Private equity chart help!

[Jubinell]

Hi guys,

I need to create a chart that is often used in private equity valuation. Like this one:

The basis for it is a clustered stacked chart, which I have figured out to do. However there are two additional features I am unable to implement.

1) I would like to connect the top of the first bar with the bottom of the second bar in the graph above. This basically shows that the company is growing or shrinking in value from one period to another.

2) I would like to condense all of the bars above into one group, then replicate it over several groups. So basically I would show 3 companies, each company would grow or shrink in value according to a certain trend.

I think part 2) can be done manually by just creating some empty columns and giving the illusion of separation. But the first part I have no idea. I know you can have lines that connect from one series to another but that's not what I want.

Thanks!

 

[oldbrewer]

you need a second chart on the right hand axis which will be a 2 line chart. The first data will be 10,000, 10000,na(),16000,16000, na() etc etc

the other will be na(),16000, 16000 na() etc etc

 

[Jubinell]

you need a second chart on the right hand axis which will be a 2 line chart. The first data will be 10,000, 10000,na(),16000,16000, na() etc etc

the other will be na(),16000, 16000 na() etc etc

Oh yeah I forgot about secondary axis. Thanks!