The course is focused on financial management and decision-making, including methods and applied approaches of non-financial and financial institutions. The course covers selected financial issues, particularly financial decision-making, measuring and managing the financial performance of firms and industries, company valuation, determination of the costs of capital for investment project appraisal, valuation, acquisition and merger management, short and long-term financial planning and strategic financial management of companies. More advanced methods of analysis are used in particular areas of financial management and decision-making.
Literature
BODIE, Zvi a Robert C. MERTON. Finance. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 2003.
BREALY, R. A., MYERS, S. C. Teorie a praxe firemních financí. Praha: Computer Press, 2000.
COPELAND, T. E., J. F. WESTON a K. SHASTRI. Financial Theory and Corporate Policy. 4th ed. Essex: Pearson Education Limited, 2014.
Advised literature
DLUHOŠOVÁ, Dana a kol. Finanční řízení a rozhodování podniku. Praha: Ekopress, 2010.
ROSS, S. A., R. WESTERFIELD a B. D. JORDAN. Fundamentals of Corporate Finance. 11th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016.
ZMEŠKAL, Zdeněk a kol. Finanční modely: koncepty, metody, aplikace. 3 vyd. Praha: Ekopress, 2013.