Course detail
Financial Management of the Corporate
FP-fmPAcad. year: 2017/2018
The course focuses on three topics:
• deciding on the allocation of financial resources on the basis of economic criteria
• deciding on gaining sources of financing (theoretical approaches, practical solutions)
• managing the enterprise’s solvency.
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
Skills: Students are able to judge the suitability of sources of finance for enterprises according to various criteria and the conditions for provision, establish criteria for assessing investment projects by type of project and the objectives of the enterprise. They are able to choose the appropriate approach to measuring and considering risk in investment decision-making. They can also choose the appropriate arguments for communication with investors and creditors in gaining sources of finance, and when deciding on profit distribution. They are able to set the price, establish the price of funding sources and use these categories in financial decision-making. They know how to hedge foreign exchange risk, and can calculate the hedging cost.
Abilities: Students are able to propose an appropriate means of financing an enterprise according to the area of business and financing the risks of an enterprise when using the criteria of capital costs. They are able to comprehensively judge the economic efficiency of an investment project, including analysis of project risks. They know the limitations of the individual methods of evaluating the effectiveness of projects and are able to consider non-financial factors in the sustainability of a project. They are able to competently develop a financial project, including the schedule of net working capital, as well as short-term projected cash flows. They are able to implement measures to channel the cash flow of the enterprise.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Provided that the student gets a minimum of 85 % of the possible points from the seminars on the first opportunity, they can request entry of the assessment of the course E without taking the examination.
Examination requirements: knowledge of the material covered and its practical application. The form of the examination is combined – a written test and if needed a supplementary oral examination. The examination is graded according to the ECTS scale.
Course curriculum
• Content and typical decision-making tasks in the financial management of an enterprise by the phases in the life cycle of the enterprise.
• Content and methods of financial planning.
• Strategic financial decisions – sources of financing and their cost, deciding on capital structure (theoretical approaches and practical solutions) and policy, choice of arguments for creditors and investors.
• Strategic investment decisions – assessing the effectiveness of investment projects, choosing the appropriate methods and their limits, considering risk in investment decisions, the investment portfolio. Investment planning. Sustainability of projects.
• Managing the solvency of the enterprise – working capital, credit management, risks in foreign trade and minimising them, cash management, managing foreign exchange risk, calculating hedging costs.
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
BRIGHAM, E. F. & EHRHARDT, M. C. Financial Management: Theory and Practice, 2011, 1152 s. ISBN 978-1-4390-7809-9 (EN)
FOTR, J. Strategické finanční plánování. Praha: Grada Publishing, 1999. 149 s. ISBN 80-7169-694-3. (CS)
MAŘÍK, M. MAŘÍKOVÁ, P. Moderní metody hodnocení výkonnosti a oceňování podniku: ekonomická přidaná hodnota, tržní přidaná hodnota, CF ROI. Přeprac. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Ekopress, 2005. 164 s. ISBN 80-86119-61-0. (CS)
NÝVLTOVÁ, R. REŽŇÁKOVÁ, M. Mezinárodní kapitálové trhy: zdroj financování. Praha: Grada, 2007. 222 s. ISBN 978-80-247-1922-1. (CS)
VALACH, J. Investiční rozhodování a dlouhodobé financování. 2. přeprac. vyd. Praha: Ekopress, 2005. 465 s. ISBN 80-86929-01-9. (CS)
Recommended reading
REŽŇÁKOVÁ, M. a kol. Řízení platební schopnosti podniku. Praha: Grada, 2010. 200 s. ISBN ISBN 978-80-247-3441-5 (CS)
REŽŇÁKOVÁ, M. Efektivní financování rozvoje podnikání. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-1835-9 (CS)
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Company financial goals. Economic Value Added.
3. Financing strategy – Equity financing (internal, external – stocks issue: capital market, types of stocks and related rights).
4. Financing strategy – Equity financing (external – stocks issue: increasing of owner's equity, venture capital).
5. Financing strategy – Debt capital (bonds, bank loan).
6. Financing strategy – Debt capital (leasing). Costs of capital and their utilization in financial decision making.
7. Financing strategy – Company capital structure optimalization. Company dividend policy.
8. Financial Planning.
9. Investment strategy – types of investment strategy. Capital Planning. Risks in investment projects.
10. Company liquidity management. Net working capital management
11. Credit management. Discount.
12. Cash management.
13. Foreign exchange risk management.
Exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Cash Flow.
2. Dynamic decomposition of ROE indicator, using several approaches
3. Composition of the financial plan
4. The EVA calculation based on the company's financial statements
5. Short test. Calculation of the cost of equity by using several approaches
6. Cost of debt capital
7. WACC and its application
8. Investment cash flow planning and assessment methods application
9. Short test. Risk in investment decision making
10. NWC management
11. Foreign exchange rate risk hedging
12. Reserve