I'll work through this step-by-step for REN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais, SGPS, S.A. ## Step 1: Identify the Relevant Industry REN is a Portuguese energy transmission company operating electricity and natural gas transmission/distribution networks under concession agreements. This is a **Regulated Utility** (specifically, a transmission network operator). The intangible assets (concession assets ~€4.1B) confirm this is a concession-based regulated utility. ## Step 2: Estimate Adjusted EBITDA **Reconstructing EBITDA from the income statement (FY2022, period 2022-01-01 to 2023-01-01):** Revenue from services: 588,130 Revenue from sale of goods: 96 Revenue from construction services: 197,420 Share of profit of associates: 11,812 Other operating income: 27,225 **Total Revenue & Operating Income: 824,683** Operating expenses: 584,962 **Operating Profit (EBIT): 239,721** Add back D&A: 249,276 Add back impairment: 1,437 Add back provisions: -2,230 (this is a net change; negative means increase in provisions = expense) **EBITDA = EBIT + D&A = 239,721 + 249,276 = 488,997** However, for S&P purposes, construction revenue and costs for concession assets are typically netted out (pass-through items): - Construction revenue: 197,420 - Construction costs: 175,095 - Construction margin: 22,325 S&P typically strips out construction pass-through. Let me adjust: EBITDA excluding construction: 488,997 - 22,325 = 466,672 (but S&P often leaves the margin in for concession utilities, so I'll keep the full EBITDA). **Pension adjustment:** Pension deficit (employee benefits provision): - At 2023-01-01: 64,939 - Change in OCI for remeasurement: 27,254 pre-tax gain S&P typically adds back the service cost component and removes the actual cash contributions, but with limited data, I'll use the reported figures. **Lease adjustment:** From cash flow, lease payments = 2,157 (principal) + 26 (interest) = 2,183. S&P adds back the depreciation component of leases to EBITDA. Approximately the full lease payment ~2,183 would be added. **Adjusted EBITDA ≈ 488,997 + 2,183 = 491,180** (thousands EUR) ## Step 3: Estimate FFO **Cash interest:** Interest paid (financing): 40,545 Lease interest: 26 Total cash interest: 40,571 S&P lease interest adjustment: add lease interest = already included above. **Cash taxes:** Income taxes paid: 77,970 Energy sector extraordinary contribution: 28,019 (this is a tax-like item in Portugal) Total cash taxes: 77,970 + 28,019 = 105,989 **FFO = Adjusted_EBITDA - cash_interest - cash_taxes** FFO = 491,180 - 40,571 - 105,989 = 344,620 ## Step 4: Estimate Adjusted Debt **Reported debt:** - Long-term borrowings: 1,695,362 - Current borrowings: 638,944 - Total reported debt: 2,334,306 **Lease obligations:** Already included in borrowings likely, but lease payments suggest small operating leases. Capitalizing at ~8x annual payment: 2,183 × 8 ≈ 17,464. But since IFRS 16 is applied, leases are likely already on balance sheet within borrowings. The small lease payments suggest minimal separate adjustment. **Pension deficit:** 64,939 (noncurrent provisions for employee benefits at 2023-01-01) **Surplus cash deduction:** S&P for regulated utilities typically doesn't deduct much cash. I'll be conservative and not deduct cash. **Adjusted_Debt = 2,334,306 + 64,939 = 2,399,245** ## Step 5: Calculate FFO / Adjusted_Debt FFO / Adjusted_Debt = 344,620 / 2,399,245 = 0.14364 Rounding to four decimal places: 0.1436 0.1436