Financial modeling is a core skill required by anyone who wants to build a career in finance. Hands-On Financial Modeling with Microsoft Excel 2019 explores terminologies of financial modeling with the help of Excel.
This book will provides you with an overview of the steps you should follow to build an integrated financial model. You will explore the design principles, functions, and techniques of building models in a practical manner. Starting with the key concepts of Excel, such as formulas and functions, you will learn about referencing frameworks and other advanced components for building financial models. Later chapters will help you understand your financial projects, build assumptions, and analyze historical data to develop data-driven models and functional growth drivers. The book takes an intuitive approach to model testing and covers best practices and practical use cases.
By the end of this book, you will have examined the data from various use cases, and have the skills you need to build financial models to extract the information required to make informed business decisions.
publication date
2019-07-11
what you will learn
Identify the growth drivers derived from processing historical data in Excel
Use discounted cash flow (DCF) for efficient investment analysis
Build a financial model by projecting balance sheets and profit and loss
Apply a Monte Carlo simulation to derive key assumptions for your financial model
Prepare detailed asset and debt schedule models in Excel
Discover the latest and advanced features of Excel 2019
Calculate profitability ratios using various profit parameters
key features
A non-data professional's guide to exploring Excel's financial functions and pivot tables * Prepare various models for income and cash flow statements, and balance sheets * Perform valuations and identify growth drivers with real-world case studies
approach
The explosion in popularity of financial modeling has introduced a whole new breed of non-technical, potential users who are often discouraged by the amount of technical jargon clouding what could really be a simple and enjoyable discipline. The book includes a step by step guide to readers for preparing a financial model including balance sheet, income, and cash flow statements.
audience
This book is for data professionals, analysts, traders, business owners, and students, who want to implement and develop a high in-demand skill of financial modeling in their finance, analysis, trading, and valuation work. This book will also help individuals that have and don't have any experience in data and stats, to get started with building financial models. The book assumes working knowledge with Excel.
short description
This book aims to provide a gateway to financial modeling through easy to follow examples in Excel 2019. It will explore the process of modeling starting from a thorough understanding of the project to gathering historical information and arriving at assumptions. Good modeling practices are emphasized and demonstrated throughout the book.
subtitle
Build practical models for forecasting, valuation, trading, and growth analysis using Excel 2019
keywords
Financial modeling Excel; Financal modeling in Excel; Financial modeling book; Finance Excel book; Finance Excel
Product ISBN
9781789534627
