Financial Modeling in Mining: Analyze & Evaluate

This course, Financial Modeling – Barrick Gold Corporation, provides a comprehensive framework for building and interpreting financial models in the mining sector. Learners will begin with sector insights, capital expenditure planning, and revenue forecasting before moving into profitability analysis and balance sheet interpretation. The course also covers essential drivers such as depreciation, cost of debt, working capital, and exchange rate effects. In the advanced stage, learners will assess earnings per share, debt-to-equity ratios, dividend yields, and compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) to value companies and forecast stock performance. What makes this course unique is its real-world application to Barrick Gold Corporation, a leading global mining company, allowing participants to bridge theory with industry practice. By the end of the program, learners will have developed actionable skills to apply in equity research, corporate finance, and investment analysis, gaining confidence to construct and evaluate professional-grade financial models.