Payback period Calculator

Written by:Abraham A.
Location:DCF Analysis

Finance.ThinkAndDone.com provides you online and windows calculators to calculate payback period from a series of cash flows. Payback period method is one of many DCF techniques used by financial analysts to evaluate capital projects. An organization usually sets up a target time period in which it expects to breakeven on the investment; and an organization usually accepts a projoect if the actual payback period calculated from future cash flows is less than the target payback period.

Location: DCF Analysis

Payback Period Calculator

Developed by:Emma A.
Location:Financial Calculators
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Results

Payback Period: 2.5 years.

Input Data

type in net cash flows in the space below:

Instructions

To use this online calculator to calculate payback period, you need to type in the series of net cash flows. What follows are instructions for using this online calculator

  • The net cash flows have to be typed in each separated by a space such as -50000 20000 20000 20000 20000 20000 -10000
  • Then a click on the CALCULATE button will display the payback period of 2.5 years