BRUCO CONTAINERS: what changed
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What moved between 31-12-2024 and 31-12-2025
Largest movements
- Receivables within one year +€2.1m
up €2.1m (+12.6%), from €17.0m to €19.2m
of which Other amounts receivable: +€4.8m
- Cash +€1.4m
up €1.4m (+414%), from €349,135 to €1.8m
mainly Contributions, distributions and other (+€2.2m) and Other debts (+€2.2m)
- Receivables after one year -€1.1m
down €1.1m (-100%), from €1.1m to €0
- Tangible fixed assets -€549,453
down €549,453 (-4.3%), from €12.8m to €12.3m
of which Leasing and similar rights: -€676,018
- Profit (loss) carried forward +€2.8m
up €2.8m, from -€2.1m to €705,896
- Trade debts -€2.4m
down €2.4m (-22.4%), from €10.5m to €8.2m
- Other debts +€2.2m
up €2.2m (+39.5%), from €5.5m to €7.7m
- Debts after one year -€918,440
down €918,440 (-10.2%), from €9.0m to €8.1m
- Tax, wage and social debts +€403,219
up €403,219 (+387%), from €104,325 to €507,544
of which Taxes: +€373,038
- Turnover +€28.0m
up €28.0m (+173%), from €16.2m to €44.2m
- Goods and materials +€16.2m
up €16.2m (+154%), from €10.5m to €26.8m
of which Purchases: +€16.5m
- Services and other goods +€5.7m
up €5.7m (+86.3%), from €6.6m to €12.3m
- Financial charges +€1.4m
up €1.4m (+385%), from €355,930 to €1.7m
- Other operating income +€1.2m
up €1.2m (+2,525%), from €46,534 to €1.2m
Change in the result, 31-12-2024 to 31-12-2025
For each income-statement line you see the change as its effect on the result. Higher costs lower the result, higher income raises it.
Derived cash bridge
The bridge is derived from the 31-12-2024 and 31-12-2025 balance sheets and the 31-12-2025 result. There is no filed cash-flow statement. You see where the money came from and where it went.
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 31-12-2024 | 31-12-2025 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €31,567,007 | €33,571,333 | +€2.0m | +6.3% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €12,919,709 | €12,392,329 | -€527,381 | -4.1% |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €83 | €20,481 | +€20,397 | +24,478% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €12,840,736 | €12,291,283 | -€549,453 | -4.3% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €1,711,947 | €1,694,419 | -€17,528 | -1.0% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €529,930 | €871,329 | +€341,399 | +64.4% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €334,595 | €167,998 | -€166,597 | -49.8% |
| Leasing and similar rights | 25 | €10,040,446 | €9,364,427 | -€676,018 | -6.7% |
| Other tangible fixed assets | 26 | €223,819 | €193,109 | -€30,710 | -13.7% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €78,890 | €80,565 | +€1,675 | +2.1% |
| Other financial fixed assets | 284/8 | €78,890 | €80,565 | +€1,675 | +2.1% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees | 285/8 | €78,890 | €80,565 | +€1,675 | +2.1% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €18,647,298 | €21,179,005 | +€2.5m | +13.6% |
| Amounts receivable after more than one year | 29 | €1,100,000 | €0 | -€1.1m | -100% |
| Other amounts receivable | 291 | €1,100,000 | €0 | -€1.1m | -100% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €43,248 | €41,896 | -€1,352 | -3.1% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €43,248 | €41,896 | -€1,352 | -3.1% |
| Goods purchased for resale | 34 | €43,248 | €41,896 | -€1,352 | -3.1% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €17,041,058 | €19,189,312 | +€2.1m | +12.6% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €8,979,546 | €6,282,482 | -€2.7m | -30.0% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €8,061,512 | €12,906,830 | +€4.8m | +60.1% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €349,135 | €1,793,160 | +€1.4m | +414% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €113,857 | €154,637 | +€40,780 | +35.8% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €31,567,007 | €33,571,333 | +€2.0m | +6.3% |
| Equity | 10/15 | -€822,293 | €2,025,896 | +€2.8m | |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €1,200,000 | €1,200,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Capital | 10 | €1,200,000 | €1,200,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Issued capital | 100 | €1,200,000 | €1,200,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €53,332 | €120,000 | +€66,668 | +125% |
| Non-distributable reserves | 130/1 | €53,332 | €120,000 | +€66,668 | +125% |
| Legal reserve | 130 | €53,332 | €120,000 | +€66,668 | +125% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | -€2,075,626 | €705,896 | +€2.8m | |
| Provisions and deferred taxes | 16 | - | €95,794 | +€95,794 | |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 160/5 | - | €95,794 | +€95,794 | |
| Other liabilities and charges | 164/5 | - | €95,794 | +€95,794 | |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €32,389,300 | €31,449,642 | -€939,658 | -2.9% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €8,979,204 | €8,060,765 | -€918,440 | -10.2% |
| Financial debts | 170/4 | €8,979,204 | €8,060,765 | -€918,440 | -10.2% |
| Leasing and similar obligations | 172 | €8,401,095 | €7,663,204 | -€737,892 | -8.8% |
| Credit institutions | 173 | €578,109 | €397,561 | -€180,548 | -31.2% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €22,792,325 | €23,048,875 | +€256,550 | +1.1% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year | 42 | €1,664,602 | €1,714,423 | +€49,821 | +3.0% |
| Financial debts | 43 | €5,000,000 | €5,000,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Credit institutions | 430/8 | €5,000,000 | €5,000,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €10,538,564 | €8,173,879 | -€2.4m | -22.4% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €10,538,564 | €8,173,879 | -€2.4m | -22.4% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress | 46 | €300 | €0 | -€300 | -100% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €104,325 | €507,544 | +€403,219 | +387% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €72,196 | €445,234 | +€373,038 | +517% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €32,129 | €62,310 | +€30,181 | +93.9% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €5,484,535 | €7,653,029 | +€2.2m | +39.5% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €617,771 | €340,003 | -€277,768 | -45.0% |
| Operating income | 70/76A | €16,226,426 | €45,415,916 | +€29.2m | +180% |
| Turnover | 70 | €16,179,892 | €44,194,602 | +€28.0m | +173% |
| Other operating income | 74 | €46,534 | €1,221,313 | +€1.2m | +2,525% |
| Operating charges | 60/66A | €18,779,362 | €42,951,828 | +€24.2m | +129% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables | 60 | €10,549,773 | €26,792,442 | +€16.2m | +154% |
| Purchases | 600/8 | €10,333,270 | €26,792,442 | +€16.5m | +159% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase) | 609 | €216,503 | €0 | -€216,503 | -100% |
| Services and other goods | 61 | €6,594,313 | €12,285,012 | +€5.7m | +86.3% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €343,001 | €942,815 | +€599,814 | +175% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €1,100,549 | €2,024,393 | +€923,845 | +83.9% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 631/4 | -€419,631 | €421,973 | +€841,603 | |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals) | 635/8 | - | €95,794 | +€95,794 | |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €611,358 | €389,399 | -€221,959 | -36.3% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | -€2,552,936 | €2,464,088 | +€5.0m | |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €4,582 | €12,694 | +€8,112 | +177% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €4,582 | €12,694 | +€8,112 | +177% |
| Income from current assets | 751 | €2,353 | €0 | -€2,353 | -100% |
| Other financial income | 752/9 | €2,228 | €12,694 | +€10,466 | +470% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €355,930 | €1,726,502 | +€1.4m | +385% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €355,930 | €1,726,502 | +€1.4m | +385% |
| Debt charges | 650 | €352,575 | €588,359 | +€235,784 | +66.9% |
| Write-downs on current assets other than stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 651 | - | €1,135,000 | +€1.1m | |
| Other financial charges | 652/9 | €3,354 | €3,143 | -€211 | -6.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | -€2,904,284 | €750,279 | +€3.7m | |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €625 | €101,562 | +€100,937 | +16,145% |
| Taxes | 670/3 | €625 | €101,562 | +€100,937 | +16,145% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | -€2,904,909 | €648,717 | +€3.6m | |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | -€2,904,909 | €648,717 | +€3.6m |
Value
latest balance sheet 31-12-2025 · indication, not a valuation or adviceIndicative value of the equity
Indication, not a valuation or adviceMidpoint €2.0m · adjusted equity only
Capitalisation rate 12% result over 3 years, excluding non-recurring income and charges earnings weight 50% revaluation €0 other adjustment €0 EBITDA multiple
The filed figures and these assumptions give no positive value. The adjusted equity and the average result are both zero or negative.
Part of the calculation comes out below zero. A shareholding is never worth less than zero, so the floor is zero.
Adjusted equity
- Equity (10/15)
- €2,025,896
- Formation expenses (20)
- €0
- Intangible fixed assets (21)
- -€20,481
- Revaluation of assets
- €0
- Deferred tax on the revaluation
- €0
- Other adjustment
- €0
- Adjusted equity
- €2.0m
Capitalised earnings
- 2025
- €648,717
- 2024
- -€2,904,909
- 2024
- €3,636
- 2023
- €86,361
- excluding non-recurring income and charges
- -€68,088
- 2022
- €132,349
- Average result, excluding non-recurring income and charges
- -€750,852
- Divided by the capitalisation rate
- 14% / 12% / 10%
- Capitalised earnings
- not meaningful, as the average result is zero or negative
Your EBITDA multiple
- EBITDA 2025
- €4,488,481
- Net financial debt
- €12,982,028
- Your multiple
- -
- Value with your multiple
- -
Net financial debt is the sum of financial debts after one year, the part due within the year and short-term financial debts, less cash and current investments.
Limits of the indication
- Checked holds no market prices or comparable transactions.
- Anything after the latest accounts and items off the balance sheet (guarantees, leases, disputes) are left out.
- Checked does not know the real value of buildings, stock and receivables. Enter your own revaluation or adjustment for it.
- The owner's role in the business, synergies for a buyer and the tax consequences of a sale are left out.
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Calculation and sources
Source: filed annual accounts (NBB) and main activity (KBO). The movements compare the financial years ended 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2025. Green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. The value is an indication, not a valuation or advice. Prepared on 9 November 2026 via checked.be.