Let’s go through this step-by-step. --- **Step 1 – Industry identification** VINCI is a global infrastructure, construction, and concessions group. It operates airports, toll roads, and other transport infrastructure under concession arrangements. Per the S&P methodology given, this fits the **Transportation Infrastructure** sector. The relevant adjustments and volatility tables apply accordingly. --- **Step 2 – Adjusted Debt** From the balance sheet (as of 2023-01-01, representing end of FY2022): - **Noncurrent bonds**: 20,425 million EUR - **Other noncurrent borrowings**: 3,205 million EUR - **Short-term borrowings**: 6,368 million EUR - **Noncurrent lease liabilities**: 1,580 million EUR - **Current lease liabilities**: 522 million EUR **Reported debt (gross)** = 20,425 + 3,205 + 6,368 = **29,998 million EUR** **Leases** = 1,580 + 522 = **2,102 million EUR** **Pension deficit**: From balance sheet: - Noncurrent provisions for employee benefits: 1,149 million EUR These likely represent the pension obligation. No pension asset listed; assume full deficit if not funded. **Other adjustments**: No guarantees, hybrid debt, or other debt-like items explicitly available in the data. **Eligible cash**: Cash and cash equivalents = 12,578 million EUR (from 2023-01-01 balance sheet). No explicit mention of restricted cash deduction. **Adjusted Debt** = 29,998 + 2,102 + 1,149 – 12,578 = **20,671 million EUR** --- **Step 3 – Adjusted EBITDA** From income statement (FY2022): - **Profit from operating activities (EBIT)** = 6,489 million EUR Need to add back D&A and adjust for non-recurring items, leases, JV income, etc. **Depreciation & Amortization** = 3,613 million EUR (from cash flow statement) **Reported EBITDA** = 6,489 + 3,613 = **10,102 million EUR** **Adjustments**: - **Lease depreciation** already included in D&A; operating lease payments are partly D&A and interest. For adjusted EBITDA, we add back lease depreciation (already included above), so unless we’re capitalizing an operating lease adjustment, EBITDA stays as is under IFRS 16. - **Non-recurring items**: - Other non-recurring operating income (gain) = 8 million EUR → subtract. - Other non-recurring operating expense was 26 million loss in 2021 but 8 million gain in 2022, so net subtraction = 8. - **Pension adjustments**: Service cost is already in EBIT. Interest cost on pension is in net finance costs and not in EBIT. No adjustment to EBITDA. - **JV proportional EBITDA**: Profit from equity-accounted investees = 22 million EUR (income). This is post-tax post-interest. Not material and we lack breakdown; without detail, do not add proportionally. - **Share-based payment** expense already in EBIT, so already in EBITDA indirectly (if non-cash adjustment needed, we’d add back). For conservatism, no double-count. **Adjusted EBITDA** ≈ 10,102 – 8 = **10,094 million EUR** --- **Step 4 – Ratio** Adjusted Debt / Adjusted EBITDA = 20,671 / 10,094 = **2.05** (rounded to two decimals). --- 2.05