MERCURE MEDIA: 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.
MERCURE MEDIA
Largest movements
- Receivables within one year +€3,247
up €3,247 (+18.1%), from €17,930 to €21,177
of which Trade receivables: +€3,246
- Cash +€1,186
up €1,186 (+102%), from €1,167 to €2,353
mainly Other debts (+€3,117) and Tax, wage and social debts (+€1,190)
- Other debts +€3,117
up €3,117 (+38.3%), from €8,141 to €11,258
- Tax, wage and social debts +€1,190
up €1,190 (+203%), from €585 to €1,775
- Profit (loss) carried forward +€720
up €720 (+26.7%), from €2,693 to €3,413
- Trade debts -€594
down €594 (-21.7%), from €2,736 to €2,142
- Gross operating margin +€1,731
up €1,731 (+220%), from €788 to €2,519
- Taxes +€1,129
up €1,129 (+196%), from €576 to €1,705
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.
Derived cash bridge
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 | €21,073 | €25,506 | +€4,433 | +21.0% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €975 | €975 | = | 0.0% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €975 | €975 | = | 0.0% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €20,098 | €24,531 | +€4,433 | +22.1% |
| Amounts receivable after more than one year | 29 | €1,001 | €1,001 | = | 0.0% |
| Other amounts receivable | 291 | €1,001 | €1,001 | = | 0.0% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €17,930 | €21,177 | +€3,247 | +18.1% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €17,906 | €21,152 | +€3,246 | +18.1% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €24 | €25 | +€1 | +4.2% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €1,167 | €2,353 | +€1,186 | +102% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €21,073 | €25,506 | +€4,433 | +21.0% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €9,611 | €10,331 | +€720 | +7.5% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €6,240 | €6,240 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €678 | €678 | = | 0.0% |
| Non-distributable reserves | 130/1 | €678 | €678 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves not available under the articles | 1311 | €678 | €678 | = | 0.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €2,693 | €3,413 | +€720 | +26.7% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €11,462 | €15,175 | +€3,713 | +32.4% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €11,462 | €15,175 | +€3,713 | +32.4% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €2,736 | €2,142 | -€594 | -21.7% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €2,736 | €2,142 | -€594 | -21.7% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €585 | €1,775 | +€1,190 | +203% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €585 | €1,775 | +€1,190 | +203% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €8,141 | €11,258 | +€3,117 | +38.3% |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €788 | €2,519 | +€1,731 | +220% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €788 | €2,519 | +€1,731 | +220% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €96 | €94 | -€2 | -2.1% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €96 | €94 | -€2 | -2.1% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €692 | €2,425 | +€1,733 | +250% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €576 | €1,705 | +€1,129 | +196% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €116 | €720 | +€604 | +521% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €116 | €720 | +€604 | +521% |
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 31 October 2026 via checked.be.