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Lecturer(s)
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Pavelková Drahomíra, prof. Dr. Ing.
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Blahová Michaela, Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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- Company performance and Value Based Management. Principles of ESG for long-term sustainability. How to measure and manage company performance. Risk and return. Potential of emerging financial technologies in company management. - Traditional methods of financial analysis utilization in company's management. - Value Based Management (EVA, MVA, Excess Return, etc.) - Identification of KPI influencing company performance, definition of value generators by means of pyramidal system of indicators. - Revenues, costs and profit analysis. Influence of price and cost management on company performance. - Assets management. Assets utilization analysis, management and financing of short-term assets. Net working capital and company performance. - Strategic long-term investment decision-making. - Cost of capital and its effect on investment decision-making, capital structure and company performance. Risk and cost of capital. - Optimal capital structure. - Financial resources. Effect of capital structure and resources of financing on company performance. - Role of plan in company value management. Purposes and processing of financial plan. - Long-term financial plan, its role, methods and plan designing. - Short-term financial plan. Budgeting. Cash-flow management. - Complex systems for performance measurement and management. Balanced Scorecard and company performance, BSC perspectives. Creation of strategic map. BSC and employees remuneration. EFQM and other models for performance management. Benchmarking and ICT in financial management.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecturing, Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises, Teamwork, Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations, E-learning
- Preparation for examination
- 20 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 52 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 30 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 15 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| Basic knowledge of corporate finance on the level of bachelor degree. |
| Basic knowledge of corporate finance on the level of bachelor degree. |
| learning outcomes |
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| characterize traditional and advanced concepts of financial performance management and measurement |
| characterize traditional and advanced concepts of financial performance management and measurement |
| describe the methods and procedures of investment decision-making |
| describe the methods and procedures of investment decision-making |
| characterise and describe how to manage net working capital items |
| characterise and describe how to manage net working capital items |
| describe the principles of capital structure optimisation and the choice of financing sources |
| describe the principles of capital structure optimisation and the choice of financing sources |
| define the principles and practices of long- and short-term financial planning |
| define the principles and practices of long- and short-term financial planning |
| Skills |
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| analyse the financial performance of a company using financial analysis and EVA |
| analyse the financial performance of a company using financial analysis and EVA |
| identify the key performance indicators of the company (KPI) |
| identify the key performance indicators of the company (KPI) |
| evaluate the effectiveness of investment in fixed assets |
| evaluate the effectiveness of investment in fixed assets |
| suggest how to improve the management of net working capital |
| suggest how to improve the management of net working capital |
| use different methods to calculate the cost of capital |
| use different methods to calculate the cost of capital |
| design a simple long-term and short-term financial plan |
| design a simple long-term and short-term financial plan |
| teaching methods |
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| Lecturing |
| Lecturing |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| E-learning |
| E-learning |
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| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| Practice exercises |
| Practice exercises |
| Educational trip |
| Educational trip |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Grade (Using a grade system) |
| Grade (Using a grade system) |
| Composite examination (Written part + oral part) |
| Composite examination (Written part + oral part) |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
| Preparation of a presentation |
| Preparation of a presentation |
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Recommended literature
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BREALEY, R. A., MYERS S. C., ALLEN, F. Principles of corporate finance. Twelfth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. ISBN 978-1-259-25333-1.
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DAMODARAN, A. Applied Corporate Finance. 4. edn.. Wiley, 2015. ISBN 978-1-118-80893-1.
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Ross, S.A., Westerfield, R.W., Jordan, B.D. Fundamentals of corporate finance. New York : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2013. ISBN 978-0-07-803463-3.
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STEWART, G. B. Best-Practice EVA: The Definitive Guide to Measuring and Maximizing Shareholder Value.. Hoboken: Wiley, 2013. ISBN 978-1-118-63938-2.
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