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Business math cases

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Aviv, Great to see that you're targeted in terms of practicing your business maths. Honestly, you don't need ‘Income Statement, Balance sheet, Valuation (Both Comparables and DCF).’ for consulting interviews. Unless yo ... (read entire answer)

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Would it be recommended for us to learn the calculations from this article ?

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Hi Lauraine! Yes and no...let me explain :) This is all about tradeoffs. So, you want to learn as much as possible, but we all also only have limited time (and brainpower!). So, of that list, here's what I view to ... (read entire answer)

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Methodologically analyzing a balance sheet

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Hi Serdar, a possible structure to analyze a balance sheet to identify problems and possible solutions could be the following: Clarify the goal of the bank. The analysis of a balance sheet could be different accor ... (read entire answer)

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gave the best answer on Jul 03, 2018

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Hi Anonymous! to be honest - this can not be answered in a general way, since it heavily depends on the industry (e.g., banking balance sheets are completely different from mining company balance sheets), and also on ... (read entire answer)

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