Thesis (M. Com.)--University of Canterbury, 2008. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 169-177). Also available via the World Wide Web.

This master’s thesis deal with processing of business plan for the establishment of boulder&bar. Prospectus project results from accumulated information, analysis of present state of specialization and arises from finding of market opportunity.

This thesis deals with assessing and evaluating the financial situation of the company ABC from 2008 - 2010. The work is divided into two parts. The first part defines the profile and characteristics of the enterprise and the theoretical-methodological issues. The second part focuses on the application of financial analysis methods on the company accounting statements and on the evaluation of its financial health. Subsequently the proposals of improvement are introduced and projected into the financial plan. The concluding part contains also the financial assessment of the plan.

The main purpose of the thesis is to explore the specifics of the financial management of holdings companies in the Czech Republic with an emphasis on the area of financial management. However, the author assumes that persistent reasons for holding creation is using of synergy effects consisting mainly of centralized management of cash flows to minimize the cost of capital and minimizing the risk of an individual investor who actively makes managerial functions in view guarantees of individual companies. It was found the lack of a comprehensive and systematic approach for a qualitative research. A total of 15 holding companies was use for the qualitative research. The outcome gives many answers concerning the specifics of the financial management of the holdings companies. It seems guarantee, minimizing cost of capital and cash management are key points. The synergistic effect of the holding companies can be used when transferring financial means between companies holding. The impact of the transfer of available financial means was simulated for holding No. 13. It was clearly shown to decrease WACC at one of the companies within the holding. It was found that the subsidiaries, which effectively control the cash flow, maintain a low level of Cash Ratio and Net Working Capital. It was also found that the subsidiaries that manage cash flow effectively, achieve higher ROA. The same assumption was not found in the parent companies. The research question that subsidiaries, which effectively control the cash flow, use financing through bank loans to a lesser extent, was partially confirmed.