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Quick Lesson: Cash Flow Statement, Part 1

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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.

To download the Excel template that goes with this video, click here

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Julia Andrews
Julia Andrews

Thanks for posting this. Great lesson.

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December 7, 2019 11:43 am
Jessica Veroba
Jessica Veroba

Please send me the Excel document models you use in your tutorials.

Thank you.

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February 27, 2018 8:05 pm
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Caira
Caira

Thank you.

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January 27, 2017 11:26 pm
Baron
Baron

Great resource, thanks for sharing your expertise 😉

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August 9, 2016 11:13 am
Anthony
Anthony

Does this not double-count Depreciation? Once in the early add-back for D&A and once in accounting for Cash from Investing?

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April 27, 2016 2:37 am
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Rishika
Rishika

It was really helpful!
Good job.

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January 12, 2016 8:09 am
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Gisella Perez
Gisella Perez

Thanks for sharing, you are a smart and generous professional.

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February 2, 2015 1:36 am
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