Hands-On Financial Modeling with Microsoft Excel 2019

Explore the aspects of financial modeling with the help of clear and easy-to-follow instructions and a variety of Excel features functions and productivity tipsKey FeaturesA non data professionals guide to exploring Excel's financial functions and pivot tablesLearn to prepare various models for income and cash flow statements and balance sheetsLearn to perform valuations and identify growth drivers with real-world case studiesBook DescriptionFinancial modeling is a core skill required by anyone who wants to build a career in finance. Hands-On Financial Modeling with Microsoft Excel 2019 examines various definitions and relates them to the key features of financial modeling with the help of Excel.This book will help you understand financial modeling concepts using Excel and 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 of Excel 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 along with best practices and practical use cases.By the end of this book you will have examined the data from various use cases and you will 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 ExcelUse discounted cash flow (DCF) for efficient investment analysisBuild a financial model by projecting balance sheets profit and lossApply a Monte Carlo simulation to derive key assumptions for your financial modelPrepare detailed asset and debt schedule models in ExcelDiscover the latest and advanced features of Excel 2019Calculate profitability ratios using various profit parametersWho this book is forThis 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. About the Author Shmuel Oluwa is a financial executive and seasoned instructor with over 25 years' experience in a number of finance-related fields with a passion for imparting knowledge. He has developed considerable skills in the use of Microsoft Excel and has organized training courses in Business Excel Financial Modeling with Excel Forensics and Fraud Detection with Excel Excel as an Investigative Tool and Accounting for Non-Accountants among others. He has given classes in Nigeria Angola Kenya and Tanzania but his online community of students covers several continents. Shmuel divides his time between London and Lagos with his pharmacist wife. He is fluent in three languages: English Yoruba and Hebrew.