Loan Amortization Schedule Excel Dashboard
FINANCIAL MODELS LAB
How much principal and interest does the selected loan require this month?
Use the populated dashboard to read the result, investigate its components and explore the stated decision assumptions. The workbook keeps the source figures and calculation steps available so another reviewer can trace the same selection.
See the illustrative example
Month: Oct 2026, Unit: Equipment loan. The workbook opens with calculated sample figures and working financial charts. Each displayed amount belongs to its labelled selection and unit of measure.
Explore the financial questions
Actual principal is capped at opening debt. Monthly recasting changes future installment amounts, and all figures use a nominal monthly APR basis.
Hold this month’s principal schedule and additional source repayment intact. Apply a further capped paydown at period end. Next month assumes no new draw and the stated nominal APR.
Actual principal is capped at opening debt. Monthly recasting changes future installment amounts, and all figures use a nominal monthly APR basis.
Move between the decision views
The analytical views include Dashboard, Prepayment economics, Principal schedule. Start with the overview, then use the relevant driver, register or scenario view to explain a difference. Keep the reporting context consistent when comparing an amount with its source or another operating unit.
How to adapt the dashboard
Start with the short How to worksheet, which identifies the inputs, selectors and result views for this dashboard. Keep an unchanged copy of the sample before replacing its data. Enter your source values in the highlighted cells, review one reporting selection and reconcile a headline amount to your records. Change a material driver and check the result in its labelled unit. A decision assumption describes a modelled case; it does not replace the observed source figures.
Understand the calculation basis
Twelve-month view of a fully amortizing monthly recast schedule. No terminal balloon, day-count interest, fees or prepayment penalties. Hold this month’s principal schedule and additional source repayment intact. Apply a further capped paydown at period end. Next month assumes no new draw and the stated nominal APR.