This Diploma thesis deals with economical analysis of ZEPRIS s.r.o company during years 2007 and 2013. Used methodological apparatus includes both absolute indicators and ratios, economic value added, financial distress prediction models, analysis of financial and operating leverage and stock analysis. In the practical part selected indicators are applied to company. Comparison with the industry of engineering construction is done according to the available data for the period 2007-2012.

The aim of diploma thesis is to carry out economic analysis of chosen company - CARLA spol. s r. o. - within the years 2007 -- 2011 and to compare company results from economic analysis with data from the food industry. Diploma thesis contains of three main parts. First theoretical part presents basic methods and models important for the elaboration of economic analysis. Second part presents chosen company -- its history, products, ownership structure and also analysis of the microenvironment and macroenvironment of the company. In the third part, financial health of the company is analyzed and evaluated with the usage of models from theoretical part -- horizontal and vertical analysis, financial ratio analysis, credibility and bankruptcy models, Economic value added and other analysis. In the conclusion of the diploma thesis, all findings and recommendations are summarized.

In accordance with its main goal, the main thesis shows which published data and indicators contemporary financial markets use to assess the state of major economies and forecast their short-term future development. Using Bloomberg as the primary source, the thesis provides a detailed analysis of the indicators and surveys sought by finance professionals when assessing the performance of the economy in the United States, the euro-zone (with emphasis on Germany) and, in the context of the impact on the global economy and markets, in China and Japan. A preliminary hypothesis about the similarity or closeness between the theoretical view and the practical approach of financial markets has been refuted. Instead, after close scrutiny and detailed analysis, we have established that financial markets put great emphasis on forward-looking indicators and monetary policy. This emphasis was confirmed by a survey of local investors. Using expert opinion and analysis, the thesis charts an overview of select economic indicators and their over- (payrolls, consumer sentiment) or undervaluation (regional Fed activity indexes, CFNAI).

This thesis deals with the development of application for fundamental analysis of stocks. Main goal of the thesis is to make application, which will be helpful for individual investors in performing fundamental analysis of stocks. It is desktop application, which performs calculations with high precision and it uses free on-line sources of financial data. The application was developed in Java programming language. It will be available as a~freeware alternative to proprietary fundamental analysis software on the market. The first part describes capital market and stock exchange, makes characteristics of stock and explains principle of fundamental analysis of stocks. In the second part, the market research of fundamental analysis software was realized, design and implementation of the application for fundamental analyiss was described and the application was evaluated.