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MARS: 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

MARS

BE 0790.691.342
NACE 47.621, Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals
NACE division 47, Retail trade all sizesfiscal years 2022 to 202535,632 to 39,882 sector peers per ratio

Summary

fiscal year 2023

MARS 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 86%
Points to watch
  • Solvencybetter than 5%
  • Current ratiobetter than 5%
  • Working-capital ratiobetter than 5%

Solvency and debt

How soundly the company is financed.
Solvency
-160.5%▼2023

Solvency is below 95% of 39,811 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

2022202320242025
Debt to equity
-1.622023

Debt to equity is below 86% of 39,298 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

2022202320242025
Interest coverage
-25.15▲2023

Interest coverage is below 95% of 35,632 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

2022202320242025

Liquidity

Whether it can pay its short-term bills.
Current ratio
0.20▲2023

The current ratio is below 95% of 39,678 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

2022202320242025
Quick ratio
0.12▼2023

The quick ratio is below 92% of 39,706 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

2022202320242025
Working-capital ratio
-208.4%▼2023

The working-capital ratio is below 95% of 39,728 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

2022202320242025

Profitability

What the company earns on its assets and its sales.
Return on assets
-156.3%▼2023

Return on assets is below 95% of 39,882 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

2022202320242025

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.