BROTHER TRADERS: 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.
BROTHER TRADERS
Largest movements
- Stocks and contracts +€338,216
up €338,216 (+218%), from €155,325 to €493,540
- Cash +€62,866
up €62,866 (+54.8%), from €114,692 to €177,558
mainly Trade debts (+€306,522) and Net result for the year (+€35,845)
- Receivables within one year +€11,225
up €11,225 (+377%), from €2,978 to €14,203
of which Trade receivables: +€6,455
- Trade debts +€306,522
new in 2025: €306,522
- Profit (loss) carried forward +€35,845
up €35,845 (+109%), from €32,923 to €68,768
- Tax, wage and social debts +€35,273
up €35,273 (+372%), from €9,477 to €44,750
of which Taxes: +€19,601
- Other debts +€30,159
up €30,159 (+139%), from €21,695 to €51,854
- Turnover +€7.2m
up €7.2m (+93.0%), from €7.7m to €14.9m
- Purchases and services +€7.1m
up €7.1m (+93.5%), from €7.6m to €14.8m
From the 2024 result to the 2025 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
Derived from the 2024 and 2025 balance sheets and the 2025 result: not a filed cash-flow statement. It shows where the money came from and went.
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2024 | 2025 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €272,995 | €685,359 | +€412,364 | +151% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €272,995 | €685,359 | +€412,364 | +151% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €155,325 | €493,540 | +€338,216 | +218% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €155,325 | €493,540 | +€338,216 | +218% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €2,978 | €14,203 | +€11,225 | +377% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | - | €6,455 | +€6,455 | |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €2,978 | €7,748 | +€4,769 | +160% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €114,692 | €177,558 | +€62,866 | +54.8% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | - | €57 | +€57 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €272,995 | €685,359 | +€412,364 | +151% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €32,923 | €68,768 | +€35,845 | +109% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €32,923 | €68,768 | +€35,845 | +109% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €240,072 | €616,591 | +€376,519 | +157% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €208,900 | €213,465 | +€4,565 | +2.2% |
| Other amounts payable | 178/9 | €208,900 | €213,465 | +€4,565 | +2.2% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €31,172 | €403,126 | +€371,954 | +1,193% |
| Trade debts | 44 | - | €306,522 | +€306,522 | |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | - | €306,522 | +€306,522 | |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €9,477 | €44,750 | +€35,273 | +372% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €9,477 | €29,077 | +€19,601 | +207% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | - | €15,673 | +€15,673 | |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €21,695 | €51,854 | +€30,159 | +139% |
| Turnover | 70 | €7,696,662 | €14,856,292 | +€7.2m | +93.0% |
| Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods | 60/61 | €7,643,120 | €14,786,194 | +€7.1m | +93.5% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | - | €23,065 | +€23,065 | |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €494 | €1,389 | +€895 | +181% |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €53,542 | €70,099 | +€16,557 | +30.9% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €53,048 | €45,645 | -€7,403 | -14.0% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €6 | €1 | -€4 | -74.5% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €6 | €1 | -€4 | -74.5% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €12,587 | €841 | -€11,746 | -93.3% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €12,587 | €841 | -€11,746 | -93.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €40,467 | €44,806 | +€4,339 | +10.7% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €8,093 | €8,961 | +€868 | +10.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €32,373 | €35,845 | +€3,471 | +10.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €32,373 | €35,845 | +€3,471 | +10.7% |
Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2025. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 30 October 2026 via checked.be.