To use a cliché, we live in a volatile uncertain complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world.
Organizations simply cannot afford to try out new strategies in reality and correct
mistakes, once they’ve occurred. The stakes are too high. Thus emerges the utility of this
technique across functions like financial planning and risk management. Financial models help a
business manager simulate the future and see the impact of their change, without risking costly
setbacks of real world trials and errors.
Mastering the art of financial modeling is imperative if you want to enter the ultra-
competitive world of corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or equity research.
Only those who excel (pun intended) in modeling early on are often the most successful long-
term.
The book will help you deep dive into the vocabulary and the syntax, the art and science
of financial modeling and valuation. You will be able to prepare/use existing models more
competently, interpret the results and have greater comfort over the integrity and accuracy of the
model’s calculations.
It is suited for an aspirant who seeks to learn the art of preparing financial models in a
logical structured and disciplined manner for M&A, VC/PE or Corp Fin teams of conglomerates.