Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Foreign subsidiaries can expect local sales to fall and distribution channels to come to a halt, with depressing consequences for the bottom line. Anyone who has had to make the argument for an investment knows the basic tool involved: a Net Present Value (NPV) calculation.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

The most important concepts to grasp are “how to measure profitability, EBITDA, operating income, revenue, and operating expenses,” he says. Next time you're deciding about a big investment, NPV can help you make a more informed decision. What if costs go down or up? Related Video.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

Next time you're deciding about a big investment, NPV can help you make a more informed decision. In our experience, companies still focus more on cutting costs than on developing and executing new growth strategies. But many companies struggle to come up with enough promising growth options. Related Video.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2017

David Garvin, who died earlier this month, was by all accounts one of the great Harvard Business School teachers, lighting up the classroom and the minds of his students over the past 38 years. One of the many articles circling back to this topic of late revisited the still-common use of NPV hurdles in investment decisions.)

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