solve this query please

what is this supposed to mean ?

" Capital spending is expected to be offset by depreciation"

                               firm 1                                firm 2

revenue                4400                               3125

cogs                      2200                            1750

dep                         200                               74

tax                             35%                            35%

working cap            10% of revenue   10% of revenue

Mkt val of eq                  2000                     1300

o/s debt                         160                         250

Both firms are in a steady state and are expected to grow at 5% a year in the long-term. Capital spending is expected to be offset by depreciation. The beta for both the firms is 1, and both firms are rated BBB, with an interest rate on their debt of 8.5%. (The Treasury bond rate is 7 % and the risk premium is 5.5 %.)

i understand the rest of the sum but what doues that part mean and what is it's implication ?