Financial Analytics in RStudio: Identify Profit Drivers
Completed by Logan Gilbreath
January 28, 2026
2 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Import operational and financial raw data, and perform exploratory analysis of operational and financial performance.
Analyse the cost components, calculate the Operating Margin (OM) by period, and determine the factors driving the OM.
Calculate OM variance to plan & variance between periods. Determine factors driving OM variance. Plot OM waterfall, and identify corrective actions.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Data Analysis
- Category: Data Import/Export
- Category: Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
- Category: Operational Analysis
- Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
- Category: Operational Performance Management
- Category: Variance Analysis
- Category: Profit and Loss (P&L) Management
- Category: Performance Improvement
- Category: Performance Metric
- Category: Plot (Graphics)
- Category: Financial Analysis
