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W.H. Brady

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Public limited companyfounded 1966active for 60 yearsPoldergotestraat 9, 9240 Zele, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0405.007.662
Summary

W.H. Brady has been active since 1966 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €43.8m and a net result of €3.2m. Equity is growing by about 7.9% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 42% of 95 sector peers (NACE 17, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.3% (very low).

Overview

Activity
Manufacture of paper and paper products
NACE 17250Other printing NACE 18120
Largest employer in Zele2 sites
Size
€103.0mturnover 2025
Staff
270.6 FTE
Equity
€43.8m
Profit
€3.2m
Standalone figures, without subsidiaries
Financial health
84 Excellent Checked score 2025
Bankruptcy probabilitywithin 12 months
0.3%
Structure
Parent
Brady Corporation
Holdings
3
Accounts 38 days early2 of 31 deeds read
Why 84raises riskLiquidity: current ratio 0.69, cash €722,061Sector: Manufacture of paper and paper products (NACE 17)lowers riskFounded in 1966Size: turnover €103.0m, 270.6 FTE, total assets €108.9m, files consolidated accountsShow the evidence

Checked score

Score 2025
84 / 100
Excellent
Probability in this band: under 0.55%
Financially better than 38% of its sector peers (NACE 17)
Financial strength · tick = 2024
Average
Solvency 65-3
equity 40.2% of total assets
Liquidity 21-1
short-term debt 57.8% · cash 0.7%
Profitability 62-5
return on assets 2.9%
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.3% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%

About 3 in 1,000 comparable companies go bankrupt within 12 months (an estimate).

Sector median 0.4% (14 companies, NACE 17, large)
Last 24 months 11-2024: 0.6% 12-2024: 0.7%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 11-2024 01-2025: 0.7%● unchanged vs 12-2024 02-2025: 0.6%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 01-2025 03-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 02-2025 04-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 03-2025 05-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 04-2025 06-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 05-2025 07-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 06-2025 08-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 07-2025 09-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 08-2025 10-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 09-2025 11-2025: 0.6%● unchanged vs 10-2025 12-2025: 0.7%▲ +0.1 percentage points vs 11-2025 01-2026: 0.7%● unchanged vs 12-2025highest value 02-2026: 0.6%▼ -0.1 percentage points vs 01-2026 03-2026: 0.6%● unchanged vs 02-2026 04-2026: 0.6%● unchanged vs 03-2026 05-2026: 0.6%● unchanged vs 04-2026 06-2026: 0.6%● unchanged vs 05-2026 07-2026: 0.6%● unchanged vs 06-2026 08-2026: 0.6%● unchanged vs 07-2026 09-2026: 0.6%● unchanged vs 08-2026 10-2026: 0.3%▼ -0.3 percentage points vs 09-2026lowest value
Credit of up to €3,650,000 on 30-day terms is acceptable
Liquidity insufficient (current ratio 0.69, compared with 0.67 in 2024, below 1; short-term debt: 57.8% and cash: 0.7% of total assets), and 59.8% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
How it is calculated

The band follows from the bankruptcy probability, on a scale where 10 more points roughly halve it:

75-100 Excellent under 0.55%
60-74 Healthy 0.55% to 1.5%
45-59 Fair 1.5% to 4.2%
25-44 Weak 4.2% to 15.0%
0-24 Critical over 15.0%

Where the company stands within its band depends half on the bankruptcy probability and half on how it does against its sector peers (NACE 17): better than 45% on solvency, 21% on liquidity, 40% on profitability and 46% on growth.

The bankruptcy probability was computed on 16-10-2026 by the bankruptcy model of 2 October 2026, which learns from Belgian bankruptcies and reads the registers, the annual accounts and the Belgian Official Gazette.

Some facts cap the score, however low the probability. Negative or zero equity, a heavy loss, a special status in the KBO, one missing filing or accounts filed more than 90 days late hold it at Fair at most (59); two missing filings, at Weak (44). An ongoing judicial reorganisation or the company's end (bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation) holds it at Critical at most (24).

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Signals

Five signals.
lowers riskraises riskneutral
raises risk · Liquidity: current ratio 0.69, cash €722,061
NBB · annual accounts
lowers risk · Founded in 1966
Companies that have existed this long fail less often; how much that weighs depends on the rest of its profile.
KBO
raises risk · Sector: Manufacture of paper and paper products (NACE 17)
KBO
lowers risk · Size: turnover €103.0m, 270.6 FTE, total assets €108.9m, files consolidated accounts
Companies of this size fail less often; how much that weighs depends on the rest of its profile.
NBB · annual accounts
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-07-2025 was due by 28-02-2026 and was filed on 21-01-2026, 38 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 5 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
38 days early
2024
35 days early
2023
31 days early
2022
36 days early
2021
38 days early
← before the deadline after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector

This company filed its last 5 accounts on average 36 days before the deadline; the sector median (NACE 17) for financial year 2024 is 13 days before the deadline, and 35% of those companies filed late.

Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The financial year that closed on 31-07-2026 is due by 28-02-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 23 January (5 of the last 5 filed years within 30 days of that day).
Companies Code · seven months
Where today falls in the filing period
31-07-2026 year end17-10-2026 today28-02-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
Searched since 2021.
KBO publications · our coverage
  1. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2025 · consolidated
  2. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2025 · full…
  3. Annual accounts filedfinancial year 2024 · consolidated

Key points

  • Positive: Largest employer in Zelein the Checked rankings No. 1 View
  • Caution: Result fell in 2025from €6.3m to €3.2m ▼ 49.5% View
  • Controlled by Brady Corporationthe company in turn controls 3 companies parent View
  • Active since 1966founded 17-06-1966 60 years View
  • Positive: Always filed on timeaccounts within the deadline every year 5 years View
  • Positive: 5 profitable years in a rowprofit 2025: €3.2m 5 years View

By topic

Financials

Financial year
2025
Turnover
€103.0m
Profit
€3.2m
Solvency
40.2%
Turnover▼ 0.1%
Net result
20212025
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Timeline

Events
63
Since
1979
Next accounts
by 28-02-2027
  1. 04-02-2025Reappointment: BDO Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
  2. 24-01-2025Annual accounts filed
  3. 30-09-2024Resignation: Bart Vervinckt (day-to-day manager)
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Company details

Sites
2
Legal form
Public limited company
Activity
Manufacture of paper and paper productsNACE 17250
Founded
17-06-1966
Year ends
31-07
Peppol
Reachable for e-invoices
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