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FIN  340   Useful  Excel  Functions  for  Capital  Budgeting  

  Net  Present  Value     =NPV(rate,  value1,  value2,  …..)     This  function  does  not  account  for  the  initial  investment,  so  that  must  be  accounted  for  separately.  The   function  assumes  that  ‘value1’  represents  the  cash  flow  in  year  1.  Rate  represents  the  cost  of  capital.     Internal  Rate  of  Return     =IRR(values,  guess)     This  function  assumes  that  the  first  cash  flow  occurs  in  year  0,  thus  the  first  value  you  enter  represents   the  initial  investment.  You  can  enter  in  a  guess  for  the  IRR,  but  this  is  not  necessary.     Profitability  Index     There  is  no  separate  Excel  function  for  the  PI.  However,  we  can  use  the  NPV  function  instead  to   calculate  the  PV(cash  inflows)  and  then  divide  that  by  the  initial  investment.     Additional  Useful  Function     =IF(logical  test,  value_if_true,  value_if_false)     The  =IF  function  can  be  useful  to  determine  whether  a  particular  project  value  results  in  an  accept  or   reject  decision  for  the  project.  The  logical  test  would  be,  for  example,  NPV  >  0  for  a  project.  If  this  were   true,  then  the  next  term  in  the  function  would  indicate  what  happens  if  the  test  is  true,  and  the  last   term  in  the  function  would  indicate  what  happens  if  the  test  is  false.     Generic  example:  In  cell  A6,  you  enter  in  a  value  between  -­‐100  and  100.  In  cell  A7,  you  have  the   following  =IF  statement:         =IF(A6  >  0,  “Positive  or  Zero”,  “Negative”)     If  the  value  entered  in  cell  A6  is  less  than  zero,  then  you  will  find  “Negative”  in  cell  A7.  Otherwise  you   will  find  “Positive  or  Zero”  in  cell  A7.       =ABS(value)     The  =ABS  function  returns  the  absolute  value  of  the  referenced  cell.       Great  Reference  Sheet  for  Basic  Excel  Functions:   http://www.customguide.com/cheat_sheets/excel-­‐2013-­‐quick-­‐reference.pdf