Principles of Financial Modelling: Model Design and Best Practices Using Excel and VBA (The Wiley Finance Series)

**The comprehensive, broadly-applicable, real-world guide to financial modelling** __Principles of Financial Modelling__ – __Model Design and Best Practices Using Excel and VBA__covers the full spectrum of financial modelling tools and techniques in order to provide practical skills that are grounded in real-world applications. Based on rigorously-tested materials created for consulting projects and for training courses, this book demonstrates how to plan, design and build financial models that are flexible, robust, transparent, and highly applicable to a wide range of planning, forecasting and decision-support contexts. This book integrates theory and practice to provide a high-value resource for anyone wanting to gain a practical understanding of this complex and nuanced topic. Highlights of its content include extensive coverage of: * Model design and best practices, including the optimisation of data structures and layout, maximising transparency, balancing complexity with flexibility, dealing with circularity, model audit and error-checking * Sensitivity and scenario analysis, simulation, and optimisation * Data manipulation and analysis * The use and choice of Excel functions and functionality, including advanced functions and those from all categories, as well as of VBA and its key areas of application within financial modelling The companion website provides approximately 235 Excel files (screen-clips of most of which are shown in the text), which demonstrate key principles in modelling, as well as providing many examples of the use of Excel functions and VBA macros. These facilitate learning and have a strong emphasis on practical solutions and direct real-world application. For practical instruction, robust technique and clear presentation, __Principles of Financial Modelling__ is the premier guide to real-world financial modelling from the ground up. It provides clear instruction applicable across sectors, settings and countries, and is presented in a well-structured and highly-developed format that is accessible to people with different backgrounds.

The comprehensive, broadly-applicable, real-world guide to financial modelling

Principles of Financial Modelling - Model Design and Best Practices Using Excel and VBAcovers the full spectrum of financial modelling tools and techniques in order to provide practical skills that are grounded in real-world applications. Based on rigorously-tested materials created for consulting projects and for training courses, this book demonstrates how to plan, design and build financial models that are flexible, robust, transparent, and highly applicable to a wide range of planning, forecasting and decision-support contexts. This book integrates theory and practice to provide a high-value resource for anyone wanting to gain a practical understanding of this complex and nuanced topic. Highlights of its content include extensive coverage of:

• Model design and best practices, including the optimisation of data structures and layout, maximising transparency, balancing complexity with flexibility, dealing with circularity, model audit and error-checking
• Sensitivity and scenario analysis, simulation, and optimisation
• Data manipulation and analysis
• The use and choice of Excel functions and functionality, including advanced functions and those from all categories, as well as of VBA and its key areas of application within financial modelling

The companion website provides approximately 235 Excel files (screen-clips of most of which are shown in the text), which demonstrate key principles in modelling, as well as providing many examples of the use of Excel functions and VBA macros. These facilitate learning and have a strong emphasis on practical solutions and direct real-world application.

For practical instruction, robust technique and clear presentation, Principles of Financial Modelling is the premier guide to real-world financial modelling from the ground up. It provides clear instruction applicable across sectors, settings and countries, and is presented in a well-structured and highly-developed format that is accessible to people with different backgrounds.

The comprehensive, broadly-applicable, real-world guide to financial modelling Financial Modelling in Practice, Second Edition covers the full spectrum of financial modelling tools and techniques to provide practical skills grounded in real-world scenarios. Based on rigorously-tested training materials, this book demonstrates the construction and operation of a range of financial models with clear instruction on model design, Excel functionality, VBA coding, risk analysis, real options modelling and more. This second edition has been significantly updated to align with the latest version of Excel and the current financial modelling climate, including new guidance on sensitivity analysis as a model design tool and risk analysis as an extension of sensitivity analysis. The companion website provides access to worked examples and pre-formatted spreadsheets to facilitate learning and implementation, and the strong emphasis on practical solutions allows direct real-world application. The number of people tasked with financial modelling duties has increased significantly in recent years, yet comprehensive, broadly-applicable references are rare. This book brings together concept and practice to provide a high value resource for anyone wanting to gain a practical understanding of this complex and nuanced topic. Utilize Excel at a more advanced level, including VBA modelling Learn unique tips and hints for data manipulation and analysis Understand financial statement modelling for valuation Master simulation, risk modelling and optimization Financial modelling is invaluable to a broad range of financial decisions, including corporate finance valuation, portfolio composition, cash flow analysis, budgeting, forecasting and more. This book provides clear instruction applicable across sectors, settings and countries, presented in a well-structured and highly-developed format accessible to people with very different backgrounds. For practical instruction, robust technique and clear presentation, Financial Modelling in Practice is the premier guide to real-world financial modelling from the ground up. The comprehensive, broadly-applicable, real-world guide to financial modelling Principles of Financial Modelling – Model Design and Best Practices Using Excel and VBA covers the full spectrum of financial modelling tools and techniques in order to provide practical skills that are grounded in real-world applications. Based on rigorously-tested materials created for consulting projects and for training courses, this book demonstrates how to plan, design and build financial models that are flexible, robust, transparent, and highly applicable to a wide range of planning, forecasting and decision-support contexts. This book integrates theory and practice to provide a high-value resource for anyone wanting to gain a practical understanding of this complex and nuanced topic. Highlights of its content include extensive coverage of: Model design and best practices, including the optimisation of data structures and layout, maximising transparency, balancing complexity with flexibility, dealing with circularity, model audit and error-checking Sensitivity and scenario analysis, simulation, and optimisation Data manipulation and analysis The use and choice of Excel functions and functionality, including advanced functions and those from all categories, as well as of VBA and its key areas of application within financial modelling The companion website provides approximately 235 Excel files (screen-clips of most of which are shown in the text), which demonstrate key principles in modelling, as well as providing many examples of the use of Excel functions and VBA macros. These facilitate learning and have a strong emphasis on practical solutions and direct real-world application. For practical instruction, robust technique and clear presentation, Principles of Financial Modelling is the premier guide to real-world financial modelling from the ground up. It provides clear instruction applicable across sectors, settings and countries, and is presented in a well-structured and highly-developed format that is accessible to people with different backgrounds. Introduction to modelling, core themes and best practices -- Models of models -- Using models in decision support -- Core competencies and best practices : meta-themes -- Model design and planning -- Defining sensitivity and flexibility requirements -- Database versus formulae-driven approaches -- Designing the workbook structure -- Model building, testing and auditing -- Creating transparency: formula structure, flow and format -- Building robust and transparent formulae -- Choosing Excel functions for transparency, flexibility and efficiency -- Dealing with circularity -- Model review, auditing and validation -- Sensitivity and scenario analysis, simulation and optimisation -- Sensitivity and scenario analysis : core techniques -- Using goalseek and solver -- Using VBA macros to conduct sensitivity and scenario analyses -- Introduction to simulation and optimisation -- The modelling of risk and uncertainty, and using simulation -- Excel functions and functionality -- Core arithmetic and logical functions -- Array functions and formulae -- Mathematical functions -- Financial functions -- Statistical functions -- Information functions -- Date and time functions -- Text functions and functionality -- Lookup and reference functions -- Filters, database functions and pivottables -- Selected short-cuts and other features -- Foundations of VBA and macros -- Getting started -- Working with objects and ranges -- Controlling execution -- Writing robust code -- Manipulation and analysis of data sets with VBA -- User-defined functions