Cophana: 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.
Cophana
Largest movements
- Receivables within one year +€3.7m
up €3.7m (+17.5%), from €21.3m to €25.0m
of which Trade receivables: +€2.9m
- Stocks and contracts +€879,134
up €879,134 (+80.5%), from €1.1m to €2.0m
- Trade debts +€3.2m
up €3.2m (+12.8%), from €24.9m to €28.1m
- Profit (loss) carried forward +€1.2m
up €1.2m, from -€1.2m to €26,718
- Turnover +€12.0m
up €12.0m (+6.5%), from €184.2m to €196.2m
- Goods and materials +€11.8m
up €11.8m (+6.4%), from €184.1m to €195.9m
of which Purchases: +€12.1m
- Other operating income +€2.5m
up €2.5m (+19.3%), from €13.1m to €15.6m
- Services and other goods +€2.1m
up €2.1m (+24.2%), from €8.6m to €10.7m
From the 2025 result to the 2026 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 2025 and 2026 balance sheets and the 2026 result: not a filed cash-flow statement. It shows where the money came from and went.
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2025 | 2026 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €24,591,419 | €29,108,456 | +€4.5m | +18.4% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €1,943,268 | €1,799,482 | -€143,786 | -7.4% |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €148,386 | €12,073 | -€136,313 | -91.9% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €1,794,882 | €1,787,409 | -€7,473 | -0.4% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €1,676,162 | €1,577,017 | -€99,145 | -5.9% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €96,811 | €209,165 | +€112,354 | +116% |
| Other tangible fixed assets | 26 | €21,909 | €1,227 | -€20,682 | -94.4% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €22,648,151 | €27,308,974 | +€4.7m | +20.6% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €1,091,608 | €1,970,742 | +€879,134 | +80.5% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €1,091,608 | €1,970,742 | +€879,134 | +80.5% |
| Goods purchased for resale | 34 | €1,091,608 | €1,970,742 | +€879,134 | +80.5% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €21,279,837 | €25,010,323 | +€3.7m | +17.5% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €19,566,773 | €22,455,887 | +€2.9m | +14.8% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €1,713,064 | €2,554,436 | +€841,372 | +49.1% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | - | €12,252 | +€12,252 | |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €276,706 | €315,657 | +€38,951 | +14.1% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €24,591,419 | €29,108,456 | +€4.5m | +18.4% |
| Equity | 10/15 | -€884,415 | €334,417 | +€1.2m | |
| 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 | €57,699 | €57,699 | = | 0.0% |
| Non-distributable reserves | 130/1 | €27,084 | €27,084 | = | 0.0% |
| Legal reserve | 130 | €27,084 | €27,084 | = | 0.0% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | €30,615 | €30,615 | = | 0.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | -€1,192,114 | €26,718 | +€1.2m | |
| Provisions and deferred taxes | 16 | €134,000 | €179,819 | +€45,819 | +34.2% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 160/5 | €134,000 | €179,819 | +€45,819 | +34.2% |
| Other liabilities and charges | 164/5 | €134,000 | €179,819 | +€45,819 | +34.2% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €25,341,834 | €28,594,220 | +€3.3m | +12.8% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €25,341,834 | €28,581,690 | +€3.2m | +12.8% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €24,884,078 | €28,070,300 | +€3.2m | +12.8% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €24,884,078 | €28,070,300 | +€3.2m | +12.8% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €457,756 | €511,390 | +€53,634 | +11.7% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €57,220 | €63,355 | +€6,135 | +10.7% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €400,536 | €448,035 | +€47,499 | +11.9% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | - | €12,530 | +€12,530 | |
| Operating income | 70/76A | €197,267,816 | €211,817,829 | +€14.6m | +7.4% |
| Turnover | 70 | €184,156,004 | €196,169,433 | +€12.0m | +6.5% |
| Other operating income | 74 | €13,095,316 | €15,625,605 | +€2.5m | +19.3% |
| Non-recurring operating income | 76A | €16,496 | €22,791 | +€6,295 | +38.2% |
| Operating charges | 60/66A | €196,314,819 | €210,801,337 | +€14.5m | +7.4% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables | 60 | €184,107,204 | €195,924,351 | +€11.8m | +6.4% |
| Purchases | 600/8 | €184,642,748 | €196,754,202 | +€12.1m | +6.6% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase) | 609 | -€535,544 | -€829,851 | -€294,307 | -55.0% |
| Services and other goods | 61 | €8,644,062 | €10,738,356 | +€2.1m | +24.2% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €2,917,626 | €3,465,231 | +€547,605 | +18.8% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €547,083 | €501,268 | -€45,815 | -8.4% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 631/4 | -€135,313 | €47,686 | +€182,999 | |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals) | 635/8 | €134,000 | €45,819 | -€88,181 | -65.8% |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €85,461 | €61,375 | -€24,086 | -28.2% |
| Non-recurring operating charges | 66A | €14,696 | €17,251 | +€2,555 | +17.4% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €952,997 | €1,016,492 | +€63,495 | +6.7% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €286,912 | €247,324 | -€39,588 | -13.8% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €286,543 | €247,243 | -€39,300 | -13.7% |
| Income from financial fixed assets | 750 | - | €83,810 | +€83,810 | |
| Other financial income | 752/9 | €286,543 | €163,433 | -€123,110 | -43.0% |
| Non-recurring financial income | 76B | €369 | €81 | -€288 | -78.0% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €4,071 | €38,850 | +€34,779 | +854% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €3,932 | €38,483 | +€34,551 | +879% |
| Debt charges | 650 | €3,932 | - | -€3,932 | |
| Other financial charges | 652/9 | - | €38,483 | +€38,483 | |
| Non-recurring financial charges | 66B | €139 | €367 | +€228 | +164% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €1,235,838 | €1,224,966 | -€10,872 | -0.9% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €57,220 | €6,135 | -€51,085 | -89.3% |
| Taxes | 670/3 | €57,220 | €6,135 | -€51,085 | -89.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €1,178,618 | €1,218,831 | +€40,213 | +3.4% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €1,178,618 | €1,218,831 | +€40,213 | +3.4% |
Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 31 January 2025 and 31 January 2026. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 28 October 2026 via checked.be.