Let’s break this down step by step. **Step 1 – Determine Net Debt for 2022 and 2023** Net Debt is not directly given, but we can approximate it from the balance sheet: - **Debt components** (noncurrent + current financial liabilities): - 2023: Other Noncurrent Financial Liabilities = 5,867M + Other Current Financial Liabilities = 1,022M → Total = 6,889M - 2022: 4,322M + 746M = 5,068M - **Cash and Cash Equivalents**: - 2023: 2,584M - 2022: 964M - **Other Current Financial Assets** (might include debt-like items but usually small, included for completeness): - 2023: 14M - 2022: 9M - Net Debt approximate = (Noncurrent financial liabilities + Current financial liabilities) - (Cash + Current financial assets): - 2023: 6,889 - (2,584 + 14) = 4,291M - 2022: 5,068 - (964 + 9) = 4,095M **Step 2 – EBITDA for the two years** Given directly: - 2023 (FY 2022): EBITDA = 1,505M - 2022 (FY 2021): EBITDA = 1,428M **Step 3 – Net Debt / EBITDA** - 2023: 4,291 / 1,505 ≈ 2.85x - 2022: 4,095 / 1,428 ≈ 2.87x **Step 4 – Compute the gap** 2.85 - 2.87 = -0.02x Since the gap (-0.02x) is between -0.3x and +0.3x, the trend is **Stable**. Stable