▲ 5,299% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €1.4m | €0.8m | €1.5m | €1.2m | €0.2m | €0.004m | €0.002m | €0.001m | ▼ 50.0% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | - | - | - | €0.3m | €1.1m | €0.7m | €0.6m | €0.8m | ▲ 32.2% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €118.1m | €135.2m | €139.0m | €134.2m | €148.8m | €123.6m | €130.0m | €137.4m | ▲ 5.7% |
| Equity10/15 | €34.1m | €27.8m | €38.6m | €11.6m | €13.5m | €18.5m | €39.7m | €41.5m | ▲ 4.4% |
| Contributions10/11 | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | = |
| Capital10 | - | - | - | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | = |
| Issued capital100 | - | - | - | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | = |
| Reserves13 | €10.3m | €10.3m | €10.3m | €2.2m | €2.2m | €2.2m | €3.2m | €3.2m | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | = |
| Tax-exempt reserves132 | - | - | - | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.0m | €2.5m | €1.1m | ▼ 57.7% |
| Distributable reserves133 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.5m | €2.0m | ▲ 262% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | €21.8m | €15.5m | €26.3m | €7.3m | €9.2m | €14.2m | €34.5m | €36.2m | ▲ 5.1% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €0.2m | €10.9m | €7.9m | €5.4m | €1.2m | €0.7m | €2.1m | €8.1m | ▲ 290% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | - | - | - | €5.4m | €1.2m | €0.7m | €2.1m | €8.1m | ▲ 290% |
| Pensions and similar obligations160 | - | - | - | €1.1m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.06m | ▼ 59.1% |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | - | - | - | €4.3m | €0.9m | €0.4m | €1.9m | €8.1m | ▲ 318% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €83.7m | €96.5m | €92.6m | €117.3m | €134.2m | €104.4m | €88.1m | €87.7m | ▼ 0.5% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year17 | €64.7m | €69.6m | €54.3m | €59.8m | €69.2m | €64.3m | €54.2m | €44.2m | ▼ 18.5% |
| Financial debts170/4 | - | - | - | €59.8m | €69.2m | €64.3m | €54.2m | €44.2m | ▼ 18.5% |
| Credit institutions173 | - | - | - | €55.0m | €64.3m | €64.3m | €54.2m | €44.2m | ▼ 18.5% |
| Other loans174 | - | - | - | €4.8m | €4.8m | €0 | - | - | - |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €18.6m | €21.1m | €38.2m | €57.4m | €64.4m | €39.6m | €33.6m | €43.1m | ▲ 28.2% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42 | - | - | - | €12.6m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Financial debts43 | - | - | - | €10.8m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Credit institutions430/8 | - | - | - | €10.8m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trade debts44 | €5.6m | €11.5m | €24.8m | €30.8m | €55.3m | €25.1m | €24.7m | €22.3m | ▼ 9.8% |
| Suppliers440/4 | - | - | - | €30.8m | €55.3m | €25.1m | €24.7m | €22.3m | ▼ 9.8% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▼ 2.9% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | - | - | - | €2.8m | €2.8m | €1.8m | €2.2m | €3.1m | ▲ 40.0% |
| Taxes450/3 | - | - | - | €1.3m | €0.9m | €0.5m | €0.9m | €1.6m | ▲ 85.8% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | - | - | - | €1.4m | €1.9m | €1.3m | €1.4m | €1.5m | ▲ 10.8% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | - | - | - | €0.5m | €6.3m | €12.7m | €6.5m | €17.5m | ▲ 171% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | - | - | - | €0.1m | €0.6m | €0.4m | €0.4m | €0.5m | ▲ 29.3% |
| Line | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €6.9m | -€6.4m | €10.9m | €9.3m | €1.9m | €5.0m | €21.3m | €19.2m | ▼ 9.5% |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €0.4m | €0.4m | €1.2m | €1.2m | €1.5m | €2.5m | €2.6m | €2.5m | ▼ 0.6% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €7.4m | -€6.0m | €12.1m | €10.5m | €3.4m | €7.5m | €23.8m | €21.8m | ▼ 8.6% |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | -€10.7m | -€12.5m | €0.05m | -€35.4m | €20.0m | -€0.3m | -€0.4m | ▼ 24.3% |
| Change in cash | - | -€0.7m | €0.7m | -€0.3m | -€1.0m | -€0.2m | -€0.002m | -€0.001m | ▲ 61.7% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 37 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | full format | 15-06-2026 | 2026-00166446 |
| 31-12-2024 | full format | 18-06-2025 | 2025-00153946 |
| 31-12-2023 | full format | 28-05-2024 | 2024-00098702 |
| 31-12-2022 | full format | 13-06-2023 | 2023-00128975 |
| 31-12-2021 | full format | 13-06-2022 | 2022-20062525 |
| 31-12-2020 | full format | 31-05-2021 | 2021-16200223 |
| 31-12-2019 | full format | 02-06-2020 | 2020-14700550 |
| 31-12-2018 | full format | 11-06-2019 | 2019-17600175 |
| 31-12-2017 | full format | 29-05-2018 | 2018-14700420 |
| 31-12-2016 | full format | 13-04-2017 | 2017-09600507 |
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Of the 1,768 active companies whose main activity is wholesale of construction materials, general range (NACE 46831), figures are known for 1,384. 176 are within a factor 10 of this equity. These 5 are the closest to it. See the whole sector
Subsidies and aid
Flemish government
2022 to 2025 · 7 entries · €55,096 awarded · €55,096 paid| Year | Entries | Awarded | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | €12,526 | €12,526 |
| 2024 | 2 | €7,855 | €7,855 |
| 2023 | 2 | €17,009 | €17,009 |
| 2022 | 2 | €17,706 | €17,706 |
Public contracts: No European public contracts awarded found since October 2016. Contracts below the EU thresholds are not in TED.