MEURA: 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
MEURA
NACE 28.930, Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€8.6m
2024 · €8.9m-€363,837
Equity
€31.8m
2024 · €33.2m-€1.4m
Cash
€27.0m
2024 · €17.7m+€9.3m
Balance sheet total
€77.9m
2024 · €90.5m-€12.6m
Largest movements
Assets
- Receivables within one year -€20.1m
down €20.1m (-47.4%), from €42.4m to €22.3m
of which Trade receivables: -€15.5m
- Cash +€9.3m
up €9.3m (+52.7%), from €17.7m to €27.0m
mainly Receivables within one year (+€20.1m) and Stocks and contracts (+€8.6m)
- Stocks and contracts -€8.6m
down €8.6m (-39.9%), from €21.5m to €12.9m
of which Contracts in progress: -€6.9m
- Current investments +€7.2m
up €7.2m (+119%), from €6.0m to €13.2m
Equity and liabilities
- Advances received -€7.4m
down €7.4m (-21.6%), from €34.3m to €26.9m
- Trade debts -€2.2m
down €2.2m (-15.9%), from €13.7m to €11.5m
- Profit (loss) carried forward -€1.4m
down €1.4m (-5.3%), from €26.6m to €25.2m
Income statement
- Turnover -€23.4m
down €23.4m (-30.3%), from €77.3m to €53.9m
- Goods and materials -€13.7m
down €13.7m (-43.9%), from €31.3m to €17.6m
of which Purchases: -€18.5m
- Services and other goods -€4.0m
down €4.0m (-30.5%), from €13.2m to €9.1m
- Staff costs -€1.8m
down €1.8m (-14.3%), from €12.8m to €11.0m
- Financial charges +€1.7m
up €1.7m (+531%), from €312,277 to €2.0m
of which Non-recurring financial charges: +€832,185
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.
Result 2024
€8.9m
Turnover
-€23.4m
Other operating income
+€288,237
Goods and materials
+€13.7m
Services and other goods
+€4.0m
Staff costs
+€1.8m
Depreciation
+€25,494
Write-downs
-€297,765
Provisions
+€449,972
Other operating charges
-€54,924
Other operating items
+€6.1m
Financial income
-€1.0m
Financial charges
-€1.7m
Taxes
-€325,918
Result 2025
€8.6m
raises the resultlowers the resultnot broken down further in the accounts
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.
From operations
+€26.4m
Investment
-€7.0m
Financing
-€10.1m
Cash 2024
€17.7m
From operations (derived)
+€26.4m
Net result for the year
+€8.6m
Depreciation
+€387,335
Stocks and contracts
+€8.6m
Receivables within one year
+€20.1m
Deferred charges and accrued income
-€200,815
Provisions
-€376,867
Trade debts
-€2.2m
Tax, wage and social debts
-€533,479
Advances received
-€7.4m
Other debts
-€233,053
Accrued charges and deferred income
-€377,004
Investment (derived)
-€7.0m
Investment in fixed assets (net)
+€128,713
Current investments
-€7.2m
Financing
-€10.1m
Debts after one year
-€47,477
Contributions, distributions and other
-€10.0m
Cash 2025
€27.0m
brings cash intakes cash out
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2024 | 2025 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €90,497,438 | €77,929,138 | -€12.6m | -13.9% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €2,521,656 | €2,005,609 | -€516,048 | -20.5% |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €2,315 | €1,451 | -€864 | -37.3% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €2,077,659 | €1,832,680 | -€244,979 | -11.8% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €978,116 | €867,232 | -€110,884 | -11.3% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €672,772 | €547,029 | -€125,743 | -18.7% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €131,013 | €145,492 | +€14,480 | +11.1% |
| Other tangible fixed assets | 26 | €235,559 | €212,727 | -€22,832 | -9.7% |
| Assets under construction and advance payments | 27 | €60,200 | €60,200 | = | 0.0% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €441,682 | €171,477 | -€270,205 | -61.2% |
| Affiliated companies | 280/1 | €406,228 | €136,023 | -€270,205 | -66.5% |
| Participating interests | 280 | €406,228 | €136,023 | -€270,205 | -66.5% |
| Other financial fixed assets | 284/8 | €35,454 | €35,454 | = | 0.0% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees | 285/8 | €35,454 | €35,454 | = | 0.0% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €87,975,782 | €75,923,529 | -€12.1m | -13.7% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €21,519,265 | €12,923,270 | -€8.6m | -39.9% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €12,923,204 | €11,256,174 | -€1.7m | -12.9% |
| Raw materials and consumables | 30/31 | €523,532 | - | -€523,532 | |
| Work in progress | 32 | €368,954 | €641,145 | +€272,190 | +73.8% |
| Finished goods | 33 | €799,526 | €813,505 | +€13,980 | +1.7% |
| Goods purchased for resale | 34 | €11,231,191 | €9,801,524 | -€1.4m | -12.7% |
| Contracts in progress | 37 | €8,596,062 | €1,667,096 | -€6.9m | -80.6% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €42,415,676 | €22,292,436 | -€20.1m | -47.4% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €34,216,559 | €18,670,246 | -€15.5m | -45.4% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €8,199,117 | €3,622,191 | -€4.6m | -55.8% |
| Current investments | 50/53 | €6,000,000 | €13,150,131 | +€7.2m | +119% |
| Other investments | 51/53 | €6,000,000 | €13,150,131 | +€7.2m | +119% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €17,663,684 | €26,979,720 | +€9.3m | +52.7% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €377,157 | €577,971 | +€200,815 | +53.2% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €90,497,438 | €77,929,138 | -€12.6m | -13.9% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €33,220,365 | €31,794,768 | -€1.4m | -4.3% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €2,735,000 | €2,735,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Capital | 10 | €2,735,000 | €2,735,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Issued capital | 100 | €2,735,000 | €2,735,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Revaluation surpluses | 12 | €1,044 | €1,044 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €3,853,394 | €3,849,234 | -€4,160 | -0.1% |
| Non-distributable reserves | 130/1 | €274,436 | €274,436 | = | 0.0% |
| Legal reserve | 130 | €273,500 | €273,500 | = | 0.0% |
| Other | 1319 | €936 | €936 | = | 0.0% |
| Tax-exempt reserves | 132 | €997,770 | €997,770 | = | 0.0% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | €2,581,187 | €2,577,027 | -€4,160 | -0.2% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €26,627,069 | €25,208,040 | -€1.4m | -5.3% |
| Investment grants | 15 | €3,859 | €1,451 | -€2,408 | -62.4% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes | 16 | €6,518,914 | €6,142,048 | -€376,867 | -5.8% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 160/5 | €6,518,074 | €6,141,301 | -€376,773 | -5.8% |
| Pensions and similar obligations | 160 | €1,173,074 | €1,031,324 | -€141,750 | -12.1% |
| Taxes | 161 | €479,196 | - | -€479,196 | |
| Other liabilities and charges | 164/5 | €4,865,804 | €5,109,977 | +€244,173 | +5.0% |
| Deferred taxes | 168 | €840 | €747 | -€93 | -11.1% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €50,758,159 | €39,992,322 | -€10.8m | -21.2% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €47,477 | - | -€47,477 | |
| Other amounts payable | 178/9 | €47,477 | - | -€47,477 | |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €50,332,173 | €39,990,816 | -€10.3m | -20.5% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €13,677,579 | €11,500,355 | -€2.2m | -15.9% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €13,677,579 | €11,500,355 | -€2.2m | -15.9% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress | 46 | €34,289,734 | €26,892,135 | -€7.4m | -21.6% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €1,879,793 | €1,346,313 | -€533,479 | -28.4% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €193,890 | €198,204 | +€4,315 | +2.2% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €1,685,903 | €1,148,109 | -€537,794 | -31.9% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €485,067 | €252,013 | -€233,053 | -48.0% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €378,509 | €1,505 | -€377,004 | -99.6% |
| Operating income | 70/76A | €65,717,223 | €48,644,109 | -€17.1m | -26.0% |
| Turnover | 70 | €77,326,098 | €53,905,540 | -€23.4m | -30.3% |
| Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress | 71 | -€12,477,505 | -€6,417,206 | +€6.1m | +48.6% |
| Other operating income | 74 | €867,538 | €1,155,775 | +€288,237 | +33.2% |
| Non-recurring operating income | 76A | €1,091 | - | -€1,091 | |
| Operating charges | 60/66A | €58,513,056 | €38,806,078 | -€19.7m | -33.7% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables | 60 | €31,310,471 | €17,575,495 | -€13.7m | -43.9% |
| Purchases | 600/8 | €34,151,449 | €15,636,735 | -€18.5m | -54.2% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase) | 609 | -€2,840,978 | €1,938,760 | +€4.8m | |
| Services and other goods | 61 | €13,158,995 | €9,145,418 | -€4.0m | -30.5% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €12,806,892 | €10,978,091 | -€1.8m | -14.3% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €412,829 | €387,335 | -€25,494 | -6.2% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 631/4 | €189,518 | €487,283 | +€297,765 | +157% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals) | 635/8 | €552,395 | €102,423 | -€449,972 | -81.5% |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €52,800 | €107,723 | +€54,924 | +104% |
| Non-recurring operating charges | 66A | €29,157 | €22,311 | -€6,846 | -23.5% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €7,204,167 | €9,838,031 | +€2.6m | +36.6% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €2,063,720 | €1,051,144 | -€1.0m | -49.1% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €1,162,173 | €1,028,525 | -€133,648 | -11.5% |
| Income from current assets | 751 | €758,158 | €701,229 | -€56,929 | -7.5% |
| Other financial income | 752/9 | €404,015 | €327,296 | -€76,719 | -19.0% |
| Non-recurring financial income | 76B | €901,548 | €22,619 | -€878,928 | -97.5% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €312,277 | €1,971,483 | +€1.7m | +531% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €270,959 | €1,097,980 | +€827,021 | +305% |
| Debt charges | 650 | €98,699 | €107,621 | +€8,921 | +9.0% |
| Other financial charges | 652/9 | €172,259 | €990,359 | +€818,100 | +475% |
| Non-recurring financial charges | 66B | €41,318 | €873,503 | +€832,185 | +2,014% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €8,955,610 | €8,917,692 | -€37,918 | -0.4% |
| Transfer from deferred taxes | 780 | €94 | €93 | -€1 | -0.8% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €10,895 | €336,814 | +€325,918 | +2,991% |
| Taxes | 670/3 | €3,103,482 | €816,010 | -€2.3m | -73.7% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions | 77 | €3,092,587 | €479,196 | -€2.6m | -84.5% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €8,944,809 | €8,580,972 | -€363,837 | -4.1% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €8,944,809 | €8,580,972 | -€363,837 | -4.1% |
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 30 October 2026 via checked.be.