Building Financial Models with Microsoft Excel: A Guide for Business
Professionals, 2nd Edition
A proven guide to building financial models from scratch
The Second Edition of Building Financial Models with Microsoft Excel + CD-ROM provides
beginning and intermediate level computer users with step-by-step instructions on building
financial models using Microsoft Excel 2007-the most popular spreadsheet program
available. The accompanying CD-ROM contains Excel worksheets that track the course of the
book and allow you to build your own financial models. This comprehensive resource also
covers important topics such as the concepts of valuation, sensitivity analysis, and
contribution margin.
- Offers accessible guidance on building financial models using Excel 2007
- Illustrates how to integrate financial statements such as the balance sheet,
income statement, and statement of cash flows
- Covers the basics of building and using a Capitalization Table
- Discusses how to best present a financial model
Incorporating financial models into business decisions has become an essential element
of good business practice, and this book will show you how to excel at this endeavor.
K. Scott Proctor, CFA, is Executive Director at AstraZeneca
Pharmaceuticals, a leading global pharmaceutical company. He has experience across the
fields of information technology, finance, and science. Prior to his role at AstraZeneca,
Proctor was Chief Information Officer (CIO) of General Electric (GE) Healthcare Life
Sciences, based in Uppsala, Sweden. Proctor was also a founding Principal of Vawter
Capital, a private equity investment firm, and the Director of Investment Analytics at SNL
Financial, a financial information provider. Prior to that, Proctor was the acting Chief
Financial Officer (CFO) of Illuminis, an Intel- and MCI-funded healthcare information
systems company. He earned his BA, MBA, and MS (Management Information Systems) from the
University of Virginia. Proctor is also Foundation Level Certified in ITIL V3 IT Service
Management.
Table of Contents
Foreword.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
PART ONE The Master Budget.
CHAPTER 1 Overview of Budgets and Financial Models.
CHAPTER 2 Operating Budget—Assumptions, Sales, and Collections.
CHAPTER 3 Operating Budget—Cost of Goods Sold, Inventory, and Purchases.
CHAPTER 4 Operating Budget—Operating Expenses.
CHAPTER 5 Operating Budget—Income Statement.
CHAPTER 6 Financial Budget—Capital Budget and Cash Budget.
CHAPTER 7 Financial Budget—Balance Sheet.
PART TWO Financial Statements and Free Cash Flows.
CHAPTER 8 Consolidated Financial Statements.
CHAPTER 9 Free Cash Flows and Dashboard.
PART THREE Analysis of a Financial Model.
CHAPTER 10 Sensitivity Analysis.
CHAPTER 11 Contribution Margin Analysis.
CHAPTER 12 Financial Ratios Analysis.
CHAPTER 13 Valuation.
CHAPTER 14 Capitalization Chart.
Answers to Chapter Questions.
APPENDIX.
General Overview of Microsoft Excel 2007 Features and Functionality.
About the CD-ROM.
About the Author.
Index.
384 pages , Hardcover