a.l.e.x. BENELUX: what changed
Two financial years side by side, explained: what moved most in the balance sheet and the result, why the result rose or fell, and where the money went.
a.l.e.x. BENELUX
Largest movements
- Receivables within one year -€5,649
down €5,649 (-80.2%), from €7,044 to €1,395
- Tangible fixed assets -€4,843
down €4,843 (-58.3%), from €8,310 to €3,467
- Stocks and contracts -€313
down €313 (-100%), from €313 to €0
- Debts after one year -€4,900
no longer reported in 2015 (was €4,900)
- Profit (loss) carried forward -€4,198
down €4,198 (-61.1%), from €6,876 to €2,678
- Debts within one year -€1,718
down €1,718 (-22.2%), from €7,733 to €6,015
- Gross operating margin +€1,094
up €1,094 (+28.1%), from €3,896 to €4,991
- Taxes -€269
down €269 (-82.7%), from €325 to €56
- Depreciation -€232
down €232 (-8.8%), from €2,632 to €2,400
From the 2013 result to the 2015 result
Each bar is the change in one income-statement line, as its effect on the result: higher costs pull it down, higher income lifts it.
Derived cash bridge
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Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2013 | 2015 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €20,074 | €9,258 | -€10,816 | -53.9% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €8,328 | €3,485 | -€4,843 | -58.2% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €8,310 | €3,467 | -€4,843 | -58.3% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €19 | €19 | = | 0.0% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €11,745 | €5,772 | -€5,973 | -50.9% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €313 | €0 | -€313 | -100% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €7,044 | €1,395 | -€5,649 | -80.2% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €4,389 | €4,377 | -€12 | -0.3% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €20,074 | €9,258 | -€10,816 | -53.9% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €7,440 | €3,242 | -€4,198 | -56.4% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €0 | €0 | = | |
| Reserves | 13 | €565 | €565 | = | 0.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €6,876 | €2,678 | -€4,198 | -61.1% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €12,633 | €6,015 | -€6,618 | -52.4% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €4,900 | - | -€4,900 | |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €7,733 | €6,015 | -€1,718 | -22.2% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €1,443 | €180 | -€1,263 | -87.5% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €2,632 | €2,400 | -€232 | -8.8% |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €3,896 | €4,991 | +€1,094 | +28.1% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | -€163 | €2,147 | +€2,309 | |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €161 | €14 | -€148 | -91.5% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €293 | €245 | -€49 | -16.6% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €1,271 | €1,916 | +€645 | +50.7% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €325 | €56 | -€269 | -82.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €946 | €1,859 | +€914 | +96.6% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €946 | €1,859 | +€914 | +96.6% |
Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 31 December 2013 and 31 December 2015. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 29 October 2026 via checked.be.