Discount single amounts, annuities and dated cash flows using explicit payment and compounding frequencies.
01 / PURPOSE-SPECIFIC INPUTS
Cash received is positive; cash paid is negative. Discount rates are assumptions, not promised returns.
02 / RESULT & INTERACTIVE INSPECTION
Discount rates and cash flows are planning assumptions, not guaranteed investment performance. A signed schedule’s PV is not automatically an interpretable loan-principal/interest split.
Inspector rate 10%: 1,000.00 in the entered schedule’s cash units. Original calculated rate: 10%.
Event 1: signed future amount 1,210; inspector PV 1,000.
| Event | Years from reference | Signed future cash flow | Discounted present value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | $1,210.00 | $1,000.00 |
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Choose a cash-flow schedule and discount assumptions. Enter signed amounts and their timing. Inspect present values and a fixed-schedule rate sensitivity view. Read the worked explanation and scope alongside every result.
Discount single amounts, annuities and dated cash flows using explicit payment and compounding frequencies. Interactive controls inspect the calculated model without silently changing submitted assumptions.
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For a single future cash flow, PV = amount / (1 + nominal annual rate / compounding frequency)^(frequency times years). Received cash is positive and paid cash is negative.
Yes. The effective payment-period rate is derived consistently from the nominal rate and compounding frequency. Monthly payment frequency is not silently substituted for annual compounding.
Ordinary payments occur at each period end; beginning payments are shifted one payment period earlier. At zero discount rate, either present value equals the signed sum of payments.
Years equal actual UTC-normalized calendar days divided by 365 from the explicit reference date. Earlier-than-reference dates are rejected; rows are sorted for presentation.
It re-discounts the same fixed submitted cash-flow schedule at a selected nominal rate. It does not change the original input result or promise future investment performance.
Not automatically. Mixed positive and negative schedules need their stated cash-flow interpretation; the calculator does not label a potentially misleading principal/interest chart or guarantee a return.