Practical Financial Modelling and Valuation

Financial modelling is a critical skill in business valuation for professionals working in corporate finance and investment. Modelling goes beyond number crunching and requires the ability to incorporate macroeconomic and business inputs into financial models.

The output of these models is used in setting the stage for negotiations and decision making around buying or selling a business.

The Practical Financial Modelling and Valuation workshop aims to equip participants with the foundations of valuing a business, including hands-on practice using excel to build basic financial statements.

Participants will learn how to perform scenario analyses, structure discounted cash flow to derive the value of a business. The model developed in-class can be used as a basis for developing more advanced and bespoke models used for diverse industries.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the basic principles of financial modelling
• Build a model based on the core financial statements
• Learn to apply the different approaches to valuation
• Simulate the impact of corporate strategies on business valuation
• Use financial modelling to support investment decision making