Net present value and the profitability index are helpful tools that allow investors and companies make decisions about where to allocate their money for the best return. Net present value tells us ...

When a company is making capital budgeting decisions -- whether it's something as small as buying a new copier vs. servicing an old one or as big as entering a new market -- it must weigh the expected ...

Capital budgeting decisions are among the most important decisions a business owner or manager will ever make. Which assets to invest in, which products to develop, which markets to enter, whether to ...

Barclay Palmer is a creative executive with 10+ years of creating or managing premium programming and brands/businesses across various platforms. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 ...

Intrinsic value helps find stock's true worth, unlike fluctuating market prices. DCF analysis estimates future cash flows to calculate a stock's intrinsic worth. Using P/E ratios or asset-based values ...

Some people assume that there is one monolithic standard for calculating “net profits” for all purposes. When they hear that a film company has reported a certain amount of net profits for one purpose ...

Calculating the interest rate using the present value formula can at first seem impossible. However, with a little math and some common sense, anyone can quickly calculate an investment's interest ...