Financial Analysis Modeling and Forecasting


Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

 
  • Use financial ratio analysis to interpret organizational financial performance and position
  • Calculate financial ratios related to the cash flow statement  
  • Utilize Microsoft Excel in the time value of money calculations
  • Apply MS Excel modeling tools and functions such as spinner, list box, option button, etc.
  • Forecast and build models for the three main financial statements
Course Outline
  • Financial Analysis Techniques
    • Vertical analysis and strategy
    • Horizontal, trend analysis, and growth
    • Liquidity analysis:
      • Current, quick, and cash ratios, defensive interval, and cash conversion cycle
    • Asset management and activity ratios:
      • Total and fixed assets turnover
    • Solvency analysis:
      • Debt, equity, and times interest earned ratios
    • Profitability analysis:
      • Profit margin, gross margin, return on assets, return on equity, EBITDA
    • Market and valuation:
      • Price earnings and earnings-per-share ratios
    • DuPont analysis: The three-step and five-step models
    • Limitation of ratio analysis
  • Cash flow statement: Interpretation and ratio analysis
    • Cash flow categories: Operating, investing, and financing
    • Cash flow pattern; the cash cow
    • Cash-flow-related ratios:
      • Quality of earnings
      • Financial management
      • Mandatory cash flow
      • Discretionary cash flow
  • Financial calculations in MS Excel
    • Time value of money:
      • Present Value (PV) and Net Present Value (NPV)
      • Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Multiple IRR (MIRR)
      • Using XNPV and XIRR
    • Effective yields and returns
  • Model construction techniques using Excel
    • Data tables
    • Goal seek
    • Spinner data modeling
    • List box data modeling
    • Option box data modeling
  • Modeling projected financial statements
    • Micro and macro factors
    • Forecasting sales
      • Estimating market demand
      • Estimating company demand
      • Developing sales forecast
    • Forecasting cost of sales
    • Forecasting operating expenses
    • Forecasting key assets and liabilities accounts
    • Modeling the income statement
    • Modeling the balance sheet
    • Modeling the cash flow statement

المواعيد المتاحة

دبى
من 19-05-2025    الى 23-05-2025
ابو ظبي
من 04-08-2025    الى 08-08-2025
دبى
من 13-10-2025    الى 17-10-2025