I watched and studied a bunch of Aswath Damodaran's videos on valuation before realizing that shit was going way over the top for what I needed to know for interviews. But at the same time I've heard EB interviews can be brutal. What's the best resource that goes to the max depth you might need for an interview without going over?
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read the breaking into wall street individual guides, not the 400 questions guide. each one is like 70 pages, which is overkill, but you can skim them and focus on the important parts. go in this order:
time value of money
Accounting
EV/equity value
DCF
M&A
LBO
then, what helped me was asking claude: “give me a 45-minute three-statement modeling test with super basic assumptions and minimal help, and put the answer key on the next tab.”
this is great because it forces you to build the income statement, cash flow statement, and balance sheet by yourself without having the line items already filled in. it will teach you a lot about nwc changes, debt schedules, and how d&a and capex affect PP&E. it is much better for developing a conceptual understanding, and you can do the same thing for a DCF once you are done with the three statements.
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