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How can I model Payback Period in Excel, assuming my investment and cash returns are in cells D12 to K12?

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Question ajoutée par Andy Osaretin , Information Systems Database and Business Analyst Consultant , Alpha Consulting
Date de publication: 2013/05/12
Evans Otalor
par Evans Otalor , Business Analyst / Facilitator , Marina Business School

Payback period (time it takes to re-coup the initial investment of project) is usually tricky to calculate in excel as there is no payback period function available.
This process is better viewed on excel spreadsheet than just simply explaining it.
Anyway here it goes, I hope you’ll understand it.
Let’s assume that in cells D10:K10 we have 1,2,3,…,8 representing the time in years of the investment and returns Also input “0” in cell D8 Calculate the cumulative total of the investments and returns in cells D14:K14 To calculate the cumulative total, put this formula into cell D14….
=C14+D12 and drag to K14 (note that cell C14 should be empty or else adjust the formula in D14 to “=D12” after dragging).
This formula will calculate the payback period to the nearest year….
=INDEX(D10:K10,0,MATCH(D8,D14:K14,1),1)+1 & " Years" This formula will calculate the payback period to the nearest month =INDEX(D10:K10,0,MATCH(D8,D14:K14,1),1) & " Years, " & ROUNDUP(ABS(INDEX(D14:K14,0, MATCH(D8,D14:K14,1)))/((ABS(INDEX(D14:K14,0, MATCH(D8,D14:K14,1)))+(INDEX(D14:K14, 0,(MATCH(D8,D14:K14,1))+1)))/12),0) & " months" Other assumptions: I am assuming your cash returns go from negative (Investments) to positive (Returns) in D12:K12.
Eg -1,000,000 (investment), 200,000 (return), 300,000 (return),…etc.
Note: I think this process will be better explained in a spreadsheet.
I will send you an Excel file with the formula for easier understanding.
There is also more than one way of calculating payback period in excel, it just depends on who is modelling it.

Mahmoud Hamid
par Mahmoud Hamid , Finance Manager , Experts

You can set up the periods in cells from D13 to K13.
Then Amount left to pay back in cells from E14 to K14.
Use the following formula in cell E14 =-$D$12-SUM($E$12:E12), control+Enter and drag it horizontally to cell K14.
Payback period = the number of periods before cash returns reach the investment figure + (the fractionof the amount left to payback / the next cash flow amount)

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par Utilisateur supprimé

I believe this video will be helpful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyuSv58Zc6g

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