Financial Modeling and Valuation

  1. Foundational Concepts
    1. Core Accounting Principles
      1. The Three Financial Statements
        1. Income Statement
          1. Revenue Recognition Principles
            1. Expense Recognition Principles
              1. Operating vs Non-Operating Items
                1. Extraordinary Items
                2. Balance Sheet
                  1. Asset Classification
                    1. Liability Classification
                      1. Shareholders' Equity Components
                        1. Working Capital Components
                        2. Cash Flow Statement
                          1. Direct Method
                            1. Indirect Method
                              1. Classification of Cash Flows
                            2. Relationship Between the Three Statements
                              1. Linking Net Income to Equity
                                1. Connecting Net Income to Cash Flow
                                  1. Balance Sheet Balancing
                                    1. Integrated Statement Analysis
                                    2. Accrual vs Cash Accounting
                                      1. Timing of Revenue Recognition
                                        1. Timing of Expense Recognition
                                          1. Impact on Financial Statements
                                            1. Reconciliation Methods
                                            2. Key Financial Statement Line Items
                                              1. Revenue Components
                                                1. Cost of Goods Sold
                                                  1. Operating Expenses
                                                    1. Selling, General & Administrative
                                                      1. Research & Development
                                                        1. Depreciation & Amortization
                                                        2. EBITDA
                                                          1. EBIT
                                                            1. Net Income
                                                              1. Current Assets
                                                                1. Non-Current Assets
                                                                  1. Current Liabilities
                                                                    1. Non-Current Liabilities
                                                                      1. Shareholders' Equity
                                                                        1. Cash Flow from Operations
                                                                          1. Cash Flow from Investing
                                                                            1. Cash Flow from Financing
                                                                          2. Essential Finance Theory
                                                                            1. Time Value of Money
                                                                              1. Present Value Concepts
                                                                                1. Future Value Concepts
                                                                                  1. Discount Rate Determination
                                                                                    1. Compounding and Discounting
                                                                                      1. Annuities and Perpetuities
                                                                                      2. Risk and Return
                                                                                        1. Types of Risk
                                                                                          1. Systematic Risk
                                                                                            1. Unsystematic Risk
                                                                                              1. Credit Risk
                                                                                                1. Market Risk
                                                                                                2. Risk-Return Tradeoff
                                                                                                  1. Diversification Benefits
                                                                                                    1. Risk Measurement
                                                                                                    2. Cost of Capital
                                                                                                      1. Weighted Average Cost of Capital
                                                                                                        1. Cost of Equity
                                                                                                          1. Capital Asset Pricing Model
                                                                                                            1. Dividend Growth Model
                                                                                                            2. Cost of Debt
                                                                                                              1. Pre-Tax Cost of Debt
                                                                                                                1. After-Tax Cost of Debt
                                                                                                                2. Optimal Capital Structure

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