JEFFREY D'AMBRE: 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.
JEFFREY D'AMBRE
Largest movements
- Stocks and contracts -€17,041
down €17,041 (-6.1%), from €280,567 to €263,527
- Cash -€11,132
down €11,132 (-10.8%), from €102,922 to €91,790
mainly Debts (-€33,494)
- Debts -€33,494
down €33,494 (-9.3%), from €361,747 to €328,253
of which Debts after one year: -€62,599
- Gross operating margin -€9,698
down €9,698 (-45.3%), from €21,416 to €11,718
- Taxes -€730
down €730 (-33.2%), from €2,196 to €1,466
- Depreciation -€243
down €243 (-21.5%), from €1,129 to €886
From the 2016 result to the 2017 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.
Derived cash bridge
Derived from the 2016 and 2017 balance sheets and the 2017 result: not a filed cash-flow statement. It shows where the money came from and went.
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2016 | 2017 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €394,552 | €363,394 | -€31,159 | -7.9% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €5,022 | €4,137 | -€886 | -17.6% |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €400 | €300 | -€100 | -25.0% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €1,622 | €837 | -€786 | -48.4% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €3,000 | €3,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €389,530 | €359,257 | -€30,273 | -7.8% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €280,567 | €263,527 | -€17,041 | -6.1% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €6,041 | €3,941 | -€2,100 | -34.8% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €102,922 | €91,790 | -€11,132 | -10.8% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €394,552 | €363,394 | -€31,159 | -7.9% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €32,805 | €35,141 | +€2,336 | +7.1% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €12,000 | €12,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €2,400 | €2,400 | = | 0.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €18,405 | €20,741 | +€2,336 | +12.7% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €361,747 | €328,253 | -€33,494 | -9.3% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €128,159 | €65,560 | -€62,599 | -48.8% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €220,905 | €261,641 | +€40,737 | +18.4% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €100,502 | €109,213 | +€8,711 | +8.7% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €1,129 | €886 | -€243 | -21.5% |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €21,416 | €11,718 | -€9,698 | -45.3% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €20,030 | €10,576 | -€9,454 | -47.2% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €112 | €83 | -€29 | -26.1% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €12,726 | €6,857 | -€5,869 | -46.1% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €7,416 | €3,802 | -€3,614 | -48.7% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €2,196 | €1,466 | -€730 | -33.2% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €5,220 | €2,336 | -€2,884 | -55.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €5,220 | €2,336 | -€2,884 | -55.3% |
Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2017. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 1 November 2026 via checked.be.