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* [[Payback period]] | |||
* [[Present value]] | * [[Present value]] | ||
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Revision as of 09:04, 8 February 2022
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Investment appraisal
The profitability index of a project or other proposed investment may be represented by the following formula:
Profitability index = PV/Co
Where:
PV = the present value of all the cashflows except the initial investment.
Co = the absolute value of the initial investment.
Calculated on this basis, projects with a PI > 1 are acceptable.
Alternative definition
The profitability index may also be represented by the following alternative formula:
Profitability index = NPV/Co
Where:
NPV = net present value of all positive and negative cashflows, including the initial investment outflow Co
When defined on this alternative basis, the minimum threshold of acceptability becomes a profitability index of 0.
