Course detail
Financial Management
FP-fmCAcad. year: 2016/2017
Financial goals and financial management principles. Strategic financial decision making – issue of shares, issue of bonds, venture capital, capital structure decisions and dividend policy. Strategic investment decision making – consideration of risk in investment decision making, investment portfolio. Contents and methods of financial planning. Capital budgeting. Liquidity management – net working capital, credit management, cash management, foreign exchange risk management.
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Number of ECTS credits
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
- 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 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.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
The exam is written and focuses on the verification of theoretical knowledge and practical applicability. The amount of theoretical knowledge are at the level by recommended literature, the questions are open and closed. Practical knowledge is verified by solving skills standardized examples, exercises in the consultation. The test is required 50% success rate.
Classification tests are defined by Rules for Studies and Examinations of BUT.
Course curriculum
The funding strategy - own sources of financing (internal, external - IPO, venture capital). Foreign funding sources (bonds, bank loans, leasing). Cost of capital and their use in financial decision making. Optimize the capital structure of the company. The dividend policy of the company. Capital Planning. The risk of investment projects. Management of the undertaking's solvency. Management of net working capital. Credit management. Cash management.
Work placements
Aims
- 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.
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
FOTR, J. Strategické finanční plánování. Praha: Grada Publishing, 1999. 149 s. ISBN 80-7169-694-3.
KISLINGEROVÁ, E. a kol. Manažerské finance. 2. přeprac. a rozš. vyd. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2007. 745 s. ISBN 978-80-7179-903-0.
KRAĽOVIČ, J., VLACHYNSKÝ, K. Finančný manažment. Bratislava: Iura Edition. 2006, ISBN 978-80-8078-042-0
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.
NÝVLTOVÁ, R. REŽŇÁKOVÁ, M. Mezinárodní kapitálové trhy: zdroj financování. Praha: Grada, 2007. 222 s. ISBN 978-80-247-1922-1.
REŽŇÁKOVÁ, M. a kol. Řízení platební schopnosti podniku. Praha: Grada, 2010. 200 s. ISBN ISBN 978-80-247-3441-5
REŽŇÁKOVÁ, M. Efektivní financování rozvoje podnikání. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-1835-9
VALACH, J. Investiční rozhodování a dlouhodobé financování. 2. přeprac. vyd. Praha: Ekopress, 2005. 465 s. ISBN 80-86929-01-9.
Recommended reading
REŽŇÁKOVÁ, M. a kol. Řízení platební schopnosti podniku. Praha: Grada, 2010. 200 s. ISBN ISBN 978-80-247-3441-5
REŽŇÁKOVÁ, M. Efektivní financování rozvoje podnikání. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-1835-9
REŽŇÁKOVÁ, M. Finanční management, I. část. CERM: 2005, 125 s. ISBN 80-214-3035-4
REŽŇÁKOVÁ,, M. Finanční management, II. část. CERM, 2005, 120 s. ISBN 80-214-3036-2.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme MGR-CŽV lifelong learning
branch MGR-ŘEP-CŽV , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
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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. Investment strategy – types of investment strategy. Capital Planning. Risks in investment projects.
9. Financial Planning.
10. Net working capital management
11. Credit management. Discount.
12. Cash management.
13. Foreign exchange risk management.