I need to calculate Net Debt / EBITDA for both 2022 and 2023 (using the balance sheet dates 2022-01-01 and 2023-01-01, which represent end of fiscal year 2021 and 2022 respectively). Wait, let me clarify the dating convention. The facts show: - Balance sheet dates: 2022-01-01 and 2023-01-01 - Income statement periods: 2021-01-01 - 2022-01-01 and 2022-01-01 - 2023-01-01 This is an Italian company with fiscal year ending December 31. So "2022-01-01" balance sheet = end of FY2021, and "2023-01-01" = end of FY2022. The income statement "2022-01-01 - 2023-01-01" corresponds to FY2022. But the question asks about the leverage trend for 2022. I'll calculate the ratio for FY2021 (balance sheet 2022-01-01 with income 2021-01-01 to 2022-01-01) and FY2022 (balance sheet 2023-01-01 with income 2022-01-01 to 2023-01-01). **Net Debt Calculation:** Net Debt = Total Financial Debt - Cash and Cash Equivalents For FY2021 (2022-01-01): - Short-term financial liabilities: 591,188M - Other current financial liabilities: 290M (likely lease liabilities) - Long-term financial liabilities: 5,785,707M - Other non-current financial liabilities: 6,283M - Cash: 1,391,763M - Current financial assets: 5,120M Net Debt = (591,188 + 290 + 5,785,707 + 6,283) - (1,391,763 + 5,120) = 6,383,468 - 1,396,883 = 4,986,585M For FY2022 (2023-01-01): - Short-term financial liabilities: 142,437M - Other current financial liabilities: 290M - Long-term financial liabilities: 6,402,913M - Other non-current financial liabilities: 34M - Cash: 451,946M - Current financial assets: 5,770M - Other current financial assets: 17,455M Net Debt = (142,437 + 290 + 6,402,913 + 34) - (451,946 + 5,770 + 17,455) = 6,545,674 - 475,171 = 6,070,503M **EBITDA Calculation:** EBITDA = Operating Profit + D&A For FY2021: - Operating profit: 583,231M - D&A: 445,251M - EBITDA = 1,028,482M For FY2022: - Operating profit: 641,338M - D&A: 479,186M - EBITDA = 1,120,524M **Net Debt / EBITDA:** FY2021: 4,986,585 / 1,028,482 = 4.85x FY2022: 6,070,503 / 1,120,524 = 5.42x **Change in leverage:** 5.42x - 4.85x = +0.57x Since the increase is greater than +0.3x, the leverage trend is **Deteriorating**. Deteriorating