Excel 2007: Financial Analysis

Provides a basic fluency in corporate finance, enabling users to grasp the meaning behind the calculations.Numbers and financial data drives today's business world and Excel 2007: Financial Analysis can help decode this information. The proper understanding of these numbers, and the formulas behind them, can be the gateway to corporate and personal success. Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) Curt Frye teaches basic fluency in corporate finance, enabling users to see the meaning behind essential financial calculations. Curt explains how to review formulas to ensure they have the proper inputs, and shows how to interpret formula output. He also covers how to calculate leverage ratios and amortization and depreciation schedules, as well as forecast future growth. Exercise files accompany this course. Topics include: Building a financial worksheet with Pivot Tables Reviewing financial statements through common-sized balance sheets Calculating percentage change over time in financial statements Determining profitability ratios and return on investments Studying liquidity and activity ratios through an average collection period Computing the future value of an investment