Certified Financial Modelling Specialisation

The Financial Modelling Specialisation Training by DIFM is designed to provide delegates with a comprehensive understanding of investment banking techniques, equity research, and capital markets. 

Designed by Investment bankers and industry experts, this programme plugs the gap between theoretical concepts learned during academic degrees/diplomas and on-the-job application of those concepts.

The Investment Banking Training by DIFM School is designed to provide delegates with a comprehensive understanding of investment banking techniques, equity research, and capital markets. 

Designed by Investment bankers and industry experts, this programme plugs the gap between theoretical concepts learned during academic degrees/diplomas and on-the-job application of those concepts.

Program Highlights:

• Practical training with the aim of getting our training participants job ready
• Financial Modeling Certification with real case studies and discussions
• The training is led by instructors who have worked with major investment banks
• Pay only 40% of the fees on enrollment and 60% on successful placement
• Transparent placements with contact details of previously placed candidates.
• Batches available in both full time and weekend modes
• Faculties over 10+ years of experience
• 100% Placement Assistance
• Unlimited Practical hours
   

Career Opportunity:

• Depending upon your interview performance, background and Intellect, you can get into profiles such as Financial Modeling, Valuations, Equity research etc.

Program Curriculum:

• Module-1: Basic to Intermediate Excel
• Using keys instead of mouse in excel
• Sorting Data and using advanced filters to overcome the limitations of filters
• Cell Freeze, Row Freeze, Column Freeze
• Using conditional formatting in excel and making the data look more meaty
• Linkages used for Financial Modeling
• Simple excel formulas as sum, product, division, multiplications, paste special, oncatenate
• Vlook Up/H look up usage of data
• Match Function
• Combination of multiple functions in a problem as Vlook +Match, Index+Match, VlookUp and If
• CAGR Calculation
• Transpose function
• Usage of IF function
• Table functions
• Pivot Tables
• IRR Calculation
• Cell Referencing
• Interest functions as EMI calculator,
• Sum if, Count if, Sumifs
• SumProduct Functions
• Multiple usage of Vlook Function
• Module-2: Advanced Excel & PowerPoint
• Combination of multiple functions in a problem as Vlook +Match, Index+Match, VlookUp and If
• Offset Function.
• Sensitivity Analysis using different ways.
• Scenario Manager and how to use that in a model
• Iterative calculations. How to Negate it
• Using Excel for Statistical Analysis like Correlation, Regression, Variance.
• How to summarize data from different sheets and collating them into a single sheet using Indirect function
• Charting:
• Rules of creating a bar chart
• Making pictures as linked objects in excel (eg, how to make flags dynamic)
• Making apt chart from the data provided
• Creating dynamic charts and no need to change the chart every time its prepared
• Using Name Manager to make charts dynamic
• Showing multiple charts at the same time in same location using filter
• Now and Then Analysis chart
• Waterfall Charts, Thermometer Charts
• How the charts change using sensitivity analysis
• Interactivity using Form Controls
• Advanced excel formulas
• Conditional formatting
• Developer tabs
• Charting including charting tricks using excel formula
• Power Point Training:
• How every slide should pass a 20 second test?
• How one has to make meaty slides with fact based representation, proper sourcing of data, effective charts and aesthetic and visual appeal of a ppt?
• How the analysed data has to be presented in a structured and phased manner?
• How the flow of a presentation should tell a story?
• Module 3 : Basic Finance Concepts
• Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Income & Expenses, Cash Flow Statement, different adjustments and their importance
• Defining inter linking and relationships between the three financial statements and how does the accounting flow amongst them
• Ratio Analysis of Financial Statements using major financial ratios including liquidity ratio, asset management ratio, debt management ratio and profitability ratio
• How to determine the financial health of a company using multiple ratios
• 3 Step and 5 Step DuPont Analysis
• Margin of Safety analysis, Break Even point analysis
• Present Discounted Value of Money (Time Value of Money).
• Module 4 : Feasibility Study/Business Modelling
• Benefits of using Net Present Value (NPV) over Internal Rate of Return (IRR) to calculate the financial viability of a project
• Building Dynamic Business Models from scratch with Multiple Scenarios using XIRR, MIRR.
• How to build assumptions and the rational of taking them before starting your business model
• Using different approaches like lowest common denominator and annual equivalency cash flow for determining the value of projects that have different life spans.
• Using formulas for the after-tax weighted average cost of capital (WACC) and capital asset pricing model (CAPM) and how they used to determine the cost of capital.
• Calculation of free cash flows to firm and free cash flows to equity and how they are used to determine the profitability of a project
• How to take a decision for a project using different techniques like Data Tables, Scenario Manager, Solver etc
• Module 9 : Leveraged Buyout
• The leveraged Buyout (LBO) refers to the acquisition of a company with a substantial amount of borrowed funds (bonds or loan) to pay for the costs of purchase.
• LBO Model (Valuation)
• LBO – Transaction assumption
• LBO – Debt assumption
• LBO – Goodwill Calculation
• LBO – Closing Balance Sheet
• LBO – Income Statement
• LBO – Balance sheet
• LBO – CFS
• LBO – Key Metrics
• LBO Files
• Module 5 : Comparable Company Analysis
• Learn the steps required to construct meaningful trading comps analyses (enterprise value, latest twelve months numbers, cleaning reported financials, calculating & benchmark multiple)
• Impact of convertible securities – options, warrants, RSUs, convertible bonds, convertible preference shares
• Treatment of leases (operating and capital), R&D expenses etc.
• Possible reasons for why different companies in the same sector are trading at different multiples and how to analyze those differences before jumping to the conclusion that particular stock is undervalued/overvalued
• Role of multiples in IPO valuation
• Running regression analysis on multiple
• How relevance of multiples changes as per industry (i.e. Which multiple is driving price of the peers in the industry)
• Why sometimes, a high-growth company is trading at low multiple compared to less growth company
• Why there is difference between multiples of different industries and what drives that difference
• How to select peers in case of the non-availability of other listed companies in the same space
• Module 6 : Precedent Transaction Analysis
• Precedent transaction/ deal comps are a variant of trading comps. It is one of three major valuation techniques used by investment bankers (other than trading comps and DCF valuation). The basic premise of this technique is the deal value (i.e. what multiples were offered for other transactions in the past under similar purchasing conditions). Under this technique, we would learn how to calculate transaction multiples, how these multiples are different from one we calculated under trading comps, under what situation this valuation technique is appropriate to apply etc.
• Learn the steps required to construct a meaningful transaction comps analyses (enterprise value, latest twelve months numbers at transaction date, cleaning reported financials, calculate & benchmark multiple)
• Basic difference between transaction comps and trading comps
• Impact of controlling premium on multiples and what is the basis of size of controlling premium
• Under what valuation situation transaction comp multiples are appropriate to use
• Module 7 : Discounted Cashflow Valuation
• Under DCF valuation technique, we try to attach value to the business/asset based on its fundamentals. This technique is entirely different from the relative comps technique as in case of DCF valuation we attempt to find the value of asset whereas in relative valuation we try to find price of the asset (driven by demand and supply) which may be substantially different from its fundamental value found under DCF valuation. Under this packet of valuation, we would try to find the value of the asset based on its fundamentals; cash flows, risk, growth, etc.
• Projection of detailed free cash flows of the company
• What should be the ideal projection period for the target company
• How to factor various risks in projections and cash flows
• How to switch between currency of projection and its corresponding impact on discount rate
• How to calculate WACC if required information is not available
• What could be the possible inconsistency in our assumptions while projection cash flows and discount rate and how to fix them
• Different ways of calculation of terminal value and their implications on DCF value (EBITDA multiple and perpetual growth methods and their inherent limitations)
• Different ways of calculating beta and their implication on WACC and DCF value
• Treatment of options differently in DCF valuation from how we treated them in trading comps and Why?
• Module 8: Merger Model
• Merger model is prepared to find the impact of transaction (merger/acquisition) on the future earnings of the remaining shareholders in the new company after the transaction. Under this we try to find the short-term and long-term impact of transaction on the future earnings of shareholders (i.e. whether the future earnings of the shareholders would increase or decrease due to this acquisition). Under this we would learn:
• How to build a fully integrated merger model to calculate whether the transaction is accretive or dilutive to the shareholders
• Impact of stock deal or cash deal on the future earnings of the shareholders of the company
• How to factor synergies in the pro forma earnings of new company after acquisition
• Refinancing adjustment of existing debt in the target company
• Everything about M & A Process
• Why we need to learn PowerPoint
• Basics of PowerPoint
• Learning Letter of interest
• Learning Letter of Intent full
• Learning Merger Model Basics
• Merger Model Files
• M & A Notes