Equity Valuation:
Free Cash Flow to Firm Model
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Introduction
FCFF = Net Income + Depreciation Capital
Expenditures Increase in NC Working Capital
+ Interest*(1 T)
FCFF = CF from Operating Activities + Interest * (1 T)
Capital Expenditures
FCFF is discounted at the WACC instead of the cost of
equity.
FCFF is used to get the value of the FIRM. To get the
value of the equity, you must subtract out the value of
debt.
Example
Assume you have forecasted the following for firm X:
Number of Shares Outstanding 400,000
Current Debt $5,000,000
Tax Rate 30%
WACC 9.75%
Year 1
Net Income $800,000
Depr.
$200,000
Cap. Exp.
$350,000
Inc. in NC
WC
-$50,000
Interest
$300,000
Year 2
$850,000
$250,000
$100,000
Year 3
$900,000
$225,000
$400,000
Year 4
$940,000
$275,000
$300,000
$100,000
$320,000
-$75,000
$330,000
$25,000
$350,000
Constant Growth Rate following Year 4 4%
Step 1: Forecast FCFF Values
FCFF1 = $800,000 + $200,000 - $350,000 (-$50,000)
+ $300,000*(1 0.3) = $910,000
FCFF2 = $850,000 + $250,000 - $100,000 $100,000
+ $320,000*(1 0.3) = $1,124,000
FCFF3 = $900,000 + $225,000 - $400,000 (-$75,000)
+ $330,000*(1 0.3) = $1,031,000
FCFF4 = $940,000 + $275,000 - $300,000 $25,000
+ $350,000*(1 0.3) = $1,135,000
Step 2: Solve for value of all FCFF in
Constant Growth Stage
V4 = $18,979,930
Step 3: Solve for Value of Firm
CF0 = 0
CF1 = 910,000
CF2 = 1,124,000
CF3 = 1,031,000
CF4 = 20,114,930
k = 9.75%
NPV = V0 = $16,406,609
Step 4: Convert to Value per Share
Value of Equity = $16,406,609 - $5,000,000
= $11,406,609
P0 = 11,406,609/400,000 = $28.52