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What do the letters NPV stands for, how to calculate it and what does it represent?

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Question added by Jan De Baere , Interim Manager different companies , Link-It All
Date Posted: 2015/03/01
Elias Amin Badra
by Elias Amin Badra , Managing Partner , HELLENIX - INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ADVISORS, Greece

Net Present Value, it is the method to compare the value of money today in relation to its value in the future.

If your ROI (Return On Investment) projects a figure above the future value of the potentially diminished value of today, then you would proceed with the investment, but if your returns (even with positive projection) are below the diminished value then it would not be advisable to invest or to deposit.

umar atta ullah
by umar atta ullah , HR COORDINATOR , AL MULLA GROUP

net Present Value

Net Present Value (NPV)where:

Ct = net cash inflow during the period

Co= initial investment

r = discount rate, and

 

t = number of time periods 

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