Course: Financial Lab

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Course title Financial Lab
Course code MUFU/1FILE
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pavelková Drahomíra, prof. Dr. Ing.
  • Přílučíková Jana, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Sadil Vojtěch, Ing. et Ing. PhD. LL.M.
Course content
- Introduction to the Course - Financial Reporting & Deep Analysis of the Equity Research Report Essentials I - Financial Reporting & Deep Analysis of the Equity Research Report Essentials I - Macroeconomic Analysis - Sector Analysis and Competitive Positioning - Financial Analysis I. IFRS Annual Reports- Retrospective Assessment of Financial Performance - Financial Modeling of Future Cash Flows - Valuation - Metrices and formulas I. Relative Valuation Models - Valuation - Metrices and formulas I. Absolute Valuation Models, Sensitive Analysis and Monte Carlo Simulation - Basic Information vs. In-depth Business Description, Management & Governance Analysis, Investment risks and Investment Summary - How to improve investment writing and presentation skills? - Student teams defend their research reports.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Simple experiments, Practice exercises, Teamwork, Translation analysis, Analysis of a presentation
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 39 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 13 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 25 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
characterize traditional and advanced methods of assessing the financial performance of an enterprise
characterize traditional and advanced methods of assessing the financial performance of an enterprise
identify the elements of financial markets that affect firm performance
identify the elements of financial markets that affect firm performance
define the principles and describe approaches to financial planning
define the principles and describe approaches to financial planning
describe firm valuation methods and their possible applications
describe firm valuation methods and their possible applications
Skills
analyze macroeconomic situation and the development of financial markets
analyze macroeconomic situation and the development of financial markets
process and evaluate the results of financial analysis of the company
process and evaluate the results of financial analysis of the company
apply methods of corporate valuation
apply methods of corporate valuation
learning outcomes
Knowledge
characterise corporate performance and identify the factors that significantly affect it
characterise corporate performance and identify the factors that significantly affect it
identify the impact of financial markets'development on a firm performance
identify the impact of financial markets'development on a firm performance
distinguish between the use of different methods of business valuation
distinguish between the use of different methods of business valuation
Skills
be familiar with IFRS annual reports and financial statements
be familiar with IFRS annual reports and financial statements
analyse the external and internal factors affecting the company's performance
analyse the external and internal factors affecting the company's performance
analyse a company's performance using financial analysis
analyse a company's performance using financial analysis
construct a model combining several approaches to the valuation of a company
construct a model combining several approaches to the valuation of a company
prepare a professional equity report
prepare a professional equity report
present and explain the results of a company valuation
present and explain the results of a company valuation
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Lecturing
Lecturing
Skills
Teamwork
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Teamwork
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Recommended literature
  • BREALEY, R. A., S. C. MYERS a F. ALLEN. Principles of corporate finance. Twelfth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. ISBN 978-1-259-25333-1.
  • CLAYMAN, M. R., FRIDSON, M. S., TROUGHTON, G. H. Corporate finance: A practical approach. Hoboken: Wiley, 2012. ISBN 978-1-118-10537-5.
  • DAMODARAN, A. Applied corporate finance. 4th ed. Hoboken: Wiley, 2014. ISBN 978-1-118-80893-1.
  • DAMODARAN, A. Investment valuation: tools and techniques for determining the value of any asset. Hoboken: Wiley, 2012. ISBN 978-1-118-01152-2.
  • DEFUSCO, R. A., MCLEAVY, D. W., PINTO, J. E., RUNKLE, E.D., ANSON, M. J. P. Quantitative Investment Analysis. Hoboken: Wiley, 2015. ISBN 978-1-119-10422-3.
  • PINTO, J. E., HENRY, E., ROBINSON, T. R., STOWE, J. D. Equity asset valuation: Workbook. 3rd ed.. Hoboken: Wiley, 2015. ISBN 978-1-119-10426-1.
  • ROBINSON, T. R., HENRY, E., PIRIE, W. L., BROIHAHN, M. A. International statement analysis: Workbook. 3rd ed.. Hoboken: Wiley, 2015. ISBN 978-1-118-99948-6.


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