ARDS: sector benchmark
Where does a company stand against its sector? Every ratio over five fiscal years, with its place among its peers and what that means, ready to print for your client.
ARDS
Summary
ARDS does better than half of its sector on 3 of the 8 ratios compared.
- Return on equitybetter than 91%
- Return on assetsbetter than 73%
- Working-capital ratiobetter than 50%
- Interest coveragebetter than 7%
- Debt to equitybetter than 20%
- Solvencybetter than 25%
Solvency and debt
Solvency is below 75% of 19,634 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.
Position against the sector weakening since 2022.
Debt to equity is above 80% of 19,174 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.
Position against the sector weakening since 2022.
The long-term debt ratio is above 60% of 8,892 sector peers: less favourable than the median.
Position against the sector improving since 2023.
Interest coverage is below 93% of 18,692 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.
Position against the sector weakening since 2022.
Liquidity
The current ratio is below 62% of 19,341 sector peers: less favourable than the median.
Position against the sector weakening since 2022.
The working-capital ratio is around the median of 19,608 sector peers.
Position against the sector weakening since 2022.
Profitability
Return on equity is above 91% of 17,899 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.
Position against the sector improving since 2022.
Return on assets is above 73% of 19,601 sector peers: more favourable than the median.
Position against the sector improving since 2022.
Not computable
Net margin, EBITDA margin, Gross margin, Days sales outstanding, Days payable outstanding, Days inventory. The filed figures do not contain the lines these need.
Source: filed annual accounts (NBB) and main activity (CBE register). Compared per fiscal year with each peer's latest statutory accounts; at least 30 peers per ratio. Prepared on 28 September 2026 via checked.be.