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Librairie Hanon: 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

Librairie Hanon

BE 0439.193.432
NACE 47.621, Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€48,688
2024 · €41,888+€6,800
Equity
€350,579
2024 · €301,891+€48,688
Cash
€229,815
2024 · €170,334+€59,481
Balance sheet total
€429,805
2024 · €365,317+€64,488

Largest movements

2024 to 2025
Assets
  • Cash +€59,481

    up €59,481 (+34.9%), from €170,334 to €229,815

    mainly Net result for the year (+€48,688) and Depreciation (+€12,711)

  • Stocks and contracts +€14,130

    up €14,130 (+10.0%), from €141,093 to €155,223

  • Tangible fixed assets -€12,051

    down €12,051 (-29.0%), from €41,602 to €29,551

Equity and liabilities
  • Profit (loss) carried forward +€48,688

    up €48,688 (+16.2%), from €299,908 to €348,596

  • Trade debts +€10,731

    up €10,731 (+21.8%), from €49,160 to €59,891

  • Tax, wage and social debts +€4,400

    up €4,400 (+42.2%), from €10,435 to €14,835

    of which Remuneration and social security: +€2,239

Income statement
  • Turnover +€396,805

    up €396,805 (+30.2%), from €1.3m to €1.7m

  • Purchases and services +€365,692

    up €365,692 (+31.1%), from €1.2m to €1.5m

  • Gross operating margin +€19,357

    up €19,357 (+13.2%), from €146,329 to €165,686

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 €41,888
Gross operating margin +€19,357
Staff costs -€8,754
Depreciation +€290
Write-downs -€898
Other operating charges -€43
Financial income +€166
Financial charges -€982
Taxes -€2,336
Result 2025 €48,688
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 +€58,136
Investment €0
Financing +€1,345
Cash 2024 €170,334
Net result for the year +€48,688
Depreciation +€12,711
Stocks and contracts -€14,130
Receivables within one year -€3,588
Trade debts +€10,731
Tax, wage and social debts +€4,400
Other debts -€944
Accrued charges and deferred income +€268
Short-term financial debts +€1,345
Cash 2025 €229,815
brings cash intakes cash out
Every line side by side 45 lines
Line Code 2024 2025 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €365,317 €429,805 +€64,488 +17.7%
Fixed assets 21/28 €43,619 €30,908 -€12,711 -29.1%
Intangible fixed assets 21 €1,980 €1,320 -€660 -33.3%
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 €41,602 €29,551 -€12,051 -29.0%
Furniture and vehicles 24 €41,602 €29,551 -€12,051 -29.0%
Financial fixed assets 28 €37 €37 = 0.0%
Current assets 29/58 €321,698 €398,897 +€77,199 +24.0%
Stocks and contracts in progress 3 €141,093 €155,223 +€14,130 +10.0%
Stocks 30/36 €141,093 €155,223 +€14,130 +10.0%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €10,271 €13,859 +€3,588 +34.9%
Trade receivables 40 €9,375 €12,211 +€2,836 +30.3%
Other amounts receivable 41 €896 €1,648 +€752 +83.9%
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €170,334 €229,815 +€59,481 +34.9%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €365,317 €429,805 +€64,488 +17.7%
Equity 10/15 €301,891 €350,579 +€48,688 +16.1%
Contributions 10/11 €1,983 €1,983 = 0.0%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 €299,908 €348,596 +€48,688 +16.2%
Amounts payable 17/49 €63,426 €79,226 +€15,800 +24.9%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €62,570 €78,102 +€15,532 +24.8%
Financial debts 43 €2,031 €3,376 +€1,345 +66.2%
Credit institutions 430/8 €2,031 €3,376 +€1,345 +66.2%
Trade debts 44 €49,160 €59,891 +€10,731 +21.8%
Suppliers 440/4 €49,160 €59,891 +€10,731 +21.8%
Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 €10,435 €14,835 +€4,400 +42.2%
Taxes 450/3 - €2,161 +€2,161
Remuneration and social security 454/9 €10,435 €12,674 +€2,239 +21.5%
Other amounts payable 47/48 €944 - -€944
Accrued charges and deferred income 492/3 €856 €1,124 +€268 +31.3%
Turnover 70 €1,311,825 €1,708,630 +€396,805 +30.2%
Goods, raw materials, services and sundry goods 60/61 €1,177,252 €1,542,944 +€365,692 +31.1%
Remuneration, social security and pensions 62 €75,193 €83,947 +€8,754 +11.6%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 €13,001 €12,711 -€290 -2.2%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) 631/4 - €898 +€898
Other operating charges 640/8 €1,392 €1,435 +€43 +3.1%
Gross operating margin 9900 €146,329 €165,686 +€19,357 +13.2%
Operating profit (loss) 9901 €56,743 €66,695 +€9,952 +17.5%
Financial income 75/76B €650 €816 +€166 +25.5%
Recurring financial income 75 €650 €793 +€143 +22.0%
Non-recurring financial income 76B - €23 +€23
Financial charges 65/66B €5,442 €6,424 +€982 +18.0%
Recurring financial charges 65 €5,442 €6,424 +€982 +18.0%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 €51,951 €61,087 +€9,136 +17.6%
Income taxes 67/77 €10,063 €12,399 +€2,336 +23.2%
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 €41,888 €48,688 +€6,800 +16.2%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 €41,888 €48,688 +€6,800 +16.2%

Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 30 November 2024 and 30 November 2025. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 16 October 2026 via checked.be.