HECHT: 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.
HECHT
Largest movements
- Receivables within one year +€1.0m
up €1.0m (+17.7%), from €5.9m to €6.9m
of which Trade receivables: +€913,034
- Cash -€348,450
down €348,450 (-42.2%), from €826,085 to €477,635
mainly Debts after one year (-€1.3m) and Receivables within one year (-€1.0m)
- Stocks and contracts -€252,885
down €252,885 (-12.3%), from €2.1m to €1.8m
of which Stocks: -€234,436
- Tangible fixed assets -€239,704
down €239,704 (-2.5%), from €9.5m to €9.2m
of which Land and buildings: -€240,336
- Debts after one year -€1.3m
down €1.3m (-29.4%), from €4.4m to €3.1m
of which Financial debts: -€1.3m
- Trade debts +€1.0m
up €1.0m (+18.6%), from €5.4m to €6.4m
- Current portion of long-term debt -€438,772
down €438,772 (-47.9%), from €915,205 to €476,433
- Short-term financial debts +€305,696
up €305,696 (+21.2%), from €1.4m to €1.7m
- Profit (loss) carried forward +€297,187
up €297,187 (+3.7%), from -€7.9m to -€7.7m
- Turnover -€705,758
down €705,758 (-3.0%), from €23.9m to €23.2m
- Goods and materials +€360,517
up €360,517 (+3.4%), from €10.6m to €11.0m
of which Purchases: +€426,987
- Other operating income +€310,054
up €310,054 (+10.6%), from €2.9m to €3.2m
- Depreciation -€297,240
down €297,240 (-34.5%), from €862,524 to €565,284
- Staff costs +€290,747
up €290,747 (+3.5%), from €8.4m to €8.7m
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.
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.
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2024 | 2025 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €18,343,006 | €18,500,912 | +€157,905 | +0.9% |
| Formation expenses | 20 | €41,517 | €0 | -€41,517 | -100.0% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €9,474,916 | €9,220,014 | -€254,902 | -2.7% |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €20,455 | €5,257 | -€15,198 | -74.3% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €9,452,968 | €9,213,265 | -€239,704 | -2.5% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €9,076,564 | €8,836,228 | -€240,336 | -2.6% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €183,423 | €81,334 | -€102,089 | -55.7% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €82,755 | €103,915 | +€21,160 | +25.6% |
| Leasing and similar rights | 25 | €110,227 | €78,303 | -€31,923 | -29.0% |
| Assets under construction and advance payments | 27 | - | €113,485 | +€113,485 | |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €1,492 | €1,492 | = | 0.0% |
| Affiliated companies | 280/1 | €0 | - | = | |
| Participating interests | 280 | €0 | - | = | |
| Other financial fixed assets | 284/8 | €1,492 | €1,492 | = | 0.0% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees | 285/8 | €1,492 | €1,492 | = | 0.0% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €8,826,573 | €9,280,897 | +€454,324 | +5.1% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €2,060,799 | €1,807,914 | -€252,885 | -12.3% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €1,825,244 | €1,590,808 | -€234,436 | -12.8% |
| Raw materials and consumables | 30/31 | €1,825,244 | €1,590,808 | -€234,436 | -12.8% |
| Contracts in progress | 37 | €235,555 | €217,105 | -€18,450 | -7.8% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €5,876,269 | €6,914,737 | +€1.0m | +17.7% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €5,175,928 | €6,088,962 | +€913,034 | +17.6% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €700,341 | €825,775 | +€125,434 | +17.9% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €826,085 | €477,635 | -€348,450 | -42.2% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €63,420 | €80,611 | +€17,192 | +27.1% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €18,343,006 | €18,500,912 | +€157,905 | +0.9% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €3,975,696 | €4,272,883 | +€297,187 | +7.5% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €4,853,213 | €4,853,213 | = | 0.0% |
| Capital | 10 | €4,850,000 | €4,850,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Issued capital | 100 | €4,850,000 | €4,850,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Contributions outside capital | 11 | €3,213 | €3,213 | = | 0.0% |
| Share premium | 1100/10 | €3,213 | €3,213 | = | 0.0% |
| Revaluation surpluses | 12 | €6,053,029 | €5,882,301 | -€170,728 | -2.8% |
| Reserves | 13 | €1,018,923 | €1,189,651 | +€170,728 | +16.8% |
| Non-distributable reserves | 130/1 | €160,000 | €160,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Legal reserve | 130 | €160,000 | €160,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Tax-exempt reserves | 132 | €22,310 | €22,310 | = | 0.0% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | €836,613 | €1,007,341 | +€170,728 | +20.4% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | -€7,949,469 | -€7,652,282 | +€297,187 | +3.7% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €14,367,310 | €14,228,028 | -€139,282 | -1.0% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €4,395,155 | €3,101,226 | -€1.3m | -29.4% |
| Financial debts | 170/4 | €4,393,315 | €3,099,853 | -€1.3m | -29.4% |
| Leasing and similar obligations | 172 | €941,676 | €863,221 | -€78,455 | -8.3% |
| Credit institutions | 173 | €495,169 | €1,102,856 | +€607,687 | +122.7% |
| Other loans | 174 | €2,956,470 | €1,133,776 | -€1.8m | -61.7% |
| Other amounts payable | 178/9 | €1,840 | €1,373 | -€468 | -25.4% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €9,934,871 | €11,126,725 | +€1.2m | +12.0% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year | 42 | €915,205 | €476,433 | -€438,772 | -47.9% |
| Financial debts | 43 | €1,441,041 | €1,746,737 | +€305,696 | +21.2% |
| Credit institutions | 430/8 | €1,441,041 | €1,746,737 | +€305,696 | +21.2% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €5,426,379 | €6,434,802 | +€1.0m | +18.6% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €5,426,379 | €6,434,802 | +€1.0m | +18.6% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress | 46 | - | €27,633 | +€27,633 | |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €2,151,599 | €2,340,474 | +€188,875 | +8.8% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €1,003,560 | €1,229,610 | +€226,049 | +22.5% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €1,148,039 | €1,110,864 | -€37,175 | -3.2% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €646 | €100,646 | +€100,000 | +15483.7% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €37,284 | €77 | -€37,207 | -99.8% |
| Operating income | 70/76A | €26,807,485 | €27,786,776 | +€979,291 | +3.7% |
| Turnover | 70 | €23,882,861 | €23,177,103 | -€705,758 | -3.0% |
| Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress | 71 | €6,555 | -€18,450 | -€25,005 | |
| Other operating income | 74 | €2,918,069 | €3,228,122 | +€310,054 | +10.6% |
| Non-recurring operating income | 76A | - | €1,400,000 | +€1.4m | |
| Operating charges | 60/66A | €26,302,155 | €27,186,073 | +€883,918 | +3.4% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables | 60 | €10,609,233 | €10,969,749 | +€360,517 | +3.4% |
| Purchases | 600/8 | €10,380,610 | €10,807,598 | +€426,987 | +4.1% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase) | 609 | €228,622 | €162,152 | -€66,471 | -29.1% |
| Services and other goods | 61 | €6,428,161 | €6,706,424 | +€278,263 | +4.3% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €8,402,340 | €8,693,087 | +€290,747 | +3.5% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €862,524 | €565,284 | -€297,240 | -34.5% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 631/4 | -€130,751 | €126,968 | +€257,719 | |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €130,649 | €124,562 | -€6,088 | -4.7% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €505,330 | €600,702 | +€95,372 | +18.9% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €109,916 | €127,256 | +€17,340 | +15.8% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €109,916 | €127,256 | +€17,340 | +15.8% |
| Income from current assets | 751 | €8,307 | €7,799 | -€508 | -6.1% |
| Other financial income | 752/9 | €101,609 | €119,458 | +€17,849 | +17.6% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €496,195 | €430,834 | -€65,360 | -13.2% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €496,195 | €430,834 | -€65,360 | -13.2% |
| Debt charges | 650 | €304,379 | €260,085 | -€44,294 | -14.6% |
| Other financial charges | 652/9 | €191,816 | €170,750 | -€21,066 | -11.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €119,051 | €297,124 | +€178,073 | +149.6% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €4,650 | -€63 | -€4,714 | |
| Taxes | 670/3 | €4,650 | €5,450 | +€800 | +17.2% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions | 77 | - | €5,513 | +€5,513 | |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €114,401 | €297,187 | +€182,787 | +159.8% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €114,401 | €297,187 | +€182,787 | +159.8% |
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.