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freestone: 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

freestone

BE 0887.436.073
NACE 70.200, Business and other management consultancy
NACE division 70, Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities all sizesfiscal years 2020 to 202420,188 to 49,858 sector peers per ratio

Summary

fiscal year 2024

freestone does better than half of its sector on 2 of the 8 ratios compared.

most favourable quarter above the median below the median least favourable quarter
Strongest points
  • Long-term debt ratiobetter than 88%
  • Working-capital ratiobetter than 55%
Points to watch
  • Debt to equitybetter than 17%
  • Return on equitybetter than 21%
  • Return on assetsbetter than 23%

Solvency and debt

How soundly the company is financed.
Solvency
26.8%▼2024

Solvency is below 76% of 49,734 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

Position against the sector stable since 2020.

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Debt to equity
2.73▲2024

Debt to equity is above 83% of 49,278 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

Position against the sector stable since 2020.

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Long-term debt ratio
0.01▼2023

The long-term debt ratio is below 88% of 20,188 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

Position against the sector improving since 2020.

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Interest coverage
3.39▼2024

Interest coverage is below 77% of 42,897 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

Position against the sector stable since 2020.

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Liquidity

Whether it can pay its short-term bills.
Current ratio
1.66▼2024

The current ratio is below 57% of 49,063 sector peers: less favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2020.

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Working-capital ratio
37.1%▼2024

The working-capital ratio is above 55% of 49,632 sector peers: more favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2020.

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Profitability

What the company earns on its assets and its sales.
Return on equity
2.1%▼2024

Return on equity is below 79% of 45,593 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

Position against the sector weakening since 2020.

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Return on assets
0.6%▼2024

Return on assets is below 77% of 49,858 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

Position against the sector weakening since 2020.

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Not computable

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 29 September 2026 via checked.be.