Equity research analyst by profession, I done following project,
1. Financial modelling and forecasting for US investment bank.
The project involves preparation of financial models by analyzing income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statements. Subsequently, discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Valuation method is employed to arrive at the fair value of the firm.
2. Model building and updating for investment bank in Europe
Created historical models based on company’s performance of last 5 years
Tracking the impact of major corporate activities like acquisition, share buy back and share issue on companies financial statements and calculating the current position
Writing company primers which covered information about the company. The information included business description, history, risk, prospectus, recent development and its major competitors.
3. Study of Global cement sector for a global asset management firm
The project involved analyzing the cement demand and supply scenario in fifteen countries and forecasting the same for the next five years on the basis of economic indicators. It also involved studying the cost of production of cement in different countries (both historical and present) and the industry structure (monopoly, free market, etc) and using the analysis derived in forecasting the same for the future years.
4. Study on staffing industry for a global asset management firm
Worked on a project which involved study on staffing industry for an UK based large investment bank. The study was targeted to achieve the following objectives:
Regional and worldwide Industry projections of staffing industry applying quantitative techniques.
Trend projections of market share for staffing industry and major players in this category.
Preparation of revenue model and company valuation (including DCF valuation) by analyzing income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement.