Excel for Corporate Finance Professionals

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Free Online Course: Excel for Corporate Finance Professionals provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Excel for Corporate Finance Professionals is taught by Michael McDonald.

Overview
  • Discover how to use Excel for essential tasks required in corporate finance. Learn how to pick investments, determine your cost of capital, and perform operational budgeting.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    1. Critical Tasks in Corporate Finance
    • Corporate finance and modern business
    • Project selection in finance
    • Weighted average cost of capital and capital structure
    • Cash flows in budgeting
    2. Project Selection in Excel
    • Capital budgeting in Excel
    • Capital budgeting scenarios
    • NPV tests in Excel
    • IRR tests in Excel
    • PBP and MIRR tests
    • Unexpected events and capital budgeting
    • NPV and scenario analysis
    3. WACC and Capital Structure in Excel
    • Capital structure in Excel
    • Using Excel and WACC
    • Capital structure options in Excel
    • Changes in capital structure
    • Estimating WACC in Excel
    • Sensitivity of WACC to capital structure
    • Optimal WACC
    4. Operational Budgeting in Excel
    • Operational budgeting in Excel
    • Building a budget in Excel
    • CAGRs and long-term assumptions
    • Cash flow budgeting
    • The power of price
    • Stress test tools for budget in Excel
    Conclusion
    • Next steps