Financial
Modeling Course Syllabus
Topic
1: Valuation
§ Introduction
to valuation
§ The
importance of valuation
§ Understanding
enterprise value and equity value
§ Valuation
method 1: Comparable Company Analysis
§ Selecting
comparable companies
§ Spreading
comparable companies
§ Analyzing
the valuation multiples
§ Concluding
and understanding value
§ Valuation
method 2: Precedent Transactions Analysis
§ Selecting
comparable transactions
§ Spreading
comparable transactions
§ Concluding
value
§ Valuation
method 3: Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis
§ Understanding
unlevered free cash flow
§ Forecasting
free cash flow
§ Forecasting
terminal value
§ Present
value and discounting
§ Understanding
stub periods
§ Performing
sensitivity analysis
§ Weighted
Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
§ Using
the CAPM to estimate the cost of equity
§ Estimating
the cost of debt
§ Understanding
and analyzing WACC
§ Concluding
valuation
§ Aggregating
the three methodologies
§ Concluding
value
Topic
2: Building an Integrated Cash Flow Model
§ Introduction
to financial modeling
§ Understanding
the links between the financial statements
§ Understanding
circularity
§ Setting
up and formatting the model
§ Selecting
model drivers and assumptions
§ Modeling
and projecting the financial statements
§ Projecting
the income statement
§ Projecting
the balance sheet
§ Projecting
the cash flow statement
§ Creating
the debt and interest schedule
§ Revolver
modeling
§ Analyzing
and concluding the model
§ Analyzing
the output
§ Stress
testing the model
§ Fixing
modeling errors
§ Advanced
modeling techniques
§ Using
the model to create a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis
Topic
3: Recruiting, Interviewing and Conclusion of the Course
§ Recruiting
and Interviewing
§ What
are financial institutions and investment banks looking for?
§ General
interviewing overview
§ Qualitative/fit
questions
§ Technical
questions
§ After
the interview
§ Following
up
§ Selecting
a firm
§ Selecting
a group
§ Anything
you ever wanted to know about investment banking
§ Conclusion
of the course
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