METALSIGN: 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.
METALSIGN
Largest movements
- Cash +€48,596
up €48,596 (+56.7%), from €85,697 to €134,293
mainly Depreciation (+€45,534) and Receivables within one year (+€38,926)
- Receivables within one year -€38,926
down €38,926 (-49.5%), from €78,607 to €39,680
- Stocks and contracts +€13,135
up €13,135 (+9.7%), from €134,865 to €148,000
- Reserves +€37,255
up €37,255 (+21.3%), from €175,075 to €212,330
- Debts after one year -€18,456
down €18,456 (-3.5%), from €533,753 to €515,297
- Trade debts -€17,502
down €17,502 (-25.5%), from €68,547 to €51,045
- Other debts +€13,666
up €13,666 (+14.8%), from €92,150 to €105,815
- Staff costs -€17,353
down €17,353 (-30.8%), from €56,384 to €39,031
- Gross operating margin +€8,765
up €8,765 (+5.8%), from €150,164 to €158,929
- Depreciation +€5,597
up €5,597 (+14.0%), from €39,937 to €45,534
- Taxes +€3,932
up €3,932 (+35.9%), from €10,953 to €14,884
- Financial charges +€2,612
up €2,612 (+18.2%), from €14,371 to €16,983
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 | €948,151 | €965,728 | +€17,577 | +1.9% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €639,162 | €636,656 | -€2,506 | -0.4% |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | - | €6,310 | +€6,310 | |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €639,162 | €630,346 | -€8,816 | -1.4% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €596,294 | €566,929 | -€29,365 | -4.9% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €31,249 | €52,253 | +€21,004 | +67.2% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €11,619 | €11,164 | -€455 | -3.9% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €308,990 | €329,072 | +€20,082 | +6.5% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €134,865 | €148,000 | +€13,135 | +9.7% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €134,865 | €148,000 | +€13,135 | +9.7% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €78,607 | €39,680 | -€38,926 | -49.5% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €78,607 | €39,680 | -€38,926 | -49.5% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €85,697 | €134,293 | +€48,596 | +56.7% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €9,821 | €7,099 | -€2,722 | -27.7% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €948,151 | €965,728 | +€17,577 | +1.9% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €193,604 | €230,859 | +€37,255 | +19.2% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €12,400 | €12,400 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €175,075 | €212,330 | +€37,255 | +21.3% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | €175,075 | €212,330 | +€37,255 | +21.3% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €6,129 | €6,129 | = | 0.0% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €754,548 | €734,869 | -€19,679 | -2.6% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €533,753 | €515,297 | -€18,456 | -3.5% |
| Financial debts | 170/4 | €533,753 | €515,297 | -€18,456 | -3.5% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €220,795 | €219,572 | -€1,223 | -0.6% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year | 42 | €35,252 | €42,894 | +€7,643 | +21.7% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €68,547 | €51,045 | -€17,502 | -25.5% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €68,547 | €51,045 | -€17,502 | -25.5% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress | 46 | €4,156 | €1,723 | -€2,433 | -58.5% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €20,690 | €18,094 | -€2,596 | -12.5% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €17,799 | €16,460 | -€1,339 | -7.5% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €2,891 | €1,634 | -€1,257 | -43.5% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €92,150 | €105,815 | +€13,666 | +14.8% |
| Non-recurring operating income | 76A | €0 | €13,095 | +€13,095 | |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €56,384 | €39,031 | -€17,353 | -30.8% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €39,937 | €45,534 | +€5,597 | +14.0% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 631/4 | €1,106 | €2,329 | +€1,223 | +111% |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €2,288 | €4,048 | +€1,760 | +76.9% |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €150,164 | €158,929 | +€8,765 | +5.8% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €50,449 | €67,987 | +€17,538 | +34.8% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €975 | €1,136 | +€160 | +16.4% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €975 | €1,136 | +€160 | +16.4% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €14,371 | €16,983 | +€2,612 | +18.2% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €14,371 | €16,983 | +€2,612 | +18.2% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €37,053 | €52,140 | +€15,086 | +40.7% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €10,953 | €14,884 | +€3,932 | +35.9% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €26,101 | €37,255 | +€11,155 | +42.7% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €26,101 | €37,255 | +€11,155 | +42.7% |
Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 30 June 2024 and 30 June 2025. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 14 October 2026 via checked.be.