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Application of Financial Analysis in Practice

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Course Unit Code154-0369/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
RIH40Ing. Dagmar Richtarová, Ph.D.
GUR022Ing. Petr Gurný, Ph.D.
Summary
The course provides students with a chance to sample methods of financial analysis on the real data of Czech firms. Students will practice especially further analysis of financial conditions as well as apply modern measures of effectiveness, e.g. economic value added – EVA. To obtain a proper grasp of the economic activities of firms, the students will learn how to deal with the problems of accounting standards as well as how to make proper adjustments on economic data. The students also sample how they can utilize the methods to persuade higher management of their recommendations.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to teach students how they can apply the methods of financial analysis adequately and provide them with practical experience which they use to solve problems within theses as well as in future professional career.
Course Contents
Lectures:
1) Introduction to financial analysis
2) Methods of financial analysis
3) Further examination of financial conditions
4) Financial performance evaluation – economic and market criteria
5) Financial plan
6) Predictive models of financial conditions

Exercises:
1) Financial statements
2) Common-size analysis
3) Ratio analysis – activity and liquidity
4) Ratio analysis – profitability, solvency and activity
5) Further study of profitability
6) Further trend analysis
7) Further cross-sectional analysis
8) Problems of accounting standards
9) Ratio analysis of economic data
10) Economic and market criteria
11) Financial plan evaluation
12) Setting and presenting recommendations
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
DLUHOŠOVÁ, Dana a kol. Finanční řízení a rozhodování podniku. Analýza, investování, oceňování, riziko, flexibilita, interakce. Jesenice: EKOPRESS, 2021. 257 s. ISBN 978-80-87865-71-2.
MAYES, Timothy R. Financial analysis with Microsoft Excel 2019. 9th edition. Boston: Cengage, [2021]. ISBN 978-0357-44205-0.
VOCHOZKA, Marek a kol. Finance podniku: komplexní pojetí. Praha. Grada, 2021. 312 s. ISBN 978-80-271-3267-6.

DLUHOŠOVÁ, Dana a kol. Finanční řízení a rozhodování podniku. Analýza, investování, oceňování, riziko, flexibilita, interakce. Jesenice: EKOPRESS, 2021. 257 s. ISBN 978-80-87865-71-2.
MAYES, Timothy R. Financial analysis with Microsoft Excel 2019. 9th edition. Boston: Cengage, [2021]. ISBN 978-0357-44205-0.
VOCHOZKA, Marek a kol. Finance podniku: komplexní pojetí. Praha. Grada, 2021. 312 s. ISBN 978-80-271-3267-6.
Recommended Reading:
BREALEY, R. A., S. C. MYERS, and F. ALLEN. Principles of Corporate Finance. New York: McGraw-Hill/Education, 2019. ISBN 978-1260013900.
HIGGINS, Robert C., Jennifer L. KOSKI a Todd MITTON. Analysis for financial management. Twelfth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, [2019]. ISBN 978-1-260-09191-5.
VERNIMMEN, Pierre, Pascal QUIRY, Maurizio DALLOCCHIO, Yann LE FUR a Antonio SALVI. Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice. Chichester: Wiley, 2018. ISBN 9781119424444.
WAHLEN, James M., Stephen P. BAGINSKI a Mark T. BRADSHAW. Financial reporting, financial statement analysis, and valuation: a strategic perspective. 9E. Boston: Cengage, [2018]. ISBN 978-1-337-61468-9.
BREALEY, R. A., S. C. MYERS, and F. ALLEN. Principles of Corporate Finance. New York: McGraw-Hill/Education, 2019. ISBN 978-1260013900.
HIGGINS, Robert C., Jennifer L. KOSKI a Todd MITTON. Analysis for financial management. Twelfth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, [2019]. ISBN 978-1-260-09191-5.
VERNIMMEN, Pierre, Pascal QUIRY, Maurizio DALLOCCHIO, Yann LE FUR a Antonio SALVI. Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice. Chichester: Wiley, 2018. ISBN 9781119424444.
WAHLEN, James M., Stephen P. BAGINSKI a Mark T. BRADSHAW. Financial reporting, financial statement analysis, and valuation: a strategic perspective. 9E. Boston: Cengage, [2018]. ISBN 978-1-337-61468-9.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
CreditCredit100 (100)51
        Credit examWritten test100 51