NEXT STEP: 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.
NEXT STEP
Summary
NEXT STEP does better than half of its sector on 2 of the 8 ratios compared.
- Long-term debt ratiobetter than 90%
- Working-capital ratiobetter than 54%
- Interest coveragebetter than 11%
- Return on equitybetter than 15%
- Debt to equitybetter than 19%
For fiscal year 2026 too few peer accounts have been filed yet; the comparison uses the year before.
Solvency and debt
Solvency is below 74% of 43,025 sector peers: less favourable than the median.
Position against the sector stable since 2022.
Debt to equity is above 81% of 42,431 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.
Position against the sector weakening since 2022.
The long-term debt ratio is below 90% of 18,894 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.
Interest coverage is below 89% of 35,531 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.
Liquidity
The current ratio is below 57% of 42,397 sector peers: less favourable than the median.
Position against the sector improving since 2022.
The working-capital ratio is above 54% of 42,964 sector peers: more favourable than the median.
Position against the sector improving since 2022.
Profitability
Return on equity is below 85% of 38,950 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.
Position against the sector weakening since 2023.
Return on assets is below 80% of 43,123 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.
Position against the sector stable since 2022.
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.