What you'll learn:
- Understand Financial Modeling in detail
- Learn to prepare Financial Models in Excel
- Before starting Financial Modeling, understand the Financial Statements in detail
- Learn all the key Accounting & Finance terms for Financial Modeling
- Learn Basic Finance, Time Value of Money and DCF
- Learn to calculate Net Present Value - NPV
- Learn to perform complete Financial Appraisal for projects
Financial modeling is one of the most valuable skills in finance, accounting, and investment analysis. In this course, you will learn how to build a complete financial model in Excel and perform a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) valuation step-by-step.
This course focuses on practical learning. Instead of only discussing theory, we will build a real financial model together in Excel from scratch. By the end of the course, you will understand how companies are valued and how financial models are constructed by analysts.
You will start by learning how to forecast key financial drivers such as revenue, costs, and operating expenses. Then you will build integrated financial statements including the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. Once the financial model is complete, you will learn how to calculate Free Cash Flow, and perform a DCF valuation to estimate the value of a company.
The course is designed in a structured and beginner-friendly way, so even if you are new to financial modeling, you will be able to follow along and build the model step-by-step.
By the end of this course, you will be able to confidently build financial models in Excel and understand how analysts estimate the value of businesses using DCF valuation.
What You Will Learn
How financial models are structured in Excel
How to forecast revenue, costs, and operating expenses
How to build integrated 3-statement financial models
How to calculate Free Cash Flow (FCFF)
How to apply discounting and perform DCF valuation
How financial analysts estimate the value of companies
Who This Course Is For
Students learning finance, accounting, or business
Accountants who want to develop financial modeling skills
Finance professionals who want to understand business valuation
Anyone interested in learning DCF valuation and financial modeling in Excel
Requirements
Basic understanding of financial statements
Basic familiarity with Microsoft Excel
This course will give you the practical foundation needed to build financial models and perform DCF valuations in Excel, an essential skill for many roles in finance, accounting, and investment analysis.
