Course detail
Financial Management of the Corporate
FP-fmKAcad. year: 2022/2023
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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Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
EXAM
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. The exam lasts 180 min.
Classification tests are defined by Rules for Studies and Examinations of BUT.
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 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.
• 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.
• Solvency managing – 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
Monitoring of results of independent work on assigned tasks.
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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.
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.
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
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme MGR-KS Master's
branch MGR-UFRP-KS-D , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
branch MGR-PFO-KS , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory - Programme MGR-UFRP-KS Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Guided consultation in combined form of studies
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Syllabus
2. Capital Budgeting. Investment projects evaluation. Risks in investment projects.
3. Financing strategy – Equity financing (internal, external – stocks issue: capital market, stocks issue: increasing of owner's equity, venture capital).
4. Financing strategy – Debt capital (bonds, bank loan, leasing). Costs of capital and their utilization in financial decision making. Capital structure optimization
5. Solvency management: Net working capital management. Credit management. Cash management. Foreign exchange risk management.