PURPOSE OF TOOL
User-friendly Excel tool to analyse a loan/debt facility. The tool computes various metrics and charts for an amortising or bullet-type loan/debt facility in order to better understand the key financial impacts and sensitivities to changes in variables (e.g. interest rates).
KEY OUTPUTS
The tool computes a number of key metrics and charts to analyse a loan or debt facility including:
• Computation of the periodic instalment amount;
• Years to maturity;
• Cumulative interest expense;
• Interest rate sensitivity;
• Reductions in loan period/period instalment and cumulative interest expenses following loan prepayments;
• Charts showing difference in net cash flows following prepayments and splits of principal and interest payments across the loan period.
KEY INPUTS
The key user-defined inputs of the tool include:
• Loan/debt reference name;
• Currency;
• Loan/debt start date;
• Loan/debt balance at start date;
• Loan/debt type (amortising or bullet);
• Maturity date;
• Payment frequency (Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-annually, Yearly);
• Interest rate;
• Prepayment date and amount;
• Prepayment impact (reduces loan period or instalment).
STRUCTURE
The template contains, 6 tabs split into input ('i_'), calculation ('c_'), output ('o_') and system tabs. The only tab to be populated by the user is the input tab ('i_Assumptions'). The calculation tabs use the user-defined inputs to calculate and produce the template outputs presented in 'o_Results'.
System tabs include the following:
• 'Front Sheet' containing a disclaimer, instructions and contents;
• Checks dashboard containing a summary of checks by tab.
OTHER KEY FEATURES
Other key features of this tool include the following:
• The tool follows best practice financial modelling guidelines and includes instructions, line item explanations, checks and input validations;
• The tool can calculate metrics for a loan/debt facility with a maximum maturity of 30 years from start date;
• The template can be used for a Bullet-type debt / loan facility (all principal is paid on maturity date) or an amortising debt / loan facility (principal is paid as part of the periodic instalments across the life of the loan);
• The tool calculates interest and loan balance on a monthly basis for a maximum of 30 years (360 rows).
• All movements and cash flows are assumed to happen on the last day of each month.
• The tool allows for a maximum of 5 separate prepayments;
• The daily interest rates are derived from the yield curve points using linear interpolation;
• Loan/Debt reference name, currency, valuation date, etc. are customisable;
• The tool includes a checks dashboard which summarises all the checks included in the various tabs making it easier to identify any errors;
• The tool includes checks and input validations to help ensure input fields are populated accurately.
ABOUT PROJECTIFY
We are financial modelling professionals with experience working in Big 4 Business Modelling teams and strong experience supporting businesses with their financial planning and decision support needs. Our aim is to provide robust and easy-to-use tools that follow best practice financial modelling guidelines and assist individuals and businesses with common financial planning and analysis processes.
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