EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES: 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
EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES
NACE 46.720, Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories
fiscal year 2024 against 2025filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€1.5m
2024 · €1.1m+€463,322
Equity
€12.7m
2024 · €11.2m+€1.5m
Cash
€28,157
2024 · €30,870-€2,713
Balance sheet total
€22.3m
2024 · €17.9m+€4.4m
Largest movements
Assets
- Receivables within one year +€4.5m
up €4.5m (+26.5%), from €17.1m to €21.6m
of which Other amounts receivable: +€3.1m
Equity and liabilities
- Profit (loss) carried forward +€1.5m
up €1.5m (+21.9%), from €7.0m to €8.6m
- Trade debts +€1.3m
up €1.3m (+80.4%), from €1.7m to €3.0m
- Short-term financial debts +€1.2m
up €1.2m (+38.2%), from €3.2m to €4.4m
- Other debts +€284,123
up €284,123 (+71.5%), from €397,440 to €681,563
Income statement
- Goods and materials -€1.7m
down €1.7m (-7.5%), from €22.9m to €21.2m
of which Purchases: -€23.0m
- Turnover -€1.3m
down €1.3m (-5.0%), from €26.5m to €25.2m
- Financial income -€583,307
no longer reported in 2025 (was €583,307)
- Other operating income -€545,876
down €545,876 (-70.9%), from €769,769 to €223,893
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.
Result 2024
€1.1m
Turnover
-€1.3m
Other operating income
-€545,876
Goods and materials
+€1.7m
Services and other goods
+€228,049
Staff costs
+€220,210
Write-downs
+€321
Provisions
-€11,377
Other operating charges
+€1,796
Financial income
-€583,307
Financial charges
+€53,438
Other financial items
+€682,279
Taxes
+€29,321
Result 2025
€1.5m
Cash bridge derived
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
-€1.2m
Investment
€0
Financing
+€1.2m
Cash 2024
€30,870
From operations (derived)
-€1.2m
Net result for the year
+€1.5m
Stocks and contracts
+€99,150
Receivables within one year
-€4.5m
Smaller working-capital items
+€5,922
Trade debts
+€1.3m
Tax, wage and social debts
+€192,348
Other debts
+€284,123
Accrued charges and deferred income
-€153,438
Financing
+€1.2m
Short-term financial debts
+€1.2m
Contributions, distributions and other
-€0
Not broken down
+€1
Cash 2025
€28,157
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2024 | 2025 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €17,883,817 | €22,306,998 | +€4.4m | +24.7% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €3,374 | €3,374 | = | 0.0% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €3,374 | €3,374 | = | 0.0% |
| Other financial fixed assets | 284/8 | €3,374 | €3,374 | = | 0.0% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees | 285/8 | €3,374 | €3,374 | = | 0.0% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €17,880,443 | €22,303,624 | +€4.4m | +24.7% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €684,554 | €585,404 | -€99,150 | -14.5% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €684,554 | €585,404 | -€99,150 | -14.5% |
| Goods purchased for resale | 34 | €684,554 | €585,404 | -€99,150 | -14.5% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €17,084,926 | €21,607,305 | +€4.5m | +26.5% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €4,271,660 | €5,666,456 | +€1.4m | +32.7% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €12,813,267 | €15,940,849 | +€3.1m | +24.4% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €30,870 | €28,157 | -€2,713 | -8.8% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €80,092 | €82,759 | +€2,667 | +3.3% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €17,883,817 | €22,306,998 | +€4.4m | +24.7% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €11,196,772 | €12,732,555 | +€1.5m | +13.7% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €3,799,185 | €3,799,185 | -€0 | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €379,919 | €379,919 | +€0 | 0.0% |
| Non-distributable reserves | 130/1 | €379,919 | €379,919 | +€0 | 0.0% |
| Reserves not available under the articles | 1311 | €379,919 | €379,919 | +€0 | 0.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €7,017,668 | €8,553,451 | +€1.5m | +21.9% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes | 16 | €198,615 | €207,204 | +€8,589 | +4.3% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 160/5 | €198,615 | €207,204 | +€8,589 | +4.3% |
| Pensions and similar obligations | 160 | €47,482 | €42,283 | -€5,199 | -10.9% |
| Other liabilities and charges | 164/5 | €151,133 | €164,921 | +€13,788 | +9.1% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €6,488,429 | €9,367,240 | +€2.9m | +44.4% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €6,040,292 | €9,072,540 | +€3.0m | +50.2% |
| Financial debts | 43 | €3,203,633 | €4,428,594 | +€1.2m | +38.2% |
| Credit institutions | 430/8 | €3,203,633 | €4,428,594 | +€1.2m | +38.2% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €1,655,837 | €2,986,653 | +€1.3m | +80.4% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €1,655,837 | €2,986,653 | +€1.3m | +80.4% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €783,382 | €975,730 | +€192,348 | +24.6% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €376,320 | €619,122 | +€242,803 | +64.5% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €407,063 | €356,608 | -€50,455 | -12.4% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €397,440 | €681,563 | +€284,123 | +71.5% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €448,137 | €294,699 | -€153,438 | -34.2% |
| Operating income | 70/76A | €27,316,344 | €25,447,941 | -€1.9m | -6.8% |
| Turnover | 70 | €26,546,576 | €25,224,048 | -€1.3m | -5.0% |
| Other operating income | 74 | €769,769 | €223,893 | -€545,876 | -70.9% |
| Operating charges | 60/66A | €26,243,662 | €24,093,667 | -€2.1m | -8.2% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables | 60 | €22,903,481 | €21,192,486 | -€1.7m | -7.5% |
| Purchases | 600/8 | €22,997,635 | - | -€23.0m | |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase) | 609 | -€94,154 | €99,150 | +€193,304 | |
| Services and other goods | 61 | €1,708,200 | €1,480,151 | -€228,049 | -13.4% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €1,617,544 | €1,397,334 | -€220,210 | -13.6% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 631/4 | €321 | - | -€321 | |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals) | 635/8 | -€2,789 | €8,588 | +€11,377 | |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €16,904 | €15,108 | -€1,796 | -10.6% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €1,072,683 | €1,354,274 | +€281,591 | +26.3% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €583,307 | - | -€583,307 | |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €583,307 | €682,279 | +€98,972 | +17.0% |
| Income from financial fixed assets | 750 | €583,307 | €682,279 | +€98,972 | +17.0% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €209,648 | €156,210 | -€53,438 | -25.5% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €209,648 | €156,210 | -€53,438 | -25.5% |
| Other financial charges | 652/9 | €209,648 | €156,210 | -€53,438 | -25.5% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €1,446,341 | €1,880,343 | +€434,002 | +30.0% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €373,881 | €344,560 | -€29,321 | -7.8% |
| Taxes | 670/3 | €373,881 | €506,623 | +€132,742 | +35.5% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions | 77 | - | €162,063 | +€162,063 | |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €1,072,461 | €1,535,783 | +€463,322 | +43.2% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €1,072,461 | €1,535,783 | +€463,322 | +43.2% |
Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), fiscal years ended 31 March 2024 and 31 March 2025. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 8 October 2026 via checked.be.