To estimate the S&P adjusted leverage trend, use: Net Debt / EBITDA Approximate Net Debt as financial debt and lease liabilities less cash and cash equivalents. For 2022 year-end / 2023-01-01: - Noncurrent bonds/marketable debt: 3,101m - Noncurrent loans: 2,624m - Noncurrent lease liabilities: 439m - Current bonds/marketable debt: 1,139m - Current loans: 553m - Current lease liabilities: 72m - Gross debt = 7,928m - Cash and cash equivalents = 2,360m - Net debt = 5,568m For 2021 year-end / 2022-01-01: - Noncurrent bonds/marketable debt: 2,364m - Noncurrent loans: 2,073m - Noncurrent lease liabilities: 430m - Current bonds/marketable debt: 1,666m - Current loans: 280m - Current lease liabilities: 68m - Gross debt = 6,881m - Cash and cash equivalents = 2,318m - Net debt = 4,563m Approximate EBITDA as operating profit plus depreciation/amortization/provisions: - 2022 EBITDA = 1,334m + 762m = 2,096m - 2021 EBITDA = 829m + 714m = 1,543m Leverage: - 2022 leverage = 5,568 / 2,096 = 2.66x - 2021 leverage = 4,563 / 1,543 = 2.96x Year-on-year change: - 2.66x - 2.96x = -0.30x approximately Because leverage decreased by about 0.30x, which is not lower than -0.3x by a meaningful margin and falls within the ±0.3x stability band, the trend is best classified as Stable. Stable