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WALIM

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Public limited companyfounded 1990active for 36 yearsAndré Ryckmanslaan 23, 1180 Ukkel, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0440.071.875

Financials · financial year 2024, full 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 1 November 2026.

Annual accounts 2024 filed on 25-07-2025 PDF all 34 filings

Turnover
≈ €210,000
Estimated: probably between €110,000 and €690,000
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€17,961▼ 71.1%
2023 · €62,177
Working capital
€78,823▲ 28.5%
2023 · €61,344
Trend over the years

2020 to 2024, 5 financial years 2018 to 2024, 7 financial years

The operating result for 2024 is 73% lower than in 2023.

Operating result€20,482 2024 Net result€17,961 2024

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 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 and return on assets (ROA).

Every figure with its change against the financial year before
favourable unfavourable
Line2018201920202021202220232024
Operating result-€491--€22,990▼ 4,582%-€3,533▲ 84.6%€12,637€52,371▲ 314%€77,070▲ 47.2%€20,482▼ 73.4%
Net result-€6,228--€30,033▼ 382%-€13,526below the sector's middle half▲ 55.0%€5,698below the sector's middle half€47,482within the sector's middle half▲ 733%€62,177within the sector's middle half▲ 30.9%€17,961within the sector's middle half▼ 71.1%
Equity€452,612-€422,579▼ 6.6%€409,053within the sector's middle half▼ 3.2%€414,751within the sector's middle half▲ 1.4%€462,233within the sector's middle half▲ 11.4%€524,410within the sector's middle half▲ 13.5%€542,370within the sector's middle half▲ 3.4%
Total assets€646,664-€630,249▼ 2.5%€612,651below the sector's middle half▼ 2.8%€606,389below the sector's middle half▼ 1.0%€625,678below the sector's middle half▲ 3.2%€644,580below the sector's middle half▲ 3.0%€660,012below the sector's middle half▲ 2.4%
Debt€194,052-€207,670▲ 7.0%€203,598▼ 2.0%€191,638▼ 5.9%€163,445▼ 14.7%€120,170▼ 26.5%€117,642▼ 2.1%
Working capital-€32,044--€41,425▼ 29.3%-€54,853below the sector's middle half▼ 32.4%-€47,989below the sector's middle half▲ 12.5%€240below the sector's middle half€61,344below the sector's middle half▲ 256×€78,823below the sector's middle half▲ 28.5%
Solvency70.0%-67.0%▼ 2.9pp66.8%above the sector's middle half▼ 0.3pp68.4%above the sector's middle half▲ 1.6pp73.9%above the sector's middle half▲ 5.5pp81.4%above the sector's middle half▲ 7.5pp82.2%above the sector's middle half▲ 0.8pp
Current ratio0.83-0.80▼ 0.030.73below the sector's middle half▼ 0.070.75below the sector's middle half▲ 0.021.00below the sector's middle half▲ 0.251.51within the sector's middle half▲ 0.511.67within the sector's middle half▲ 0.16
Return on assets (ROA)-1.0%--4.8%▼ 3.8pp-2.2%below the sector's middle half▲ 2.6pp0.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 3.1pp7.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 6.6pp9.6%within the sector's middle half▲ 2.1pp2.7%within the sector's middle half▼ 6.9pp
above within below 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 turnover shown is an estimate from the gross margin.
Balance-sheet composition
2024 in colour, 2023 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €660,012
Fixed assets €463,547 ▲ 0.1%
Current assets €196,465 ▲ 8.2%
Equity and liabilities €660,012
Equity €542,370 ▲ 3.4%
Debt €117,642 ▼ 2.1%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 18.6% to 17.8%. Equity is higher and debt is lower.
Key figures and ratios
2024 value · change against 2023
EBITDA
€21,892▼
2023 · €78,260
Cash flow
€19,371▼
2023 · €63,367
Debt to equity
0.22▼
2023 · 0.23
ROE
3.3%▼
2023 · 11.9%
Interest coverage
3.56▼
2023 · 8.93
Debt ≤ 1 year
€117,642▼
2023 · €120,170
Income taxes
-€3,623▼
2023 · €6,134
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls, as with debt or debt to equity.

Overdue debts

tax and social security
Item2021202220232024
Overdue tax debts-€0€0-
Overdue social security (RSZ) debts-€0€0-

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2024 annual accounts (statement of debts)

Investments

fixed assets acquired
Item2021202220232024
Tangible fixed assets-€307-€481
Depreciation and write-downs of the year€1,165€1,250€1,190€1,410

Source: notes to the 2021 to 2024 annual accounts (statement of fixed assets)

Comparable companies

These companies have the same main activity as WALIM: wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment (NACE 46431). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €462,000 and €803,000, founded between 1986 and 1993.

CompanyFoundedTotal assetsEquityGross marginTurnoverNet resultFTEFinancial year
WALIM Ukkel1990€660,012€542,370€21,892-€17,961-2024
VANDERPIJPEN ELECTRO - MARKET Ninove1993€586,410€566,355€26,863-€15,288-2025
B.T.L. Antwerpen1991€699,449€597,519€33,761-€52712025
Yucco Zaventem1991€514,882€12,998€16,053€33,420€11,053-2024
IB LICHTATELJEE Brugge1986€461,667€211,398€22,547-€14,609-2025
TG LIGHT IMMO Marche-en-Famenne1990€471,690€393,903€39,207-€1,005-2024
MEERTENS Maasmechelen1989€802,812€507,275€10,234--€36,184-2025

They were chosen from the 706 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, 14,766 companies had the same profile as WALIM has now. Two years later, 0.2% had gone bankrupt and 96.2% were still going.

  • Small
  • 20 years or older
  • solvency 30% or more
  • a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
0.2% went bankrupt
3.5% stopped otherwise
96.2% was still going

Another 0.1% stopped without a precise date, possibly only after those two years.

The bankruptcy probability of WALIM itself is higher: 0.9% within 12 months. It rests on far more data about WALIM 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.

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 14,766 companies, not a prediction for WALIM. 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 · 2024 against 2023 · 42 lines

Source: Annual accounts 2024 (PDF), filed on 25-07-2025.

Balance sheet Code20232024
Assets
Total assets20/58€644,580€660,012▲
Fixed assets21/28€463,066€463,547▲
Tangible fixed assets22/27€463,066€463,547▲
Land and buildings22€461,484€461,060▼
Furniture and vehicles24€1,582€2,487▲
Current assets29/58€181,514€196,465▲
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€179,741€192,707▲
Trade receivables40-€1,401
Other amounts receivable41€179,741€191,306▲
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€1,773€3,758▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€644,580€660,012▲
Equity10/15€524,410€542,370▲
Contributions10/11€377,000€377,000=
Capital10€377,000€377,000=
Issued capital100€377,000€377,000=
Reserves13€119,232€119,232=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€7,437€7,437=
Legal reserve130€7,437€7,437=
Tax-exempt reserves132€111,795€111,795=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€28,178€46,138▲
Amounts payable17/49€120,170€117,642▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€120,170€117,642▼
Financial debts43€104,246€99,994▼
Credit institutions430/8€104,246€99,994▼
Trade debts44€3,837€1,419▼
Suppliers440/4€3,837€1,419▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€87€229▲
Taxes450/3€87€229▲
Other amounts payable47/48€12,000€16,000▲
Income statement Code20232024
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€1,190€1,410▲
Gross operating margin9900€78,260€21,892▼
Operating profit (loss)9901€77,070€20,482▼
Financial income75/76B€1-
Recurring financial income75€1-
Financial charges65/66B€8,760€6,144▼
Recurring financial charges65€8,760€6,144▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€68,311€14,338▼
Income taxes67/77€6,134-€3,623▼
Profit (loss) for the period9904€62,177€17,961▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€62,177€17,961▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€28,178€46,138▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€33,999€28,177▲

The notes to these accounts have 3 items, including the statement of assets and debts, the cost breakdown and rights and commitments. You find them in the filed accounts (PDF).

Line2018201920202021202220232024Change
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€23,596€23,765€1,337€1,165€1,250€1,190€1,410▲ 18.5%
Other operating charges640/8---€6,802----
Gross operating margin9900€26,968€9,283-€957€20,604€53,621€78,260€21,892▼ 72.0%
Operating profit (loss)9901-€491-€22,990-€3,533€12,637€52,371€77,070€20,482▼ 73.4%
Financial income75/76B----€2,575€1--
Recurring financial income75€212---€2,575€1--
Financial charges65/66B---€6,402€7,464€8,760€6,144▼ 29.9%
Recurring financial charges65€5,612€6,584€6,428€6,402€7,464€8,760€6,144▼ 29.9%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€5,891-€29,574-€9,961€6,235€47,482€68,311€14,338▼ 79.0%
Income taxes67/77€337€459€3,565€537-€6,134-€3,623-
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€6,228-€30,033-€13,526€5,698€47,482€62,177€17,961▼ 71.1%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€6,228-€30,033-€13,526€5,698€47,482€62,177€17,961▼ 71.1%
Line2018201920202021202220232024Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€646,664€630,249€612,651€606,389€625,678€644,580€660,012▲ 2.4%
Fixed assets21/28€486,926€464,004€463,906€462,740€461,993€463,066€463,547▲ 0.1%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€464,426€464,004€463,906€462,740€461,993€463,066€463,547▲ 0.1%
Land and buildings22---€461,442€461,068€461,484€461,060▼ 0.1%
Furniture and vehicles24---€1,298€925€1,582€2,487▲ 57.2%
Financial fixed assets28€22,500-------
Current assets29/58€159,738€166,245€148,745€143,649€163,685€181,514€196,465▲ 8.2%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€119,589€113,050€140,929€140,661€160,360€179,741€192,707▲ 7.2%
Trade receivables40---€6,960€7,500-€1,401-
Other amounts receivable41---€133,701€152,860€179,741€191,306▲ 6.4%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58--€7,816€2,988€3,325€1,773€3,758▲ 112%
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€646,664€630,249€612,651€606,389€625,678€644,580€660,012▲ 2.4%
Equity10/15€452,612€422,579€409,053€414,751€462,233€524,410€542,370▲ 3.4%
Contributions10/11€377,000€377,000€377,000€377,000€377,000€377,000€377,000=
Capital10---€377,000€377,000€377,000€377,000=
Issued capital100---€377,000€377,000€377,000€377,000=
Reserves13€119,232€119,232€119,232€119,232€119,232€119,232€119,232=
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€7,437€7,437€7,437€7,437=
Legal reserve130---€7,437€7,437€7,437€7,437=
Tax-exempt reserves132---€111,795€111,795€111,795€111,795=
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€43,620-€73,653-€87,179-€81,481-€33,999€28,178€46,138▲ 63.7%
Amounts payable17/49€194,052€207,670€203,598€191,638€163,445€120,170€117,642▼ 2.1%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€191,782€207,670€203,598€191,638€163,445€120,170€117,642▼ 2.1%
Financial debts43---€189,993€149,993€104,246€99,994▼ 4.1%
Credit institutions430/8---€189,993€149,993€104,246€99,994▼ 4.1%
Trade debts44€522€928€3,411€1,094€1,452€3,837€1,419▼ 63.0%
Suppliers440/4---€1,094€1,452€3,837€1,419▼ 63.0%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€551-€87€229▲ 163%
Taxes450/3---€551-€87€229▲ 163%
Other amounts payable47/48----€12,000€12,000€16,000▲ 33.3%
Line2018201920202021202220232024Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€6,228-€30,033-€13,526€5,698€47,482€62,177€17,961▼ 71.1%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€23,596€23,765€1,337€1,165€1,250€1,190€1,410▲ 18.5%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€17,368-€6,268-€12,189€6,863€48,732€63,367€19,371▼ 69.4%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)--€843-€1,239€1-€503-€2,263-€1,891▲ 16.4%
Change in cash----€4,828€337-€1,552€1,985-

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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Financial year Type Filed Reference Document
31-12-2024 full format 25-07-2025 2025-00308387 PDF
31-12-2023 full format 28-06-2024 2024-00203154 PDF
31-12-2022 full format 03-08-2023 2023-00314139 PDF
31-12-2021 full format 04-08-2022 2022-20279079 PDF
31-12-2020 full format 06-07-2021 2021-33000324 PDF
31-12-2019 full format 29-06-2020 2020-25200276 PDF
31-12-2018 full format 09-09-2019 2019-64100517 PDF
31-12-2017 full format 27-07-2018 2018-40500326 PDF
31-12-2016 full format 15-06-2017 2017-19200381 PDF
31-12-2015 full format 30-08-2016 2016-57600515 PDF

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