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-11.7 points
Newer

Grade unchanged at D. 2 formulas overwritten with typed values.

85 formula changes · 17 value changes · 1 new / 1 resolved finding

Possible structural shift (inserted/deleted rows or columns). Large contiguous blocks of change on Raw Data (rows 22–29: 36 cells differ in one contiguous block) — cells are matched by address, so one inserted row shows up as changes in every row below it. Verify the block in Excel before reading those rows as individual edits.

Hardcode overwrites 2 formula → value

A cell that held a formula now holds a typed value — the calculation link is severed and future inputs won't flow through.

Summary!B4 =DCF!B12 2431800
Income Statement!D4 ='Revenue Build'!D12 912400
Formula changes 85 cells in 3 pattern groups + 2 singles
40 cells Order Book · E4:E43

before=D4*1.21

after=D4*1.22

Same edit repeated across the range (identical before/after patterns — shown for Order Book!E4).

40 cells Order Book · F4:F43

before=VLOOKUP(C4,'Raw Data'!$A$24:$E$26,4)

after=VLOOKUP(C4,'Raw Data'!$A$27:$E$29,4)

Same edit repeated across the range (identical before/after patterns — shown for Order Book!F4).

3 cells Revenue Build · B9:B11

before=VLOOKUP(A9,'Raw Data'!$A$24:$E$26,3)

after=VLOOKUP(A9,'Raw Data'!$A$27:$E$29,3)

Same edit repeated across the range (identical before/after patterns — shown for Revenue Build!B9).

Summary!B10

before='Revenue Build'!F12

after='Revenue Build'!#REF!

WACC!B5

before=B4*(1-0.21)

after=B4*(1-Assumptions!$B$11)

New critical findings 1
Summary!B10 Formula contains 1 broken #REF! reference: ='Revenue Build'!#REF!
Resolved findings 1 fixed
WACC!B5 warning Hardcoded number 0.21 buried in formula: =B4*(1-0.21)
Input value changes 17 cells

Raw Data A22, A23:E24, A25, A26:E26 (17)

Raw Data!A22 Segment master table Restatement bridge — FY2024 segment recast ($000s)
Raw Data!A23 Segment As reported
Raw Data!B23 Code Reclass
Raw Data!C23 Price index Recast
Raw Data!D23 Avg margin Rounding
Raw Data!E23 Service mix Final
Raw Data!A24 Industrial Fasteners 1040600
Raw Data!B24 IF-01 -8400
Raw Data!C24 1.042 1032200
Raw Data!D24 0.295 300
Raw Data!E24 0.18 1032500
Raw Data!A25 Precision Tooling Segment master table
Raw Data!A26 Aftermarket Services Segment
Raw Data!B26 AS-03 Code
Raw Data!C26 1.201 Price index
Raw Data!D26 0.531 Avg margin
Raw Data!E26 0.77 Service mix
Added & removed structure 15 cells added · 4 removed

Populated cells added: Raw Data A27:E29 (15)

Populated cells removed: Raw Data B25:E25 (4)

Score movement -11.7 points
CheckOlderNewerScore effect
Broken references (#REF!) 0 1 -11.7 pts
Circular references 2 2
Error values in cells 5 5
Fragile lookups 46 46
Inconsistent formulas in a range 1 1
Merged cells inside data/formula ranges 1 1
Overly complex formulas 2 2
Numbers stored as text in referenced ranges 6 6
Hardcoded constants inside formulas 76 75

AI change summary Pro

This revision touches 85 formula changes across three groups, 2 formula-to-static overwrites, 17 value changes, 15 added cells, and 4 removed cells across the same 11 sheets. The most pervasive formula edits are in the Order Book sheet: all 40 rows in E4:E43 had their growth multiplier changed from ×1.21 to ×1.22, and all 40 rows in F4:F43 had their VLOOKUP source range shifted from Raw Data rows 24–26 to rows 27–29. Three cells in Revenue Build (B9:B11) had the same VLOOKUP source range shift applied. In Raw Data, a contiguous block of 36 cells spanning rows 22–29 all changed together, which is consistent with a single inserted or deleted row region cascading through addresses — this structural shift should be verified before trusting any VLOOKUP results that reference that sheet.

The health score fell from 59.7 (D) to 48.0 (D), a drop of 11.7 points. The entire deduction increase is attributable to one new critical finding: a broken #REF! reference introduced in Summary!B10, which previously pointed to 'Revenue Build'!F12 but now resolves to 'Revenue Build'!#REF!. This is almost certainly a consequence of the suspected structural shift in Raw Data propagating through Revenue Build and breaking the downstream Summary link. One warning was resolved: WACC!B5 previously hardcoded the tax rate constant 0.21 and now correctly references Assumptions!$B$11, which is a genuine improvement.

The riskiest items to verify are: (1) the two formula-to-static overwrites in Summary!B4 and Income Statement!D4, both of which replaced live formulas with typed numbers that do NOT match the formula's last result — these are not simple paste-as-values operations and may represent intentional overrides or data-entry errors that sever the model's calculation chain; (2) the broken #REF! in Summary!B10, which silently returns an error in a summary cell; and (3) the Raw Data structural shift in rows 22–29, which likely caused the VLOOKUP range shifts throughout Order Book and Revenue Build and must be confirmed to ensure all lookup tables are still correctly bounded.

Verify these first

Broken #REF! in Summary cell — verify Revenue Build row structure

Summary!B10Revenue Build!B9Revenue Build!B10Revenue Build!B11

Open Summary!B10 and confirm what row in Revenue Build it should reference. Then inspect Revenue Build and Raw Data rows 22–29 to determine whether a row was inserted or deleted, correct the VLOOKUP source ranges in Order Book F4:F43 and Revenue Build B9:B11 if needed, and restore the Summary!B10 formula to point to the correct cell.

Formula-to-static overwrites — values do not match prior formula results

Summary!B4Income Statement!D4

Confirm whether these hardcoded values (2431800 in Summary!B4 replacing =DCF!B12, and 912400 in Income Statement!D4 replacing ='Revenue Build'!D12) are intentional overrides or accidental pastes. If unintentional, restore the original formulas. If intentional, document the reason and ensure downstream cells are not relying on live recalculation from these sources.

Raw Data structural shift — VLOOKUP ranges may be misaligned

Raw Data!A22Raw Data!A27Raw Data!A29

Inspect Raw Data rows 22 through 29 to determine whether a row was inserted or deleted. Verify that the updated VLOOKUP ranges (rows 27–29) in Order Book E4:E43 and F4:F43 and Revenue Build B9:B11 now correctly capture the intended lookup table, and that no data rows were inadvertently excluded or duplicated.

Generated from the diff above only — the AI never reads your workbooks. Alignment is by cell address; verify structural shifts in Excel.