From Data to Decision: Real-Life Fortune 500 Financial Analysis with Power BI

Webinar recording
From Data to Decisions: Real-Life Fortune 500 Financial Analysis with Power BI

Watch the on-demand recording to compare the performance of some of the Fortune 500 companies:

Watch how to create financial analyses on publicly available data that will reveal who is doing better: Walgreens vs Walmart, General Motors vs Tesla, Coca-Cola vs Pepsi, and Nike vs Adidas
Learn what it takes to create financial analyses in 2023 that match the needs of the fast-changing financial space where it's no longer just about data
See how easily you can implement a waterfall chart, hierarchical table, multiple comparisons, automatically calculated variances, integrated dynamic comments, and more.

It's time to start creating interactive reports that will immediately reveal performance and help you decide on future actions.

What's included

						
Full video recording

Demo files used in Webinar

Enjoy & thank you for watching! Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions — write to us at support@zebrabi.com!

Presenter

Andrej Lapajne

Founder & CEO at Zebra BI

Watch the Video

Get demo files used in webinar

You can download Demo files used in webinar.

Access the materials

AGENDA
00:00:00 Start
00:00:40 Intro
00:09:57 Financial benchmarking playbook
00:14:13 Scrape data from WSJ (PowerQuery)
00:20:49 Prepare financial model in Power BI
00:25:55 Visualize, calculate margins (Zebra BI visuals)
00:39:20 Scrape brand logos from Brandfetch
00:42:28 Benchmarking analysis (Zebra BI visuals)
00:57:57 Calculate financial KPIs (DAX)
01:07:24 Key takeaways
01:10:57 Q&A
01:29:00 Wrap up

Your Questions

Here are some of the questions that came up during our live session. Thank you for being such a proactive audience. Have more questions? Drop us a note at support@zebrabi.com!

What is the advantage of Power BI vs PowerPivot?

Working with the data is pretty similar, however in terms of visualizing the data and distributing it as a single-source of truth. Power BI/Power platform has really advantageous capabilities. From interactivity, all sorts of drill operations and just maintenance of Reporting infrastructure.

If you are interested - you can learn the basics for free by joining Zebra BI Academy.

Can you import multiple tables per company, or is it better to pull multiple companies at once?

You can pull multiple tables from different URLs at once. In this webinar however, we scraped it per Financial statement per Company and simply appended them one below another.

Can Zebra BI visuals help improve a company's financial analysis?

Absolutely! The usage of Zebra BI visuals, can help you understand your data with better clarity as they follow the best practices of IBCS (International Business Communication Standards).

How can I include comments on the Zebra BI Cards?

The principle is the same as in Zebra BI Charts and Zebra BI Tables visuals. You can include them by just dropping it in the "Comments" placeholder.

However, it will only be shown with full text if you focus the card - we will add the Comment box to Zebra BI Cards in the future.

Ready to start uncovering actionable insights from your data?

Explore Zebra BI for Office and Power BI, or start a trial instantly and test our tools on your data. You can also contact us to help you build your first test report and create a custom package for your business.

Try Zebra BI now

Contact sales

More Trending Webinars

Upcoming

Power BI

Webinar

Upcoming

September 30, 2025

Stop Creating Standard Reports: Build Dashboards that Drive Action

Discover how to speed up your Power BI reports and dashboards using proven best practices. In this free webinar, Zebra BI’s experts will show you how to optimize your data model, streamline visuals, and cut report load time from 15 seconds to under 1. Join us and learn how to build faster, smarter reports that scale.

Register

Power BI

Webinar

September 3, 2025

Best Practices for Power BI Report Optimization: Build Faster, Smarter Power BI Reports

Discover how to speed up your Power BI reports and dashboards using proven best practices. In this free webinar, Zebra BI’s experts will show you how to optimize your data model, streamline visuals, and cut report load time from 15 seconds to under 1. Join us and learn how to build faster, smarter reports that scale.

Watch now

Power BI

Webinar

July 10, 2025

Future-Proof Financial Reporting: Automate, Standardize, and Scale with Power BI

Learn how to automate and standardize P&L, BS & CF reports in Power BI with Zebra BI — no copy-paste, broken links, or inconsistent KPIs.

Watch now

Power BI

Webinar

May 28, 2025

Beyond Excel: How Modern CFOs Leverage Power BI and AI for Better Insights

Modern CFOs are moving beyond spreadsheets to lead with data. In this webinar, you’ll learn how Power BI and AI are transforming financial reporting—turning static numbers into strategic insights.

Watch now

Power BI

Webinar

April 16, 2025

Power BI Made Easy – 5 Steps to Actionable Reports

We’ll show you how to reduce complexity and create reports that provide immediate insights— without in-depth Power BI knowledge.

Watch now

Webinar

November 27, 2024

The New Era of Business Intelligence: AI-Powered Business Decision-Making

Artificial Intelligence is transforming Business Intelligence and data analysis, offering powerful tools for data-driven decision-making. But where does AI fall short, and how can we bridge these gaps to maximize its potential?

Watch now

Browse All Resources

Trusted by