**Step 1: Identify the relevant industry** Based on the annual report facts, Ferrovial SA is a major infrastructure and construction company with significant investments in infrastructure projects (toll roads, airports, etc.). Under S&P methodologies, this fits the "Transportation Infrastructure" sector. **Step 2: Estimate Adjusted_Debt** Following the baseline formula for Adjusted Debt: Adjusted_Debt = reported_debt + leases + pension_deficit + guarantees + hybrid_debt_portion + other_debt_like_items - eligible_cash *Reported Debt*: We sum the noncurrent and current debt securities and bank borrowings. - Noncurrent Debt Securities And Bank Borrowings Of Infrastructure Projects: 7,362,000,000 EUR - Noncurrent Debt Securities And Bank Borrowings Excluding Infrastructure Projects: 2,151,000,000 EUR - Current Debt Securities And Bank Borrowings Of Infrastructure Projects: 47,000,000 EUR - Current Debt Securities And Bank Borrowings Excluding Infrastructure Projects: 1,049,000,000 EUR Total Reported Debt = 7,362,000,000 + 2,151,000,000 + 47,000,000 + 1,049,000,000 = 10,609,000,000 EUR *Leases*: We add noncurrent and current lease liabilities. - Noncurrent Lease Liabilities: 115,000,000 EUR - Current Lease Liabilities: 58,000,000 EUR Total Leases = 173,000,000 EUR *Hybrid Debt*: "Other Equity Securities" includes hybrid instruments such as perpetual subordinated bonds. - Other Equity Securities Member: 507,000,000 EUR. We add this full amount. *Eligible Cash*: For transportation infrastructure, restricted cash related to infrastructure projects cannot be used to repay corporate debt. We only deduct unrestricted cash. - Cash And Cash Equivalents Excluding Infrastructure Projects: 5,329,000,000 EUR *Other items*: No pension deficit or debt-like items are evident in the data. Adjusted_Debt = 10,609,000,000 + 173,000,000 + 507,000,000 - 5,329,000,000 = 5,960,000,000 EUR **Step 3: Estimate Adjusted_EBITDA** Following the baseline formula: Adjusted_EBITDA = EBITDA + adjustment_leases + nonrecurring_losses - nonrecurring_gains ± joint_venture_proportional_EBITDA ± other_normalization_adjustments *EBITDA*: We use the reported "Profit Loss From Operating Activities" and add back "Amortisation Expense" (since depreciation is often grouped within amortization/impairment for IFRS firms lacking a separate D&A line, and impairment is treated as non-recurring). - Profit Loss From Operating Activities: 423,000,000 EUR - Amortisation Expense: 299,000,000 EUR Base EBITDA = 722,000,000 EUR *Adjustment for Leases*: To match the debt adjustment, we add back the estimated lease interest and depreciation equivalent. Assuming a typical 8% interest rate on the average lease liability (approx 120M), interest is ~10M. Depreciation on ROU assets is the lease expense minus interest. Rent/Lease expense is generally estimated from cash outflows (72M) plus non-cash accretion. Adding back full rent expense (~82M) or lease depreciation + interest is standard. Let's use the full cash lease outflow + interest to simplify, which is close to the lease depreciation + interest (~82M). Alternatively, more accurately, lease depreciation equals the change in ROU assets + impairment, but we just add back an estimated ~82M. Let's calculate it properly: ROU Assets = 176M. Depreciation ~ 176M / 10 = ~18M. Interest ~ 10M. Total ~ 28M. Let's add back 82M rent proxy if we consider cash rent, but adding depreciation + interest is ~28M. To be conservative and standard, we add 82M (cash rent + accrual) or 28M (non-cash). Given we added 173M to debt, adding ~82M to EBITDA is the standard S&P 6x rent equivalent proxy. We'll use 82,000,000 EUR. *Non-recurring items*: - Impairment And Gains Or Losses On Disposal Of Non Current Assets: -6,000,000 EUR (A loss, so we add it back to normalize). Non-recurring addition = 6,000,000 EUR *Joint Venture Proportional EBITDA*: For infrastructure, S&P allows adding proportional EBITDA from unconsolidated JVs/Associates. - Investments In Associates: 1,838,000,000 EUR - Share Of Profit Loss Of Associates: 165,000,000 EUR Assuming an approximate EBITDA-to-Equity Income multiple of 3x (standard for infrastructure assets), we estimate proportional EBITDA: Proportional EBITDA = 165,000,000 * 3 = 495,000,000 EUR *Other*: We add back "Financial Result On Financing Of Infrastructure Projects" (-243,000,000) if we treat it as part of the project's operational EBITDA under a full proportionate consolidation, but strictly EBITDA is above interest. We will not add it back. Adjusted_EBITDA = 722,000,000 (Base EBITDA) + 82,000,000 (Lease adj) + 6,000,000 (Impairment/Loss) + 495,000,000 (JV EBITDA) = 1,305,000,000 EUR **Step 4: Calculate Adjusted_Debt / Adjusted_EBITDA** Ratio = Adjusted_Debt / Adjusted_EBITDA Ratio = 5,960,000,000 / 1,305,000,000 = 4.566... Rounding to two decimal places: 4.57 4.57