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BELGA-MEAT: 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.

What changed

BELGA-MEAT

BE 0702.872.391
NACE 10.111, Manufacture of food products
financial year 2023 compared with 2022filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
-€425,886
2022 · -€457,683+€31,797
Equity
-€1.5m
2022 · -€1.1m-€425,862
Cash
€79,033
2022 · €57,288+€21,745
Balance sheet total
€1.3m
2022 · €1.1m+€247,714

Largest movements

2022 to 2023
Assets
  • Receivables within one year +€273,753

    up €273,753 (+32.3%), from €848,589 to €1.1m

    of which Other amounts receivable: +€175,502

  • Intangible fixed assets -€67,356

    down €67,356 (-88.5%), from €76,068 to €8,712

  • Cash +€21,745

    up €21,745 (+38.0%), from €57,288 to €79,033

    mainly Tax, wage and social debts (+€1.0m) and Depreciation (+€71,687)

  • Deferred charges and accrued income +€16,449

    up €16,449 (+37.7%), from €43,637 to €60,086

Equity and liabilities
  • Tax, wage and social debts +€1.0m

    up €1.0m (+103%), from €994,463 to €2.0m

    of which Remuneration and social security: +€1.1m

  • Profit (loss) carried forward -€425,862

    down €425,862 (-37.2%), from -€1.1m to -€1.6m

  • Trade debts -€344,409

    down €344,409 (-29.2%), from €1.2m to €834,167

Income statement
  • Gross operating margin +€162,898

    up €162,898 (+2.4%), from €6.8m to €7.0m

  • Staff costs +€121,223

    up €121,223 (+1.7%), from €7.2m to €7.3m

From the 2022 result to the 2023 result

effect on the 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.

Result 2022 -€457,683
Gross operating margin +€162,898
Staff costs -€121,223
Depreciation +€16,423
Other operating charges -€25,318
Financial income +€439
Financial charges -€1,334
Taxes -€87
Result 2023 -€425,886
raises the resultlowers the result

Derived cash bridge

cash 2022 to 2023

Derived from the 2022 and 2023 balance sheets and the 2023 result: not a filed cash-flow statement. It shows where the money came from and went.

From operations +€29,176
Investment -€7,455
Financing +€24
Cash 2022 €57,288
Net result for the year -€425,886
Depreciation +€71,687
Receivables within one year -€273,753
Deferred charges and accrued income -€16,449
Trade debts -€344,409
Tax, wage and social debts +€1.0m
Smaller working-capital items -€3,400
Investment in fixed assets (net) -€7,455
Contributions, distributions and other +€24
Cash 2023 €79,033
brings cash intakes cash out
Every line side by side 41 lines
Line Code 2022 2023 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €1,056,659 €1,304,373 +€247,714 +23.4%
Fixed assets 21/28 €107,144 €42,912 -€64,232 -59.9%
Intangible fixed assets 21 €76,068 €8,712 -€67,356 -88.5%
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 €13,280 €17,295 +€4,015 +30.2%
Furniture and vehicles 24 €13,280 €15,223 +€1,943 +14.6%
Other tangible fixed assets 26 - €2,072 +€2,072
Financial fixed assets 28 €17,795 €16,905 -€890 -5.0%
Current assets 29/58 €949,515 €1,261,461 +€311,946 +32.9%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €848,589 €1,122,342 +€273,753 +32.3%
Trade receivables 40 €570,006 €668,257 +€98,251 +17.2%
Other amounts receivable 41 €278,583 €454,085 +€175,502 +63.0%
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €57,288 €79,033 +€21,745 +38.0%
Deferred charges and accrued income 490/1 €43,637 €60,086 +€16,449 +37.7%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €1,056,659 €1,304,373 +€247,714 +23.4%
Equity 10/15 -€1,119,781 -€1,545,643 -€425,862 -38.0%
Contributions 10/11 €25,150 €25,150 = 0.0%
Contributions outside capital 11 €25,150 €25,150 = 0.0%
Other 1109/19 €25,150 €25,150 = 0.0%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 -€1,144,931 -€1,570,793 -€425,862 -37.2%
Amounts payable 17/49 €2,176,440 €2,850,016 +€673,576 +30.9%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €2,174,440 €2,850,016 +€675,576 +31.1%
Trade debts 44 €1,178,576 €834,167 -€344,409 -29.2%
Suppliers 440/4 €1,178,576 €834,167 -€344,409 -29.2%
Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 €994,463 €2,015,848 +€1.0m +103%
Taxes 450/3 €280,605 €195,406 -€85,199 -30.4%
Remuneration and social security 454/9 €713,859 €1,820,442 +€1.1m +155%
Other amounts payable 47/48 €1,400 €0 -€1,400 -100%
Accrued charges and deferred income 492/3 €2,000 €0 -€2,000 -100%
Remuneration, social security and pensions 62 €7,164,570 €7,285,794 +€121,223 +1.7%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 €88,110 €71,687 -€16,423 -18.6%
Other operating charges 640/8 €15,586 €40,904 +€25,318 +162%
Gross operating margin 9900 €6,818,551 €6,981,449 +€162,898 +2.4%
Operating profit (loss) 9901 -€449,715 -€416,935 +€32,780 +7.3%
Financial income 75/76B €343 €781 +€439 +128%
Recurring financial income 75 €343 €781 +€439 +128%
Financial charges 65/66B €8,012 €9,346 +€1,334 +16.7%
Recurring financial charges 65 €8,012 €9,346 +€1,334 +16.7%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 -€457,384 -€425,500 +€31,884 +7.0%
Income taxes 67/77 €299 €386 +€87 +29.1%
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 -€457,683 -€425,886 +€31,797 +6.9%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 -€457,683 -€425,886 +€31,797 +6.9%

Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 31 December 2022 and 31 December 2023. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 25 October 2026 via checked.be.