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PARFUMERIE BERTON: 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

PARFUMERIE BERTON

BE 0439.883.518
NACE 46.450, Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€47,605
2024 · €49,632-€2,026
Equity
€868,612
2024 · €828,207+€40,405
Cash
€295,158
2024 · €391,291-€96,133
Balance sheet total
€958,101
2024 · €922,716+€35,385

Largest movements

2024 to 2025
Assets
  • Stocks and contracts +€145,442

    up €145,442 (+47.0%), from €309,615 to €455,057

  • Cash -€96,133

    down €96,133 (-24.6%), from €391,291 to €295,158

    mainly Stocks and contracts (-€145,442) and Contributions, distributions and other (-€7,200)

  • Tangible fixed assets -€15,065

    down €15,065 (-9.4%), from €159,929 to €144,864

    of which Land and buildings: -€12,839

Equity and liabilities
  • Reserves +€40,000

    up €40,000 (+5.9%), from €672,419 to €712,419

    of which Distributable reserves: +€40,000

Income statement
  • Gross operating margin -€29,436

    down €29,436 (-18.7%), from €157,202 to €127,766

  • Staff costs -€25,694

    down €25,694 (-35.5%), from €72,409 to €46,715

  • Financial income +€3,209

    up €3,209 (+65.3%), from €4,916 to €8,124

From the 2024 result to the 2025 result

effect on the 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 €49,632
Gross operating margin -€29,436
Staff costs +€25,694
Depreciation +€135
Other operating charges -€1,224
Financial income +€3,209
Financial charges +€137
Taxes -€541
Result 2025 €47,605
raises the resultlowers the result

Derived cash bridge

cash 2024 to 2025

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 -€82,266
Investment €0
Financing -€13,867
Cash 2024 €391,291
Net result for the year +€47,605
Depreciation +€15,065
Stocks and contracts -€145,442
Receivables within one year -€4,141
Deferred charges and accrued income +€3,000
Trade debts -€4,582
Tax, wage and social debts +€7,594
Other debts -€8
Accrued charges and deferred income -€1,358
Debts after one year -€2,221
Current portion of long-term debt -€4,445
Contributions, distributions and other -€7,200
Cash 2025 €295,158
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Every line side by side 50 lines
Line Code 2024 2025 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €922,716 €958,101 +€35,385 +3.8%
Fixed assets 21/28 €160,028 €144,963 -€15,065 -9.4%
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 €159,929 €144,864 -€15,065 -9.4%
Land and buildings 22 €150,683 €137,843 -€12,839 -8.5%
Plant, machinery and equipment 23 €9,246 €7,020 -€2,226 -24.1%
Financial fixed assets 28 €100 €100 = 0.0%
Current assets 29/58 €762,687 €813,137 +€50,450 +6.6%
Stocks and contracts in progress 3 €309,615 €455,057 +€145,442 +47.0%
Stocks 30/36 €309,615 €455,057 +€145,442 +47.0%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €45,292 €49,433 +€4,141 +9.1%
Trade receivables 40 €15,015 €17,921 +€2,907 +19.4%
Other amounts receivable 41 €30,278 €31,512 +€1,234 +4.1%
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €391,291 €295,158 -€96,133 -24.6%
Deferred charges and accrued income 490/1 €16,489 €13,489 -€3,000 -18.2%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €922,716 €958,101 +€35,385 +3.8%
Equity 10/15 €828,207 €868,612 +€40,405 +4.9%
Contributions 10/11 €62,000 €62,000 = 0.0%
Capital 10 €62,000 €62,000 = 0.0%
Issued capital 100 €62,000 €62,000 = 0.0%
Reserves 13 €672,419 €712,419 +€40,000 +5.9%
Non-distributable reserves 130/1 €6,200 €6,200 = 0.0%
Legal reserve 130 €6,200 €6,200 = 0.0%
Tax-exempt reserves 132 €50,925 €50,925 = 0.0%
Distributable reserves 133 €615,294 €655,294 +€40,000 +6.5%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 €93,788 €94,193 +€405 +0.4%
Amounts payable 17/49 €94,509 €89,488 -€5,021 -5.3%
Amounts payable after more than one year 17 €2,221 - -€2,221
Financial debts 170/4 €2,221 - -€2,221
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €79,435 €77,994 -€1,441 -1.8%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year 42 €6,667 €2,221 -€4,445 -66.7%
Trade debts 44 €24,753 €20,171 -€4,582 -18.5%
Suppliers 440/4 €24,753 €20,171 -€4,582 -18.5%
Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 €37,145 €44,739 +€7,594 +20.4%
Taxes 450/3 €21,183 €32,078 +€10,895 +51.4%
Remuneration and social security 454/9 €15,962 €12,660 -€3,302 -20.7%
Other amounts payable 47/48 €10,870 €10,863 -€8 -0.1%
Accrued charges and deferred income 492/3 €12,853 €11,494 -€1,358 -10.6%
Remuneration, social security and pensions 62 €72,409 €46,715 -€25,694 -35.5%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 €15,200 €15,065 -€135 -0.9%
Other operating charges 640/8 €6,212 €7,436 +€1,224 +19.7%
Gross operating margin 9900 €157,202 €127,766 -€29,436 -18.7%
Operating profit (loss) 9901 €63,381 €58,550 -€4,831 -7.6%
Financial income 75/76B €4,916 €8,124 +€3,209 +65.3%
Recurring financial income 75 €4,916 €8,124 +€3,209 +65.3%
Financial charges 65/66B €1,735 €1,598 -€137 -7.9%
Recurring financial charges 65 €1,735 €1,598 -€137 -7.9%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 €66,562 €65,077 -€1,485 -2.2%
Income taxes 67/77 €16,930 €17,471 +€541 +3.2%
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 €49,632 €47,605 -€2,026 -4.1%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 €49,632 €47,605 -€2,026 -4.1%

Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 31 March 2024 and 31 March 2025. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 30 October 2026 via checked.be.