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PAUL FALTER: 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

PAUL FALTER

BE 0426.110.310
NACE 47.811, Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes)
financial year 2017 compared with 2016filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€22,996
2016 · €20,359+€2,637
Equity
€83,634
2016 · €60,638+€22,996
Cash
€2,335
2016 · €5,982-€3,646
Balance sheet total
€434,966
2016 · €417,322+€17,644

Largest movements

2016 to 2017
Assets
  • Current assets +€9,693

    up €9,693 (+10.0%), from €96,610 to €106,303

    of which Receivables within one year: +€12,780

  • Tangible fixed assets +€7,950

    up €7,950 (+2.5%), from €320,712 to €328,663

Equity and liabilities
  • Profit (loss) carried forward +€21,643

    up €21,643 (+17.1%), from -€126,237 to -€104,594

Income statement
  • Depreciation +€6,205

    up €6,205 (+36.8%), from €16,870 to €23,074

From the 2016 result to the 2017 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 2016 €20,359
Gross operating margin -€4
Depreciation -€6,205
Other operating items +€9,618
Financial income -€1,087
Financial charges +€316
Result 2017 €22,996
raises the resultlowers the resultnot broken down further in the accounts

Derived cash bridge

cash 2016 to 2017

Cash or the result is not a separate line in both sets of accounts; the cash flow cannot be derived from them.

Every line side by side 23 lines
Line Code 2016 2017 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €417,322 €434,966 +€17,644 +4.2%
Fixed assets 21/28 €320,712 €328,663 +€7,950 +2.5%
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 €320,712 €328,663 +€7,950 +2.5%
Current assets 29/58 €96,610 €106,303 +€9,693 +10.0%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €90,628 €103,408 +€12,780 +14.1%
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €5,982 €2,335 -€3,646 -61.0%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €417,322 €434,966 +€17,644 +4.2%
Equity 10/15 €60,638 €83,634 +€22,996 +37.9%
Contributions 10/11 €173,525 €173,525 = 0.0%
Reserves 13 €13,350 €14,703 +€1,353 +10.1%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 -€126,237 -€104,594 +€21,643 +17.1%
Amounts payable 17/49 €356,684 €351,332 -€5,353 -1.5%
Amounts payable after more than one year 17 €250,049 €247,695 -€2,354 -0.9%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €106,635 €103,637 -€2,999 -2.8%
Trade debts 44 €10,937 €5,336 -€5,602 -51.2%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 €16,870 €23,074 +€6,205 +36.8%
Gross operating margin 9900 €52,975 €52,970 -€4 0.0%
Operating profit (loss) 9901 €21,072 €24,480 +€3,409 +16.2%
Recurring financial income 75 €2,914 €1,827 -€1,087 -37.3%
Recurring financial charges 65 €3,627 €3,311 -€316 -8.7%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 €20,359 €22,996 +€2,637 +13.0%
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 €20,359 €22,996 +€2,637 +13.0%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 €20,359 €21,643 +€1,284 +6.3%

Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), financial years ended 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2017. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 26 October 2026 via checked.be.