5 Advanced Financial Analyst Interview Questions

Switching gears to Advanced Financial Analyst Interview Questions from my experience as a corporate controller. Here are the questions we going to cover here:
If you could choose one financial metric to assess a stock, what would it be?
Why is EBITDA an important metric/value?
How can you explain solvency?
What factors do you need to consider before taking out a loan?
Which financial statement do you refer to in order to monitor whether the company has enough cash to pay off current Liab.?
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[@TheFinancialController]

Correction: I said in the video that Current Ratio is CA-CL but actually it's CA/CL.

[@suritadikamalla6011]

Your explanation is very easy to understand Thanks for nice video which helps us in answering interview questions

[@xiCzargaming]

I admire everything that you broadcast on your channel. I am a senior majoring in finance is their any tips that you recommend for a new analyst entering the job market. So far I have gotten an Excel Associate Certificate and the Securities Industry essential certificate. I love doing top- down stock valuations and financial analysis. Keep the videos coming.

[@raedbamoudah2512]

I enjoyed so much. Thanks

[@alexasaturian3305]

Very useful thank you and keep growing your channel so your advice can reach others.

[@TheFinancialController]

So nice of you! Thanks

[@damianmysciak3264]

Great channel Bill, watched all interview questions videos as I tried to refresh my knowledge, really good and dealer method rocks.

[@TheFinancialController]

Fantastic!

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@@TheFinancialController I got the job, Bill you cost my previous employer good worker :D Thanks a lot, what a gem channel it is, I even watched frauds videos.

[@Hamza-yv6uy]

thanks bill, really appreciated...👍🏻

[@TheFinancialController]

Thanks for watching

[@sultanmadrid19]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@TheFinancialController]

🙏 thanks

[@bright365days7]

Love your contents!!!! Thanks!!!

[@TheFinancialController]

Glad you like them!

[@WendyOryen]

Thank you for this

[@rohitvautre3159]

Thanks for making such an informative video. It's really helpful. Please make a video on FP&A.

[@TheFinancialController]

Ok will do

[@Sana-rm6zx]

Thanks a bunch 🌷

[@evansjuma3831]

This is super!!, many thanks

[@TheFinancialController]

Thanks Evans

[@EmilyEaton-dp3zm]

For number 4, I would add that you’ll want to consider maturity dates for debt and match them to whatever expenditures they’re funding

[@chandlerghayes2]

Thank you

[@ruwaidamohamed4230]

The first to be here today. Could you please cover accruals and deferrals topic as well and matching Principle?

[@TheFinancialController]

haha ok will do

[@cmaman1]

Thanks

[@NaruIchiLuffy]

Good stuff, just a small note. You wrote for the current ratio equation the contents of the working capital equation, which is still useful to look at for solvency but different. CR = CA/CL vs WC = CA=CL

[@TheFinancialController]

Thanks for pointing this out. I’ve pinned a comment with the correction

[@christopherteague9388]

Might be a typo but Working Capital = Current Assets - Current Liabilities; not Current Assets = Current Liabilities

[@liuyingjianshi8545]

OMG I was shocked that I think every finance-majored student should know these answers for the exam, however I don't assume anyone will still remember them without reviewing. By the way, it doesn't means that a finance student with a good mark can be a ready-to-work financial analyst. Am I correct?

[@navneetca]

Hi , please make a video on FP &A topics Budgeting vs forecasting ,rolling forecast and variances your work are really appreciating .

[@TheFinancialController]

Will do

[@hauwaadeshina]

Yes! I need this video

[@AmelieLiang]

Hi Bill, your interviews are very practical and helpful. Can I ask if you provide career consultation at all?

[@TheFinancialController]

Hi Amelie, sorry not at the moment

[@landervillamor3143]

Can you discuss on Net present Value and IRR? Thanks.

[@TheFinancialController]

Sure

[@yusuf200620063]

the current ratio measures the liquidity of a business and not its solvency, as an example, you may have a current ratio less than one, which indicates that current assets are lower than current liabilities, while at the same time your total assets may be larger than your total liabilities, which indicates that you are solvent. It is important to distinguish between liquidity and solvency. My personal opinion.

[@EmilyEaton-dp3zm]

Agreed Would also note solvency refers to long term debt obligations while liquidity is typically associated with short term

[@tanyaa9510]

Hi sir, I need an advice for my career. I am from India. I am a postgraduate in commerce(MCom)(2012) and did CA inter in 2010. ==I have 1 yr of experience in KPMG KGS and 2.5 yrs yrs in SAP testing and now want to make a career in finance. ==For the time being, I am unable to take up any course mentioned in this video. ==I am learning financial analysis, advanced excel, PowerBI, etc through online platforms like udemy and taking up the projects in financial modeling, etc. ==So, is it possible to get an entry level job as financial analyst if I keep on learning these things and don't pursue such course right now? Please guide. I really need an urgent advice on this.

[@shaileshmodi827]

Hi Fc - Can you please make a detailed video for R2R/FpnA with Practical Aspects.

[@TheFinancialController]

sure

[@stefanoantognoli9883]

Thanks I m gonna feel more confident now 😂

[@worldsecrets8323]

To become financial analyst what r all the additional things we should learn?

[@user-yt7zo3rf6d]

Thank you from Belarus)

[@TheFinancialController]

Welcome to the gang!

[@krishnadasp7981]

Sir, current asset - current liability = working capital. Current ratio is current asset/current liability. Kindly edit your video

[@olayemilaniyan1329]

Great content! But seems you made a mistake in the current ratio formula(CA÷CL), what you said was a working capital formula (CA-CL) in point 3.

[@TheFinancialController]

Ahh someone was paying close attention. Good job catching this!!

[@olayemilaniyan1329]

@@TheFinancialController 😃 You are so good at what you do, keep it up. Much love from a fellow CPA in Canada.

[@worldsecrets8323]

Hello sir, before u telling the answers I can answer your 5 question u have asked in the video.Now am doing accountant job and have ten years of experience and am also doing part time stock trading india so I want to do financial analyst job instead of accountant job. Can u advice me how to get that financial analyst job. Whether am eligible for that.. Advice me which type of companies hire financial analyst...

[@mauricioalejandro74]

When are you releasing the cfo video?

[@TheFinancialController]

In a couple of days

[@mauricioalejandro74]

@@TheFinancialController i get a feeling you’re gonna say controller > cfo 😆

[@den368able]

Current ratio is a measure of liquidity, not solvency. Better to talk about interest coverage ratio (EBITDA/Int. Expense), debt/equity. Also CR is Current Assets/Current Liabilities. CA-CL is working capital.

[@Perfectmyself]

Is your definition of ebitda correct? Don’t you add them back, you say subtract

[@manikantadream2360]

CR=CA/CL not CA-CL

[@discoverygarden2730]

Your videos are good but Can u speak slower in next video?

[@TheFinancialController]

Haha ok

[@WendyOryen]

Thank you