Financial Analysis in Power BI
Learn how to perform financial analysis in Power BI or apply any existing financial skills using Power BI data visualizations.
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Course Description
This course will teach you basic and intermediate finance skills and how to apply them in Power BI dashboards.
You’ll also learn how to use what-if parameters in scenarios and sensitivity analysis with financial data. You will explore the concept of the time value of money and its importance in financial analysis, as well as capital budgeting tools to make investment decisions that you can take with you both in your personal and professional life.
Learn the Fundamentals of Financial Analysis in Power BI
You’ll start by reviewing some basic financial terms and calculations, as well as exploring dashboarding. As you progress, you’ll learn how to use artificial intelligence to create insightful visualizations and financial forecasts.You’ll also learn how to use what-if parameters in scenarios and sensitivity analysis with financial data. You will explore the concept of the time value of money and its importance in financial analysis, as well as capital budgeting tools to make investment decisions that you can take with you both in your personal and professional life.
Gain the Skills to Perform Your Own Financial Analyses
By the end of this course, you will be confident in your financial skills and especially in your ability to create meaningful financial analyses and visualizations within Power BI. You’ll have the skills to use Power BI to analyze your own data sets.Training 2 or more people?
Get your team access to the full DataCamp platform, including all the features.In the following Tracks
Financial Reporting in Power BI
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Financial Dashboards
FreeIn this chapter, you will learn basic financial concepts and apply them to creating dashboards. You will also learn how to use artificial intelligence in Power BI.
Financial Dashboards50 xpOKR you ready?50 xpKPIs in Power BI50 xpNet income and profit margin100 xpGauging KPIs100 xpPainless analytics100 xpArtificial Intelligence50 xpThe truth about artificial intelligence50 xpAI visualizations in Power BI50 xpLooking into a crystal ball100 xpSplitting decompositions trees100 xpSetting up Q&A100 xpFollow the key influencers100 xp - 2
What If
Here, you’ll learn how to use "What If" parameters to create a scenario and use sensitivity analysis and forecasts.
What if...?50 xpThat doesn't seem right...50 xpScenario forecasting in Power BI50 xpCalculating revenue growth rates100 xpCreating a straight line forecast for revenue100 xpUsing what-if parameters in forecasting100 xpSensitivity analysis50 xpDependent versus independent variables100 xpSensitivity analysis in Power BI50 xpAnalyzing change in gross sales100 xpAnalyzing change in discount/premium100 xpCreating a sensitivity table for revenue100 xp - 3
Time Value of Money
In this chapter, you will learn how to analyze investments over time with future and present value.
Future value50 xpClassify future value terms100 xpFuture value in Power BI50 xpPracticing future value calculations100 xpCreating forecasts with FV100 xpFinding the future value of annuities100 xpPresent value50 xpDeal or Deal?50 xpPresent value in Power BI50 xpPracticing present value calculations100 xpCreating a savings plan with PV annuities100 xpValue an acquisition using PV100 xp - 4
Capital Budgeting
In the final chapter, you’ll learn why capital budgeting is an important job for financial analysts. You will learn how to apply time value of money concepts to make business decisions, all while working to create a beautiful dashboard.
Capital Budgeting50 xpPick a project, any project...50 xpNet present value and profitability index50 xpThe feeling is mutually exclusive100 xpThe best index is a profitable one100 xpCreating a profile for NPV100 xpInternal rate of return and payback period50 xpPay yourself back100 xpIRR and payback period in Power BI50 xpEvaluating IRResistible investments100 xpJumping hurdles100 xpFinding the payback period on payback100 xpCongratulations!50 xp
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Financial Reporting in Power BI
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Nick Edwards
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Nick Edwards is an Analyst at Roofstock, a PropTech startup, where he uses data and BI tools to unlock the full strength of financial analysis. With over seven years of experience in finance, he realized honing data science skills would greatly benefit his career and believes it will for you, too!
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