To arrive at the value of the equity using the CCM, it can be estimated using the free cash flows to equity and the required return on equity (r):

Note that we grow the FCFE at the growth rate because the current year FCFE is provided in the problem (not next year’s FCFE). We use normalized earnings, not reported earnings, given that normalized earnings are most relevant for the acquirers of the firm. The relevant required return for FCFE is the equity discount rate, not the WACC.

An alternative approach to calculate the value of the equity would be to subtract the market value of the firm’s debt from total firm value. However, the FCFF are not provided so a total firm value cannot be calculated.