To estimate Moody’s adjusted leverage trend, I’ll focus on how debt and earnings moved from 2021 to 2022. **1. Debt components** Moody’s typically considers total debt including leases, provisions, and certain other liabilities. - Non-current borrowings + bonds: - 2022: Participaciones Preferentes Obligaciones (3,101M) + Noncurrent loans (2,624M) + Noncurrent lease liabilities (439M) = 6,164M - 2021: 2,364M + 2,073M + 430M = 4,867M - Current borrowings + bonds + leases: - 2022: Current bonds (1,139M) + Current loans (553M) + Current leases (72M) = 1,764M - 2021: 1,666M + 280M + 68M = 2,014M - Total debt: - 2022: 6,164M + 1,764M = 7,928M - 2021: 4,867M + 2,014M = 6,881M Increase in total debt = +1,047M. **2. Earnings measure** Moody’s often uses EBITDA or operating profit after adding back depreciation/amortization. - Operating profit (EBIT): - 2022: 1,334M - 2021: 829M Increase = +505M (+61%). **3. Leverage ratio impact** Leverage = Debt / Earnings. Debt increased ~15%, but operating profit increased ~61%. So the ratio should decline significantly, meaning leverage improves. Thus, the trend is improving. Improving