Financial Model Basics: Build a model from start to finish

💡 Financial Model Basics: Build a model from start to finish 🚀

Course Headline: 🎓 Learn all of the vital skills you need - understand key ratios, formulas, and formatting; master structure and analysis to drive your financial decision-making!

Over 5000 students enrolled!

Aims and Audience:

Financial Model Basics is the perfect course for you if you are a business manager, finance professional, or business student. Whether you're looking to forecast finances, evaluate investments, or simply want to improve your financial analysis skills, this comprehensive online course will guide you through the process of creating a functional, effective financial model.

Course Outline:

• Understanding the Importance of Financial Modelling: We kick off by exploring why financial modelling is an indispensable tool in business. You'll learn what to expect from your financial model and how it can impact your decision-making process.

• Structuring Your Model: We delve into the essential structure that every robust financial model should follow, ensuring you set a solid foundation for analysis.

• Analyzing Historical Data: Learn how to analyze historical financial data to make informed projections. This is where your financial model will start taking shape.

• Key Ratios and Ratio Analysis: Identify the most critical financial ratios that are vital for understanding a company's performance and health.

• Building the Input Sheet: Get hands-on with Excel as you create the input sheet of your model, where all assumptions will be captured.

• Calculations and Output Sheets: Transform your data into meaningful insights by building out the calculations and output sheets. This is where your financial model starts to reveal its value.

• Analysis and Sensitivity Tables: Finally, we'll cover how to construct analysis and sensitivity tables, allowing you to understand the impact of various assumptions on your model's outcome.

By completing this course, you will have a solid understanding of how to build a basic financial model, a skill that is highly sought after in the business world. 🌟

Format and Materials:

• Video Lessons: Engage with high-quality video content where I walk you through each step of the financial modelling process.

• Downloadable Excel Files: Work alongside me using the Excel files provided in each lesson, which you can download and practice with.

• Lesson Notes: Complement your learning with comprehensive PDF or PowerPoint notes for each lesson to reinforce key concepts and techniques.

Requirements:

To get the most out of this course, you should have:

• Microsoft Excel: The powerhouse tool for financial modelling.

• Basic Excel Skills: Familiarity with formulas, functions, and cell references will be beneficial.

• Basic Understanding of Financial Concepts: A foundational knowledge of concepts like gross profit, variable costs, and more will help you follow along and apply what you learn.

Join over 5000 students who have already taken the first step towards mastering financial modelling. Enroll in "Financial Model Basics" today and unlock a world of financial insights! 🌐💰