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ESSENTIAL DIGITS: 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.

Sector benchmark

ESSENTIAL DIGITS

BE 0630.972.726
NACE 18.200, Printing and reproduction of recorded media
NACE division 18, Printing and reproduction of recorded media all sizesfiscal years 2021 to 20251,241 to 1,426 sector peers per ratio

Summary

fiscal year 2025

ESSENTIAL DIGITS does better than half of its sector on 4 of the 7 ratios compared.

most favourable quarter above the median below the median least favourable quarter
Strongest points
  • Interest coveragebetter than 95%
  • Return on equitybetter than 80%
  • Return on assetsbetter than 75%
Points to watch
  • Debt to equitybetter than 26%
  • Solvencybetter than 39%
  • Current ratiobetter than 48%

Solvency and debt

How soundly the company is financed.
Solvency
38.1%▼2025

Solvency is below 61% of 1,421 sector peers: less favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2021.

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Debt to equity
1.62▲2025

Debt to equity is above 74% of 1,410 sector peers: less favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2021.

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Interest coverage
766.33▼2025

Interest coverage is above 95% of 1,317 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

Position against the sector stable since 2021.

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Liquidity

Whether it can pay its short-term bills.
Current ratio
1.61▼2025

The current ratio is below 52% of 1,410 sector peers: less favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2021.

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Working-capital ratio
37.2%▼2025

The working-capital ratio is above 59% of 1,417 sector peers: more favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2021.

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Profitability

What the company earns on its assets and its sales.
Return on equity
33.6%▲2025

Return on equity is above 80% of 1,241 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

Position against the sector improving since 2021.

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Return on assets
12.8%▲2025

Return on assets is above 75% of 1,426 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

Position against the sector stable since 2021.

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Not computable

Long-term debt ratio, Net margin, EBITDA margin, Gross margin, Days sales outstanding, Days payable outstanding, Days inventory. This company files the abbreviated or micro schema, in which turnover and purchases are optional; margins and credit terms therefore cannot be taken from its figures.

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.