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SOF Questions
Financial Industry
AUC
100

Where is the Stock Exchange?

NYC

100

What are the three financial statements

Income Statement

Cash Flow Statement

Balance Sheet

100

What are the programs we offer?

LDP Program, Recruitment Bootcamp, and Mentorship Program

100

What is difference between the Buy Side and Sell Side?

Buy Side covers Private Equity and Sell side covers Investment Banking

100

What is the founding year of Morehouse/Spelman

1867 & 1881

200

Who was CEO of Berkshire Hathaway from 1970-2025

Warren Buffet

200

What are the three valuation methods?

DCF

Precedent Transactions

Comparable Comps

Extra Point LBO

200

What are the four pillars of Scholars of Finance?

Humility, Integrity, Excellence, and Compassion
200

What is Private Equity? 

Private equity is when an investment firm buys ownership in private companies, helps them grow or improve, and then sells them later to make a profit.



200

What is the mascot animal for your institution? 

Morehouse: Tiger

Spelman: Jagur 

300

What is the difference between Bear and Bull

Bear stocks are Negative and Bull Stocks are positive.

300

How does $10 increase of Depreciation flow through the Financial Statements

I/S: Operating Income (or EBIT) decreases by $10. Assuming a 25% tax rate, net income decreases by $7.50.

CFS: Net Income is down by $7.50 but we add back depreciation (non-cash) and our Cash Flow from Operations is net up $2.50.

B/S: $2.50 increase in Cash and $10 depreciation or our PP&E means a net change in assets of down $7.50. This is reflected on the Liabilities & Owner's Equity side in Retained Earnings which is down by $7.50 (net income). Both sides balance.

300

Who is the CEO of Scholars of Finance?

Ross Overline

300

Explain the difference between the Front, Middle, and Back office.

Front office: Revenue Generators

Middle office: Risk & Compliance Managers

Back Office: Support & Operations

300

Who is the third President of your institution?

Morehouse: George Sale

Spelman: Lucy Hale Tapley

400

What are the top five largest companies in the world by Market Cap

1. NVDA 

2. AAPL 

3. MSFT 

4. ALPHABET 

5. AMZN

400

How do you go from Revenue to Free Cash Flow 

Revenue -> COGS -> Gross Profit -> OPEX -> EBIT -> * (1 - tax rate) -> Add back depreciation (other non-cash items) -> subtract CAPEX -> subtract Changes to Net Working Capital -> FCF 

400

When was Scholars of Finance founded?

2017

400

What is the main functions in Investment Banking?

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Equity Capital Markets (ECM), Debt Capital Markets (DCM), Leveraged Finance (LevFin), Restructuring, and Industry Coverage Groups 


400

What president of Morehouse College presided over both Morehouse and Clark College?

John Hope

500

What is FAANG?

Facebook, AMZN, AAPL, Netflix, & GOOGL

500

Walk me through a DCF

Forecast Free Cash Flows for 5-10 years.

Calculate discount rate or WACC

Calculate PV of Future Free Cash Flows

Calculate PV of Terminal Value

Sum PV of Future FCF's & PV of TV to get Enterprise Value

*Bonus Point if you get to share price from EV

500

Name all of your EBoard members and their roles

Morehouse SOF

Jibri Martin Edwards - President

Nathan (Alex) Lewis - Executive Vice President 

Belayneh Barkley - VP of Leadership Development

Mason Bourne and Julian Reyes - VP's of Marketing & Outreach

Chris Hickman - VP of Finance & Operations

Michael Woolcock - VP of Member Experience

Maxwell Edmonds - VP of Professional Development

Spelman SOF

Mya Spencer - President

Adrian Crick - Vice President

Reece Johnson-Rock - VP of Finance and Operations

Mackenzie Ray - VP of Marketing and Outreach

Janaya Sydney and Alajah Boddie - VP's of Membership Experience 

Timiah Gallishaw - VP of Professional Development

Olivia Brown - VP of Leadership Development


500

Who made the most money off of the Great Financial Crisis in 2008.

Micheal Burry

500

What is the 5th AUC institution?

Interdenominational Theological Center