Excel Cheatsheet

1. TREND 8.5. NPER

- Calculate a linear line to plot a graph - (rate, pmt, pv, [fv], [type])
- (known_y’s,[known_x’s],[new_x’s],[const] - Used to find number of periods
(monthly/yearly) to pay off loans
2. LOOKUP
- (lookup_value, lookup_vector, 9. NPV (net present value)
result_vector) - (rate, value1, [value2].[value3]..)
- Value: value to search for
- L Vector: 1 row/column to search for 10. IRR – Internal rate of return (when NPV = 0)
- R Vector: 1 row/column range of results - (values, [guess])
- Values: the column of cash flow
3. VLOOKUP (Vertical)
- (lookup value, table array, column index 11. SUMPRODUCT (multiple)
num, [range lookup]) - (array1, [array], [array3], …)
- Value: value to search for
- Array: table of information for looking up 12. RANDBETWEEN
values - (bottom, top)
- Column index: column of results
13. RAND
4. INDEX (needs numeric positions) - Rand():random number greater
- (array, row num, [column num -optional]) than/equal to 0 or less than 1
- Used to retrieve individual values, or - Rand()*100: random number greater
entire rows/columns than/ equal to 0 and less than 100

5. MATCH (finds those positions) 14. IF

- (lookup_value, lookup_array, - Make logical comparisons between value
[match_type]) and expectation
- Used to locate position of value in array - (logical_test, [value_if_true],
- Lookup: value to search [value_if_false])
- Array: table to information - E.g. IF(C2>B2, “Over Budget”, “Within
- Exact match for most accurate Budget”) -> if C2 Is Greater Than B2, then
return “Over Budget”, otherwise return
5.5. MATCH TYPE (1 is default) “Within Budget”
- 1: Approximate: finds largest value less
than/equal to value (ascending order) 15. COUNT
- 0: Exact: first value equals to (not sorted) - Count of numeric values
- -1: Approximate: smallest value greater - (value1, [value2], …)
than/equal to value (descending order)
16. COUNTIF
6. INDEX-MATCH (vertically/horizontally) - Count numeric cells that match criteria
- (array, match [lookup, array, match_type], - Countif (range, criteria)
column) - Range: range of cells to count
- Criteria: the criteria that controls which
7. LIST cells to be counted
- Data Validation - E.g. countif (D5:D12, “>100”) -> count
- List out headers (usually input variables) sales over 100
- Operators & text need to be enclosed in “,
8. PMT numbers don’t need
- (rate, nper, pv, [fv], [type])
- Used to find payment for loan payment
yearly/monthly
Financial Concepts Data Concepts
1. Interest payment = monthly interest rate *
1. What-if analysis: handles any kinds of change
residue loan of previous month
(big & small), so long as change is
meaningfully possible in real life <- focus on
2. Residue loan = residue loan of previous
dealing with outputs or prevention
month – (monthly payment – interest
payment)
2. Sensitivity Analysis: deals with small
disturbances (changes) in inputs and examine
3. Revenue = selling price * total qty sold per
what happens to the out <-focus on reacting
month
to outputs)
4. Profit = revenue – cost

5. Profit margin = profit/revenue

6. Present value = (cash flow)/(1+rate)^year

7. Total repayment amount = monthly payment

* NPER

8. Total interest paid = total repayment – initial

loan

9. Loan balance = previous loan balance +

interest – pmt

10. Breakeven point = using goal seek, set profit

to 0 by changing selling price (cumulative
profit = 0)