Oluwa S. Hands-On Financial Modeling with Microsoft Excel 2019

Packt, 2019. — 395 p. — ISBN: 9781789534627.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.What you will learnIdentify 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