Discounted cash flow (DCF) is a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of an investment opportunity. Learn how it is calculated and when to use it.

A discounted cash flow, or DCF, analysis measures the value of a business or project, such as a new factory for your small business. This value equals the sum of all of the project's future annual ...

A company's cash flow equals the cash coming into the business minus the cash going out. If you know your business' cash flow for a period that is shorter than a year, such as a month or quarter, you ...

IRR measures the rate needed to break even on an investment. Calculate IRR by setting NPV to zero and solving for the discount rate. Use Excel's IRR function by inputting initial cost and cash inflow.

Discover what cash-on-cash yield is, how to calculate it, and why it's essential for evaluating real estate investments. Learn the formula and see a practical example.

This is the second of eight articles from our Nozzle Knowledge Series. Prefer to watch a video, click here. Flow rate, the volume of water passing through a nozzle, per unit of time, is clearly an ...

Calculating the IRR for a project with an initial outlay and single cash flow is very easy to do. It's also very practical for measuring the returns on investments in collectibles, commodities, ...