Business development

Debt coverage

Debt coverage (€ million)

2020

2019

Change

absolute

%

 

EBITDA adjusted

1,002

5,436

4,434

81.6

  Operating interest balance

541

620

+79

12.7

  Original tax expenses

180

137

43

+31.4

Operating cash flow after taxes

281

4,679

4,398

94.0

Net financial debt as of Dec 31

29,345

24,175

+5,170

+21.4

  Pension obligations as of Dec 31

6,517

5,354

+1,163

+21.7

  Hybrid capital 1) as of Dec 31

1,001

999

+2

+0.2

  Adjusted net debt as of Dec 31

36,863

30,528

+6,335

+20.8

Debt coverage (%)

0.8

15.3

1) As assessed by the rating agencies, half of the hybrid capital shown on the balance sheet is taken into account in the calculation of the adjusted net debt.

Debt coverage as of December 31,2020 decreased significantly:

  • Operating cash flow after taxes declined significantly as a result of the fall in income caused by Covid-19.
  • In addition, the adjusted netdebt increased sharply, main­­­­ly due to higher net financial debt.
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