RAIL SUPPORT SERVICES: what changed
Two fiscal 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.
RAIL SUPPORT SERVICES
Largest movements
- Receivables within one year -€39,471
down €39,471 (-62.3%), from €63,382 to €23,911
of which Other amounts receivable: -€25,033
- Deferred charges and accrued income +€31,779
up €31,779 (+134.2%), from €23,677 to €55,456
- Tangible fixed assets +€2,133
up €2,133 (+6.3%), from €33,681 to €35,814
of which Plant, machinery and equipment: +€7,536
- Cash -€1,541
down €1,541 (-10.7%), from €14,344 to €12,803
mainly Deferred charges and accrued income (-€31,779) and Contributions, distributions and other (-€20,317)
- Contributions -€18,599
down €18,599 (-100.0%), from €18,600 to €1
- Profit (loss) carried forward +€8,585
up €8,585 (+11.7%), from €73,436 to €82,021
- Trade debts +€6,006
up €6,006 (+198.8%), from €3,022 to €9,027
- Other debts -€3,376
down €3,376 (-66.3%), from €5,094 to €1,718
- Gross operating margin -€46,657
down €46,657 (-66.0%), from €70,738 to €24,080
- Taxes -€11,506
down €11,506 (-73.5%), from €15,645 to €4,139
- Financial charges -€1,144
down €1,144 (-95.1%), from €1,203 to €59
- Depreciation +€956
up €956 (+12.6%), from €7,577 to €8,533
From the 2023 result to the 2024 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 2023 and 2024 balance sheets and the 2024 result: not a filed cash-flow statement. It shows where the money came from and went.
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2023 | 2024 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €135,084 | €127,984 | -€7,100 | -5.3% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €33,681 | €35,814 | +€2,133 | +6.3% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €33,681 | €35,814 | +€2,133 | +6.3% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €16,936 | €14,134 | -€2,802 | -16.5% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €2,630 | €10,166 | +€7,536 | +286.6% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €14,115 | €11,514 | -€2,601 | -18.4% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €101,403 | €92,170 | -€9,233 | -9.1% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €63,382 | €23,911 | -€39,471 | -62.3% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €34,151 | €19,713 | -€14,438 | -42.3% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €29,231 | €4,198 | -€25,033 | -85.6% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €14,344 | €12,803 | -€1,541 | -10.7% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €23,677 | €55,456 | +€31,779 | +134.2% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €135,084 | €127,984 | -€7,100 | -5.3% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €119,192 | €109,178 | -€10,014 | -8.4% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €18,600 | €1 | -€18,599 | -100.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €27,156 | €27,156 | = | 0.0% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | €27,156 | €27,156 | = | 0.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €73,436 | €82,021 | +€8,585 | +11.7% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €15,892 | €18,806 | +€2,914 | +18.3% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €15,892 | €18,806 | +€2,914 | +18.3% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €3,022 | €9,027 | +€6,006 | +198.8% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €3,022 | €9,027 | +€6,006 | +198.8% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €7,776 | €8,061 | +€285 | +3.7% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €7,776 | €8,061 | +€285 | +3.7% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €5,094 | €1,718 | -€3,376 | -66.3% |
| Non-recurring operating income | 76A | €14,247 | - | -€14,247 | |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €7,577 | €8,533 | +€956 | +12.6% |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €864 | €1,069 | +€205 | +23.7% |
| Non-recurring operating charges | 66A | €18 | - | -€18 | |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €70,738 | €24,080 | -€46,657 | -66.0% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €62,279 | €14,479 | -€47,800 | -76.8% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €14 | €22 | +€8 | +56.6% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €14 | €22 | +€8 | +56.6% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €1,203 | €59 | -€1,144 | -95.1% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €1,203 | €59 | -€1,144 | -95.1% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €61,090 | €14,442 | -€46,648 | -76.4% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €15,645 | €4,139 | -€11,506 | -73.5% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €45,445 | €10,303 | -€35,142 | -77.3% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €45,445 | €10,303 | -€35,142 | -77.3% |
Source: filed annual accounts (NBB), fiscal years ended 31 December 2023 and 31 December 2024. Colour: green is a favourable move for that line, red an unfavourable one. Prepared on 30 September 2026 via checked.be.