XNPV (net present value)

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XNPV (net present value)

Syntax:

XNPV(Rate, Values, Dates)

Description:

This returns the net present value of an investment with irregular cash flows.

The calculation is based on the cash flows specified in the Values argument. Payments have to be entered as negative values, and income as positive values. Payments may be made at any time. The date of each cash flow has to be specified using the Dates argument.

The function expects the following arguments:

Rate is the discount rate to apply to the cash flows.

For Values, you specify a cell range or array in which the cash flows were entered. There must be at least one payment and one income.

Dates is a cell range or array containing the dates for each cash flow specified in Values.

See also:

NPV, XIRR