The aim of this research is to analyse financial-economic methods that are used to assess the overall situation of a chosen company and to evaluate the company’s performance using financial indicators. The theoretical part is focused on the explanation and description of traditional and modern performance indicators and the detailed characteristics of their classification. The practical part is dedicated to the description of the chosen firm and the analysis of the traditional methods in forestry university firm conditions. EVA, the modern financial indicator, is analysed in the final section. The outcome of the performance evaluation reveals how the company has performed during the given time span and the values of the analysed financial indicators.