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Union Pacific Rail road reported net income of
$770million after interest expenses of $320 million in a recent
financial year. The corporate tax rate was 36%. It reported
depreciation of $960 million in that year, and capital spending of
$1.2billion. The firm also had $4billion in debt outstanding on the
books, was rated AA (carrying a yield to maturity of 8%), and was
trading at par (up from $3.8 billion at the end of the previous
year). The beta of the stock is 1.05, and there were 200 million
shares outstanding (trading at $60 per share), with a book value of
$5 billion. Union Pacific paid 40% of its earnings as dividends and
working capital requirements are negligible. (The Treasury bond
rate is 7%.) You are required to
a. Estimate the Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCF)
b. Estimate the value of the firm now.
c. Estimate the value of equity and the value per share now.