STEPHANE GILLET: 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.
STEPHANE GILLET
Largest movements
- Stocks and contracts +€277,581
up €277,581 (+305%), from €91,015 to €368,596
- Cash -€38,641
down €38,641 (-21.7%), from €178,110 to €139,469
mainly Stocks and contracts (-€277,581) and Debts after one year (-€124,491)
- Short-term financial debts +€250,000
up €250,000 (+76.9%), from €325,000 to €575,000
- Debts after one year -€124,491
down €124,491 (-19.2%), from €648,067 to €523,576
- Current portion of long-term debt -€64,844
down €64,844 (-30.6%), from €211,667 to €146,823
- Profit (loss) carried forward +€61,606
up €61,606 (+4.6%), from €1.3m to €1.4m
- Other debts +€61,074
up €61,074 (+100%), from €60,791 to €121,865
- Gross operating margin +€79,221
up €79,221 (+29.3%), from €270,742 to €349,962
- Taxes +€14,926
up €14,926 (+255%), from €5,857 to €20,783
- Other operating charges +€9,981
up €9,981 (+23.0%), from €43,399 to €53,381
- Staff costs +€4,079
up €4,079 (+8.0%), from €51,243 to €55,322
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 | €2,709,471 | €2,913,157 | +€203,686 | +7.5% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €2,414,833 | €2,389,828 | -€25,005 | -1.0% |
| Intangible fixed assets | 21 | €2,327 | €1,757 | -€570 | -24.5% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €2,412,369 | €2,387,935 | -€24,435 | -1.0% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €2,327,333 | €2,309,759 | -€17,574 | -0.8% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €2,471 | €1,405 | -€1,066 | -43.1% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €71,831 | €72,448 | +€617 | +0.9% |
| Other tangible fixed assets | 26 | €10,734 | €4,323 | -€6,411 | -59.7% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €137 | €137 | = | 0.0% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €294,638 | €523,329 | +€228,691 | +77.6% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €91,015 | €368,596 | +€277,581 | +305% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €91,015 | €368,596 | +€277,581 | +305% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €16,879 | €6,490 | -€10,389 | -61.6% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €2,581 | €6,490 | +€3,909 | +151% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €14,298 | - | -€14,298 | |
| Current investments | 50/53 | €4,948 | €4,948 | = | 0.0% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €178,110 | €139,469 | -€38,641 | -21.7% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €3,686 | €3,826 | +€140 | +3.8% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €2,709,471 | €2,913,157 | +€203,686 | +7.5% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €1,421,391 | €1,482,998 | +€61,606 | +4.3% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €6,200 | €6,200 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €68,250 | €68,250 | = | 0.0% |
| Tax-exempt reserves | 132 | €68,250 | €68,250 | = | 0.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €1,346,941 | €1,408,548 | +€61,606 | +4.6% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €1,288,080 | €1,430,159 | +€142,080 | +11.0% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €648,067 | €523,576 | -€124,491 | -19.2% |
| Financial debts | 170/4 | €648,067 | €523,576 | -€124,491 | -19.2% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €628,329 | €890,285 | +€261,956 | +41.7% |
| Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year | 42 | €211,667 | €146,823 | -€64,844 | -30.6% |
| Financial debts | 43 | €325,000 | €575,000 | +€250,000 | +76.9% |
| Credit institutions | 430/8 | €325,000 | €575,000 | +€250,000 | +76.9% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €16,675 | €22,972 | +€6,297 | +37.8% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €16,675 | €22,972 | +€6,297 | +37.8% |
| Advances received on contracts in progress | 46 | €4,750 | - | -€4,750 | |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €9,446 | €23,625 | +€14,179 | +150% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €2,023 | €15,353 | +€13,330 | +659% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €7,424 | €8,272 | +€848 | +11.4% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €60,791 | €121,865 | +€61,074 | +100% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income | 492/3 | €11,685 | €16,299 | +€4,614 | +39.5% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €51,243 | €55,322 | +€4,079 | +8.0% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €120,402 | €123,268 | +€2,866 | +2.4% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 631/4 | - | €3,389 | +€3,389 | |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €43,399 | €53,381 | +€9,981 | +23.0% |
| Non-recurring operating charges | 66A | €943 | - | -€943 | |
| Gross operating margin | 9900 | €270,742 | €349,962 | +€79,221 | +29.3% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €54,754 | €114,603 | +€59,849 | +109% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €1,601 | €692 | -€909 | -56.8% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €1,601 | €692 | -€909 | -56.8% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €35,850 | €32,906 | -€2,945 | -8.2% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €35,850 | €32,906 | -€2,945 | -8.2% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €20,505 | €82,389 | +€61,885 | +302% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €5,857 | €20,783 | +€14,926 | +255% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €14,648 | €61,606 | +€46,959 | +321% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €14,648 | €61,606 | +€46,959 | +321% |
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 25 October 2026 via checked.be.