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I-COATS: 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

I-COATS

BE 0878.804.459
NACE 46.851, Wholesale of industrial chemicals
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€1.3m
2024 · €796,872+€463,172
Equity
€1.2m
2024 · €1.2m+€5,704
Cash
€1.2m
2024 · €567,281+€638,198
Balance sheet total
€2.9m
2024 · €2.3m+€619,503

Largest movements

2024 to 2025
Assets
  • Cash +€638,198

    up €638,198 (+113%), from €567,281 to €1.2m

    mainly Net result for the year (+€1.3m) and Other debts (+€494,304)

  • Receivables within one year -€42,986

    down €42,986 (-5.8%), from €747,437 to €704,452

    of which Trade receivables: -€54,400

Equity and liabilities
  • Other debts +€494,304

    up €494,304 (+63.7%), from €775,451 to €1.3m

  • Trade debts +€102,669

    up €102,669 (+31.9%), from €321,701 to €424,370

Income statement
  • Gross operating margin +€461,850

    up €461,850 (+50.6%), from €913,054 to €1.4m

  • Staff costs +€42,842

    up €42,842 (+23.0%), from €186,046 to €228,888

  • Financial income +€36,791

    up €36,791 (+36.9%), from €99,681 to €136,472

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 €796,872
Gross operating margin +€461,850
Staff costs -€42,842
Depreciation -€3,536
Other operating charges -€500
Financial income +€36,791
Financial charges -€1,483
Taxes +€12,892
Result 2025 €1.3m
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 +€1.9m
Investment -€35,474
Financing -€1.3m
Cash 2024 €567,281
Net result for the year +€1.3m
Depreciation +€8,045
Receivables within one year +€42,986
Deferred charges and accrued income +€3,138
Trade debts +€102,669
Tax, wage and social debts +€12,619
Other debts +€494,304
Accrued charges and deferred income +€4,206
Investment in fixed assets (net) -€41,757
Current investments +€6,283
Contributions, distributions and other -€1.3m
Cash 2025 €1.2m
brings cash intakes cash out
Every line side by side 46 lines
Line Code 2024 2025 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €2,326,985 €2,946,487 +€619,503 +26.6%
Fixed assets 21/28 €18,858 €52,570 +€33,712 +179%
Intangible fixed assets 21 - €7,834 +€7,834
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 €18,858 €44,736 +€25,878 +137%
Land and buildings 22 €15,320 €12,617 -€2,703 -17.6%
Plant, machinery and equipment 23 €1,237 €0 -€1,237 -100%
Furniture and vehicles 24 €2,301 €32,119 +€29,818 +1,296%
Current assets 29/58 €2,308,126 €2,893,917 +€585,791 +25.4%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €747,437 €704,452 -€42,986 -5.8%
Trade receivables 40 €596,873 €542,472 -€54,400 -9.1%
Other amounts receivable 41 €150,564 €161,979 +€11,415 +7.6%
Current investments 50/53 €990,270 €983,987 -€6,283 -0.6%
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €567,281 €1,205,478 +€638,198 +113%
Deferred charges and accrued income 490/1 €3,138 €0 -€3,138 -100%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €2,326,985 €2,946,487 +€619,503 +26.6%
Equity 10/15 €1,181,142 €1,186,847 +€5,704 +0.5%
Contributions 10/11 €100,000 €100,000 = 0.0%
Capital 10 €100,000 €100,000 = 0.0%
Issued capital 100 €100,000 €100,000 = 0.0%
Reserves 13 €1,080,000 €1,080,000 = 0.0%
Non-distributable reserves 130/1 €10,000 €10,000 = 0.0%
Legal reserve 130 €10,000 €10,000 = 0.0%
Distributable reserves 133 €1,070,000 €1,070,000 = 0.0%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 €1,142 €6,847 +€5,704 +499%
Amounts payable 17/49 €1,145,842 €1,759,641 +€613,798 +53.6%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €1,142,350 €1,751,942 +€609,593 +53.4%
Trade debts 44 €321,701 €424,370 +€102,669 +31.9%
Suppliers 440/4 €321,701 €424,370 +€102,669 +31.9%
Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 €45,198 €57,817 +€12,619 +27.9%
Taxes 450/3 €3,683 €6,792 +€3,109 +84.4%
Remuneration and social security 454/9 €41,515 €51,025 +€9,510 +22.9%
Other amounts payable 47/48 €775,451 €1,269,755 +€494,304 +63.7%
Accrued charges and deferred income 492/3 €3,492 €7,698 +€4,206 +120%
Remuneration, social security and pensions 62 €186,046 €228,888 +€42,842 +23.0%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 €4,509 €8,045 +€3,536 +78.4%
Other operating charges 640/8 €1,214 €1,714 +€500 +41.2%
Gross operating margin 9900 €913,054 €1,374,904 +€461,850 +50.6%
Operating profit (loss) 9901 €721,285 €1,136,257 +€414,972 +57.5%
Financial income 75/76B €99,681 €136,472 +€36,791 +36.9%
Recurring financial income 75 €99,681 €136,472 +€36,791 +36.9%
Financial charges 65/66B €9,263 €10,745 +€1,483 +16.0%
Recurring financial charges 65 €9,263 €10,745 +€1,483 +16.0%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 €811,703 €1,261,983 +€450,280 +55.5%
Income taxes 67/77 €14,830 €1,938 -€12,892 -86.9%
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 €796,872 €1,260,044 +€463,172 +58.1%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 €796,872 €1,260,044 +€463,172 +58.1%

Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 30 September 2024 and 30 September 2025. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 20 October 2026 via checked.be.