Financial Resources
This resources page is a collection of tools that students and clients have requested over the years. Feel free to request additions.
These are financial student resources for an undergraduate-level college or university finance student.
> Financial Analysis Ratios – these are the primary ratios we use for analysis of Financial Statements
> Goodwill Accounting Explained – Goodwill Accounting treatment
> Operating Leverage Explained – How one uses Operating Leverage to increase profits (or losses!)
Business Resources - Excel Models
Simple 3-Year Business Model
Easy to use 3-year business planning model. Provides Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow based on user inputs of sales, expenses and other cash-affecting items.
Cash Flow Planning / Projection Model
Another super simple but powerful tool. This is a one-year cash flow planning model with detailed instructions.
Simple NPV Model
Easy to use model to find the NPV of a series of monthly cash flows (even or uneven).
Prepayment Discount Cost Calculator
Offering prepayment discounts to customers is just like borrowing money from them. Wonder what that costs you?
Lease Rate Calculator
For calculating monthly lease rates for a 1, 2 or 3 year fully-recovered lease.
Books Related To Finance
I have a page with a comprehensive list of books that provide a great background on money, our economy, how the world is really run.
Lean Startup Resources
Lean Canvas Template
Easy to use PPT template for tracking progress of a startup using the Lean Startup Process.
Click here to download.
Sales Resources
Business to Business Sales Funnel
A simple Excel-based funnel document for tracking sales opportunities and forecasting revenues.
Click here to download.
Management Resources
Business Credit Checklist
A pdf document with the key things to consider when looking at whether or not to grant credit to a business customer.
Click here to download.
