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WARNOTTE DIFFUSION

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Private limited companyfounded 1986active for 39 yearsAvenue Edmond Leburton 14, 4300 Waremme, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0429.970.712
Summary

WARNOTTE DIFFUSION has been active since 1986 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show negative equity (-€106,377) and a net result of €2,716. Equity is shrinking by about 4.7% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 7% of 22,260 sector peers (NACE 47, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.9% (low).

Financials · financial year 2025, micro format

2025 annual accounts filed late (28 days) Filed on 28 August 2026, deadline 31 July 2026 (7 months after the close on 31 December 2025, Companies Code art. 3:10). Source: NBB, 2026-00444297.

Equity
-€106,377▲ 2.5%
2024 · -€109,092
Total assets
€73,331▼ 2.1%
2024 · €74,919
Net result
€2,716
2024 · -€3,522
Working capital
-€121,960▲ 2.3%
2024 · -€124,770
Trend over the years

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

After the dip in 2022 the operating result has climbed three years in a row; 2025 is 146% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.

What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.

Operating result€10,267 2025 Net result€2,716 2025

Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.

Sector: the middle half of NACE 47, Retail 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
favourable unfavourable
Line20182019202020212022202320242025
Operating result€10,736--€3,015€13,085€1,226▼ 90.6%-€2,751€3,658€4,170▲ 14.0%€10,267▲ 146%
Net result€70,660--€18,926€5,095within the sector's middle half-€6,498below the sector's middle half-€9,788below the sector's middle half▼ 50.6%-€3,562within the sector's middle half▲ 63.6%-€3,522within the sector's middle half▲ 1.1%€2,716within the sector's middle half
Equity-€71,891--€90,816▼ 26.3%-€85,722below the sector's middle half▲ 5.6%-€92,220below the sector's middle half▼ 7.6%-€102,008below the sector's middle half▼ 10.6%-€105,570below the sector's middle half▼ 3.5%-€109,092below the sector's middle half▼ 3.3%-€106,377below the sector's middle half▲ 2.5%
Total assets€93,780-€85,651▼ 8.7%€86,100within the sector's middle half▲ 0.5%€81,261within the sector's middle half▼ 5.6%€87,849within the sector's middle half▲ 8.1%€79,612within the sector's middle half▼ 9.4%€74,919within the sector's middle half▼ 5.9%€73,331within the sector's middle half▼ 2.1%
Debt€165,670-€176,467▲ 6.5%€171,821▼ 2.6%€173,481▲ 1.0%€189,857▲ 9.4%€185,182▼ 2.5%€184,011▼ 0.6%€179,708▼ 2.3%
Working capital-€88,481--€106,966▼ 20.9%-€101,777below the sector's middle half▲ 4.9%-€108,181below the sector's middle half▼ 6.3%-€117,875below the sector's middle half▼ 9.0%-€121,343below the sector's middle half▼ 2.9%-€124,770below the sector's middle half▼ 2.8%-€121,960below the sector's middle half▲ 2.3%
Solvency-76.7%--106.0%▼ 29.4pp-99.6%below the sector's middle half▲ 6.5pp-113.5%below the sector's middle half▼ 13.9pp-116.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 2.6pp-132.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 16.5pp-145.6%below the sector's middle half▼ 13.0pp-145.1%below the sector's middle half▲ 0.6pp
Current ratio0.47-0.39▼ 0.070.41below the sector's middle half▲ 0.010.38below the sector's middle half▼ 0.030.38below the sector's middle half=0.34below the sector's middle half▼ 0.030.32below the sector's middle half▼ 0.020.32below the sector's middle half=
Return on assets (ROA)75.3%--22.1%▼ 97.4pp5.9%within the sector's middle half▲ 28.0pp-8.0%below the sector's middle half▼ 13.9pp-11.1%below the sector's middle half▼ 3.1pp-4.5%below the sector's middle half▲ 6.7pp-4.7%below the sector's middle half▼ 0.2pp3.7%within the sector's middle half▲ 8.4pp
Staff (FTE)0.6-0.6=0.6below the sector's middle half=1▲ 66.7%1=1=1=0.8▼ 20.0%
above within below the middle half of NACE 47, Retail 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.
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the micro format does not require them.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €73,331
Fixed assets €15,584 ▼ 0.6%
Current assets €57,748 ▼ 2.5%
Equity and liabilities
Equity-€106,377
Debt€179,708
Equity is negative: debt (€179,708) exceeds the balance-sheet total (€73,331).
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€10,361▲
2024 · €4,264
Cash flow
€2,810▲
2024 · -€3,428
Quick ratio
0.07▲
2024 · 0.06
Interest coverage
1.37▲
2024 · 0.55
Debt ≤ 1 year
€179,708▼
2024 · €184,011
Income taxes
€0
Staff costs
€15,822▲
2024 · €14,771
No debt to equity: equity is negative, so debt divided by equity means nothing.
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.

Peer companies

Historical observation

Of the 1,448 companies that looked in July 2024 the way this one looks now, 2.5% went bankrupt within 24 months and 92.2% are still going.

  • Micro
  • 20 years or older
  • negative equity
  • a profit under 5% of the balance sheet
2.5% went bankrupt
4.8% stopped otherwise
92.2% still going

A further 0.6% stopped, but we cannot tell whether within those 24 months.

For this company itself Checked computes a bankruptcy probability of 0.9% over twelve months; the group does not contradict it.

How reliable is this rule?

Tested on the year before, without using that year itself: the groups of July 2023 gave each of the 497,473 companies of July 2024 its group's bankruptcy share. Expected: 1.6%; actually bankrupt within 24 months: 1.7%.

The companies in ten equal groups, from lowest to 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% 1.0%
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%

The rule ranks well: a company that went bankrupt got a higher share than one that kept going in 74.5% of comparisons. The level follows the economy: in a year with more bankruptcies, the actual share is higher than the year before.

An observation about 1,448 comparable companies, not a prediction for this company. The sector does not count: the register keeps no sector for companies that stopped, so it would make the outcome look better than it was.

Annual accounts
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 43 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€74,919€73,331▼
Fixed assets21/28€15,678€15,584▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€15,678€15,584▼
Land and buildings22€15,395€15,395=
Plant, machinery and equipment23€283€189▼
Current assets29/58€59,241€57,748▼
Stocks and contracts in progress3€47,958€44,308▼
Stocks30/36€47,958€44,308▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€9,070€8,328▼
Trade receivables40€8,635€8,145▼
Other amounts receivable41€435€183▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€2,212€5,112▲
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€74,919€73,331▼
Equity10/15-€109,092-€106,377▲
Contributions10/11€18,592€18,592=
Contributions outside capital11€18,592-
Other1109/19€18,592-
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€127,684-€124,969▲
Amounts payable17/49€184,011€179,708▼
Amounts payable within one year42/48€184,011€179,708▼
Financial debts43€26,675€27,938▲
Credit institutions430/8€26,675€27,938▲
Trade debts44€28,171€25,607▼
Suppliers440/4€28,171€25,607▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€1,914€189▼
Remuneration and social security454/9€1,914€189▼
Other amounts payable47/48€127,251€125,974▼
Income statement Code20242025
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€14,771€15,822▲
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€94€94=
Other operating charges640/8€2,588€2,717▲
Gross operating margin9900€21,623€28,899▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€4,170€10,267▲
Financial income75/76B€1€1▼
Recurring financial income75€1€1▼
Financial charges65/66B€7,692€7,551▼
Recurring financial charges65€7,692€7,551▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903-€3,522€2,716▲
Income taxes67/77-€0
Profit (loss) for the period9904-€3,522€2,716▲
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905-€3,522€2,716▲
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906-€129,544-€124,969▲
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P-€126,022-€127,684▼
Transfer from equity791/2€1,859-

The notes to these accounts (4 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Remuneration, social security and pensions62---€6,156€10,540€13,772€14,771€15,822▲ 7.1%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€441€441€94€94€94€94€94€94=
Other operating charges640/8---€2,352€2,324€3,312€2,588€2,717▲ 5.0%
Gross operating margin9900€30,715€16,669€34,795€9,828€10,208€20,837€21,623€28,899▲ 33.6%
Operating profit (loss)9901€10,736-€3,015€13,085€1,226-€2,751€3,658€4,170€10,267▲ 146%
Financial income75/76B----€25€1€1€1▼ 15.4%
Recurring financial income75----€25€1€1€1▼ 15.4%
Financial charges65/66B---€7,724€7,062€7,221€7,692€7,551▼ 1.8%
Recurring financial charges65€7,242€7,838€7,990€7,724€7,062€7,221€7,692€7,551▼ 1.8%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€70,660-€10,853€5,095-€6,498-€9,788-€3,562-€3,522€2,716-
Income taxes67/77-€8,073---€0-€0-
Profit (loss) for the period9904€70,660-€18,926€5,095-€6,498-€9,788-€3,562-€3,522€2,716-
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€70,660-€18,926€5,095-€6,498-€9,788-€3,562-€3,522€2,716-
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€93,780€85,651€86,100€81,261€87,849€79,612€74,919€73,331▼ 2.1%
Fixed assets21/28€16,590€16,149€16,055€15,961€15,866€15,772€15,678€15,584▼ 0.6%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€16,590€16,149€16,055€15,961€15,866€15,772€15,678€15,584▼ 0.6%
Land and buildings22---€15,395€15,395€15,395€15,395€15,395=
Plant, machinery and equipment23---€566€472€377€283€189▼ 33.3%
Current assets29/58€77,190€69,502€70,044€65,301€71,983€63,840€59,241€57,748▼ 2.5%
Stocks and contracts in progress3€52,271€50,465€49,492€47,009€45,957€47,299€47,958€44,308▼ 7.6%
Stocks30/36---€47,009€45,957€47,299€47,958€44,308▼ 7.6%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€13,970€12,617€14,635€11,692€12,093€11,813€9,070€8,328▼ 8.2%
Trade receivables40---€11,003€12,002€10,597€8,635€8,145▼ 5.7%
Other amounts receivable41---€690€91€1,216€435€183▼ 57.9%
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€10,949€2,565€4,463€5,108€13,933€4,728€2,212€5,112▲ 131%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1---€1,491-----
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€93,780€85,651€86,100€81,261€87,849€79,612€74,919€73,331▼ 2.1%
Equity10/15-€71,891-€90,816-€85,722-€92,220-€102,008-€105,570-€109,092-€106,377▲ 2.5%
Contributions10/11€18,592€18,592€18,592€18,592€18,592€18,592€18,592€18,592=
Capital10---€18,592€18,592€18,592---
Issued capital100---€18,592€18,592€18,592---
Contributions outside capital11------€18,592--
Other1109/19------€18,592--
Reserves13€179,103€179,103€179,103€179,103€1,859€1,859---
Non-distributable reserves130/1---€1,859€1,859€1,859---
Legal reserve130---€1,859€1,859€1,859---
Distributable reserves133---€177,244-----
Profit (loss) carried forward14-€269,586-€288,512-€283,417-€289,915-€122,459-€126,022-€127,684-€124,969▲ 2.1%
Amounts payable17/49€165,670€176,467€171,821€173,481€189,857€185,182€184,011€179,708▼ 2.3%
Amounts payable within one year42/48€165,670€176,467€171,821€173,481€189,857€185,182€184,011€179,708▼ 2.3%
Financial debts43---€26,247€28,277€28,192€26,675€27,938▲ 4.7%
Credit institutions430/8---€26,247€28,277€28,192€26,675€27,938▲ 4.7%
Trade debts44€36,517€40,247€41,867€28,047€27,401€26,742€28,171€25,607▼ 9.1%
Suppliers440/4---€28,047€27,401€26,742€28,171€25,607▼ 9.1%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45---€2,515€1,368€1,861€1,914€189▼ 90.1%
Remuneration and social security454/9---€2,515€1,368€1,861€1,914€189▼ 90.1%
Other amounts payable47/48---€116,673€132,812€128,388€127,251€125,974▼ 1.0%
Line20182019202020212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€70,660-€18,926€5,095-€6,498-€9,788-€3,562-€3,522€2,716-
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€441€441€94€94€94€94€94€94=
Operating cash flow (approximation)€71,101-€18,485€5,189-€6,404-€9,694-€3,468-€3,428€2,810-
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€0€0€0€0€0€0€0-
Change in cash--€8,384€1,898€645€8,825-€9,205-€2,515€2,900-

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Latest 10 of 39 filings with the National Bank
Financial year Type Filed Reference
31-12-2025 micro format 28-08-2026 2026-00444297
31-12-2024 micro format 30-07-2025 2025-00327361
31-12-2023 micro format 25-07-2024 2024-00281442
31-12-2022 micro format 16-06-2023 2023-00131282
31-12-2021 micro format 01-07-2022 2022-20118515
31-12-2020 micro format 19-08-2021 2021-50700373
31-12-2019 micro format 31-08-2020 2020-47000415
31-12-2018 micro format 30-08-2019 2019-55300516
31-12-2017 micro format 30-08-2018 2018-53300452
31-12-2016 micro format 02-06-2017 2017-14800165

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