NPV Examples

NPV Examples (Net Present Value)

The following NPV example (Net Present Value) provides an outline of the most common investment decisions. It is impossible to provide a complete set of examples that address every variation in every situation since there are thousands of such projects with Net Present Value analysis. Each example of the  NPV states the topic, the relevant reasons, and additional comments as needed

Net present value is the difference between the present value of future cash inflow and the present value of cash outflow over a period of time. NPV is widely used in capital budgeting and to know the profitability of the project.

• If the Net present value is positive then the project should be accepted. It indicates that earning from the project is more than the amount invested in the project, so the project should be accepted.
• If the Net present value is negative then it indicates that the project in which we invested the money does not provide a positive return so the project should be rejected.

Mathematically, NPV Formula is represented as,

Where

• i stands for the Required Rate of Return or Discount Rate
• t stands for Time or Number of Period

Examples of Net Present Value (NPV)

Let’s see some simple to advanced examples of Net present value to understand it better.

Example #1

Company A ltd wanted to know their net present value of cash flow if they invest 100000  today. And their initial investment in the project is 80000 for the 3 years of time and they are expecting the rate of return is 10 % yearly. From the above available information, calculate the NPV.

Solution:

Calculation of NPV can be done as follows,

NPV = Cash flows /(1- i)t – Initial investment

= 100000/(1-10)^3-80000

NPV = 57174.21

So in this example, NPV is positive so we can accept the project.

Example #2

In 2^nd example, we will take the example of WACC (weighted average cost of capital) for calculating the NPV, because in WACC we consider the weight of equity and debt also the cost of equity and debt. Calculate the NPV.

Solution:

Company XYZ Ltd provides the following detail regarding their project for 10 years.

Free cash flow to the firm is given below over a period of time. And WACC is 15 %

Calculation of NPV can be done as follows,

NPV =1104.55

In this example also Net present value is positive so we can or we should accept the project

Example #3

Maruti is in the business of auto and ancillary and they want to start their subsidiary business as an expansion plan for assembling of the auto part so they had provided below information for calculating the NPV. They want to know should this project will be feasible or not.

• Cost of equity – 35%
• Cost of debt – 15%
• The weight of equity – 20%
• The weight of debt – 80 %
• Tax rate – 32%
• Cash flow is given below for 7 year
• 2010= -12000
• 2011=10000
• 2012=11000
• 2013=12000
• 2014=13000
• 2015=14000
• 2016=15000

Find the NPV with the help of WACC.

Solution:

Calculation of WACC can be done as follows,

WACC formula = We*Ce+Wd*Cd*(1-tax rate)

= 20*35+80*15*(1-32)

WACC = 15.16%

Calculation of NPV can be done as follows,

NPV = 29151.0

In this example, we are getting a positive net present value of future cash flows, so in this example also we will accept the project.

Example #4

Toyota wants to set up one new plant for expansion of current business so they want to check the feasibility of the project. Toyota had provided the following information regarding cash flows and WACC. Cash flow during the period is as follow.

• 2008 = -4000
• 2009= -5000
• 2010= 6000
• 2011=7000
• 2012=9000
• 2013= 1200

Solution:

Calculation of NPV can be done as follows,

NPV = 12348.33

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