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IPE: 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

IPE

BE 0761.879.669
NACE 47.716, Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range)
NACE division 47, Retail trade all sizesfiscal years 2021 to 202234,249 to 36,053 sector peers per ratio

Summary

fiscal year 2022

IPE does better than half of its sector on 1 of the 7 ratios compared.

most favourable quarter above the median below the median least favourable quarter
Strongest points
  • Debt to equitybetter than 95%
Points to watch
  • Return on assetsbetter than 5%
  • Interest coveragebetter than 8%
  • Working-capital ratiobetter than 9%

Solvency and debt

How soundly the company is financed.
Solvency
-22.2%2021

Solvency is below 90% of 35,984 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

20212022
Debt to equity
-5.502021

Debt to equity is below 95% of 35,577 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

20212022
Interest coverage
-15.33▲2022

Interest coverage is below 92% of 34,249 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

20212022

Liquidity

Whether it can pay its short-term bills.
Current ratio
0.612021

The current ratio is below 87% of 35,846 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

20212022
Quick ratio
0.402021

The quick ratio is below 76% of 35,863 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

20212022
Working-capital ratio
-44.6%2021

The working-capital ratio is below 91% of 35,897 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

20212022

Profitability

What the company earns on its assets and its sales.
Return on assets
-60.7%2021

Return on assets is below 95% of 36,053 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

20212022

Not computable

Long-term debt ratio, Return on equity, 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.