Let’s reason through this step by step. **Step 1 – EBITDA for 2022** From the facts: - "Profit Loss From Operating Activities Before Interest Taxes Depreciation And Amortisation Expense" - 2022: €499,430,000 - 2021: €396,680,000 These are already EBITDA figures. **Step 2 – Determine Net Debt** We need total debt minus cash and cash equivalents. Debt components (current + non-current): - Non-current financial liabilities: - "Other Noncurrent Financial Liabilities" 2023-01-01: €1,751,255,000 - "Noncurrent Lease Liabilities" 2023-01-01: €150,955,000 - "Noncurrent Financial Liabilities At Fair Value Through Profit Or Loss" 2023-01-01: €0 - Current financial liabilities: - "Other Current Financial Liabilities" 2023-01-01: €389,716,000 - "Current Financial Liabilities At Fair Value Through Profit Or Loss" 2023-01-01: €76,644,000 - "Current Lease Liabilities" 2023-01-01: €6,362,000 Cash: - "Cash And Cash Equivalents" 2023-01-01: €392,811,000 Total debt (2023-01-01): 1,751,255,000 + 150,955,000 + 0 + 389,716,000 + 76,644,000 + 6,362,000 = €2,374,932,000 Net debt (2023-01-01) = 2,374,932,000 − 392,811,000 = €1,982,121,000 **Step 3 – Same for 2021 (end-2022 figures)** Debt 2022-01-01: - "Other Noncurrent Financial Liabilities" 2022-01-01: €2,064,088,000 - "Noncurrent Lease Liabilities" 2022-01-01: €122,663,000 - "Noncurrent Financial Liabilities At Fair Value Through Profit Or Loss" 2022-01-01: €44,763,000 - "Other Current Financial Liabilities" 2022-01-01: €1,342,688,000 - "Current Financial Liabilities At Fair Value Through Profit Or Loss" 2022-01-01: €170,857,000 - "Current Lease Liabilities" 2022-01-01: €6,282,000 Sum: 2,064,088,000 + 122,663,000 + 44,763,000 + 1,342,688,000 + 170,857,000 + 6,282,000 = €3,751,341,000 Cash 2022-01-01: €860,352,000 Net debt 2022-01-01 = 3,751,341,000 − 860,352,000 = €2,890,989,000 **Step 4 – Net Debt/EBITDA ratios** 2022: 1,982,121,000 / 499,430,000 ≈ 3.97× 2021: 2,890,989,000 / 396,680,000 ≈ 7.29× Change = 3.97 − 7.29 = −3.32× (improvement greater than 0.3×). **Step 5 – Conclusion** Since the ratio dropped by more than 0.3×, the trend is “Improving”. Improving