BA_CF_1 Corporate Finance 1

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Eva Kostikov, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Eva Kostikov, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Bc. Kamila Procházková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BA_CF_1/cECPH: Tue 10:30–11:14 E228, Tue 11:15–12:00 E228, except Tue 11. 10., except Tue 25. 10., except Tue 6. 12. ; and Thu 20. 10. 12:15–13:45 E304, Thu 10. 11. 14:00–15:30 E307, Fri 2. 12. 12:15–13:45 E307, E. Kostikov
BA_CF_1/pECPH: Tue 8:45–9:29 E228, Tue 9:30–10:15 E228, except Tue 11. 10., except Tue 25. 10., except Tue 6. 12. ; and Thu 20. 10. 10:30–12:00 E304, Thu 10. 11. 12:15–13:45 E307, Fri 2. 12. 10:30–12:00 E307, E. Kostikov
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand the principles of operational management of an enterprise;
- understand the importance of company's ownership and capital structure for financial decision making
- understand the relations between planning, production volume, costs and profit
- explain a definition of the operational and strategic planning in a company
- acquire knowledge of the individual steps in financial planning
- understand the supply process in a company
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to understand/calculate each of the following terms:
• overview of financial management
• provide a general framework for studying the field of corporate finance
• develop a definition of financial management and explore each element of the definition in detail
• functions and primary goal of financial analysis and its methods how they evaluate the financial performance of the company
• position of financial managers which attempt to achieve wealth maximization through daily activities such as credit and inventory management and through longer-term decisions related to raising funds
• different methods of financial evaluation of the company and their usage in practice
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to Corporate Finance
  • 2. Financial Reports
  • 3. Financial Analysis
  • 4. Comprehensive evaluation of the financial situation and performance of the company
  • 5. Working Capital
  • 6. Investment Capital
  • 7. Capital Structure
  • 8. Operating Leverage
  • 9. Receivable management
  • 10. Cash Flow Management
  • 11. Break even point
  • 12. Corporate Finance A1 Review
Literature
    required literature
  • BLOCK, Stanley B., Geoffrey A. HIRT a Bartley R. DANIELSEN. Foundations of financial management. Seventeenth Edition. Dubuque: McGraw-Hill Education, [2018]. ISBN 978-1260013917.
    recommended literature
  • BERK, Jonathan B a Peter M DEMARZO. Corporate finance: the core. In: . 2017. ISBN 978-1-292-15833-4.
  • HITCHNER, James R. Financial valuation workbook: step-by-step exercises and tests to help you master financial valuation. In: . [2017]. ISBN 978-1-119-31247-5. MDT
  • MODIGLIANI, Stephen A. Ross Franco, WESTERFIELD, Randolph W. and JORDAN, Bradford D., 2016. Essentials of Corporate Finance. 9 edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-1-259-27721-4.
  • WATSON, Denzil a Anthony HEAD. Corporate finance: principles and practice. In: . 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-14424-5.
  • WELCH, Ivo. Corporate finance. 4th ed. United States: Ivo Welch, 2016. ISBN 978-0-9840049-2-8.
  • BRIGHAM, Eugene F. Financial management: theory and practice. 16th edition. Boston, MA: Cengage, 2019. ISBN 978-1337902601.
Teaching methods
PS: (full time students)
Classes for present studies will be combination of theory and practical application: 2 hours per week of lectures and 2 hours per week of seminars (2/2). Students should attend 75% of online seminars as a minimum.
Assessment methods
Credit:
- sequence of online quizzes, online assignments and present them online on seminars, homeworks (30% of total evaluation) - active participation in classes otherwise extra assignment Exam:
- credit is needed before registering for the exam
- written test and oral examination (70% of the total evaluation)
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: povinná seminární práce v rozsahu 5 - 8 stran
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 16 hodin KS/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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