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ELEX: 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

ELEX

BE 0421.226.161
NACE 64.210, Activities of holding companies
financial year 2025 compared with 2024filed annual accounts (NBB)
Net result for the year
€253.7m
2024 · -€64.7m+€318.4m
Equity
€1.74bn
2024 · €1.48bn+€253.7m
Cash
€120.7m
2024 · €200.1m-€79.4m
Balance sheet total
€2.05bn
2024 · €1.94bn+€109.5m

Largest movements

2024 to 2025
Assets
  • Receivables within one year +€148.7m

    up €148.7m (+660%), from €22.5m to €171.3m

    of which Other amounts receivable: +€152.8m

  • Financial fixed assets +€79.4m

    up €79.4m (+4.9%), from €1.63bn to €1.71bn

    of which Other financial fixed assets: +€166.8m

  • Cash -€79.4m

    down €79.4m (-39.7%), from €200.1m to €120.7m

    mainly Receivables within one year (-€148.7m) and Investment in fixed assets (net) (-€79.4m)

  • Current investments -€27.8m

    down €27.8m (-82.1%), from €33.9m to €6.1m

    of which Other investments: -€27.8m

Equity and liabilities
  • Profit (loss) carried forward +€253.7m

    up €253.7m (+19.6%), from €1.29bn to €1.55bn

  • Accrued charges and deferred income -€52.4m

    down €52.4m (-21.5%), from €243.7m to €191.3m

  • Debts after one year -€45.4m

    down €45.4m (-65.4%), from €69.3m to €24.0m

  • Current portion of long-term debt -€35.0m

    down €35.0m (-86.0%), from €40.7m to €5.7m

Income statement
  • Financial charges -€263.1m

    down €263.1m, from €245.3m to -€17.8m

    of which Financial charges: -€256.9m

  • Financial income +€44.3m

    up €44.3m (+22.6%), from €195.6m to €239.9m

    of which Non-recurring financial income: +€34.0m

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 -€64.7m
Staff costs +€10,504
Depreciation +€4,866
Other operating charges +€1.0m
Other operating items -€1.5m
Financial income +€44.3m
Financial charges +€263.1m
Taxes +€11.5m
Result 2025 €253.7m
raises the resultnot broken down further in the accounts

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 +€54.0m
Investment -€51.6m
Financing -€81.8m
Cash 2024 €200.1m
Net result for the year +€253.7m
Depreciation +€4,081
Receivables after one year -€3.0m
Stocks and contracts +€14.6m
Receivables within one year -€148.7m
Smaller working-capital items -€40,129
Tax, wage and social debts -€10.1m
Accrued charges and deferred income -€52.4m
Investment in fixed assets (net) -€79.4m
Current investments +€27.8m
Debts after one year -€45.4m
Current portion of long-term debt -€35.0m
Short-term financial debts -€1.4m
Cash 2025 €120.7m
brings cash intakes cash out
Every line side by side 84 lines
Line Code 2024 2025 Change %
Total assets 20/58 €1,935,897,154 €2,045,368,976 +€109.5m +5.7%
Fixed assets 21/28 €1,626,301,112 €1,705,681,487 +€79.4m +4.9%
Tangible fixed assets 22/27 €4,341 €260 -€4,081 -94.0%
Plant, machinery and equipment 23 €308 - -€308
Furniture and vehicles 24 €4,033 €260 -€3,773 -93.6%
Financial fixed assets 28 €1,626,296,771 €1,705,681,227 +€79.4m +4.9%
Affiliated companies 280/1 €401,824,561 €313,805,705 -€88.0m -21.9%
Participating interests 280 €235,609,390 €256,889,481 +€21.3m +9.0%
Amounts receivable 281 €166,215,171 €56,916,224 -€109.3m -65.8%
Companies linked by participating interests 282/3 €1,041,078,356 €1,041,707,054 +€628,698 +0.1%
Participating interests 282 €1,038,978,356 €1,039,607,054 +€628,698 +0.1%
Amounts receivable 283 €2,100,000 €2,100,000 = 0.0%
Other financial fixed assets 284/8 €183,393,855 €350,168,469 +€166.8m +90.9%
Shares 284 €183,393,855 €350,168,469 +€166.8m +90.9%
Current assets 29/58 €309,596,041 €339,687,489 +€30.1m +9.7%
Amounts receivable after more than one year 29 €33,152,092 €36,165,144 +€3.0m +9.1%
Other amounts receivable 291 €33,152,092 €36,165,144 +€3.0m +9.1%
Stocks and contracts in progress 3 €19,716,780 €5,150,973 -€14.6m -73.9%
Contracts in progress 37 €19,716,780 €5,150,973 -€14.6m -73.9%
Amounts receivable within one year 40/41 €22,546,859 €171,274,174 +€148.7m +660%
Trade receivables 40 €13,752,163 €9,639,363 -€4.1m -29.9%
Other amounts receivable 41 €8,794,696 €161,634,811 +€152.8m +1,738%
Current investments 50/53 €33,876,813 €6,067,955 -€27.8m -82.1%
Own shares 50 €900,124 €900,124 = 0.0%
Other investments 51/53 €32,976,689 €5,167,831 -€27.8m -84.3%
Cash at bank and in hand 54/58 €200,091,296 €120,719,239 -€79.4m -39.7%
Deferred charges and accrued income 490/1 €212,200 €310,003 +€97,804 +46.1%
Total equity and liabilities 10/49 €1,935,897,154 €2,045,368,976 +€109.5m +5.7%
Equity 10/15 €1,483,006,506 €1,736,686,708 +€253.7m +17.1%
Contributions 10/11 €173,282,084 €173,282,084 = 0.0%
Capital 10 €173,282,084 €173,282,084 = 0.0%
Issued capital 100 €173,282,084 €173,282,084 = 0.0%
Reserves 13 €18,228,333 €18,228,333 = 0.0%
Non-distributable reserves 130/1 €18,228,333 €18,228,333 = 0.0%
Legal reserve 130 €17,328,208 €17,328,208 = 0.0%
Own shares acquired 1312 €900,124 €900,124 = 0.0%
Profit (loss) carried forward 14 €1,291,496,090 €1,545,176,292 +€253.7m +19.6%
Amounts payable 17/49 €452,890,648 €308,682,268 -€144.2m -31.8%
Amounts payable after more than one year 17 €69,320,505 €23,968,252 -€45.4m -65.4%
Financial debts 170/4 €69,320,505 €23,968,252 -€45.4m -65.4%
Credit institutions 173 €59,285,715 €14,285,715 -€45.0m -75.9%
Other loans 174 €10,034,790 €9,682,537 -€352,253 -3.5%
Amounts payable within one year 42/48 €139,909,636 €93,455,709 -€46.5m -33.2%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year 42 €40,714,307 €5,714,285 -€35.0m -86.0%
Financial debts 43 €83,500,000 €82,056,878 -€1.4m -1.7%
Credit institutions 430/8 €83,500,000 €64,285,750 -€19.2m -23.0%
Other loans 439 - €17,771,128 +€17.8m
Trade debts 44 €75,864 €133,538 +€57,674 +76.0%
Suppliers 440/4 €75,864 €133,538 +€57,674 +76.0%
Taxes, remuneration and social security 45 €15,605,465 €5,537,007 -€10.1m -64.5%
Taxes 450/3 €15,573,746 €5,489,201 -€10.1m -64.8%
Remuneration and social security 454/9 €31,718 €47,807 +€16,089 +50.7%
Other amounts payable 47/48 €14,000 €14,000 = 0.0%
Accrued charges and deferred income 492/3 €243,660,507 €191,258,307 -€52.4m -21.5%
Operating income 70/76A €6,025,300 €1,322,184 -€4.7m -78.1%
Change in stocks of work in progress, finished goods and contracts in progress 71 €4,813,328 €1,101,624 -€3.7m -77.1%
Other operating income 74 €1,211,972 €214,675 -€997,297 -82.3%
Non-recurring operating income 76A - €5,885 +€5,885
Operating charges 60/66A €7,960,736 €3,682,012 -€4.3m -53.7%
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables 60 €4,229,505 €877,055 -€3.4m -79.3%
Change in stocks: decrease (increase) 609 €4,229,505 €877,055 -€3.4m -79.3%
Services and other goods 61 €1,577,361 €1,693,583 +€116,221 +7.4%
Remuneration, social security and pensions 62 €338,288 €327,784 -€10,504 -3.1%
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets 630 €8,947 €4,081 -€4,866 -54.4%
Other operating charges 640/8 €1,806,635 €779,510 -€1.0m -56.9%
Operating profit (loss) 9901 -€1,935,436 -€2,359,828 -€424,393 -21.9%
Financial income 75/76B €195,617,476 €239,895,086 +€44.3m +22.6%
Recurring financial income 75 €195,617,476 €205,883,900 +€10.3m +5.2%
Income from financial fixed assets 750 €58,623,502 €58,475,183 -€148,319 -0.3%
Income from current assets 751 €3,014,941 €3,776,553 +€761,612 +25.3%
Other financial income 752/9 €133,979,033 €143,632,165 +€9.7m +7.2%
Non-recurring financial income 76B - €34,011,186 +€34.0m
Financial charges 65/66B €245,300,977 -€17,775,198 -€263.1m
Recurring financial charges 65 €224,148,359 -€32,775,228 -€256.9m
Debt charges 650 €4,458,329 €5,355,041 +€896,713 +20.1%
Write-downs on current assets other than stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals) 651 - €2,437,937 +€2.4m
Other financial charges 652/9 €219,690,030 -€40,568,207 -€260.3m
Non-recurring financial charges 66B €21,152,619 €15,000,030 -€6.2m -29.1%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes 9903 -€51,618,937 €255,310,456 +€306.9m
Income taxes 67/77 €13,091,281 €1,630,255 -€11.5m -87.5%
Taxes 670/3 €13,091,281 €1,781,637 -€11.3m -86.4%
Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions 77 - €151,383 +€151,383
Profit (loss) for the period 9904 -€64,710,219 €253,680,202 +€318.4m
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated 9905 -€64,710,219 €253,680,202 +€318.4m

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 31 October 2026 via checked.be.