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Financial Modeling Educator

by Chris Reilly

I write about the intersection of Financial Modeling, FP&A, and Private Equity to help make you a better Financial Modeler.

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ROI and IRR (Why You Need Both)

Financial Modeling Educator Intro When evaluating an investment, especially in the Private Equity setting, two terms are often thrown around: ROI IRR What are they, and why do we need both? Let's discuss... The Big Picture ROI shows the return on my dollars. IRR shows my ROI adjusted for time. ROI (Easier One) ROI is short for "Return on Investment," and often goes by other names such as Multiple on Invested Capital ("MOIC") or "Cash on Cash." (they all basically mean the same thing) A Simple...

10 months ago • 4 min read

Financial Modeling Educator Summary of a 3 Statement Model Want to advertise with us? Click here. 3 Statement Modeling I know that email title seems like clickbaity nonsense but it's not. The single most valuable skill I have learned in my entire career is 3 Statement Modeling. Nothing else even comes close. What Everyone Gets Wrong People always ask me, "hey Chris do you have [this kind of model]?" thinking there is some kind of custom build needed on a case-by-case basis. The reality is all...

about 1 year ago • 3 min read

Financial Modeling Educator "The Year Was..." I'll never forget my early days on the job. "Excel" was one thing. But "Financial Modeling" was something else. Some elusive, highly-specialized construct that required intricate skills and business expertise. Later on I learned that all these opaque, cryptic descriptions were really just poorly designed Excel files hiding behind the term "modeling." So What's a Financial Model? A Financial Model is nothing more than a tool to help you make a...

over 1 year ago • 2 min read