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A simple intuitive NPV-IRR consistent ranking

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  • Ben-Horin, Moshe
  • Kroll, Yoram

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Numerous recent studies have revisited the issue of the potential conflicting NPV-IRR ranking of competing investment projects. Most have suggested procedures that resolve the conflict after performing an iso-NPV modification of at least one of the cash flows. However, none has provided a general sufficient condition that guarantees the absence of NPV-IRR ranking conflict. We define dominance between cash flow streams and show that if the streams are conventional, dominance of one stream over another ascertains no NPV-IRR ranking conflict. While dominance among original cash flows may be relatively rare, iso-NPV cross-risk adjustment and iso-NPV modification of one cash flow stream may easily reveal such dominance even if the original projects are subject to different risks. The resulting implication is a practical, simple and economically intuitive procedure that guarantees consistent NPV-IRR ranking, while minimizing the implicit or explicit distortions of the original competing cash flow streams and their IRRs.

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  • Ben-Horin, Moshe & Kroll, Yoram, 2017. "A simple intuitive NPV-IRR consistent ranking," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 108-114.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:quaeco:v:66:y:2017:i:c:p:108-114
    DOI: 10.1016/j.qref.2017.01.004
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