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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

Ellen Cortvriend

BE 0803.158.317
NACE 70.200, Business and other management consultancy
NACE division 70, Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities all sizesfiscal years 2023 to 202421,171 to 49,799 sector peers per ratio

Summary

fiscal year 2024

Ellen Cortvriend does better than half of its sector on 4 of the 8 ratios compared.

most favourable quarter above the median below the median least favourable quarter
Strongest points
  • Working-capital ratiobetter than 84%
  • Return on equitybetter than 82%
  • Return on assetsbetter than 78%
Points to watch
  • Debt to equitybetter than 29%
  • Long-term debt ratiobetter than 36%
  • Solvencybetter than 36%

Solvency and debt

How soundly the company is financed.
Solvency
41.5%▲2024

Solvency is below 64% of 49,682 sector peers: less favourable than the median.

20232024
Debt to equity
1.41▼2024

Debt to equity is above 71% of 49,227 sector peers: less favourable than the median.

20232024
Long-term debt ratio
0.83▼2024

The long-term debt ratio is above 64% of 21,171 sector peers: less favourable than the median.

20232024
Interest coverage
16.87▼2024

Interest coverage is below 53% of 42,852 sector peers: less favourable than the median.

20232024

Liquidity

Whether it can pay its short-term bills.
Current ratio
4.16▼2024

The current ratio is above 73% of 49,007 sector peers: more favourable than the median.

20232024
Working-capital ratio
75.7%▼2024

The working-capital ratio is above 84% of 49,573 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

20232024

Profitability

What the company earns on its assets and its sales.
Return on equity
73.8%▼2024

Return on equity is above 82% of 45,547 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

20232024
Return on assets
30.7%▲2024

Return on assets is above 78% of 49,799 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

20232024

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 27 September 2026 via checked.be.