Tribel Metals: 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
Tribel Metals
NACE 46.872, Wholesale trade
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€244,237
2024 · €723,252-€479,015
Equity
€5.8m
2024 · €5.6m+€220,171
Cash
€1.9m
2024 · €2.2m-€319,946
Balance sheet total
€7.0m
2024 · €6.7m+€308,337
Largest movements
Assets
- Current investments +€1.0m
up €1.0m (+50.0%), from €2.0m to €3.0m
- Receivables within one year -€335,790
down €335,790 (-45.4%), from €739,380 to €403,590
of which Trade receivables: -€439,799
- Cash -€319,946
down €319,946 (-14.6%), from €2.2m to €1.9m
mainly Current investments (-€1.0m) and Stocks and contracts (-€133,154)
- Tangible fixed assets -€173,273
down €173,273 (-30.1%), from €576,604 to €403,331
of which Furniture and vehicles: -€89,358
- Stocks and contracts +€133,154
up €133,154 (+12.1%), from €1.1m to €1.2m
Equity and liabilities
- Profit (loss) carried forward +€244,237
up €244,237 (+7.7%), from €3.2m to €3.4m
- Provisions +€83,358
up €83,358 (+8.8%), from €943,523 to €1.0m
Income statement
- Turnover -€1.8m
down €1.8m (-12.2%), from €14.6m to €12.8m
- Goods and materials -€1.4m
down €1.4m (-11.8%), from €11.7m to €10.3m
of which Purchases: -€1.7m
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.
Result 2024
€723,252
Turnover
-€1.8m
Other operating income
-€13,003
Goods and materials
+€1.4m
Services and other goods
-€54,474
Staff costs
-€19,096
Depreciation
+€34,682
Write-downs
-€95,769
Provisions
-€30,519
Other operating charges
+€177
Other operating items
+€4,789
Financial income
-€40,026
Financial charges
+€2,291
Taxes
+€143,012
Result 2025
€244,237
raises the resultlowers the resultnot broken down further in the accounts
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.
From operations
+€690,462
Investment
-€986,341
Financing
-€24,067
Cash 2024
€2.2m
From operations (derived)
+€690,462
Net result for the year
+€244,237
Depreciation
+€160,184
Stocks and contracts
-€133,154
Receivables within one year
+€335,790
Deferred charges and accrued income
-€4,762
Provisions
+€83,358
Trade debts
-€11,469
Tax, wage and social debts
+€16,278
Investment (derived)
-€986,341
Investment in fixed assets (net)
+€13,660
Current investments
-€1.0m
Financing
-€24,067
Contributions, distributions and other
-€24,067
Cash 2025
€1.9m
brings cash intakes cash out
Every line side by side
| Line | Code | 2024 | 2025 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 20/58 | €6,681,661 | €6,989,998 | +€308,337 | +4.6% |
| Fixed assets | 21/28 | €577,444 | €403,601 | -€173,843 | -30.1% |
| Tangible fixed assets | 22/27 | €576,604 | €403,331 | -€173,273 | -30.1% |
| Land and buildings | 22 | €16,501 | €13,813 | -€2,688 | -16.3% |
| Plant, machinery and equipment | 23 | €257,519 | €182,352 | -€75,167 | -29.2% |
| Furniture and vehicles | 24 | €280,599 | €191,241 | -€89,358 | -31.8% |
| Other tangible fixed assets | 26 | €21,985 | €15,925 | -€6,060 | -27.6% |
| Financial fixed assets | 28 | €840 | €270 | -€570 | -67.9% |
| Other financial fixed assets | 284/8 | €840 | €270 | -€570 | -67.9% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees | 285/8 | €840 | €270 | -€570 | -67.9% |
| Current assets | 29/58 | €6,104,217 | €6,586,398 | +€482,180 | +7.9% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress | 3 | €1,104,296 | €1,237,450 | +€133,154 | +12.1% |
| Stocks | 30/36 | €1,104,296 | €1,237,450 | +€133,154 | +12.1% |
| Goods purchased for resale | 34 | €1,104,296 | €1,237,450 | +€133,154 | +12.1% |
| Amounts receivable within one year | 40/41 | €739,380 | €403,590 | -€335,790 | -45.4% |
| Trade receivables | 40 | €692,094 | €252,295 | -€439,799 | -63.5% |
| Other amounts receivable | 41 | €47,286 | €151,295 | +€104,009 | +220% |
| Current investments | 50/53 | €2,000,000 | €3,000,000 | +€1.0m | +50.0% |
| Other investments | 51/53 | €2,000,000 | €3,000,000 | +€1.0m | +50.0% |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 54/58 | €2,186,291 | €1,866,345 | -€319,946 | -14.6% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income | 490/1 | €74,251 | €79,013 | +€4,762 | +6.4% |
| Total equity and liabilities | 10/49 | €6,681,661 | €6,989,998 | +€308,337 | +4.6% |
| Equity | 10/15 | €5,558,120 | €5,778,291 | +€220,171 | +4.0% |
| Contributions | 10/11 | €18,592 | €18,592 | = | 0.0% |
| Reserves | 13 | €2,314,043 | €2,314,043 | = | 0.0% |
| Distributable reserves | 133 | €2,314,043 | €2,314,043 | = | 0.0% |
| Profit (loss) carried forward | 14 | €3,151,611 | €3,395,848 | +€244,237 | +7.7% |
| Investment grants | 15 | €73,874 | €49,807 | -€24,067 | -32.6% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes | 16 | €943,523 | €1,026,881 | +€83,358 | +8.8% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 160/5 | €943,523 | €1,026,881 | +€83,358 | +8.8% |
| Other liabilities and charges | 164/5 | €943,523 | €1,026,881 | +€83,358 | +8.8% |
| Amounts payable | 17/49 | €180,017 | €184,826 | +€4,809 | +2.7% |
| Amounts payable after more than one year | 17 | €12,000 | €12,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Other amounts payable | 178/9 | €12,000 | €12,000 | = | 0.0% |
| Amounts payable within one year | 42/48 | €168,017 | €172,826 | +€4,809 | +2.9% |
| Trade debts | 44 | €70,812 | €59,343 | -€11,469 | -16.2% |
| Suppliers | 440/4 | €70,812 | €59,343 | -€11,469 | -16.2% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security | 45 | €96,202 | €112,480 | +€16,278 | +16.9% |
| Taxes | 450/3 | €25,117 | €20,879 | -€4,238 | -16.9% |
| Remuneration and social security | 454/9 | €71,084 | €91,600 | +€20,516 | +28.9% |
| Other amounts payable | 47/48 | €1,004 | €1,004 | = | 0.0% |
| Operating income | 70/76A | €14,656,100 | €12,862,260 | -€1.8m | -12.2% |
| Turnover | 70 | €14,599,533 | €12,811,297 | -€1.8m | -12.2% |
| Other operating income | 74 | €37,566 | €24,564 | -€13,003 | -34.6% |
| Non-recurring operating income | 76A | €19,000 | €26,400 | +€7,400 | +38.9% |
| Operating charges | 60/66A | €13,805,369 | €12,595,821 | -€1.2m | -8.8% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables | 60 | €11,661,479 | €10,284,323 | -€1.4m | -11.8% |
| Purchases | 600/8 | €12,165,192 | €10,417,477 | -€1.7m | -14.4% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase) | 609 | -€503,713 | -€133,154 | +€370,559 | +73.6% |
| Services and other goods | 61 | €979,939 | €1,034,413 | +€54,474 | +5.6% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions | 62 | €882,572 | €901,668 | +€19,096 | +2.2% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets | 630 | €194,866 | €160,184 | -€34,682 | -17.8% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) | 631/4 | - | €95,769 | +€95,769 | |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals) | 635/8 | €52,839 | €83,358 | +€30,519 | +57.8% |
| Other operating charges | 640/8 | €33,118 | €32,940 | -€177 | -0.5% |
| Non-recurring operating charges | 66A | €556 | €3,167 | +€2,611 | +469% |
| Operating profit (loss) | 9901 | €850,730 | €266,439 | -€584,291 | -68.7% |
| Financial income | 75/76B | €121,395 | €81,368 | -€40,026 | -33.0% |
| Recurring financial income | 75 | €121,395 | €81,368 | -€40,026 | -33.0% |
| Income from current assets | 751 | €64,884 | €55,268 | -€9,616 | -14.8% |
| Other financial income | 752/9 | €56,510 | €26,100 | -€30,410 | -53.8% |
| Financial charges | 65/66B | €4,678 | €2,388 | -€2,291 | -49.0% |
| Recurring financial charges | 65 | €4,678 | €2,388 | -€2,291 | -49.0% |
| Other financial charges | 652/9 | €4,678 | €2,388 | -€2,291 | -49.0% |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes | 9903 | €967,447 | €345,419 | -€622,027 | -64.3% |
| Income taxes | 67/77 | €244,194 | €101,182 | -€143,012 | -58.6% |
| Taxes | 670/3 | €244,582 | €102,080 | -€142,502 | -58.3% |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions | 77 | €388 | €898 | +€510 | +132% |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 9904 | €723,252 | €244,237 | -€479,015 | -66.2% |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated | 9905 | €723,252 | €244,237 | -€479,015 | -66.2% |
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 28 October 2026 via checked.be.