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VWR INTERNATIONAL

Active Risk: low
Private limited companyfounded 1937active for 89 yearsGeldenaaksebaan 464, 3001 Leuven, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0403.593.343
Summary

VWR INTERNATIONAL has been active since 1937 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2022 annual accounts show equity of €916.3m and a net result of €8.5m. Equity is growing by about 11% per year across the filed financial years. The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 1.3% (low).

Overview

Activity
Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods
NACE 46460
1 site
Size
€575.8mturnover 2022
Staff
461.3 FTE
Equity
€916.3m
Profit
€8.5m
Financial health
Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
1.3%
2022 figures too old to score
Structure
Holdings
1
Auditor: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d’EntreprisesAccounts 36 days early11 of 41 deeds read
Signalsraises riskFigures for financial year 2022 (filed 11-07-2023)Liquidity: current ratio 3.25, cash €232,036lowers riskSize: turnover €575.8m, 461.3 FTE, total assets €1.14bnFounded in 1937neutralLatest accounts filed on timeShow the evidence

Bankruptcy probability

No current score
Figures too old
The available figures for FY 2022 are too old to assess current financial health.
Financial strength, FY 2022 · tick = 2019
Strong
Solvency 100=
equity 80.6% of total assets
Liquidity 49=
short-term debt 11.0% · cash 0.0%
Profitability 40-1
return on assets 0.7%
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
1.3% Low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

About 1 in 100 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Sector median 0.3% (132 companies, NACE 46, large)
Last 24 months 11-2024: 0.8%lowest value 12-2024: 0.9%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 11-2024 01-2025: 1.5%▲ +0.6 percentage points vs 12-2024highest value 02-2025: 1.5%● unchanged vs 01-2025highest value 03-2025: 1.5%● unchanged vs 02-2025highest value 04-2025: 1.3%▼ -0.2 percentage points vs 03-2025 05-2025: 1.3%● unchanged vs 04-2025 06-2025: 1.3%● unchanged vs 05-2025 07-2025: 1.3%● unchanged vs 06-2025 08-2025: 1.3%● unchanged vs 07-2025 09-2025: 1.3%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: 1.3%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: 1.3%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 1.3%● unchanged vs 11-2025 01-2026: 1.3%● unchanged vs 12-2025 02-2026: 1.3%● unchanged vs 01-2026 03-2026: 1.3%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 1.3%● unchanged vs 03-2026 05-2026: 1.3%● unchanged vs 04-2026 06-2026: 1.3%● unchanged vs 05-2026 07-2026: 1.3%● unchanged vs 06-2026 08-2026: 1.3%● unchanged vs 07-2026 09-2026: 1.3%● unchanged vs 08-2026 10-2026: 1.3%● unchanged vs 09-2026
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Signals

Five signals.
lowers riskraises riskneutral
raises risk · Figures for financial year 2022 (filed 11-07-2023)
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Size: turnover €575.8m, 461.3 FTE, total assets €1.14bn
Companies of this size fail less often; how much that weighs depends on the rest of its profile.
NBB · annual accounts
raises risk · Liquidity: current ratio 3.25, cash €232,036
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Founded in 1937
Companies that have existed this long fail less often; how much that weighs depends on the rest of its profile.
KBO
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 25-06-2026, 36 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
36 days early
2024
2 days early
2023
22 days early
2022
25 days early
2021
17 days early
2020
24 days early
2019
3 days early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 7 accounts on average 18 days before the deadline; the sector median (NACE 46) for financial year 2024 is 3 days before the deadline, and 39% of those companies filed late.

Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 10 July (5 of the last 5 filed years within 30 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven months
Where today falls in the filing period
20-10-2026 today31-12-2026 year end31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
Searched since 2021.
KBO publications · our coverage
  1. Reappointment: Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)Resignation: Johanna Houben (director) ·…
  2. Capital & shares · Amendment of…Capital increase · Share issue…
  3. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2025 · full…

Key points

  • Caution: Board changedlatest change 01-08-2026 · 1 in office 2 joined · 1 left View
  • Positive: Filed on time since financial year 2018accounts within the deadline every year 8 years View
  • Active since 1937founded 01-01-1937 89 years View
  • EU supportawarded from 2021 to 2024 €194,725 View

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Financials

Financial year
2022
Turnover
€575.8m
Profit
€8.5m
Solvency
80.6%
Turnover▲ 34.5%
Net result
20182022
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Board & ownership

Board
1 member
Auditor
Deloitte Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d’Entreprises
  • VAN GEEL ChristopheDirector
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Timeline

Events
67
Since
1978
Next accounts
by 31-07-2027
  1. 08-06-2026Capital & shares · Amendment of the…
  2. 09-04-2026Resignations & appointments
  3. 02-10-2025Amendment of the articles
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Company details

Sites
1
Legal form
Private limited company
Activity
Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goodsNACE 46460
Founded
01-01-1937
Year ends
31-12
Peppol
Reachable for e-invoices
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Articles of association

Provisions read
11
Who signs
Each director alone
Annual meeting
Second Monday of May at 15:00
Purpose
“De aankoop, verkoop, bewerking en fabricatie van alle toebehoren voor laboratoria en…” (deed in Dutch)
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