Visualizing Results with Excel Charts
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Numbers tell the story—but charts bring it to life. This final chapter focuses on the visual outputs of your DCF model: dynamic charts that summarize key financial metrics and reflect your scenario assumptions.
These visualizations are more than decoration. They serve real analytical and communication purposes:
Trend identification: charts help quickly identify patterns in revenue, profit, or cash flow that might be buried in rows of numbers;
Scenario comparison: by linking each chart to the scenario selector (optimistic, base, worst), you instantly see how assumptions affect outcomes;
Stakeholder communication: visuals help bridge the gap between detailed financial modeling and decision-making. A CFO or investor can grasp results at a glance.
Typical charts may include:
UFCF over time;
Revenue and margin projections;
Terminal value vs. sum of discounted UFCFs;
Scenario-based valuation range.
All these visuals update automatically, pulling data directly from the model. This reduces error risk and ensures consistency across your outputs.
To make them effective:
Use clean titles and axis labels;
Avoid chart clutter—highlight the key message;
Use colors consistently to represent scenarios or metrics.
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