Czech

Not applicable.

After completion of the course, student is able:
- to define company tasks and goals according to business life cycle;
- to decide on suitability of stock issues for business financing;
- to communicate with company investors, including venture capital funds;
- to decide, whether to own or to lease assets;
- to apply company valuation methods;
- to characterize content of business plan and methods of its creating, as well as to create financial sub-plans;
- to quantify optimal level of net working capital;
- to decide on making and accepting commercial loans;
- to understand risks of financial and investment decision making and to know ways how to consider and minimize them.
- to know short-term liquidity management tools.

Successful completion of the course is conditional on the knowledge of accounting, banking, financial mathematics and business economics. Students are also expected to be able to make company financial analysis.

Not applicable.

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

CREDIT REQUIREMENTS: pass out each of two tests.
At least 50 % points for each part of the test.


EXAM REQUIREMENTS:
The exam has written part, eventually oral part and is orientated to verify theoretical knowledge and its’ practical application. For the final classification is credit classification directive.
Classification/Points
E ‹85 - 101›
D ‹102 - 118›
C ‹119 - 135›
B ‹136 - 152›
A ‹153 - 170›

To pass the exam, student needs to have a course-unit credit awarded, together with knowledge of taught problems and their applicability in practice.
Way of examination: the exam has a written part only. Written part is oriented to theoretical and practical problems solving. The final classification is done according to Rules for Study and Examination of Brno University of Technology. The exam can be supplemented by an oral part.

1. Company financial management. Aspects of strategic financial management. Content of financial management during different business life cycle phases.
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. Market company valuation. Strategic company valuation. 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.

Not applicable.

The aim of the subject is to make students familiar with company financial management problems with stress on effective fund raising and capital investing. From this point of view:
- to present principles of decision-making about utilization of company financial resources;
- to give consideration to financial planning issues including risk analysis;
- to address a problem of company liquidity management.

Attendance at lectures is not compulsory, but is recommended. Attendance at seminars is checked by the tutor. Lessons are composed on the basis of weekly schedules. Way of substituting missed lessons is fully in competence of a teacher.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

BREALEY, R.A. a MYERS, C.S. Teorie a praxe firemních financí. Praha: Computer Press, 2000. 1064 s. ISBN 80-7226-189-4. (CS)
FOTR, J. Strategické finanční plánování. Praha: Grada Publishing, 1999. 149 s. ISBN 80-7169-694-3. (CS)
VALACH, J. Investiční rozhodování a dlouhodobé financování. 2. přeprac. vyd. Praha: Ekopress, 2005. 465 s. ISBN 80-86929-01-9. (CS)

KISLINGEROVÁ, E. a kol. Manažerské finance. 2. přeprac. a rozš. vyd. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2010. (CS)