Thursday, July 15, 2010

Become a Financial Expert



Free Excel Spreadsheets
  1. Capital Budgeting Analysis (xls) - Basic program for doing capital budgeting analysis with inclusion of opportunity costs, working capital requirements, etc. - Aswath Damodaran
  2. Rating Calculation (xls) - Estimates a rating and cost of debt based on the coverage of debt by an organization - Aswath Damodaran
  3. LBO Valuation (xls) - Analyzes the value of equity in a leverage buyout (LBO) - Aswath Damodaran
  4. Synergy (xls) - Estimates the value of synergy in a merger and acquisition - Aswath Damodaran
  5. Valuation Models (xls) - Rough calculation for choosing the correct valuation model - Aswath Damodaran
  6. Risk Premium (xls) - Calculates the implied risk premium in a market. (uses macro's) - Aswath Damodaran
  7. FCFE Valuation 1 (xls) - Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE) Valuation Model for organizations with stable growth rates - Aswath Damodaran
  8. FCFE Valuation 2 (xls) - Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE) Valuation Model for organizations with two periods of growth, high growth initially and then stable growth - Aswath Damodaran
  9. FCFE Valuation 3 (xls) - Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE) Valuation Model for organizations with three stages of growth, high growth initially, decline in growth, and then stable growth - Aswath Damodaran
  10. FCFF Valuation 1 (xls) - Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF) Valuation Model for organizations with stable growth rates - Aswath Damodaran
  11. FCFF Valuation 2 (xls) - Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF) Valuation Model for organizations with two periods of growth, high growth initially and then stable growth - Aswath Damodaran
  12. Time Value (xls) - Introduction to time value concepts, such as present value, internal rate of return, etc.
  13. Lease or Buy a Car (xls) - Basic spreadsheet for deciding to buy or lease a car.
  14. NPV & IRR (xls) - Explains Internal Rate of Return, compares projects, etc.
  15. Real Rates (xls) - Demonstrates inflation and real rates of return.
  16. Template (xls) - Template spreadsheet for project evaluation & capital budgeting.
  17. Free Cash Flow (xls) - Cash flow worksheets - subsidized and unsubsidized.
  18. Capital Structure (xls) - Spreadsheet for calculating optimal capital structures using different percents of debt.
  19. WACC (xls) - Calculation of Weighted Average Cost of Capital using beta's for equity.
  20. Statements (xls) - Generate a set of financial statements using two input sheets - operational data and financial data.
  21. Bond Valuation (zip) - Calculates the value or price of a 25 year bond with semi-annual interest payments.
  22. Buyout (zip) - Analyzes the effects of combining two companies.
  23. Cash Flow Valuation (zip) - Walks through a valuation of cash flows under three models- capital cash flows, equity cash flows, and free cash flows.
  24. Financial Projections (zip) - Spreadsheet model for generating projected financials along with valuation based on WACC.
  25. Leverage (zip) - Shows the effects on Net Income from using debt (leverage).
  26. Ratio Calculator (zip) - Calculates a standard set of ratios based on input of financial data.
  27. Stock Value (zip) - Calculates expected return on stock and value based on no growth, growth, and variable growth.
  28. CFROI (xls) - Simplified Cash Flow Return on Investment Model.
  29. Financial Charting (zip) - Add on tool for Excel 97, consists of 6 files.
  30. Risk Analysis (exe) - Analysis and simulation add on for excel, self extracting exe file.
  31. Black Scholes Option Pricing (zip) - Excel add on for the pricing of options.
  32. Cash Flow Matrix - Basic cash flow model.
  33. Business Financial Analysis Template for start-up businesses from Small Business Technology Center
  34. Forex (zip) - Foreign market exchange simulation for Excel
  35. Hamlin (zip) - Financial function add-on's for Excel
  36. Tanly (zip) - Suite of technical analysis models for Excel
  37. Financial History Pivot Table - Microsoft Financials
  38. Income Statement What If Analysis
  39. Breakeven Analysis (zip) - Pricing and breakeven analysis for optimal pricing - Biz Pep.
  40. SLG Ratio Master (exe) - Excel workbook for creating 25 key performance ratios.
  41. DCF - Menu driven Excel program (must enable macros) for Discounted Cash Flow Analysis from the book Analysis for Financial Management by Robert C. Higgins - Analysis for Financial Management
  42. History - Menu driven Excel program (must enable macros) for Historical Financial Statements from the book Analysis for Financial Management by Robert C. Higgins - Analysis for Financial Management
  43. Proforma - Menu driven Excel program (must enable macros) for Pro-forma Financial Statements from the book Analysis for Financial Management by Robert C. Higgins - Analysis for Financial Management
  44. Business Valuation Model (zip) - Set of tabbed worksheets for generating forecast / valuation outputs. Includes instruction sheet. Bizpep
  45. LBO Model - Excel model for leveraged buy-outs
  46. Comparable Companies - Excel valuation model comparing companies
  47. Combination Model - Excel valuation model for combining companies
  48.  Balanced Scorecard - Set of templates for building a balanced scorecard.
  49. Cash Model - Template for calculating projected financials from CFO Connection
  50. Techniques of Financial Analysis - Workbook of 11 templates (breakeven, valuation, forecasting, etc.) from ModernSoft
  51. Ratio Reminder (zip) - Simple worksheet of comparative financials and corresponding ratios
  52. Risk Analysis IT - Template for assessing risk of Information Technology - Audit Net
  53. Risk Analysis DW - Template for assessing risk of Data Warehousing - Audit Net
  54.  Excel Workbook 1-2 - Set of worksheets for evaluating financial performance and forecasting - Supplemental Material for Short Course 1 and 2 on this website.
  55. Rule Maker Essentials - Excel Template for scoring a company by entering financial data - The Motley Fool
  56. Rule Maker Ranker - Excel Template for scoring a company by entering comparable data - The Motley Fool
  57. IPO Timeline - Excel program for Initial Public Offerings (must enable macros)
  58. Assessment Templates - Set of templates for assessing an organization based on the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Model.
  59. Cash Gap in Days - Spreadsheet for calculating number of days required for short-term financing.
  60. Cash Flow Template - Simple cash flow model with explanations of each cash flow component - Arkansas Small Business Development Center.
  61. Six Solver Workbook (zip) - Set of various spreadsheets for solving different business problems (inventory ordering, labor scheduling, working capital, etc.).
  62. Free Cash Flow Valuation - Basic Spreadsheet Valuation Model
  63. Finance Examples - Seven examples in Business Finance - Solver
  64. Capital Budgeting Workbook - Several examples of capital budgeting analysis, including the use of Solver to select optimal projects.
  65. Present Value Tables (rtf) - Set of present value tables written in rich text format, compatible with most word processors. Includes examples of how to use present value tables.
  66. Investment Valuation Model (zip) - Valuation model of companies (30 Day Trial Model) from Business Spreadsheets | Additional Trial Models from Business Spreadsheets > Real Option Valuation | Portfolio Optimization | Optimal Hedging Strategy
  67. Cash Flow Sensitivity (xlt) - Sensitivity analysis spreadsheet - Small Business Store
  68. What If Analysis - Set of templates for sensitivity analysis using financial inputs.
  69. Risk Return Optimization - Optimal project selection (must enable macro's) - Metin Kilic
  70. CI - Basics #1 - Basic spreadsheet illustrating competitive analysis - Business Tools Templates.
  71. CI - Basics #2 - Basic spreadsheet illustrating competitive analysis - Business Tools Templates.
  72. External Assessment - Assessment questions for organizational assessment (must enable macros).
  73. Internal Assessment - Assessment questions for organizational assessment (must enable macros).
  74. Formal Scorecard - Formal Balanced Scorecard Spreadsheet Model (3.65 MB / must enable macros) - Madison Area Quality Improvement Network.
  75. Project Plan - Project Scheduling Template currently setup for a Balanced Scorecard Project.
  76. Gantt Chart - Gantt chart for project management with work plan - Jim Chapman's Web Site | Simplified Version - Barnard of Fong's Eng & Manf
  77. E O Q Model - Simple Inventory Models for calculating Economic Order Quantity.
  78. Inventory Simulation Control Model - Formal model for simulating inventory shortages, delivery times, costs, backorders, and optimal inventory levels - John McClain
  79. Financial Projections Model - A comprehensive financial model for forecasting a complete set of financials with breakeven and valuation tabs developed by Frank Moyes and Stephen Lawrence at Leeds School of Business.
  80. Option Trading Workbook - Educational toolkit for using Excel for Options - Option Trading Tips
  81. Financial Model - A nice clean financial model driven by different calculators (such as Company, Market, Subscribers, etc.) developed by Bill Snow.
  82. Forecasting Model - Step by step financial model for forecasting financials created by Sam Gui
  83. Economic Evaluation - Step by step workbook for evaluating the economics of a system investment - Automated Concepts
  84. Project Management Templates - A collection of templates (charter, budget, risk register, issues log, etc.) for managing a project - International Association of Project and Program Management
  85. Project Cost Estimating Workbook - A workbook model for developing a cost estimate on a software development project - ProTrain China
  86. Risk Assessment Register - A workbook for establishing a risk management register - Emergency Preparedness Capacity Builders
  87. Simple ABC Model - A simple model that illustrates Activity Based Costing
  88. Six Sigma Tool Kit - A large collection of templates for doing six sigma tasks - Fara Vesh
  89. Project Management Tool Kit - Collection of useful templates for managing projects - Michael D. Taylor
  90. Intellectual Property Valuation Model - A simple and easy to use model to help assign value to intellectual assets such as patents, copyrights and trademarks - My Patent
  91. IT Infrastructure Maturity Assessment - Maturity model for evaluating different segments of IT infrastructure
  92. EVA Model - Template worksheets for calculating Economic Value Added (EVA) - Zachary Scott
  93. EVA Tree Model - Economic Value Added drill-down model with charts - Manfred Grotheer
  94. Personal Finance Model - A simple and clean model to track personal wealth - ROI Team
  95. Financial Startup Model - A six parameter model to help organize financials for startup companies - ROI Team
  96. Master Budget Model - A multi-period multi-product budget model for a fictional bicycle manufacturing company - Jason Porter, PhD at University of Idaho and Teresa Stephenson, PhD at University of Wyoming. Click Here for the corresponding article that explains the model.
  97. Performance Leadership Assessment - Simple and straight-forward tool for assessing leadership across five important categories - People Positive
  98. Due Diligence Assessment Model - Assessment of new business ventures across ten different dimensions - Affiliate Tips
  99. Management Diamond Assessment - A useful tool for developing human capital and teams - Geir Fuglaas | Management Diamond Overview | Management Diamond Book
  100. Performance Solution Tool Kit - Evaluation of performance issues related to knowledge gaps - Brent Norton
  101. Ratio Tree - A simple yet comprehensive tree of ratios for most businesses - Strategy Expert

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