Financial Modeling in Excel for Dummies

Financial Modeling with Excel For Dummies is your ticket to optimized profits for your business. Not a math whiz or an Excel power-user? No problem! All you need is a basic understanding of Excel to start creating informative, enlightening financial models today. Excel is powerful, user-friendly, and is most likely already installed on your computer—which is why it has so easily become the most popular financial modeling software. This book shows you how to harness Excel's capabilities to discover market trends, develop monetary projections, model market studies, determine profitability, and more. You'll learn the fundamental factors of financial modeling, and how to put them to work for your business and your clients. You'll learn the tools and techniques that bring insight out of the numbers, and make better business decisions based on quantitative evidence. You'll discover that financial modeling is an invaluable resource for your business, and you'll wonder why you've waited this long to learn how!

Companies around the world use financial modeling for decision making, to steer strategy, and to develop solutions. This book walks you through the process with clear, expert guidance that assumes no prior knowledge.

• Learn the six crucial components of a successful financial model
• Discover your options and inform business and financial strategy
• Solve client problems, identify market trends, and develop marketing strategies
• Create valuable resources that can become a source of competitive advantage

From multinational corporations to the mom-and-pop corner store, there isn't a business around that wouldn't benefit from financial modeling. No need to buy expensive specialized software—the tools you need are right there in Excel. Financial Modeling with Excel For Dummies gets you up to speed quickly so you can start reaping the benefits today!

Danielle Stein Fairhurst is the principal financial modeler for Plum Solutions with many years' experience in the field. Her "Financial Modelling in Excel" LinkedIn group has more than 40,000 subscribers. She is also the author of several articles and other books as well as a financial modeling newsletter.