Financial forecasting, analysis, and modelling : a framework for long-term forecasting /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Samonas, Michael
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : John Wiley & Sons, 2015.
• Σειρά: Wiley finance series.
• Θέματα: Corporations > Finance > Mathematical models.; Corporations > Finance > Forecasting.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industrial Management.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management Science.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Organizational Behavior.; Electronic books.

 This book provides a complete framework of long-term financial forecasts in a practical and accessible way, helping finance professionals include uncertainty in their planning and budgeting process. With thorough coverage of financial statement simulation models and clear, concise implementation instruction, it guides readers through the entire projection plan development process. Readers learn the tools, techniques, and special considerations that increase accuracy and smooth the workflow, and develop a more robust analysis process that improves financial strategy. You will develop long-term projection plans using Excel; use appropriate models to develop a more proactive strategy; apply risk and uncertainty projections more accurately; master the Excel Scenario Manager, Sensitivity Analysis, Monte Carlo Simulation, and more. --   Edited summary from book. 

 pt. ONE Developing Corporate Finance Models -- ch. 1 Introduction -- 1.1. What is Financial Modelling? -- 1.2. Defining the Inputs and the Outputs of a Simple Financial Model -- 1.3. The Financial Modelling Process of More Complex Models -- 1.3.1. Step 1: Defining the Problem the Model Will Solve: The Fundamental Business Question -- 1.3.2. Step 2: Specification of the Model -- 1.3.3. Step 3: Designing and Building the Model -- 1.3.4. Step 4: Checking the Model's Output -- 1.4. Excel as a Tool of Modelling: Capabilities and Limitations -- ch. 2 A Short Primer in the Accounting of Financial Statements -- 2.1. The Accounting Equation -- 2.2. The Balance Sheet -- 2.3. The Income Statement -- 2.3.1. Cash Accounting Versus Accrual Accounting -- 2.4. The Cash Flow Statement -- 2.4.1. Operating Activities -- 2.4.2. Investing Activities -- 2.4.3. Financing Activities -- 2.4.4. Income Flows and Cash Flows -- 2.4.5. Preparing the Statement of Cash Flows.