CONTAINER TECHNICS: what changed
Two fiscal 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
CONTAINER TECHNICS
NACE 46.900, Non-specialised wholesale trade
fiscal year 2023 against 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€1.9m
2023 · €1.1m+€801,580
Equity
€7.8m
2023 · €8.0m-€151,317
Cash
€745,870
2023 · €1.5m-€767,561
Balance sheet total
€11.9m
2023 · €10.8m+€1.1m
Largest movements
Assets
- Receivables within one year +€1.5m
up €1.5m (+71.8%), from €2.1m to €3.6m
of which Trade receivables: +€1.6m
- Cash -€767,561
down €767,561 (-50.7%), from €1.5m to €745,870
mainly Contributions, distributions and other (-€2.0m) and Receivables within one year (-€1.5m)
- Stocks and contracts +€410,193
up €410,193 (+10.1%), from €4.0m to €4.5m
- Tangible fixed assets -€147,709
down €147,709 (-4.7%), from €3.1m to €3.0m
of which Land and buildings: -€129,627
Equity and liabilities
- Trade debts +€1.0m
up €1.0m (+68.4%), from €1.5m to €2.6m
- Other debts +€198,757
up €198,757 (+18.9%), from €1.1m to €1.3m
- Reserves -€147,177
down €147,177 (-1.9%), from €7.6m to €7.5m
of which Distributable reserves: -€147,177
Income statement
- Turnover +€1.3m
up €1.3m (+9.3%), from €14.1m to €15.5m
- Services and other goods +€461,998
up €461,998 (+21.4%), from €2.2m to €2.6m
- Taxes +€202,895
up €202,895 (+62.6%), from €324,013 to €526,908
- Write-downs -€169,011
down €169,011, from €163,011 to -€6,000
From the 2023 result to the 2024 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 2023
€1.1m
Turnover
+€1.3m
Other operating income
+€92,710
Goods and materials
-€96,702
Services and other goods
-€461,998
Staff costs
-€45,385
Depreciation
+€1,757
Write-downs
+€169,011
Other operating charges
-€9,797
Financial income
-€6,171
Financial charges
+€38,369
Taxes
-€202,895
Result 2024
€1.9m
Cash bridge derived
Derived from the 2023 and 2024 balance sheets and the 2024 result: not a filed cash-flow statement. It shows where the money came from and went.
From operations
+€1.4m
Investment
-€33,087
Financing
-€2.1m
Cash 2023
€1.5m
From operations (derived)
+€1.4m
Net result for the year
+€1.9m
Depreciation
+€180,661
Stocks and contracts
-€410,193
Receivables within one year
-€1.5m
Deferred charges and accrued income
-€102,827
Trade debts
+€1.0m
Tax, wage and social debts
+€76,905
Other debts
+€198,757
Accrued charges and deferred income
+€10,668
Investment (derived)
-€33,087
Investment in fixed assets (net)
-€33,087
Financing
-€2.1m
Current portion of long-term debt
-€88,612
Contributions, distributions and other
-€2.0m
Cash 2024
€745,870
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2023 | 2024 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €10,835,635 | €11,920,432 | +€1.1m | +10.0% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €3,140,159 | €2,992,584 | -€147,574 | -4.7% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €3,139,317 | €2,991,607 | -€147,709 | -4.7% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €2,900,527 | €2,770,900 | -€129,627 | -4.5% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €215,248 | €205,587 | -€9,660 | -4.5% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €23,542 | €15,120 | -€8,423 | -35.8% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €842 | €977 | +€135 | +16.0% |
| Other financial fixed assets | 284/8 | €842 | €977 | +€135 | +16.0% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees | 285/8 | €842 | €977 | +€135 | +16.0% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €7,695,476 | €8,927,847 | +€1.2m | +16.0% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €4,041,408 | €4,451,601 | +€410,193 | +10.1% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €4,041,408 | €4,451,601 | +€410,193 | +10.1% |
| Goods purchased for resale | 34 | €4,041,408 | €4,451,601 | +€410,193 | +10.1% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €2,070,852 | €3,557,764 | +€1.5m | +71.8% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €1,916,045 | €3,480,407 | +€1.6m | +81.6% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €154,806 | €77,357 | -€77,449 | -50.0% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €1,513,431 | €745,870 | -€767,561 | -50.7% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €69,785 | €172,612 | +€102,827 | +147.3% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €10,835,635 | €11,920,432 | +€1.1m | +10.0% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €7,964,135 | €7,812,819 | -€151,317 | -1.9% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €250,000 | €250,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Capital | 10 | €250,000 | €250,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Issued capital | 100 | €250,000 | €250,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €7,641,155 | €7,493,979 | -€147,177 | -1.9% |
| Non-distributable reserves | 130/1 | €25,000 | €25,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Legal reserve | 130 | €25,000 | €25,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Tax-exempt reserves | 132 | €5,949 | €5,949 | = | 0.0% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | €7,610,206 | €7,463,029 | -€147,177 | -1.9% |
| Investment grants | 15 | €72,980 | €68,840 | -€4,140 | -5.7% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €2,871,499 | €4,107,613 | +€1.2m | +43.0% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €2,865,915 | €4,091,360 | +€1.2m | +42.8% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year | 42 | €88,612 | - | -€88,612 | |
| Trade debts | 44 | €1,517,275 | €2,555,671 | +€1.0m | +68.4% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €1,517,275 | €2,555,671 | +€1.0m | +68.4% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress | 46 | €29,385 | €29,385 | = | 0.0% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €179,400 | €256,305 | +€76,905 | +42.9% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €30,227 | €106,299 | +€76,071 | +251.7% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €149,172 | €150,006 | +€834 | +0.6% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €1,051,243 | €1,250,000 | +€198,757 | +18.9% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €5,585 | €16,252 | +€10,668 | +191.0% |
| Operating income | 70/76A | €14,205,546 | €15,620,938 | +€1.4m | +10.0% |
| Turnover | 70 | €14,149,442 | €15,472,124 | +€1.3m | +9.3% |
| Other operating income | 74 | €56,104 | €148,814 | +€92,710 | +165.2% |
| Operating charges | 60/66A | €12,812,735 | €13,255,850 | +€443,115 | +3.5% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables | 60 | €9,173,042 | €9,269,744 | +€96,702 | +1.1% |
| Purchases | 600/8 | €8,528,903 | €9,679,937 | +€1.2m | +13.5% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase) | 609 | €644,139 | -€410,193 | -€1.1m | |
| Services and other goods | 61 | €2,162,451 | €2,624,449 | +€461,998 | +21.4% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €1,104,279 | €1,149,664 | +€45,385 | +4.1% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €182,418 | €180,661 | -€1,757 | -1.0% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 631/4 | €163,011 | -€6,000 | -€169,011 | |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €27,534 | €37,332 | +€9,797 | +35.6% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €1,392,811 | €2,365,089 | +€972,277 | +69.8% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €47,701 | €41,530 | -€6,171 | -12.9% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €41,818 | €41,530 | -€288 | -0.7% |
| Income from current assets | 751 | €8,256 | €15,122 | +€6,867 | +83.2% |
| Other financial income | 752/9 | €33,562 | €26,407 | -€7,155 | -21.3% |
| Non-recurring financial income | 76B | €5,882 | - | -€5,882 | |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €65,256 | €26,887 | -€38,369 | -58.8% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €65,256 | €26,887 | -€38,369 | -58.8% |
| Debt charges | 650 | €1,967 | €2,024 | +€57 | +2.9% |
| Other financial charges | 652/9 | €63,289 | €24,863 | -€38,426 | -60.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €1,375,256 | €2,379,731 | +€1.0m | +73.0% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €324,013 | €526,908 | +€202,895 | +62.6% |
| Taxes | 670/3 | €324,013 | €526,908 | +€202,895 | +62.6% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €1,051,243 | €1,852,824 | +€801,580 | +76.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €1,051,243 | €1,852,824 | +€801,580 | +76.3% |
Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), fiscal years ended 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2024. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 2 October 2026 via checked.be.