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Evercore Houston SA Interview
Hi all, I just got an email for a first round interview at Evercore in the Houston office. I know that this is the energy side of the bank, and was just wondering what kind of techs they will ask. Is it primarily simple accounting, or is it more geared towards actual O&G technicals? Thanks in...
Net income to FCF
Looking for clarification on how to answer the classic "Can you walk me from net income to free cash flow?" question. In my mind there are three ways: 1) From CFI website ("Free Cash Flow (FCF) Formula" article): CFO - CAPEX = NI + D&A - change WC - CAPEX 2) From 400 guide (Levered): NI + D&A -...
Weird Technical question. Any help?
Not sure how to go about solving this! Anyone have any ideas? Given FY2018 revenue of $100, profit margin of 40%, EBITDA margin of 20%. Given a FY2019 top-line growth rate of 25%, told that your Operating Expenses are 60% fixed and 40% variable. Find profit margin and EBITDA in $'s for FY2019.
Superday Advice From a Tired Interviewer
Over the past two years I've interviewed over 30 candidates, both during formal super days and for candidates on an accelerated process due to exploding offers. I want to share some inside advice on how I and my fellow interview partners perceive interviewees (and common mistakes), how an...
DCF Inputs
I am working on a DCF, in particalur the WACC calculation. I am clear on the theorectical concept of WACC (WACC = cost of equity * % equity + cost of debt * % debt * (1-tax)) but am struggling to get inputs How do you normally get the cost of debt value? This is for a private company, so no publicly...
Technical Prep Guide for Investment Banking
Having just wrapped up my recruiting cycle for this summer, I wanted to share the guide I used to prepare for technical interviews: Here . I've included over 400 interview questions, as well as detailed answers. Hopefully this will be useful for some of you and any feedback and suggestions would be...
What questions to expect for FIG super day?
I have a super day pretty soon for FIG at a larger bank (1st year analyst position). What type of questions (specifically technical) should I except? I have done some research on FIG and have read that traditional valuation methods (DCF, LBO) don’t really apply. Does that mean most of the IB 400...
First Super Day, prep help, Investment Banking Analyst
I have two Superdays this week with two middle market investment banks for an Analyst position, I have never experienced a superday interview before so I am looking for any help I can get on technical questions, behavioral questions, fit questions, or just what I can expect throughout the superday....
How important are connections and networking?
In this hypothetical scenario, there is a candidate who had a mediocre GPA in the first two years of college. Then he becomes obsessed with investment banking and works in finance (not investment banking) in multiple internships part-time and full-time while achieving exceptional grades. In his...
Q&A: 15 years as IB ANL/ASO, HF ANL/PM, Start-up Corp Finance Executive
~15 year career as an investment banking analyst/associate in ECM (SPACs) and leveraged finance/restructuring, hedge fund analyst/portfolio manager and currently as a corporate finance executive for a fast-growing start-up (led $70mm equity raise process). Have interviewed and spearheaded recruiting...
How to prep for IB scenario-based questions in interviews
Hi! I have a TMT Off-Cycle internship interview in London and I'm expecting challenging technical questions - one type I struggle with is when given different scenarios within a question and what should be done in each of them, how can I get better at this? Any advice would be extremely helpful,...
Healthcare IB - Accounting/Interview Questions
I am looking for Healthcare specific accounting questions or interview questions to consider for a healthcare IB role. Basically, other than the general valuation methodologies and other general IB questions. What should I be prepared for a technical interview? For example, for software companies is...
Resource: Real Interview Technical Questions
Hey guys, hope everyone’s staying safe with everything that’s going on right now! With some of my extra time I’ve decided to brush up on techs with some questions a friend sent me. Below are some real questions from interviews that I hope will be useful for others who are also prepping. I’m...
Private Equity Interview Questions - 13 Topics to Know
Private equity jobs are some of the most coveted positions in finance. That’s why less than 1% of applicants end up with the job. This guide's goal is - if you follow its instructions - to drastically improve your odds from 1%, so you can land that private equity dream job. Guide to Questions in a...
First Phone Screen all Technical Questions?
Hey guys, Had an initial phone screen with HR yesterday with a regional bank in the southeast. I was expecting non-technical questions and was kind of thrown off when I was asked 10 technical questions in a row. I was able to answer them all correctly but with some hesitation and obviously not as...
IB INTERVIEW ALERT: NEW 2014 Version of WSO Investment Banking Prep Pack Released!
Another 100+ Questions Added...Now Over 500+ : We've sifted through 2 THOUSAND+ more questions submitted to the WSO Company Database this past year to make the IB Prep Pack even more killer. We've picked out another 100 questions based on new trends to bring the grand total to a whopping 500+...
Notes for Technical Interview Questions
During a recent round of interviews with several banks, headhunters sent across a number of potential technical questions that they said I should be very comfortable with. However, through all of my interviews I was never actually asked any technical questions (although I did do a 3 hour modelling...
Technical - Multiple Question
Imagine we have two companies, one of them expenses operating expense and the other one capitalizes and depreciates it. Then, which one would have a higher EV / EBITDA multiple ? Reasoning would be appreciated.
Webinar on Tuesday the 17th - Mastering the Banking Technical Interview
This Tuesday night, September 17th, @ 8:30pm ET, Wall Street Mentors will be hosting a webinar fully focused on technical interviews for investment banking. The webinar will be hosted by Ishan, a successful summer analyst with multiple bulge bracket investment banking offers under his belt. Ishan...
Have You Read the 2013 Technical Questions Interview Guide Yet?
Finance interview coming up? The WSO Technical Questions Interview Guide (w/ Flashcards) is a compilation of the most common technical investment banker interview questions and sales & trading interview questions encountered on Wall Street. CLICK HERE to get access to the new 2013 Tech Guide....
Corporate Finance Interview Questions and Answers
I'm new to the corporate finance world and have final round interviews coming up. The first round was primarily fit and a 'do you know our biz model' type thing. Now obviously I'll need to have some strategic questions up my sleeve since the ppl I'm talking to have been there for a decade or more....
Possible Technical Questions for Credit Risk Management Interview
Hi, I've downloaded the behavioral questions guide that WSO provides, however I was wondering if anyone has any examples of possible technical questions an interviewer may as for a BB Credit Risk Management Analyst interview. What type of knowledge should I polish up before I head in? This is for a...
Equity multiples vs EV multiples
For public comps analysis, there are 2 categories of multiples to use from .. Equity multiples & EV multiples. Under what circumstance should we use either of the 1 .. and what are the differences between the 2? Eg. PE multiple vs EV / EBITDA multiple. Thanks!
interview questions Credit Suisse
I have a finance interview with Credit Suisse Holt tomorrow and have been studying for it all weekend. It is only a first round interview so the majority of it will be questions about me, however I want to be fully prepared for any technical questions that will come up, so that I ensure the second...
Bear Stearns Fixed Income superday technical questions
Hey, I have a superday with Bear Stearns FI this Thursday and was wondering if you guys know the kinds of technical questions that would be asked in this finance interview . I think a few people have accepted an offer at the FAST program for the summer and if you could have an input on this it would...
Morgan Stanley Equity Research interview tomorrow, seeking for advice.
Any advice? What kinda technical questions should I prepare for? Thank you for your time.
Fixed-income interview help... does anybody have any suggestions/experience?
I am going in for a final round interview at a bank that focuses primarily on fixed-income. The recruiter told me to prepare for 100% technical questions regarding DCM and FI , however, it feels as though there is so much to cover. Does anyone have any suggestions, experience, or knowledge of...
Interview Questions
What are some of the more technical questions I can expect during the finance interview ? I have heard from many people to expect how to valuate companies, etc. Should I start describing formulas verbally or should I bust out my drawing skills?
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