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Librairie PAPYRUS

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Financial year 2025 · closed on 30/09/2025

Net result

114,5 k €

+59.3% YoY

Gross margin

365,6 k €

+7.0% YoY

Equity

219,7 k €

+17.9% YoY

Workforce

3,7 ETP

-11.9% YoY

What does Librairie PAPYRUS do?

Librairie PAPYRUS is a Public limited company incorporated in 1998. Its main activity is: Retail sale of books in specialised stores. Its registered office is in Namur. It employs on average 3,7 ETP workers (FTE).

Legal situation

● Normal situation

BCE/KBO no. / VAT

BE 0464.705.818

Incorporation

11/12/1998

Legal form

Public limited company

Registered office

Rue Bas de la Place(NR) 16
5000 Namur · WallonieSee on map

Contributed capital

61 973,00 €

Latest accounts

30/09/2025

Average workforce

3,7 ETP

Activities (NACE)

47610Retail sale of books in specialised stores· main 47610Retail sale of books in specialised stores 47620Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores 47621Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores 52470Warehousing and support activities for transportation

Joint committees (1)

Signals

ProfitableLow riskGood liquidityPositive cashflowPositive EBITDAHealthy social debts

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Financials

Trend over 20 financial years

	2025		2024		2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		2015		2014		2013		2012		2011		2010		2009		2008		2007		2006
Income statement
Gross margin	365,6 k €	+7.0%	341,8 k €	-4.3%	357,3 k €	+43.6%	248,8 k €	-19.2%	307,8 k €	+57.1%	195,9 k €	+24.0%	157,9 k €	+3.5%	152,6 k €	-0.4%	153,2 k €	+21.9%	125,6 k €	+41.5%	88,8 k €	+26.3%	70,3 k €	-34.6%	107,5 k €	+41.4%	76 k €	+22.1%	62,2 k €	-23.1%	80,9 k €	-3.3%	83,7 k €	+17.7%	71,1 k €	+6.6%	66,7 k €	-13.2%	76,8 k €
EBITDA	173,7 k €	+34.6%	129,1 k €	-17.0%	155,5 k €	+68.3%	92,4 k €	-54.3%	202,3 k €	+74.8%	115,7 k €	+57.2%	73,6 k €	+12.4%	65,5 k €	-2.5%	67,2 k €	+75.4%	38,3 k €	+51.3%	25,3 k €	+183%	8,9 k €	-36.4%	14 k €	-18.5%	17,2 k €	+108%	8,3 k €	-77.6%	37 k €	+44.8%	25,5 k €	+134%	10,9 k €	-67.1%	33,2 k €	-1.8%	33,8 k €
Operating result	154,5 k €	+49.3%	103,5 k €	-27.6%	142,9 k €	+84.8%	77,3 k €	-57.2%	180,5 k €	+146%	73,3 k €	+48.0%	49,5 k €	+12.3%	44,1 k €	-1.8%	44,9 k €	+101%	22,4 k €	+77.4%	12,6 k €	+496%	-3,2 k €	-155%	5,8 k €	-33.9%	8,8 k €	+4854%	-185,8 €	-101%	28,2 k €	+84.9%	15,3 k €	+322%	-6,9 k €	-150%	13,7 k €	+10.6%	12,4 k €
Net result	114,5 k €	+59.3%	71,9 k €	-29.2%	101,6 k €	+90.8%	53,3 k €	-60.1%	133,5 k €	+156%	52,2 k €	+66.8%	31,3 k €	+7.1%	29,2 k €	-7.0%	31,4 k €	+143%	12,9 k €	+69.9%	7,6 k €	+225%	-6,1 k €	-335%	2,6 k €	-64.9%	7,4 k €	+285%	-4 k €	-121%	18,9 k €	+80.4%	10,5 k €	+203%	-10,2 k €	-231%	7,8 k €	-19.0%	9,6 k €
Balance sheet
Equity	219,7 k €	+17.9%	186,4 k €	+7.3%	173,7 k €	-21.8%	222,1 k €	+31.5%	168,8 k €	+13.9%	148,2 k €	0.0%	148,2 k €	+0.2%	147,9 k €	+6.7%	138,7 k €	+13.4%	122,2 k €	+0.8%	121,3 k €	+6.7%	113,7 k €	-5.1%	119,8 k €	+2.2%	117,2 k €	+6.8%	109,8 k €	-3.5%	113,8 k €	+19.9%	94,9 k €	+12.4%	84,4 k €	-10.7%	94,6 k €	+9.0%	86,8 k €
Total assets	778,6 k €	+5.2%	740,2 k €	+4.7%	706,8 k €	-3.9%	735,7 k €	+11.6%	659 k €	+6.6%	618 k €	+7.8%	573,2 k €	+3.2%	555,2 k €	+11.4%	498,1 k €	-4.1%	519,5 k €	-2.7%	534,1 k €	+44.9%	368,6 k €	+17.3%	314,3 k €	-1.1%	317,8 k €	-4.5%	332,9 k €	+6.9%	311,4 k €	+5.3%	295,7 k €	-12.8%	338,9 k €	+0.6%	337 k €	+4.9%	321,2 k €
Cash	400,8 k €	+28.0%	313 k €	+22.2%	256,2 k €	+7.1%	239,3 k €	+25.9%	190,1 k €	+2.5%	185,5 k €	+96.0%	94,7 k €	+27.2%	74,4 k €	+118%	34,2 k €	+54.0%	22,2 k €	-24.1%	29,3 k €	-29.5%	41,5 k €	+67.8%	24,7 k €	-20.5%	31,1 k €	-7.4%	33,6 k €	-0.1%	33,6 k €	+12.1%	30 k €	-39.0%	49,2 k €	-6.8%	52,7 k €	+24.1%	42,5 k €
Debts	558,9 k €	+0.9%	553,8 k €	+3.9%	533,1 k €	+3.8%	513,7 k €	+4.8%	490,2 k €	+4.5%	469,1 k €	+11.1%	422,4 k €	+4.1%	405,7 k €	+12.9%	359,5 k €	-9.5%	397,3 k €	-3.4%	411,2 k €	+61.3%	255 k €	+31.1%	194,5 k €	-3.1%	200,6 k €	-10.1%	223,1 k €	+13.5%	196,6 k €	-2.1%	200,8 k €	-21.1%	254,5 k €	+5.0%	242,4 k €	+3.9%	233,3 k €
Other
Workforce	3,7 ETP	-11.9%	4,2 ETP	-8.7%	4,6 ETP	+12.2%	4,1 ETP	+36.7%	3,0 ETP	0.0%	3,0 ETP	+3.4%	2,9 ETP	+26.1%	2,3 ETP	-8.0%	2,5 ETP	-13.8%	2,9 ETP	+70.6%	1,7 ETP	0.0%	1,7 ETP	-48.5%	3,3 ETP	+43.5%	2,3 ETP	-11.5%	2,6 ETP	+30.0%	2,0 ETP	-9.1%	2,2 ETP	+15.8%	1,9 ETP	+217%	0,6 ETP	-45.5%	1,1 ETP

Estimate

Indicative valuation

As an indication, this company is worth

between 1 M€ and 2,5 M€

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Governance

Board of directors

Seen on filing of 30/09/2025 · 6 active · 30 ended

Active mandates

Olivier COMANNE

Director · since 01 juillet 2024

Active

Catherine DELORY

Director · since 15 décembre 2023

Active

Catherine MANGEZ

Managing director · since 15 décembre 2023

Active

Delphine GREGOIRE

Director · since 15 décembre 2023

Active

Grégory REGOUT

Director · since 15 décembre 2023

Active

Natacha MANGEZ

Director · since 15 décembre 2023

Active

Ended mandates

Catherine DELORY

Director · since 04 janvier 2018 · until 04 janvier 2024

Ended

Catherine MANGEZ

Managing director · since 04 janvier 2018 · until 04 janvier 2024

Ended

Delphine GREGOIRE

Director · since 04 janvier 2018 · until 04 janvier 2024

Ended

Grégory REGOUT

Director · since 04 janvier 2018 · until 04 janvier 2024

Ended

At this address

Other companies at this address

Company	CBE no.
Association des Copropriétaires "Des livres et un peu plus" à Namur, rue Bas de la Place, 16● Active	0777.358.889
VITAVILLE● Active	0550.692.556

Annual accounts

Full financial information

	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Type of account	Abridged model	Abridged model	Abridged model	Abridged model	Abridged model	Abridged model
Start of the financial year	01/10/2024	01/10/2023	01/10/2022	01/10/2021	01/10/2020	01/10/2019
Closing of the financial year	30/09/2025	30/09/2024	30/09/2023	30/09/2022	30/09/2021	30/09/2020
Length of the financial year	12 months	12 months	12 months	12 months	12 months	12 months
Filing date	26/11/2025	05/12/2024	22/11/2023	26/11/2022	28/12/2021	09/04/2021
General meeting	25/11/2025	27/11/2024	13/11/2023	16/11/2022	18/11/2021	25/02/2021
Currency of the financial year	EUR	EUR	EUR	EUR	EUR	EUR
NBB quality label	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls

Ratios

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Filings

Annual accounts filings

20 filings with the NBB

Model	Closing	General meeting	Filed	Language	Document
Abridged model	30/09/2025	25/11/2025	26/11/2025	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2024	27/11/2024	05/12/2024	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2023	13/11/2023	22/11/2023	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2022	16/11/2022	26/11/2022	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2021	18/11/2021	28/12/2021	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2020	25/02/2021	09/04/2021	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2019	12/12/2019	16/12/2019	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2018	04/01/2019	16/04/2019	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2017	04/01/2018	19/02/2018	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2016	04/01/2017	28/02/2017	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2015	04/01/2016	23/03/2016	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2014	04/01/2015	02/03/2015	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2013	06/01/2014	22/01/2014	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2012	04/01/2013	28/03/2013	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2011	02/01/2012	28/03/2012	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2010	14/03/2011	21/03/2011	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2009	25/03/2010	29/03/2010	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2008	25/03/2009	06/04/2009	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2007	02/01/2008	04/04/2008	French	PDF
Abridged model	30/09/2006	30/03/2007	25/04/2007	French	PDF

Estimate

Indicative valuation

Order of magnitude

As an indication, this company is worth

between 1 M€ and 2,5 M€

The detail comes with the Business plan: low and high bounds, the valuation bridge for each financial year, transaction multiples by sector and size, group valuation and exports.

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Disclaimer

Indicative estimate based on public sector multiples and the filed annual accounts. It is neither a certified valuation nor financial or investment advice.

Governance

Board of directors

Seen on filing of 30/09/2025 · 6 active · 30 ended

Active mandates

Olivier COMANNE

Director · since 01 juillet 2024

Active

Catherine DELORY

Director · since 15 décembre 2023

Active

Catherine MANGEZ

Managing director · since 15 décembre 2023

Active

Delphine GREGOIRE

Director · since 15 décembre 2023

Active

Grégory REGOUT

Director · since 15 décembre 2023

Active

Natacha MANGEZ

Director · since 15 décembre 2023

Active

Ended mandates

Catherine DELORY

Director · since 04 janvier 2018 · until 04 janvier 2024

Ended

Catherine MANGEZ

Managing director · since 04 janvier 2018 · until 04 janvier 2024

Ended

Delphine GREGOIRE

Director · since 04 janvier 2018 · until 04 janvier 2024

Ended

Grégory REGOUT

Director · since 04 janvier 2018 · until 04 janvier 2024

Ended

Shareholders

Ownership and network

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Belgian Official Gazette

Belgian Official Gazette publications

Mandates17/12/2024
DEMISSIONS, NOMINATIONS
PDF
Mandates28/12/2023
STATUTS (TRADUCTION, COORDINATION, AUTRES MODIFICATIONS, ) - DEMISSIONS, NOMINATIONS - ASSEMBLEE GENERALE
PDF
Mandates04/03/2020
DEMISSIONS, NOMINATIONS
PDF
Mandates23/02/2018
DEMISSIONS, NOMINATIONS
PDF
Mandates27/10/2017
DEMISSIONS, NOMINATIONS
PDF
Mandates08/07/2016
DEMISSIONS, NOMINATIONS
PDF
Mandates24/04/2014
DEMISSIONS, NOMINATIONS
PDF
Mandates08/06/2012
DEMISSIONS, NOMINATIONS
PDF

Source: Belgian Official Gazette

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2025
Annual accounts 2025114,5 k €↑
2024
Annual accounts 202471,9 k €↓
2023
Annual accounts 2023101,6 k €↑
2022
Annual accounts 202253,3 k €↓
2021
Annual accounts 2021133,5 k €↑
2020
Annual accounts 202052,2 k €↑
2019
Annual accounts 201931,3 k €↑
2018
Annual accounts 201829,2 k €↓
2017
Annual accounts 201731,4 k €↑
2016
Annual accounts 201612,9 k €↑
2015
Annual accounts 20157,6 k €↑
2014
Annual accounts 2014-6,1 k €↓
2013
Annual accounts 20132,6 k €↓
2012
Annual accounts 20127,4 k €↑
2011
Annual accounts 2011-4 k €↓
2010
Annual accounts 201018,9 k €↑
2009
Annual accounts 200910,5 k €↑
2008
Annual accounts 2008-10,2 k €↓
2007
Annual accounts 20077,8 k €↓
2006
Annual accounts 20069,6 k €
11/12/1998
IncorporationPublic limited company

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Librairie PAPYRUS

Overview

What does Librairie PAPYRUS do?

Trend over 20 financial years

Indicative valuation

Board of directors

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Financials

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Valuation

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Directors & structure

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Publications

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