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Financial analyst

Equity research, investment banking and corporate development analysts

From reading statements to building a linked model and defending a valuation — the core technical toolkit for analyst roles and their interviews.

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Finance Fundamentals

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  1. Stage 1: Finance Fundamentalsfoundation · 0/13 lessons · 4.3 h leftAvailable
    1. 1What finance is for 15 minAvailable
    2. 2Risk and return 20 minMembers
    3. 3Markets, banks and instruments 22 minMembers
    4. 4The income statement 18 minAvailable
    5. 5The balance sheet 18 minMembers
    6. 6The cash flow statement 22 minMembers
    7. 7How the statements connect 22 minMembers
    8. 8Revenue, costs and margins 18 minAvailable
    9. 9Break-even and operating leverage 20 minMembers
    10. 10Working capital and the cash cycle 22 minMembers
    11. 11Unit economics 24 minMembers
    12. 12Percentages, growth and CAGR 18 minAvailable
    13. 13Inflation and real returns 20 minMembers
  2. Stage 2: Time Value of Moneyfoundation · 0/14 lessons · 4.1 h left · 1 assessedAvailable

    Builds on: Finance Fundamentals

    1. 1Future value and compound interest 15 minAvailable
    2. 2Present value and discounting 14 minAvailable
    3. 3Nominal and effective interest rates 12 minMembers
    4. 4Valuing uneven cash flows 16 minAvailable
    5. 5Annuities and perpetuities 17 minMembers
    6. 6Growing annuities and perpetuities 18 minMembers
    7. 7Loan payments and amortization 16 minMembers
    8. 8Comparing loan offers 24 minMembers
    9. 9Planning to a savings goal 22 minMembers
    10. 10Net present value (NPV) 18 minAvailable
    11. 11Internal rate of return (IRR) 18 minMembers
    12. 12Payback and profitability index 18 minMembers
    13. 13NPV profiles and the crossover rate 20 minMembers
    14. 14Dated cash flows: XNPV and XIRR 20 minMembers

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  3. Stage 3: Financial Statement Analysisintermediate · 0/16 lessons · 5.5 h left · 1 assessedAvailable

    Builds on: Finance Fundamentals

    1. 1An analyst's framework 14 minAvailable
    2. 2Common-size statements 16 minMembers
    3. 3Horizontal and trend analysis 18 minMembers
    4. 4Profitability ratios 18 minAvailable
    5. 5Returns: ROA, ROE and ROIC 22 minMembers
    6. 6DuPont analysis 18 minMembers
    7. 7Liquidity ratios 15 minMembers
    8. 8Efficiency and the cash conversion cycle 22 minMembers
    9. 9Leverage and coverage 18 minMembers
    10. 10Analysing the cash flow statement 20 minAvailable
    11. 11Earnings quality and accruals 18 minMembers
    12. 12Normalising earnings 20 minMembers
    13. 13Benchmarking against peers 22 minMembers
    14. 14The lender's view 22 minMembers
    15. 15Red flags in financial statements 22 minAvailable
    16. 16Case: a full company analysis 45 minMembers

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  4. Stage 4: Financial Modelingintermediate · 0/13 lessons · 7.2 h left · 1 assessedAvailable

    Builds on: Finance Fundamentals, Financial Statement Analysis

    1. 1Structuring a model 25 minAvailable
    2. 2Relative, absolute and mixed references 20 minMembers
    3. 3Checks and error traps 30 minMembers
    4. 4Revenue drivers 30 minMembers
    5. 5Forecasting costs 30 minMembers
    6. 6Working capital schedule 30 minAvailable
    7. 7PP&E and depreciation schedule 25 minMembers
    8. 8Debt schedule and interest 30 minMembers
    9. 9Linking the three statements 55 minMembers
    10. 10Cash sweep and revolver 45 minMembers
    11. 11Scenario switches 35 minMembers
    12. 12Sensitivity tables 35 minAvailable
    13. 13Reviewing a model 40 minMembers

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  5. Stage 5: Company Valuationintermediate · 0/15 lessons · 5 h left · 2 assessedAvailable

    Builds on: Time Value of Money, Financial Statement Analysis

    1. 1How companies are valued 15 minAvailable
    2. 2From EBIT to unlevered free cash flow 18 minAvailable
    3. 3Forecasting free cash flow 22 minMembers
    4. 4Cost of capital: CAPM and WACC 20 minMembers
    5. 5Terminal value 18 minMembers
    6. 6Exit-multiple terminal value 18 minMembers
    7. 7Mid-year discounting 18 minMembers
    8. 8The DCF: from enterprise value to value per share 25 minMembers
    9. 9The equity bridge 20 minMembers
    10. 10Sensitivity analysis 18 minMembers
    11. 11Valuation multiples 18 minMembers
    12. 12Trading comparables 25 minMembers
    13. 13Precedent transactions 22 minMembers
    14. 14Cross-checking a DCF with multiples 22 minMembers
    15. 15Dividend discount models 22 minMembers

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  6. Stage 6: Mergers and Acquisitionsadvanced · 14 lessons plannedIn development

    Builds on: Company Valuation, Financial Modeling

    This track is in development. Its 14 lessons are mapped in the course catalog; you'll be able to continue here when it's published.

  7. Stage 7: Finance Interview Preparationadvanced · 0/5 lessons · 2.2 h leftAvailable

    Builds on: Time Value of Money, Financial Statement Analysis, Company Valuation

    1. 1Accounting questions 22 minAvailable
    2. 2Flow-through questions 25 minMembers
    3. 3Valuation questions 25 minMembers
    4. 4Enterprise and equity value questions 22 minAvailable
    5. 5How to approach a modeling test 35 minMembers