Financial Modeling Mastery: Forecasting, Valuation & Risk Event, 18.May.2025

Course Description

This intensive 5-day course provides comprehensive training in advanced financial modeling techniques. Participants will develop expertise in forecasting, valuation, and risk analysis using Excel. The course covers three-statement modeling, discounted cash flow analysis, merger models, and leveraged buyout simulations.

Learning Objectives

• Build complex, dynamic financial models using advanced Excel functions
• Perform accurate company valuations using various methodologies
• Conduct sensitivity and scenario analyses to assess risk
• Create merger models and leveraged buyout simulations
• Develop forecasting skills for financial planning and analysis

Course Modules

Day 1: Foundations of Financial Modeling

• Excel modeling best practices and shortcuts
• Three-statement modeling fundamentals
• Linking financial statements
• Forecasting techniques and drivers

Day 2: Advanced Forecasting and Valuation

• Revenue and expense projections
• Working capital and cash flow modeling
• Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis
• Relative valuation methods

Day 3: Merger and Acquisition Modeling

• Accretion/dilution analysis
• Purchase price allocation
• Synergy modeling
• Pro forma financial statements

Day 4: Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Modeling

• LBO model structure and mechanics
• Debt schedules and covenants
• Returns analysis
• Sensitivity analysis and scenario building

Day 5: Risk Analysis and Advanced Topics

• Monte Carlo simulations
• Real options valuation
• Modeling complex capital structures
• Model auditing and error-checking

Practical Wins for Participants

• Create a comprehensive DCF valuation model for a public company
• Build a fully functional merger model with synergies
• Develop an LBO model to analyze private equity investments
• Perform advanced risk analysis using Monte Carlo simulations