Dive into a comprehensive 2-hour 20-minute course on financial forecasting and modeling. Learn the essentials of forecasting, its business applications, and key financial components including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. Explore the role of forecasting in business, understand how to analyze company financials, define forecasting objectives, and identify appropriate forecasting approaches. Practice your skills with included exercises and downloadable course files. Gain insights into determining key variables and drivers for effective financial modeling, and discover important considerations for creating accurate forecasts.
Overview
Syllabus
- Simon Sez IT Intro
- Introduction to the Course
- Uses of Financial Forecasts
- Financial Components
- Role of Forecasting
- Understanding the Business Part 1
- Understanding the Business Part 2
- Exercise 01
- Going Through ABC's Balance Sheet
- Going Through ABC's Income Statement
- Going Through ABC's Cash Flow Statement
- Defining Your Forecasting Objectives
- Identifying Forecast Approach
- Exercise 02
- Determining Key Variables and Drivers Part 1
- Determining Key Variables and Drivers Part 2
- Determining Key Variables and Drivers Part 3
- Key Points to Consider
Taught by
Simon Sez IT
