Moody’s adjusted leverage is typically assessed as a debt-to-EBITDA style measure. Using the reported figures as a proxy: - Financial debt increased materially: - Noncurrent bonds/marketable debt: €2.364bn → €3.101bn - Noncurrent loans: €2.073bn → €2.624bn - Current bonds/marketable debt: €1.666bn → €1.139bn - Current loans: €0.280bn → €0.553bn - Lease liabilities: €0.498bn → €0.511bn - Total gross debt proxy: €6.881bn → €7.928bn, up about 15.2% - Cash and equivalents also increased slightly: - €2.318bn → €2.360bn - Net debt proxy: €4.563bn → €5.568bn, up about 22.0% - EBITDA proxy improved strongly: - Operating profit + depreciation/amortization/provisions - 2021: €829m + €714m = €1.543bn - 2022: €1.334bn + €762m = €2.096bn - EBITDA proxy up about 35.8% - Net debt / EBITDA proxy: - 2021: €4.563bn / €1.543bn ≈ 3.0x - 2022: €5.568bn / €2.096bn ≈ 2.7x Although debt increased, EBITDA rose faster, so leverage appears to have declined. Therefore, Moody’s adjusted leverage trend for 2022 is best estimated as improving. Improving