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Hands-On Financial Modeling with Excel for Microsoft 365 - Second Edition

By : Shmuel Oluwa
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Hands-On Financial Modeling with Excel for Microsoft 365 - Second Edition

By: Shmuel Oluwa

Overview of this book

Financial modeling is a core skill required by anyone who wants to build a career in finance. Hands-On Financial Modeling with Excel for Microsoft 365 explores financial modeling terminologies with the help of Excel. Starting with the key concepts of Excel, such as formulas and functions, this updated second edition will help you to learn all about referencing frameworks and other advanced components for building financial models. As you proceed, you'll explore the advantages of Power Query, learn how to prepare a 3-statement model, inspect your financial projects, build assumptions, and analyze historical data to develop data-driven models and functional growth drivers. Next, you'll learn how to deal with iterations and provide graphical representations of ratios, before covering best practices for effective model testing. Later, you'll discover how to build a model to extract a statement of comprehensive income and financial position, and understand capital budgeting with the help of end-to-end case studies. By the end of this financial modeling Excel book, you'll have examined data from various use cases and have developed the skills you need to build financial models to extract the information required to make informed business decisions.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Part 1 – Financial Modeling Overview
4
Part 2 – The Use of Excel Features and Functions for Financial Modeling
8
Part 3 – Building an Integrated 3-Statement Financial Model with Valuation by DCF
15
Part 4 – Case Study

Additional schedules and projections

At this stage, it would have come to your attention that Balance Check for the projected years is now red and FALSE. This is because our balance sheet and profit and loss account are not yet complete.

We have projected growth for most items, but there are some items that require specific treatment, such as CapEx, depreciation, loans, and interest.

ASSET SCHEDULE is prepared to capture the movement in property, plant, and machinery. The following screenshot shows the full Capex and Depreciation Schedule values:

Figure 2.8 – ASSET SCHEDULE

The company's plans for CapEx over the duration of the model will be reflected here. Historical CapEx and disposal of assets will be shown under the years during which the expenditure or sale took place. The schedule will also take into account the cost of the assets and useful life and depreciation rates and methods. Assets with different depreciation rates will be treated...