Seasonality and Trend Forecast with Regression in Excel
In our last article, we discussed Seasonality in Financial Modeling and Analysis. We went over an example Excel model of calculating a forecast with seasonality indexes. Today we will use regression analysis in Excel to forecast a data set with both seasonality and trend. Let’s look at the quarterly sales revenue of the electronic cameras […]
Sales Trend Analysis and Forecasting in Excel
Introduction to Sales Trend Analysis Sales Trend Analysis looks at historical revenue data to identify patterns, used extensively in budgeting and forecasting. It is a useful method to detect short-term changes in revenue growth and performance. Trends A Trend is an upwards or downwards shift in the development of a metric over time. It’s useful […]
Introduction to Financial Analysis
In today’s article, we will look at what Financial Analysis stands for, how to perform it and, most importantly, why it is essential for businesses. What is Financial Analysis? If you google the definition, what you get is something along the lines of Financial analysis is the assessment of the profitability, stability, and viability of […]