PALM: 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.
PALM
Largest movements
- Receivables within one year -€11.4m
down €11.4m (-60.3%), from €18.9m to €7.5m
of which Trade receivables: -€14.6m
- Tangible fixed assets -€2.9m
down €2.9m (-21.1%), from €13.6m to €10.7m
of which Plant, machinery and equipment: -€2.2m
- Deferred charges and accrued income -€406,867
down €406,867 (-59.1%), from €687,858 to €280,991
- Profit (loss) carried forward -€8.2m
down €8.2m (-34.9%), from €23.4m to €15.3m
- Tax, wage and social debts -€1.9m
down €1.9m (-71.5%), from €2.6m to €746,086
of which Remuneration and social security: -€1.6m
- Contributions -€1.8m
down €1.8m (-44.3%), from €4.0m to €2.2m
- Trade debts -€1.3m
down €1.3m (-23.1%), from €5.6m to €4.3m
- Reserves -€948,977
down €948,977 (-27.3%), from €3.5m to €2.5m
of which Tax-exempt reserves: -€674,574
- Turnover -€7.9m
down €7.9m (-13.0%), from €60.6m to €52.7m
- Services and other goods -€5.3m
down €5.3m (-18.9%), from €28.0m to €22.7m
- Goods and materials -€2.1m
down €2.1m (-12.5%), from €17.1m to €15.0m
of which Purchases: -€2.3m
- Staff costs -€1.4m
down €1.4m (-10.7%), from €13.1m to €11.7m
- Other operating income -€1.4m
down €1.4m (-21.3%), from €6.4m to €5.1m
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.
Cash bridge derived
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 | €39,986,334 | €25,033,779 | -€15.0m | -37.4% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €13,761,407 | €10,852,510 | -€2.9m | -21.1% |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €34,914 | €0 | -€34,914 | -100.0% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €13,572,589 | €10,702,510 | -€2.9m | -21.1% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €4,153,954 | €3,343,060 | -€810,894 | -19.5% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €7,887,789 | €5,716,695 | -€2.2m | -27.5% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €22,601 | €13,067 | -€9,535 | -42.2% |
| Other tangible fixed assets | 26 | €0 | €20,194 | +€20,194 | |
| Assets under construction and advance payments | 27 | €1,508,244 | €1,609,494 | +€101,250 | +6.7% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €153,905 | €150,000 | -€3,905 | -2.5% |
| Companies linked by participating interests | 282/3 | €0 | - | = | |
| Participating interests | 282 | €0 | - | = | |
| Other financial fixed assets | 284/8 | €153,905 | €150,000 | -€3,905 | -2.5% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees | 285/8 | €153,905 | €150,000 | -€3,905 | -2.5% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €26,224,927 | €14,181,269 | -€12.0m | -45.9% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €6,627,246 | €6,388,484 | -€238,762 | -3.6% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €6,627,246 | €6,388,484 | -€238,762 | -3.6% |
| Raw materials and consumables | 30/31 | €2,532,139 | €2,487,117 | -€45,022 | -1.8% |
| Work in progress | 32 | €1,157,112 | €1,442,996 | +€285,884 | +24.7% |
| Finished goods | 33 | €2,212,880 | €1,886,923 | -€325,957 | -14.7% |
| Goods purchased for resale | 34 | €725,115 | €571,449 | -€153,666 | -21.2% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €18,904,724 | €7,511,794 | -€11.4m | -60.3% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €16,505,250 | €1,934,085 | -€14.6m | -88.3% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €2,399,474 | €5,577,709 | +€3.2m | +132.5% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €5,099 | - | -€5,099 | |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €687,858 | €280,991 | -€406,867 | -59.1% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €39,986,334 | €25,033,779 | -€15.0m | -37.4% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €30,883,461 | €19,988,010 | -€10.9m | -35.3% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €3,974,000 | €2,211,746 | -€1.8m | -44.3% |
| Capital | 10 | €3,974,000 | €2,211,746 | -€1.8m | -44.3% |
| Issued capital | 100 | €3,974,000 | €2,211,746 | -€1.8m | -44.3% |
| Reserves | 13 | €3,473,167 | €2,524,190 | -€948,977 | -27.3% |
| Non-distributable reserves | 130/1 | €629,263 | €354,860 | -€274,403 | -43.6% |
| Legal reserve | 130 | €397,400 | €241,636 | -€155,764 | -39.2% |
| Other | 1319 | €231,863 | €113,224 | -€118,640 | -51.2% |
| Tax-exempt reserves | 132 | €2,843,904 | €2,169,330 | -€674,574 | -23.7% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €23,436,294 | €15,252,074 | -€8.2m | -34.9% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes | 16 | €79,566 | €24,018 | -€55,547 | -69.8% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 160/5 | €79,566 | €24,018 | -€55,547 | -69.8% |
| Pensions and similar obligations | 160 | €69,566 | €24,018 | -€45,547 | -65.5% |
| Other liabilities and charges | 164/5 | €10,000 | - | -€10,000 | |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €9,023,307 | €5,021,751 | -€4.0m | -44.3% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €174,840 | - | -€174,840 | |
| Financial debts | 170/4 | €7,500 | - | -€7,500 | |
| Other loans | 174 | €7,500 | - | -€7,500 | |
| Other amounts payable | 178/9 | €167,340 | - | -€167,340 | |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €8,783,187 | €5,021,751 | -€3.8m | -42.8% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €5,562,869 | €4,275,665 | -€1.3m | -23.1% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €5,562,869 | €4,275,665 | -€1.3m | -23.1% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €2,620,254 | €746,086 | -€1.9m | -71.5% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €388,154 | €152,743 | -€235,410 | -60.6% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €2,232,101 | €593,343 | -€1.6m | -73.4% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €600,064 | - | -€600,064 | |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €65,281 | - | -€65,281 | |
| Operating income | 70/76A | €66,837,344 | €57,668,413 | -€9.2m | -13.7% |
| Turnover | 70 | €60,577,735 | €52,724,091 | -€7.9m | -13.0% |
| Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress | 71 | -€165,296 | -€114,141 | +€51,155 | +30.9% |
| Other operating income | 74 | €6,424,905 | €5,058,463 | -€1.4m | -21.3% |
| Operating charges | 60/66A | €63,976,631 | €55,228,078 | -€8.7m | -13.7% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables | 60 | €17,123,145 | €14,983,730 | -€2.1m | -12.5% |
| Purchases | 600/8 | €17,078,674 | €14,749,142 | -€2.3m | -13.6% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase) | 609 | €44,471 | €234,588 | +€190,117 | +427.5% |
| Services and other goods | 61 | €28,024,992 | €22,725,714 | -€5.3m | -18.9% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €13,085,442 | €11,681,794 | -€1.4m | -10.7% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €2,058,474 | €2,056,647 | -€1,827 | -0.1% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 631/4 | €101,708 | -€109,497 | -€211,205 | |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals) | 635/8 | -€85,128 | -€361 | +€84,768 | +99.6% |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €3,667,998 | €3,890,051 | +€222,054 | +6.1% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €2,860,713 | €2,440,335 | -€420,378 | -14.7% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €127,014 | €49,347 | -€77,668 | -61.1% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €127,014 | €49,347 | -€77,668 | -61.1% |
| Income from current assets | 751 | €119,126 | €47,134 | -€71,992 | -60.4% |
| Other financial income | 752/9 | €7,889 | €2,213 | -€5,676 | -72.0% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €92,868 | €73,414 | -€19,454 | -20.9% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €92,868 | €73,414 | -€19,454 | -20.9% |
| Debt charges | 650 | €66,037 | €48,309 | -€17,728 | -26.8% |
| Other financial charges | 652/9 | €26,832 | €25,105 | -€1,727 | -6.4% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €2,894,860 | €2,416,268 | -€478,592 | -16.5% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €619,340 | €725,000 | +€105,660 | +17.1% |
| Taxes | 670/3 | €770,000 | €725,000 | -€45,000 | -5.8% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions | 77 | €150,660 | - | -€150,660 | |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €2,275,520 | €1,691,268 | -€584,252 | -25.7% |
| Transfer to tax-exempt reserves | 689 | €421,000 | €602,030 | +€181,030 | +43.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €1,854,520 | €1,089,238 | -€765,282 | -41.3% |
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 12 October 2026 via checked.be.