Explain the difference among the discounted free cash flow model as it is applied to the valuation of common equity and as it is applied to the valuation of whole businesses.

The Free Cash Flow Model values the whole business like a part of the process to value common equity.  The value of a whole business is the sum of the values of the operating, or income-producing assets, plus the value of the non-operating, or current assets.  All that is essential to use the Free Cash Flow Model to value a complete business, after that, is to add the value of the company’s operations to the value of the company’s current assets.