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CORENT

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Public limited companyfounded 198837 yrs activeFazantenlaan 17, 9250 Waasmunster, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0435.470.315
Summary

CORENT has been active since 1988 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €296k and a net result of €-157k. Equity is growing by ~12% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 59% of 4886 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.4% (very low).

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Score 2025
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability0▼-69
Solvency79▼-1
Growth52=
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
0.4% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €15k at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.43 against 1.2 in 2024; short-term debt: 31.5% and cash: 5.8% of total assets), and 46.3% of the assets are financed with debt.
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Signals

Four signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk○neutral
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 37 years 0 40 y
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail more often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 46
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Wholesale trade (NACE 46)
about 21% more bankruptcies
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
neutral · Filed after the deadline
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 30-08-2026, 30 days later. For context: 47% of the Belgian market files late and the whole 1-to-90-day band measures 2.0% abnormal legal state against a 1.66% average. We show this as a fact and do not score it.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
30 d late
2024
21 d early
2023
30 d late
2022
13 d early
2021
3 d early
2020
31 d late
2019
31 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
25-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2025, full schema

Turnover
Not included in this filing
EBIT margin
Not included in this filing
Net result
€-157k
2024 · €4k
2018: €110k 2019: €119k▲ +8.7% vs 2018highest in 8 years 2020: €-15k▼ -112% vs 2019 2021: €-21k▼ -46.1% vs 2020 2022: €113k▲ +631% vs 2021 2023: €78k▼ -30.6% vs 2022 2024: €4k▼ -94.7% vs 2023 2025: €-157k▼ -3899% vs 2024lowest in 8 years
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€-98k
2024 · €52k
2018: €-292klowest in 8 years 2019: €-124k▲ +57.6% vs 2018 2020: €105k▲ +185% vs 2019 2021: €57k▼ -45.5% vs 2020 2022: €125k▲ +119% vs 2021highest in 8 years 2023: €118k▼ -5.5% vs 2022 2024: €52k▼ -55.8% vs 2023 2025: €-98k▼ -288% vs 2024
2018 → 2025
Trend over the years
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Equity€258k-€371k▲ 43.6%€449k▲ 21.1%€453k▲ 0.9%€296k▼ 34.7% 2021: €258klowest in 5 years 2022: €371k▲ +43.6% vs 2021 2023: €449k▲ +21.1% vs 2022 2024: €453k▲ +0.9% vs 2023highest in 5 years 2025: €296k▼ -34.7% vs 2024
Operating result€-12k-€148k€111k▼ 24.8%€9k▼ 92.0%€-155k 2021: €-12k 2022: €148k▲ +1349% vs 2021highest in 5 years 2023: €111k▼ -24.8% vs 2022 2024: €9k▼ -92.0% vs 2023 2025: €-155k▼ -1847% vs 2024lowest in 5 years
Net result€-21k-€113k€78k▼ 30.6%€4k▼ 94.7%€-157k 2021: €-21k 2022: €113k▲ +631% vs 2021highest in 5 years 2023: €78k▼ -30.6% vs 2022 2024: €4k▼ -94.7% vs 2023 2025: €-157k▼ -3899% vs 2024lowest in 5 years
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-200k€-100k€0€100kOperating result 2021: €-12k€-12kNet result 2021: €-21k€-21kOperating result 2022: €148k€148kNet result 2022: €113k€113kOperating result 2023: €111k€111kNet result 2023: €78k€78kOperating result 2024: €9k€9kNet result 2024: €4k€4kOperating result 2025: €-155k€-155kNet result 2025: €-157k€-157k20212022202320242025€-200k€-100k€0€100kOperating result 2023: €111k€111kNet result 2023: €78k€78kOperating result 2024: €9k€8.9kNet result 2024: €4k€4.1kOperating result 2025: €-155k€-155kNet result 2025: €-157k€-157k202320242025
The operating result turns negative in 2025: a loss of €155k after €9k in 2024, the lowest result in the available series.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €551k
Fixed assets €475k ▼ 6.9%
Current assets €75k ▼ 75.8%
Equity and liabilities €551k
Equity €296k ▼ 34.7%
Debt €255k ▼ 31.0%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 44.9% to 46.3%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€-120k▼
2024 · €41k
Cash flow
€-122k▼
2024 · €36k
Current ratio
0.43▼
2024 · 1.20
Debt to equity
0.86▲
2024 · 0.82
ROE
-53.2%▼
2024 · 0.9%
ROA
-28.5%▼
2024 · 0.5%
Interest coverage
-51.59▼
2024 · 12.22
Debt ≤ 1 year
€174k▼
2024 · €260k
Debt > 1 year
€74k▼
2024 · €88k
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 43 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€823k€551k▼
Fixed assets21/28€511k€475k▼
Tangible fixed assets22/27€511k€475k▼
Land and buildings22€511k€475k▼
Current assets29/58€312k€75k▼
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€279k€43k▼
Trade receivables40€279k€43k▼
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€33k€32k▼
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€823k€551k▼
Equity10/15€453k€296k▼
Contributions10/11€62k€62k=
Capital10€62k€62k=
Issued capital100€62k€62k=
Reserves13€50k€50k=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€6k€6k=
Legal reserve130€6k€6k=
Distributable reserves133€44k€44k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€341k€184k▼
Amounts payable17/49€370k€255k▼
Amounts payable after more than one year17€88k€74k▼
Financial debts170/4€88k€64k▼
Other amounts payable178/9-€10k
Amounts payable within one year42/48€260k€174k▼
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€36k€24k▼
Trade debts44€139k€6k▼
Suppliers440/4€139k€6k▼
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€29k€490▼
Taxes450/3€29k€490▼
Other amounts payable47/48€55k€143k▲
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€22k€8k▼
Income statement Code20242025
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€32k€35k▲
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4-€163k
Other operating charges640/8€31k€32k▲
Gross operating margin9900€72k€75k▲
Operating profit (loss)9901€9k€-155k▼
Financial charges65/66B€3k€2k▼
Recurring financial charges65€3k€2k▼
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€6k€-157k▼
Income taxes67/77€1k-
Profit (loss) for the period9904€4k€-157k▼
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€4k€-157k▼
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€341k€184k▼
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€337k€341k▲

The notes to these accounts (10 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

Accounts by statement
Line20212022202320242025Change
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€441k€18k----
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€34k€44k€32k€32k€35k▲ 10.3%
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4----€163k-
Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8€-250k-----
Other operating charges640/8€32k€24k€25k€31k€32k▲ 3.0%
Gross operating margin9900€245k€233k€168k€72k€75k▲ 4.5%
Operating profit (loss)9901€-12k€148k€111k€9k€-155k▼ 1,847%
Financial income75/76B€6-€0---
Recurring financial income75€6-€0---
Financial charges65/66B€10k€7k€5k€3k€2k▼ 30.8%
Recurring financial charges65€10k€7k€5k€3k€2k▼ 30.8%
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-22k€141k€107k€6k€-157k▼ 2,949%
Income taxes67/77€-300€29k€28k€1k--
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-21k€113k€78k€4k€-157k▼ 3,899%
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-21k€113k€78k€4k€-157k▼ 3,899%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Assets
Total assets20/58€868k€750k€744k€823k€551k▼ 33.0%
Fixed assets21/28€522k€487k€455k€511k€475k▼ 6.9%
Tangible fixed assets22/27€522k€487k€455k€511k€475k▼ 6.9%
Land and buildings22€519k€487k€455k€511k€475k▼ 6.9%
Furniture and vehicles24€3k-----
Current assets29/58€346k€263k€288k€312k€75k▼ 75.8%
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€315k€252k€169k€279k€43k▼ 84.5%
Trade receivables40€280k€231k€169k€279k€43k▼ 84.5%
Other amounts receivable41€35k€21k----
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€26k€11k€120k€33k€32k▼ 1.8%
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€5k-----
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€868k€750k€744k€823k€551k▼ 33.0%
Equity10/15€258k€371k€449k€453k€296k▼ 34.7%
Contributions10/11€62k€62k€62k€62k€62k=
Capital10€62k€62k€62k€62k€62k=
Issued capital100€62k€62k€62k€62k€62k=
Reserves13€50k€50k€50k€50k€50k=
Non-distributable reserves130/1€6k€6k€6k€6k€6k=
Legal reserve130€6k€6k€6k€6k€6k=
Distributable reserves133€44k€44k€44k€44k€44k=
Profit (loss) carried forward14€146k€258k€337k€341k€184k▼ 46.1%
Amounts payable17/49€610k€379k€295k€370k€255k▼ 31.0%
Amounts payable after more than one year17€282k€195k€125k€88k€74k▼ 15.9%
Financial debts170/4€282k€195k€125k€88k€64k▼ 27.2%
Other amounts payable178/9----€10k-
Amounts payable within one year42/48€289k€138k€170k€260k€174k▼ 33.2%
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€83k€83k€74k€36k€24k▼ 34.2%
Trade debts44€152k€17k€39k€139k€6k▼ 95.7%
Suppliers440/4€152k€17k€39k€139k€6k▼ 95.7%
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€8k€38k€57k€29k€490▼ 98.3%
Taxes450/3€8k€38k€57k€29k€490▼ 98.3%
Other amounts payable47/48€46k--€55k€143k▲ 160%
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€39k€46k-€22k€8k▼ 65.9%
Line20212022202320242025Change
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-21k€113k€78k€4k€-157k▼ 3,899%
+ Depreciation and write-downs630€34k€44k€32k€32k€35k▲ 10.3%
Operating cash flow (approximation)€13k€157k€110k€36k€-122k▼ 437%
Investment in fixed assets (approximation)-€-9k€0€-88k€0▲ 100%
Change in cash-€-14k€109k€-87k€-598▲ 99.3%

Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · full schema · 30 days late
2025
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-157k
Net result drops to €-157k, the lowest in the series.
10-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
2024
30-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema · 30 days late
2023
18-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
2022
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €113k
Net result €113k after 2 loss-making years.
28-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema
2021
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2020
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
2019
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €119k ▲8.7%
Net result €119k, the highest in the series.
31-12
Financial Equity above €200kEq €294k ▲68.2%
2 profitable years in a row build equity to €294k.
31-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema · 31 days late
14-01
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema · 167 days late
2017
28-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema · 28 days late
Financial milestoneNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.
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About the unread acts

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Directors · office · real estate

Directors
5 acts for this company are in the Belgian State Gazette, of which we have read 0. We have therefore not extracted its directors from those acts yet.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Waasmunster · 1 establishment unit since 1988
seat establishment The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
2.2 ha
Building footprint
6,482 m²
Volume, LiDAR
35,248 m³
2 parcels, Flanders · tallest building 13.6 m, ±3 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
14 companies at this address See who is registered here
1 establishment unit
NV CORENT
Strijbroek 2, 2860 Sint-Katelijne-WaverManufacture of basic metals
since 19882.040.589.196
2 parcels
Flanders 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
42023A1078/00G000 Flanders 1.3 ha 1 · 923 m² 13.6 m · 3 fl.
12422D0301/00K002 Flanders 9,549 m² 1 · 5,559 m² 9.1 m · 2 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
2 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.

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Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formPublic limited company
Founded10-10-1988
Fiscal year end31-12
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
46620Wholesale of machine tools
77399Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods

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