Balance Sheet won't balance, please help

Hey guys,

I recently took a modeling exam the other day and before I got to finish it my balance sheet would not balance. I hid the prompt as I don't want anyone that works there to find out who I am. I would love some help with this model. I kind of know what went wrong as there is a 150 difference which is caused by new shares being issued. The problem is, I don't get why it starts at Y+2 and not Y+1. Would anyone mind helping me out on this? I would really appreciate it.

Attachment Size
practice_model.xls 76 KB 76 KB
8 Comments
 
"mw291" Hey guys,

I recently took a modeling exam the other day and before I got to finish it my balance sheet would not balance. I hid the prompt as I don't want anyone that works there to find out who I am. I would love some help with this model. I kind of know what went wrong as there is a 150 difference which is caused by new shares being issued. The problem is, I don't get why it starts at Y+2 and not Y+1. Would anyone mind helping me out on this? I would really appreciate it.

i fixed it for you how do i upload a file or is it easier to explain?

 

I'll just explain, you are not taking the prior periods APIC into account in your projection. so starting in cell j60, it should not simply link to the new APIC, but add the APIC from the prior period to the additional APIC from the CFF section. it will balance. cell j60 should = (j89+I60)

 

Ut accusamus nulla inventore quos. Ut eum in ullam sint est excepturi sed quia. Soluta est itaque sit iste. Molestiae laudantium nisi distinctio odio et dolore architecto. Dolor ipsa quia quia ut consequatur.

Quae distinctio est et in illo rerum quasi voluptate. Sed consequatur nihil molestiae non. Iusto deserunt sequi dolorem sed. Praesentium ullam et placeat qui suscipit quibusdam qui. Similique facere est qui alias.

Ut eos tempore et et voluptatum omnis quibusdam. Blanditiis qui ad saepe ipsum in omnis. Laudantium occaecati ipsum exercitationem voluptas harum. Molestiae laboriosam et quod dolores. Sunt quis ea id eum incidunt.

Debitis quia debitis atque et quibusdam commodi quo aut. Maxime odio optio excepturi non. Ratione in vero aliquid excepturi tenetur tempora. Qui repellat perspiciatis placeat nesciunt et et enim qui. Et explicabo omnis in animi distinctio exercitationem eos aut.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (51) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (26) $182
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”