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Guy CARDON: 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

Guy CARDON

BE 0414.932.049
NACE 47.770, Retail sale of watches and jewellery
financial year 2024 against 2025filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€71,841
2024 · -€37,643+€109,485
Equity
€505,744
2024 · €483,903+€21,841
Cash
€133,617
2024 · €103,575+€30,042
Balance sheet total
€652,126
2024 · €597,885+€54,241

Largest movements

2024 to 2025
Assets
  • Cash +€30,042

    up €30,042 (+29.0%), from €103,575 to €133,617

    mainly Net result for the year (+€71,841) and Other debts (+€28,075)

  • Receivables within one year +€19,592

    up €19,592 (+132.8%), from €14,758 to €34,350

    of which Other amounts receivable: +€17,645

Equity and liabilities
  • Other debts +€28,075

    up €28,075 (+81.3%), from €34,523 to €62,598

  • Reserves +€22,344

    up €22,344 (+4.8%), from €461,400 to €483,744

Income statement
  • Gross operating margin +€95,791

    up €95,791 (+117.3%), from €81,690 to €177,480

  • Write-downs -€20,500

    down €20,500 (-100.0%), from €20,500 to €0

  • Staff costs +€5,811

    up €5,811 (+6.5%), from €89,980 to €95,791

  • Other operating charges +€1,856

    new in 2025: €1,856

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 -€37,643
Gross operating margin +€95,791
Staff costs -€5,811
Depreciation +€121
Write-downs +€20,500
Other operating charges -€1,856
Financial income +€59
Financial charges +€940
Taxes -€260
Result 2025 €71,841

Cash bridge derived

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 +€86,709
Investment -€6,361
Financing -€50,306
Cash 2024 €103,575
Net result for the year +€71,841
Depreciation +€5,986
Stocks and contracts -€3,842
Receivables within one year -€19,592
Deferred charges and accrued income -€390
Trade debts +€708
Tax, wage and social debts +€3,922
Other debts +€28,075
Investment in fixed assets (net) -€6,361
Current portion of long-term debt -€5,122
Short-term financial debts +€4,817
Contributions, distributions and other -€50,000
Cash 2025 €133,617
Every line side by side 48 lines
Line Code 2024 2025 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €597,885 €652,126 +€54,241 +9.1%
Fixed assets 21/28 €20,592 €20,966 +€375 +1.8%
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 €19,361 €20,851 +€1,490 +7.7%
Plant, machinery and equipment 23 €18,000 €20,115 +€2,115 +11.7%
Furniture and vehicles 24 €1,361 €736 -€625 -45.9%
Financial fixed assets 28 €1,231 €115 -€1,116 -90.7%
Current assets 29/58 €577,294 €631,160 +€53,866 +9.3%
Stocks and contracts in progress 3 €453,899 €457,741 +€3,842 +0.8%
Stocks 30/36 €453,899 €457,741 +€3,842 +0.8%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €14,758 €34,350 +€19,592 +132.8%
Trade receivables 40 - €1,947 +€1,947
Other amounts receivable 41 €14,758 €32,403 +€17,645 +119.6%
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €103,575 €133,617 +€30,042 +29.0%
Deferred charges and accrued income 490/1 €5,062 €5,452 +€390 +7.7%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €597,885 €652,126 +€54,241 +9.1%
Equity 10/15 €483,903 €505,744 +€21,841 +4.5%
Contributions 10/11 €22,000 €22,000 = 0.0%
Contributions outside capital 11 €22,000 - -€22,000
Other 1109/19 €22,000 - -€22,000
Reserves 13 €461,400 €483,744 +€22,344 +4.8%
Distributable reserves 133 €461,400 €483,744 +€22,344 +4.8%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 €503 €0 -€503 -100.0%
Amounts payable 17/49 €113,983 €146,382 +€32,400 +28.4%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €113,983 €146,382 +€32,400 +28.4%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year 42 €5,122 €0 -€5,122 -100.0%
Financial debts 43 - €4,817 +€4,817
Credit institutions 430/8 - €4,817 +€4,817
Trade debts 44 €43,658 €44,366 +€708 +1.6%
Suppliers 440/4 €43,658 €44,366 +€708 +1.6%
Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 €30,679 €34,601 +€3,922 +12.8%
Taxes 450/3 €14,655 €18,865 +€4,210 +28.7%
Remuneration and social security 454/9 €16,025 €15,736 -€288 -1.8%
Other amounts payable 47/48 €34,523 €62,598 +€28,075 +81.3%
Non-recurring operating income 76A €16,875 €0 -€16,875 -100.0%
Remuneration, social security and pensions 62 €89,980 €95,791 +€5,811 +6.5%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 €6,107 €5,986 -€121 -2.0%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) 631/4 €20,500 €0 -€20,500 -100.0%
Other operating charges 640/8 - €1,856 +€1,856
Gross operating margin 9900 €81,690 €177,480 +€95,791 +117.3%
Operating profit (loss) 9901 -€34,898 €73,847 +€108,745
Financial income 75/76B €956 €1,016 +€59 +6.2%
Recurring financial income 75 €956 €1,016 +€59 +6.2%
Financial charges 65/66B €3,459 €2,519 -€940 -27.2%
Recurring financial charges 65 €3,459 €2,519 -€940 -27.2%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 -€37,401 €72,344 +€109,745
Income taxes 67/77 €242 €502 +€260 +107.4%
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 -€37,643 €71,841 +€109,485
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 -€37,643 €71,841 +€109,485

Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 31 December 2024 and 31 December 2025. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 10 October 2026 via checked.be.