Nobel: 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.
Nobel
Largest movements
- Stocks and contracts +€1.1m
up €1.1m (+129%), from €890,313 to €2.0m
- Receivables within one year +€562,798
up €562,798 (+46.5%), from €1.2m to €1.8m
of which Other amounts receivable: +€598,376
- Tangible fixed assets -€543,967
down €543,967 (-3.8%), from €14.4m to €13.8m
of which Land and buildings: -€521,012
- Cash +€480,095
up €480,095 (+1,874%), from €25,613 to €505,708
mainly Other debts (+€753,088) and Depreciation (+€730,004)
- Other debts +€753,088
up €753,088 (+132%), from €570,354 to €1.3m
- Short-term financial debts +€660,829
up €660,829 (+82.5%), from €801,133 to €1.5m
of which Credit institutions: +€660,829
- Provisions +€229,918
up €229,918 (+32.6%), from €705,542 to €935,460
of which Provisions for liabilities and charges: +€288,374
- Provisions +€288,374
new in 2025: €288,374
- Gross operating margin +€97,291
up €97,291 (+6.4%), from €1.5m to €1.6m
- Financial charges +€63,233
up €63,233 (+11.3%), from €559,072 to €622,305
- Depreciation +€43,238
up €43,238 (+6.3%), from €686,766 to €730,004
- Taxes -€30,961
down €30,961 (-42.2%), from €73,370 to €42,410
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 | €16,787,249 | €18,420,160 | +€1.6m | +9.7% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €14,610,343 | €14,055,673 | -€554,670 | -3.8% |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €84,738 | €74,035 | -€10,704 | -12.6% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €14,375,605 | €13,831,638 | -€543,967 | -3.8% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €13,850,190 | €13,329,178 | -€521,012 | -3.8% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €204,289 | €181,635 | -€22,654 | -11.1% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €926 | €625 | -€301 | -32.5% |
| Other tangible fixed assets | 26 | €320,200 | €320,200 | = | 0.0% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €150,000 | €150,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €2,176,906 | €4,364,487 | +€2.2m | +100% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €890,313 | €2,038,506 | +€1.1m | +129% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €890,313 | €2,038,506 | +€1.1m | +129% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €1,209,200 | €1,771,998 | +€562,798 | +46.5% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €43,129 | €7,551 | -€35,578 | -82.5% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €1,166,070 | €1,764,446 | +€598,376 | +51.3% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €25,613 | €505,708 | +€480,095 | +1,874% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €51,781 | €48,276 | -€3,505 | -6.8% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €16,787,249 | €18,420,160 | +€1.6m | +9.7% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €5,402,524 | €5,396,999 | -€5,525 | -0.1% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €5,146,320 | €5,154,624 | +€8,304 | +0.2% |
| Capital | 10 | €5,146,320 | €5,154,624 | +€8,304 | +0.2% |
| Issued capital | 100 | €5,146,320 | €5,154,624 | +€8,304 | +0.2% |
| Reserves | 13 | €316,737 | €325,402 | +€8,664 | +2.7% |
| Non-distributable reserves | 130/1 | €266,679 | €266,679 | = | 0.0% |
| Legal reserve | 130 | €266,679 | €266,679 | = | 0.0% |
| Tax-exempt reserves | 132 | €36,669 | €36,669 | = | 0.0% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | €13,390 | €22,054 | +€8,664 | +64.7% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | -€60,534 | -€83,026 | -€22,493 | -37.2% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes | 16 | €705,542 | €935,460 | +€229,918 | +32.6% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 160/5 | - | €288,374 | +€288,374 | |
| Environmental obligations | 163 | - | €288,374 | +€288,374 | |
| Deferred taxes | 168 | €705,542 | €647,086 | -€58,456 | -8.3% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €10,679,184 | €12,087,701 | +€1.4m | +13.2% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €8,559,572 | €8,483,371 | -€76,201 | -0.9% |
| Financial debts | 170/4 | €8,543,582 | €8,468,303 | -€75,279 | -0.9% |
| Other amounts payable | 178/9 | €15,990 | €15,068 | -€922 | -5.8% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €2,084,330 | €3,560,239 | +€1.5m | +70.8% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year | 42 | €642,445 | €629,732 | -€12,713 | -2.0% |
| Financial debts | 43 | €801,133 | €1,461,961 | +€660,829 | +82.5% |
| Credit institutions | 430/8 | €800,940 | €1,461,768 | +€660,829 | +82.5% |
| Other loans | 439 | €193 | €193 | = | 0.0% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €47,666 | €129,135 | +€81,469 | +171% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €47,666 | €129,135 | +€81,469 | +171% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €22,732 | €15,969 | -€6,764 | -29.8% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €22,732 | €15,969 | -€6,764 | -29.8% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €570,354 | €1,323,442 | +€753,088 | +132% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €35,282 | €44,091 | +€8,809 | +25.0% |
| Non-recurring operating income | 76A | €6,381 | €0 | -€6,381 | -100% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €686,766 | €730,004 | +€43,238 | +6.3% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 631/4 | €1,150 | €27,648 | +€26,498 | +2,304% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals) | 635/8 | - | €288,374 | +€288,374 | |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €116,780 | €135,299 | +€18,520 | +15.9% |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €1,516,188 | €1,613,479 | +€97,291 | +6.4% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €711,493 | €432,154 | -€279,339 | -39.3% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €32,030 | €46,917 | +€14,887 | +46.5% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €32,030 | €46,917 | +€14,887 | +46.5% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €559,072 | €622,305 | +€63,233 | +11.3% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €559,072 | €622,305 | +€63,233 | +11.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €184,450 | -€143,234 | -€327,684 | |
| Transfer from deferred taxes | 780 | €58,456 | €58,456 | = | 0.0% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €73,370 | €42,410 | -€30,961 | -42.2% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €169,535 | -€127,188 | -€296,724 | |
| Transfer to tax-exempt reserves | 689 | €850 | €0 | -€850 | -100% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €168,685 | -€127,188 | -€295,873 |
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 15 October 2026 via checked.be.