Financial Modeling Quick Lessons: Cash Flow Statement (Part 1) [UPDATED]

Learn the building blocks of a financial model. In this video, we'll build a cash flow statement given an income statement and balance sheet in Excel.

The accounting here is a simplified presentation of how the three major financial statements are inter-related and lays the foundation of financial statement models in investment banking.

Many accounting questions that we see time and again in finance interviews are designed to test the understanding explained in this exercise.

[AdityaKumar-rjuf]

Well, i like to start with the financing activity, because that's the first in order technically. Raise money (financing), invest money (investing), and create money (operating)

[juandiegoforero]

But shouldn’t you take interests out from cash flow from operations?

[TheHammond]

Hey great vid - at 8mins how do you change the figure to be negative?

[Tharunkumaryadav]

Bro pls recommend Excel Courses for financial modueling

[hereinvc]

Great video - but this shows how wonky of an exercise accounting can be