How to be an exceptional modeler
Does anyone have any solid tips that are outside of the typical “be great at excel”?
Have not found much on tips on this forum.
Does anyone have any solid tips that are outside of the typical “be great at excel”?
Have not found much on tips on this forum.
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Build models others can actually understand and work with.
Every second one I come across is a FactSet formula dump.
Build models with an appropriate degree of complexity.
I.e. don't use the 70 tabs model functioning at segment level for your average sponsor book.
Build your own library of templates which can be quickly shuffled together.
Having a decent template LBO tab you can quickly copy into whatever spreadsheet saves you time and spares you from making mistakes.
Also, don't let the MBA Associate model (he might remind you to check "if D&A = Capex in the last year" though).
Lol @ the MBA associate bit
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