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An investment with a short payback period is almost certain to have a positive net present value. True or False?

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Question ajoutée par Moataz Elhariry , Chief of Financial Controlling& Development Department , Alhasan Alnaamy Group
Date de publication: 2016/05/29
Ahmed Siddiq
par Ahmed Siddiq , Billing specialist , Muhammed Al Ojaimi Contracting

not always depends on different factors for eg life of a project but most probably an investment with short payback period gives you a postive npv  

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par Utilisateur supprimé

True. A short payback period indicates that the investment generates high cash flows in the early part of its economic life, thus resulting to a high present value of cash flows. As a result, there is a greater possibility that NPV will be positive. A short payback period also indicates a high IRR, thus resulting to a greater possibility that the investment's IRR will exceed the cost of capital. And if IRR is greater than the cost of capital, NPV is positive.

Shameer Nazir Madari
par Shameer Nazir Madari , Assistant Finance Manager , METAL AND RECYCLING COMPANY K.S.C. (PUBLIC)

Answer is

False

 

 

It is possible to have a very short payback period without creating any value. If you loan money to a friend interest-free, you may recoup your loan in, say, a year but considering the time value of money, the NPV would be negative.

QUAID NASEEM
par QUAID NASEEM , Area Manager Project & Maintenance , Total Parco Pakistan Limited

Not necessary. Depend up on rate of return and period for sure.

mohammed negm
par mohammed negm , مدير مبيعات , مؤسسة أطياف لتجارة المواد الغذائية

I agree with false answer. Thanks for the invitation

Tamer Elbeshbishy
par Tamer Elbeshbishy , Financial and Administration Manager , Muscat Towers Holding Group

 

The problem is to consider that Payback Period does not taking into consideration the Present Value basically of the inflows into consideration .

 

To answer this question we should use the MODIFIED payback period. that ascertain to calculate the PV of inflows and Outflows. Thank You

 

 

 

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