Following information is about Steady plc, a company in steady state.

Operating income 500m

Tax rate 25%

Dividend Payout ratio 70%

Capital expenditure 500m

Depreciation 200m

Net Operating Working Capital 250m

Book value of Debt 600m

Number of shares outstanding 100m

Beta 1.05

Steady state growth rate 1%

Risk-free rate 2%

Equity risk premium 6%

Pre-tax cost of debt 4%

Current price per share 10

i. Estimate the equity value per share using the Free Cash Flow to Firm model. Use the current share price for calculating the WACC.

ii. How do you explain the difference between the current price and the valuation you obtained in (i) above?

iii. Suppose the firm value estimated using the FCFF method is less than the book value of debt resulting in negative equity value. How would you interpret this valuation?