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Profitability Index
The profitability index is an index that attempts to identify the relationship between the costs and benefits of a proposed project through the use of a ratio calculated as:


Profitability



PV of future cash flows/Investment


A ratio of 1.0 is logically the lowest acceptable measure on the index, as any value lower than 1.0 would indicate that the project's PV is less than the initial investment. As values on the profitability index increase, so does the financial attractiveness of the proposed project.
Breaking it Down:
Profitability index is an appraisal technique applied to potential capital outlays. The technique divides the projected capital inflow by the projected capital... Read More

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