How to Build a Financial Model in Excel

Learn how to build a dynamic financial operating model in Excel from scratch just like the investment bankers do it. We make it super simple by taking you step by step through each line using the example of a lemonade stand.

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Meet Your Instructor

Nihaar Sinha

Strategy & Analysis, Netflix
Investment Banking

Nihaar has built a career at the intersection of finance, strategy, entrepreneurship, and Media & Entertainment. His experience includes working as Head of New Business Development for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, in the Content Strategy & Analysis Group at Netflix, and in investment banking. Nihaar holds a B.S. in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Curriculum

01

Introduction

Understand what a financial operating model is and what attributes make for a good one.

02

Why You Need an Operating Model

Learn why operating models are critical for making more informed business decisions.

03

Revenue and COGS Assumptions

We take you step-by-step through the assumptions section of your model, focusing on the inputs and structure that will drive the revenue and cost of goods sold components of the income statement.

04

The Income Statement Part 1

Begin assembling your income statement by connecting it your revenue and COGS assumptions. Then build out the assumptions that will drive your operating expenses.

05

The Income Statement Part 2

Finalize your income statement by connecting the operating expenses section, identifying capital expenditures and filling out the the depreciation and tax lines.

06

The Balance Sheet

Build a balance sheet and connect it to your assumptions and income statement tabs.

07

The Statement of Cash Flows

Finalize your model by assembling a statement of cash flows to understand how cash is generated and consumed.

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