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NPV Calculator
Calculate the Net Present Value of an investment from its initial cost, a discount rate, and a series of future cash flows, with an accept/reject recommendation.
How to Use NPV Calculator
- 1Enter your initial investment amount
- 2Enter your discount rate (%)
- 3Enter your expected cash flows as a comma-separated list
- 4Click Calculate to see the NPV and accept/reject decision
Frequently Asked Questions
You can enter any number of future cash flows as a comma-separated list (e.g. 30000,30000,30000,30000) - the calculator discounts each one back to present value individually and sums them.
A negative NPV means the discounted value of future cash flows is less than your initial investment - the calculator will show a REJECT recommendation, since the project would destroy value at your chosen discount rate.
Typically your cost of capital or required rate of return - the calculator doesn't set this for you, you enter whatever rate reflects your risk-adjusted hurdle.
No - enter cash flows and a discount rate that already reflect your assumptions on taxes and inflation if relevant; the calculator performs the discounting math only.
NPV tells you the rupee value created at a discount rate you choose. The IRR Calculator instead solves for the rate at which NPV would be exactly zero, using a fixed set of 4 yearly cash flows rather than a flexible list.
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