Business and Financial Modelling
Schedule & Fees
Start Date:
07 Apr 2025
End Date:
11 Apr 2025
Venue:
Vienna
Fees:
6100€
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Business and Financial Modelling Course
Introduction:
Financial modeling involves the creation of a financial representation or model of a company. Financial analysts utilize these models to forecast the future earnings and performance of the company. They leverage various forecasting theories and valuations provided by financial modeling to simulate business operations. Once completed, financial models provide a mathematical depiction of the company's events and dynamics. Excel spreadsheets are the primary tool used to develop these financial models.
Financial modeling entails constructing abstract representations, known as financial models, to simulate real-world financial situations. These mathematical models aim to simplify the performance of financial assets, portfolios, businesses, projects, or investments.
The Business and Financial Modeling training course is specifically designed to equip you with the skills needed to make informed business and financial decisions. Throughout the course, you will be introduced to spreadsheet models, modeling techniques, and practical applications such as investment analysis, company valuation, forecasting, and more. By the end of the course, you will be proficient in using your own data to describe real-world scenarios, build predictive models, and forecast performance accurately.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this Business and Financial Modelling Course, you will be able to :
- Incorporate an operating cash requirement into the model and understand how this differs from the modelling of excess cash
- Build all formulae clearly and correctly
- Compute interest income and expense based on average balances, and carefully control the resulting intentional circularity
- Check your complete model for errors and save it in a professional manner, ready to be shared with colleagues or clients
- Comprehend the significance of legitimate formulation and interpretation of models.
- Apply statistical tools such as Exponential Smoothing, Regression, and Seasonality.
- Make an interpretation of specific business challenges into logically structured mathematical models.
- Take full advantage of your software investment by creating more powerful models in less time.
- Figure out how to use Excel® tools such as Solver, Goal Seeker, Scenario, and Spreadsheet Auditor.
- Analyze time series data and develop relationships using exponential smoothing and regression analysis techniques.
- Draw more reasonable conclusions from the results of your models.
- Be able to determine product mix to enhance profits.
Who Should Attend?
This Business and Financial Modelling Course is ideal for:
- Professionals in corporate and financial institutions who need to create useful and robust financial models, and wish to raise their financial valuation skills to a superior level. Attendees should be able to use the basic facilities of Microsoft Excel and have basic accounting knowledge.
Course Outlines:
Introduction and overview of Financial Modelling
- Characterize the Terms Model and Financial Model.
- Learn the 10 steps to create good Financial Models.
- The 12 steps to Improving traditional Financial Models.
- Use Flowcharting Techniques to improve your model.
Time Value Models
- Understand the Time Value of Money.
- Apply Time Value Concepts to Financial Models.
- Learn Why the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Is Used in Capital Budgeting Models.
- Use Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) Models in Making Capital Expenditure Decisions.
- Use the built-in functions for NPV, IRR, MIRR
Financial Analysis Models
- Use Break-Even Analysis in Financial Models.
- Use Scenario Analysis in Financial Models.
- Use Sensitivity Analysis in Financial Models.
- Compare These Approaches.
- Incorporate Sensitivity Analysis and Scenario Analysis in Financial Models.
Lease v Buy Analysis Models
- Learn the Fundamental Concepts of Leasing.
- Identify the Different Types of Leasing.
- Learn How to Analyse Leasing an Asset vs. Purchasing the Asset.
- Use Financial Models to Make Lease vs. Buy Decisions.
Financial Ratio Analysis Models
- Identify Major Financial Ratios.
- Use Financial Ratios to Measure a company’s Financial Performance.
- Use “Peer Group” Analysis to Measure a company’s Financial Performance.
- Use Financial Ratios Models to Analyze a company’s Performance.
Models for Valuation of Stock and Bonds
- Learn How to Apply Dividend Discount Techniques.
- Calculate the “Intrinsic” Value of a Firm’s Common Stock.
- Rationalize the Difference between Intrinsic Value vs. Market Value for a Firm’s Common Stock.
- Learn How to Apply Bond Valuation Techniques.
- Calculate the Price and Yield to Maturity (YTM) of a Bond.
- Construct a Model to Evaluate Potential Bond Investments.
Comprehensive Models and Tools
- Using Tools like Solver & Goal Seeker.
- Developing a Financial Optimization Model.
- Identify the Types of Financial Activities That Can Be Connected in a Model.
- Build the Pieces of a “Connected” Model.
- Link the Pieces to Form a Multiple-Part Model.
Putting It all Together
- Comprehend How Models are Created and Used.
- Deal with Problems in the Development and Use of Financial Models.
- Use Financial Models Effectively.