Financial Analysis and Modeling Using Excel and VBA, 2ed

Description

Financial Analysis and Modeling Using Excel and VBA, Second Edition presents a comprehensive approach to analyzing financial problems and developing simple to sophisticated financial models in all major areas of finance using Excel 2007 and VBA (as well as earlier versions of both). This expanded and fully updated guide reviews all the necessary financial theory and concepts, and walks you through a wide range of real-world financial problems and models that you can learn from, use for practice, and easily adapt for work and classroom use. A companion CD-ROM includes several useful modeling tools and fully working versions of all the models discussed in the book.

About the Author

Chandan Sengupta teaches finance in the MBA program at the Fordham University Graduate School of Business Administration, specializing in financial modeling, business valuation, corporate finance, and investment management. Formerly, he was vice president at the Chase Manhattan Bank for eight years and senior financial advisor for Mobil Corporation for ten years. He is the author of Financial Modeling Using C++ and The Only Proven Road to Investment Success, both published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Book Review

· Introduction to Financial Analysis and Modeling.

Part One: Excel for Financial Analysis and Modeling.

· Excel 2007 and Previous Excel Versions.

· Excel Basics.

· Advanced Excel Features.

· Making Decisions and Looking Up Values.

· Analyzing Databases.

· Answering What-If Questions.

· Finding Iterative Solutions.

· Doing Statistical Analysis.

· Using Excel's Financial Functions.

· Other Useful Excel Functions.

Part Two: Financial Modeling Using Excel.

· Building Good Excel Models and Debugging Them.

· Financial Statements Forecasting.

· Time Value of Money.

· Financial Planning and Investments.

· Analyzing Market History.

· Bond Pricing and Duration.

· Simulating Stock Prices.

· Options and Option Portfolios.

· Binomial Option Pricing.

Part Three: VBA for Financial Modeling.

· Introduction to VBA.

· VBA Essentials.

· Sub and Function Procedures.

· Debugging VBA Codes.

Part Four: Financial Modeling Using VBA.