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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

CHEN & LIN

BE 0899.427.748
NACE 56.111, Full-service restaurants
NACE division 56, Food and beverage service activities all sizesfiscal years 2021 to 202513,357 to 17,633 sector peers per ratio

Summary

fiscal year 2025

CHEN & LIN does better than half of its sector on 5 of the 8 ratios compared.

most favourable quarter above the median below the median least favourable quarter
Strongest points
  • Interest coveragebetter than 88%
  • Return on assetsbetter than 85%
  • Return on equitybetter than 85%
Points to watch
  • Debt to equitybetter than 31%
  • Current ratiobetter than 47%
  • Working-capital ratiobetter than 48%

Solvency and debt

How soundly the company is financed.
Solvency
35.4%▼2025

Solvency is above 54% of 17,579 sector peers: more favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2021.

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Debt to equity
1.83▲2025

Debt to equity is above 69% of 17,363 sector peers: less favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2021.

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Interest coverage
56.39▼2025

Interest coverage is above 88% of 16,559 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

Position against the sector stable since 2021.

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Liquidity

Whether it can pay its short-term bills.
Current ratio
1.04▼2025

The current ratio is below 53% of 17,530 sector peers: less favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2021.

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Quick ratio
1.03▼2025

The quick ratio is above 52% of 17,531 sector peers: more favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2021.

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Working-capital ratio
2.5%▼2025

The working-capital ratio is below 52% of 17,535 sector peers: less favourable than the median.

Position against the sector weakening since 2021.

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Profitability

What the company earns on its assets and its sales.
Return on equity
67.3%▼2025

Return on equity is above 85% of 13,357 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

Position against the sector stable since 2021.

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Return on assets
23.8%▼2025

Return on assets is above 85% of 17,633 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.

Position against the sector stable since 2021.

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Not computable

Long-term debt ratio, Net margin, EBITDA margin, Gross margin, Days sales outstanding, Days payable outstanding, Days inventory. The filed figures do not contain the lines these need.

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.