Moody’s adjusted leverage is typically assessed using a debt-to-EBITDA style measure, with adjustments. Using the provided data as a proxy: - EBITDA increased from €1,428 million in 2021 to €1,505 million in 2022, an increase of about 5.4%. - Financial debt/liabilities increased materially: - Other noncurrent financial liabilities rose from €4,322 million to €5,867 million. - Other current financial liabilities rose from €746 million to €1,022 million. - Total current + noncurrent financial liabilities rose from about €5,068 million to €6,889 million, an increase of about 35.9%. - Cash and cash equivalents also increased from €964 million to €2,584 million, so net financial liabilities rose only slightly: - 2021 proxy net debt: €5,068m - €964m = €4,104m - 2022 proxy net debt: €6,889m - €2,584m = €4,305m - This is an increase of about 4.9%. - Net debt / EBITDA proxy: - 2021: €4,104m / €1,428m ≈ 2.87x - 2022: €4,305m / €1,505m ≈ 2.86x Because the debt-to-EBITDA proxy is essentially unchanged, with a very small improvement due to EBITDA growing slightly faster than net debt, the best classification is Stable rather than clearly Improving or Deteriorating. Stable