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Business investment return

Investment at time zero, flows at year-end and residual in final year. Payback indicates collection year; no payment interpolation. IRR only for conventional flows with a unique root.

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annual net flows · Optional Separate values with semicolons, without thousands separators. Calendars: one net flow per period, in order; replaces recurring flows, retains initial payments. Example: -1000;2000;3000.
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Variable to solve: Initial investment
Target result: NPV

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NPV

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Estimate based on your assumptions

NPV-€52.59
Estimated annual IRR
9.7 %
Simple payback
3 years
Discounted payback
Not calculable / not reached
Maximum investment at zero NPV
€9,947.41
Balance · EUR / Period
2,000-6,00013
Breakdown by period
PeriodAnnual net cash flowEURPresent valueEURBalanceEUR
14,0003,636.36-6,000
24,0003,305.79-2,000
34,0003,005.262,000
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Model version 1.0.0

Method and assumptions

Investment at time zero, flows at year-end and residual in final year. Payback indicates collection year; no payment interpolation. IRR only for conventional flows with a unique root.

Examples are illustrative. Profitability excludes recoverable indirect taxes; use consistent periods. Results depend on your inputs. No automatic legal rates are applied.

NPV = −I₀ + Σ CFₜ / (1 + r)ᵗ

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