Build Basic Financial Models Valuation Companies The Easy Way

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I am an award winning finance professor with work experience modeling companies @Goldman Sachs, hedge fund Citadel & VC.

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.4

- Model companies the easy way.
- Value companies the easy way.
- Forecast 10 years of financials with ease.

What you'll learn

Model companies the easy way.
Value companies the easy way.
Forecast 10 years of financials with ease.

* Requirements

* You don't need to have any finance knowledge. Just an open mind and a positive attitude : )

Description

** ACCORDING TO BUSINESS INSIDER: "Haroun is one of the highest rated professors on Udemy, so you can expect to be in good hands through the course of your education." **

This course is for anyone interested in modeling and valuing companies the easy way. I will teach you the easiest ways to create and understand financial modeling and valuation methodologies based on my 20+ years of valuation and modeling experience as a hedge fund investor at Citadel and other companies, while I worked at Goldman Sachs, while I started a few companies and currently where I am a venture capital parter. I am also an award winning graduate business school finance professor and have an MBA in finance from Columbia University. I will teach you the easiest ways to value and model companies based on my experience.

Thanks!
Chris

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone interested in modeling and valuing companies with ease.

Course content

6 sections • 19 lectures

Introduction to Modeling and Valuation the Easy Way 3 lectures

Thank You Message from Chris Preview 00:02

Course Overview and Speaker Bio Preview 00:48

I have been modeling companies for 20+ years while working at hedge funds, Goldman Sachs, as a VC partner, a founder of a few companies, while doing my MBA in finance at Columbia University and as an award winning graduate business school finance Professor at several San Francisco Bay Area universities.

Let's Get This Party Started!!!!! Preview 02:00

How do the pros on Wall Street do it? You will learn to do what they do as you have the EXACT access to the same financial information that they do online....I'll show you!

Where Do We Find the Inputs or Data For Our Model? 4 lectures

Intro to Where You Get Data for Models Preview 01:02

There are several awesome places to find financial data online and you can download it into your spreadsheet!

SEC.GOV Is Great for Data Too! Preview 07:19

Learn how to navigate company filings online. It is very easy.

Investor Relations is a Goldmine for Data! Preview 11:52

Investor Relations is an amazing free resource for you for your models.

Additional Data Input Sources for Models Preview 01:37

How do you get financial data on private companies?

Now that We Have the Inputs Let's Make a Model! 3 lectures

One Crucial Easy Modeling Secret Preview 02:02

One and only 1 line item to spend most of your time one....the rest is a piece of cake!

Building Your Model Part 1 Preview 03:50

Let's do this! It's a lot of fun building models the easy way.

Building Your Model Part 2 Preview 03:58

Brick by brick we can build a model the easy way.

Valuation: 3 Different Easy Ways 6 lectures

Valuation Methodologies Introduction Preview 00:50

I will teach you a few different modeling techniques.

Valuation Method 1: Target Price Based on P/E Preview 01:26

This one is my favorite as "less is more"....meaning less room for error.

Valuation Method 2: Target Price Based on P/R Preview 01:01

This valuation methodology is great for companies that are not yet profitable.

Valuation Method 3: Target Price Based on DCF Preview 04:34

I am not a fan of this methodology as there are too many independent variables....but I will show you an easier way to do it..

A Short Cut Way to Do DCF Preview 00:30

NPV!

Bottom Line: Putting It All Together Preview 01:00

Take an average of all valuation methodologies if you want the lowest margin of error when coming up with your target prices.

Course Summary 2 lectures

Financial Model and Valuation Quiz

Course Summary Preview 00:38

Bonus Materials 1 lectures

Bonus Lecture Preview 00:29