Prove what you can do

Ten questions on the three statements, profit versus cash, margins, break-even, working capital, growth and risk and return.

20 min10 questionsPass mark 70%

Ten questions on compounding, discounting, annuities, loans, NPV and IRR — the kind asked in analyst screening tests.

25 min10 questionsPass mark 70%

Twelve questions on free cash flow, WACC, terminal value, discounting, the equity bridge, multiples and sensitivity — the technical round of a valuation interview.

30 min12 questionsPass mark 70%

Fourteen questions on incremental cash flows, NPV, IRR, EAC and PI, the cost of debt and beta, WACC, leverage and EPS, payout and trade credit, with a short break-even worksheet.

40 min14 questionsPass mark 70%

One case, eleven questions: choose the relevant cash flows, set a hurdle rate from a peer beta, build the project's cash flows and NPV, test its margin of safety, then compare a loan with a share issue on EPS, interest cover and the covenant, and make the call.

45 min11 questionsPass mark 70%

Twelve questions on budget phasing, headcount cost, budget-versus-actual with F/A labels, flexed budgets, price-volume-mix, latest estimates, rolling forecasts and KPIs.

35 min12 questionsPass mark 70%

One business unit, one quarter: build the flexed budget and variance report for a fictional bottler, split revenue into price, volume and mix, and judge the commentary and the recommendation.

40 min10 questionsPass mark 70%

Twelve questions on how a bank earns its money: net interest margin and its drivers, cost of funds, risk-based loan pricing, the core bank ratios and expected loss. Bank figures come from Najd Commercial Bank, a fictional bank; all rates and risk parameters are illustrative.

35 min12 questionsPass mark 70%

A timed case: a fictional cold-chain operator asks Najd Commercial Bank (fictional) for a term loan and a revolver. Test the borrower's leverage, coverage and debt service pro forma and under stress, size the facility, estimate expected loss, check the bank's own liquidity after booking it and recommend terms. All figures, rates and thresholds are illustrative.

40 min12 questionsPass mark 70%

Thirteen questions on total and compound returns, volatility and drawdown, beta and CAPM, earnings-model mechanics and P/E and PEG, including a beta worksheet. All companies are fictional; educational, not investment advice.

35 min13 questionsPass mark 70%

A timed company analysis: compare the fictional Ghaf Logistics Co. with Bustan Foods Co. on 12-month return, volatility, drawdown, beta, Sharpe ratio and valuation multiples, then judge what the numbers do and don't show. Educational, not investment advice.

40 min10 questionsPass mark 70%

A lender wants a credit view on Rawdah: compute three years of profitability, efficiency, liquidity, leverage and cash-conversion metrics, normalise EBITDA and test the loan covenants with their headroom.

Financial Statement Analysis · about 2 hours · 4-tab model · pass mark 80%

Build a fully linked three-year income statement, balance sheet and cash flow forecast for Rawdah from an inputs tab — and make it balance.

Financial Modeling · about 3 hours · 5-tab model · pass mark 80%

Value Rawdah from a five-year unlevered FCF forecast, a CAPM-based WACC and a Gordon-growth terminal value, then test it against an exit multiple, a sensitivity grid and trading comparables.

Company Valuation · about 3 hours · 5-tab model · pass mark 75%

Evaluate a SAR 220m hydroponic greenhouse end to end — incremental after-tax cash flows, a hurdle rate from peer betas and a bond yield, NPV, IRR, PI, discounted payback and break-even volume — then compare funding it with a loan or a share issue.

Corporate Finance · about 2.5 hours · 5-tab model · pass mark 75%

Six months have closed at a fictional gym chain. Load the actuals against the phased budget, re-forecast July–December from membership, fee, cost and hiring drivers, and present the full-year latest estimate with an EBITDA bridge and KPIs.

Financial Planning and Analysis · about 2.5 hours · 6-tab model · pass mark 75%

Rawdah Home Retail Co. asks Najd Commercial Bank for a term loan and a revolver (both fictional). Test the credit pro forma and under stress, map it to a PD, price the facility from funding, cost, expected loss and capital, measure its risk-adjusted return against the hurdle and decide: approve, reprice or decline.

Banking and Treasury · about 2.5 hours · 5-tab model · pass mark 75%

Research a fictional listed logistics company end to end: return and risk statistics from three years of prices, beta and the CAPM required return, a segment-driven EPS forecast, a P/E and PEG valuation against peers, and an educational rule comparing expected with required return.

Investment Analysis · about 2.5 hours · 6-tab model · pass mark 75%