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Learn to model profitability and make forecasts in Excel, empowering you to make data-driven decisions for your business.

Modeling Profitability and Making Forecasts in Excel

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This course delves into key Excel functionalities that give you the tools to analyze past data, build robust financial models, and project future profitability outcomes.

What You'll Learn ...

  • Workbook Design Fundamentals: Lay the foundation for effective model building by understanding key principles of worksheet model design to reduce errors.
  • Data Tables: Explore the power of data tables for sensitivity analysis. Master the creation of both one-way and two-way data tables, and learn to identify breakeven points and lines.
  • Goal Seek and Solver: Discover the efficiency of Goal Seek and Solver for optimizing your profitability scenarios. Learn how to find breakeven sales volumes, maximize profit by adjusting production levels, and make informed choices between investment options.
  • Scenario Manager: Enhance your modeling by utilizing Scenario Manager, enabling you to create and compare different scenarios with varying assumptions. Explore the utility of the Scenario Summary Report to analyze the impact of these scenarios on your financial outcomes.
  • Statistical Analysis: Explore how Excel’s statistical functions can help you understand your data better. Learn about correlation analysis, normal distribution, and percentile calculations to gain deeper insights from your data.
  • Analysis ToolPak: Enhance your analytical capabilities with the Analysis ToolPak. Discover its features for descriptive statistics, regression analysis, and smoothing techniques like moving averages and exponential smoothing.
  • Forecast Sheet: Unlock the power of Excel's Forecast Sheet functionality to make predictions based on historical data. Learn how to create forecasts with confidence intervals.

Course Outline

Workbook and Model Design
Data Tables
Profitability Metrics
Goal Seek and Solver
Scenarios
Statistical Formulas
Analysis ToolPak
Forecast Sheet
Key Takeaways

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I’m Rob Stephens, founder of CFO Perspective. CFO Perspective provides continuing education courses for CPAs as well as financial management courses for business advisors and staff. During my career, I’ve been the CFO, SVP of Finance, or Director of Operations of companies from just a few employees to $3 billion in assets and hundreds of employees. 

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Learn the Excel functions and tools for profitability modeling and forecasting.

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FAST (Finance and Strategy Toolkit) is a membership program that gives you resources for better strategic financial management. You get all the CFO Perspective courses. Get direct access to me as well as tools for improved decisions that can lead to superior business performance. 

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