present value
noun
: the sum of money which if invested now at a given rate of compound interest will accumulate exactly to a specified amount at a specified future date
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His conclusion that the net present value from disposing of various pieces at prices ranging from $12,500 to $100.000 per acre over ten years was between $1.78 million and $4.27 million.
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Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Although Ohtani’s total guarantee was a record-breaking $700 million, the MLBPA calculated its net present value to be only $437.5 million.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
For example, an organization leveraging Magnit Integrated Workforce Management Platform can expect to realize a 366% return on investment over three years and $32.3 million in net present value over that same period, according to a recent Forrester Total Economic ImpactTM study.
—Magnit Contributor, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
Since 2019, Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce has ranked 4,500 colleges by their return on investment, calculating their net present value (NPV) at various intervals, from the 10 years post-graduation up to the 40-year mark.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2022
However, the net present value of down time, upgrades, and maintenance must be calculated into the $65k number.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2014
Whether one sees $420 billion in present value as a lot or a little to spend on the goal of relieving several generations of students of what is, for many of them, a crushing burden, depends on one’s general economic and political vantage points.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022
The present value of those future profits are worth less as yields rise.
—Fortune, 28 Aug. 2022
But the present value of those payments after 7% inflation is $222,751.31, not $320,000.
—Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2022
Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Although Ohtani’s total guarantee was a record-breaking $700 million, the MLBPA calculated its net present value to be only $437.5 million.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
For example, an organization leveraging Magnit Integrated Workforce Management Platform can expect to realize a 366% return on investment over three years and $32.3 million in net present value over that same period, according to a recent Forrester Total Economic ImpactTM study.
—Magnit Contributor, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
Since 2019, Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce has ranked 4,500 colleges by their return on investment, calculating their net present value (NPV) at various intervals, from the 10 years post-graduation up to the 40-year mark.
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2022
However, the net present value of down time, upgrades, and maintenance must be calculated into the $65k number.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2014
Whether one sees $420 billion in present value as a lot or a little to spend on the goal of relieving several generations of students of what is, for many of them, a crushing burden, depends on one’s general economic and political vantage points.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2022
The present value of those future profits are worth less as yields rise.
—Fortune, 28 Aug. 2022
But the present value of those payments after 7% inflation is $222,751.31, not $320,000.
—Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2022
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“Present value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/present%20value. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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