{"id":49136,"date":"2023-11-22T10:19:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T10:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epidosis.gr\/EpidosisBlog\/?p=49136"},"modified":"2023-11-27T11:35:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T11:35:32","slug":"investments-through-espa-why-choose-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epidosis.gr\/en\/investments-through-espa-why-choose-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluation criteria for investments in your business"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"49136\" class=\"elementor elementor-49136 elementor-49135\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a443e0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a443e0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f645fa4\" data-id=\"f645fa4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb7720f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb7720f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Investment evaluation is a critical step for every business to ensure that its resources are spent effectively and its goals are achieved. Evaluation criteria for investments may vary depending on the nature of the business and its industry.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c4a6bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c4a6bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Investment evaluation criteria:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0df60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c0df60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Payback<\/strong> <strong>Period<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> The total years required for cumulative cash flows to cover the capital investment are considered the Payback Period of an investment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b92d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b92d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The payback period of an investment should be as short as possible, and between two investments, the one with the shorter payback period is chosen according to this criterion.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Easy technique, suitable for a quick assessment.<\/li>\n<li>Relies on cash flows and, in a rudimentary way, recognizes the time it takes to achieve cash flows.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888a6e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"888a6e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Net Present Value (NPV):<\/strong> It uses a discount rate to discount future cash flows, and the difference between the present value of future cash inflows and the present value of the capital investment is called Net Present Value (NPV).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a54c8da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a54c8da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Value (Net Present Value \u2013 NPV)<\/p>\n<p>Criterion: If NPV is negative, the investment project is excluded.<\/p>\n<p>The higher the NPV, the better the project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451c276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"451c276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/epidosis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Blog_281123_A2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epidosis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Blog_281123_A2.png 1000w, https:\/\/epidosis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Blog_281123_A2-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/epidosis.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Blog_281123_A2-768x381.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7aeccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7aeccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Internal Rate of Return (IRR):<\/strong> ): The internal rate of return is the discount rate that makes the Net Present Value zero. In other words, it equates the present value of future cash inflows of the investment with the initial cost of the investment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb20f3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb20f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Criterion: If IRR is less than the minimum required return, the investment project is excluded. The higher the IRR, the better the project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daafeec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daafeec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NPV vs IRR<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a770836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a770836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>When dealing with investment plans with typical cash flows, the two criteria agree.<\/li>\n<li>IRR is more easily understood by the average manager or shareholder.<\/li>\n<li>IRR ignores the size of the investment, while NPV is expressed in absolute values (\u20ac).<\/li>\n<li>In cases of non-typical cash flows (sign changes), there may be multiple IRRs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"--tw-translate-x: 0; 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