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Playground Engineering: 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

Playground Engineering

BE 0792.995.784
NACE 71.121, Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors
NACE division 71, Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis all sizesfiscal years 2023 to 2025620 to 12,134 sector peers per ratio

Summary

fiscal year 2025

Playground Engineering does better than half of its sector on 7 of the 11 ratios compared.

most favourable quarter above the median below the median least favourable quarter
Strongest points
  • Days sales outstandingbetter than 95%
  • Net marginbetter than 76%
  • Working-capital ratiobetter than 75%
Points to watch
  • Interest coveragebetter than 5%
  • Return on equitybetter than 5%
  • Return on assetsbetter than 5%

Solvency and debt

How soundly the company is financed.
Solvency
72.6%▼2025

Solvency is above 71% of 12,116 sector peers: more favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2023.

202320242025
Debt to equity
0.38▲2025

Debt to equity is below 63% of 11,971 sector peers: more favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2023.

202320242025
Interest coverage
-59.05▼2025

Interest coverage is below 95% of 11,200 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

202320242025

Liquidity

Whether it can pay its short-term bills.
Current ratio
3.33▼2025

The current ratio is above 69% of 12,027 sector peers: more favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2023.

202320242025
Working-capital ratio
63.8%▼2025

The working-capital ratio is above 75% of 12,095 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

Position against the sector weakening since 2023.

202320242025

Profitability

What the company earns on its assets and its sales.
Return on equity
-217.2%▼2025

Return on equity is below 95% of 10,988 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

Position against the sector weakening since 2023.

202320242025
Return on assets
-157.7%▼2025

Return on assets is below 95% of 12,134 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.

Position against the sector weakening since 2023.

202320242025
Net margin
17.5%▲2024

The net margin is above 76% of 705 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

202320242025
EBITDA margin
25.0%▲2024

The EBITDA margin is above 71% of 620 sector peers: more favourable than the median.

202320242025
Gross margin
25.0%▲2024

The gross margin is below 62% of 627 sector peers: less favourable than the median.

202320242025

Working-capital cycle

How long cash is tied up in customers, suppliers and stock.
Days sales outstanding
0days▼2024

Days sales outstanding is below 95% of 690 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

202320242025
Days payable outstanding
0days▼2024

Days payable outstanding is below 95% of 666 sector peers.

202320242025

Not computable

Long-term debt ratio, 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.