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De Boekuil: 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

De Boekuil

BE 0408.463.931
NACE 47.621, Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€3,239
2024 · €3,203+€37
Equity
€156,419
2024 · €153,179+€3,239
Cash
€32,810
2024 · €18,498+€14,312
Balance sheet total
€402,415
2024 · €399,103+€3,312

Largest movements

2024 to 2025
Assets
  • Cash +€14,312

    up €14,312 (+77.4%), from €18,498 to €32,810

    mainly Depreciation (+€13,949) and Debts after one year (+€13,484)

  • Tangible fixed assets -€13,949

    down €13,949 (-29.1%), from €47,897 to €33,948

    of which Furniture and vehicles: -€12,149

  • Stocks and contracts +€10,102

    up €10,102 (+3.1%), from €324,706 to €334,808

  • Receivables within one year -€7,153

    down €7,153 (-91.1%), from €7,851 to €698

    of which Trade receivables: -€7,153

Equity and liabilities
  • Short-term financial debts -€28,483

    down €28,483 (-28.5%), from €100,000 to €71,517

  • Debts after one year +€13,484

    up €13,484 (+631%), from €2,137 to €15,621

  • Advances received +€6,715

    up €6,715 (+228%), from €2,951 to €9,666

  • Tax, wage and social debts +€6,624

    up €6,624 (+64.8%), from €10,217 to €16,841

    of which Taxes: +€5,375

  • Current portion of long-term debt +€4,398

    up €4,398 (+86.6%), from €5,077 to €9,475

Income statement
  • Gross operating margin +€10,571

    up €10,571 (+10.2%), from €103,943 to €114,514

  • Depreciation +€5,507

    up €5,507 (+65.2%), from €8,442 to €13,949

  • Staff costs +€3,490

    up €3,490 (+7.4%), from €47,085 to €50,575

  • Financial charges +€3,186

    up €3,186 (+12.0%), from €26,520 to €29,706

    of which Financial charges: +€3,179

From the 2024 result to the 2025 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 2024 €3,203
Gross operating margin +€10,571
Staff costs -€3,490
Depreciation -€5,507
Write-downs +€933
Other operating charges +€998
Financial income +€188
Financial charges -€3,186
Taxes -€471
Result 2025 €3,239
raises the resultlowers the result

Derived cash bridge

cash 2024 to 2025

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.

From operations +€24,913
Investment €0
Financing -€10,601
Cash 2024 €18,498
Net result for the year +€3,239
Depreciation +€13,949
Stocks and contracts -€10,102
Receivables within one year +€7,153
Trade debts -€580
Tax, wage and social debts +€6,624
Advances received +€6,715
Other debts -€2,086
Debts after one year +€13,484
Current portion of long-term debt +€4,398
Short-term financial debts -€28,483
Cash 2025 €32,810
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Every line side by side 52 lines
Line Code 2024 2025 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €399,103 €402,415 +€3,312 +0.8%
Fixed assets 21/28 €48,048 €34,099 -€13,949 -29.0%
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 €47,897 €33,948 -€13,949 -29.1%
Plant, machinery and equipment 23 €3,215 €1,415 -€1,800 -56.0%
Furniture and vehicles 24 €44,681 €32,533 -€12,149 -27.2%
Financial fixed assets 28 €151 €151 = 0.0%
Current assets 29/58 €351,055 €368,316 +€17,261 +4.9%
Stocks and contracts in progress 3 €324,706 €334,808 +€10,102 +3.1%
Stocks 30/36 €324,706 €334,808 +€10,102 +3.1%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €7,851 €698 -€7,153 -91.1%
Trade receivables 40 €7,720 €568 -€7,153 -92.6%
Other amounts receivable 41 €131 €131 = 0.0%
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €18,498 €32,810 +€14,312 +77.4%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €399,103 €402,415 +€3,312 +0.8%
Equity 10/15 €153,179 €156,419 +€3,239 +2.1%
Contributions 10/11 €18,592 €18,592 = 0.0%
Reserves 13 €4,586 €4,586 = 0.0%
Non-distributable reserves 130/1 €1,859 €1,859 = 0.0%
Reserves not available under the articles 1311 €1,859 €1,859 = 0.0%
Distributable reserves 133 €2,727 €2,727 = 0.0%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 €130,001 €133,241 +€3,239 +2.5%
Amounts payable 17/49 €245,924 €245,997 +€73 0.0%
Amounts payable after more than one year 17 €2,137 €15,621 +€13,484 +631%
Financial debts 170/4 €2,137 €15,621 +€13,484 +631%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €243,787 €230,375 -€13,411 -5.5%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year 42 €5,077 €9,475 +€4,398 +86.6%
Financial debts 43 €100,000 €71,517 -€28,483 -28.5%
Credit institutions 430/8 €100,000 €71,517 -€28,483 -28.5%
Trade debts 44 €18,741 €18,162 -€580 -3.1%
Suppliers 440/4 €18,741 €18,162 -€580 -3.1%
Advances received on contracts in progress 46 €2,951 €9,666 +€6,715 +228%
Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 €10,217 €16,841 +€6,624 +64.8%
Taxes 450/3 €1,790 €7,165 +€5,375 +300%
Remuneration and social security 454/9 €8,427 €9,676 +€1,249 +14.8%
Other amounts payable 47/48 €106,800 €104,715 -€2,086 -2.0%
Remuneration, social security and pensions 62 €47,085 €50,575 +€3,490 +7.4%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 €8,442 €13,949 +€5,507 +65.2%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) 631/4 €3,619 €2,685 -€933 -25.8%
Other operating charges 640/8 €9,427 €8,429 -€998 -10.6%
Non-recurring operating charges 66A €0 - -€0
Gross operating margin 9900 €103,943 €114,514 +€10,571 +10.2%
Operating profit (loss) 9901 €35,370 €38,876 +€3,506 +9.9%
Financial income 75/76B €93 €281 +€188 +201%
Recurring financial income 75 €83 €278 +€195 +234%
Non-recurring financial income 76B €10 €3 -€7 -68.1%
Financial charges 65/66B €26,520 €29,706 +€3,186 +12.0%
Recurring financial charges 65 €26,520 €29,699 +€3,179 +12.0%
Non-recurring financial charges 66B - €7 +€7
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 €8,944 €9,451 +€508 +5.7%
Income taxes 67/77 €5,741 €6,212 +€471 +8.2%
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 €3,203 €3,239 +€37 +1.1%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 €3,203 €3,239 +€37 +1.1%

Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 31 March 2024 and 31 March 2025. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 29 October 2026 via checked.be.