NPV - script function
NPV() returns the aggregated net present
value of an investment based on a discount_rate per period and a series of future
payments (negative values) and incomes (positive values), represented by
the numbers in value, iterated over a number of records, as defined
by a
Syntax:
NPV(discount_rate, value)
Return data type: numeric. The result has a default number format of money.
Arguments:
Argument | Description |
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discount_rate | discount_rate is the rate of discount over the length of the period. |
value | The expression or field containing the data to be measured. |
Limitations:
Text values,
Examples and results:
Add the example script to your app and run it. Then add, at least, the fields listed in the results column to a sheet in your app to see the result.
Example | Result | ||||
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Cashflow: LOAD 2013 as Year, * inline [ Date|Discount|Payments 2013-01-01|0.1|-10000 2013-03-01|0.1|3000 2013-10-30|0.1|4200 2014-02-01|0.2|6800 ] (delimiter is '|');
Cashflow1: LOAD Year,NPV(0.2, Payments) as NPV1_2013 Resident Cashflow Group By Year; |
Year 2013 |
NPV1_2013 -$540.12 |
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Given that the LOAD Year,NPV(Discount, Payments) as NPV2_2013 Resident Cashflow Group By Year, Discount; Note that the |
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