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Replicating Excel NPV function

wonka1234
10 - Fireball

Hi all,

 

Trying to replicate excels NPV function.

 

In excel I get: =NPV(C78,M7:M65)

 

$35,157,235.57

 

 

in alteryx im getting

 

wonka1234_0-1654441973994.png

 

sample data:

 

 

C78 or Rate used = 

0.002953

 

Values:

 

Sum of these:

 

                 665,765
                 952,516
                 939,105
                 925,875
                 912,772
                 899,792
                 887,002
                 874,346
                 861,851
                 849,485
                 837,288
                 825,222
                 813,281
                 801,495
                 789,829
                 778,325
                 766,928
                 755,617
                 744,503
                 733,503
                 722,648
                 711,904
                 701,310
                 690,832
                 680,462
                 670,231
                 660,104
                 650,118
                 640,234
                 630,417
                 620,778
                 611,236
                 601,824
                 592,507
                 583,323
                 574,244
                 565,256
                 556,393
                 547,619
                 538,970
                 530,415
                 521,912
                 513,569
                 505,310
                 497,167
                 489,105
                 481,161
                 473,311
                 465,538
                 457,877
                 450,292
                 442,818
                 435,434
                 428,101
                 420,899
                 413,764
                 406,738
                 399,775
                 392,928

 

 

 

any help would be appreciated.

3 REPLIES 3
IraWatt
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hey @wonka1234,

Can you share your excel sheet? I did this in Excel and Alteryx and got the same result:

IraWatt_0-1654446361473.pngIraWatt_1-1654446401275.png

 

 

wonka1234
10 - Fireball

@IraWatt  I sumed the column in my excel and get  

               37,891,024

 

not sure whats going on here... your saying your alteryx and excel getting same amount...

 

then doing my NPV  in excel still getting 

$35,157,235.60
wonka1234
10 - Fireball

ahhh the rate needs to be converted to a %... thats why

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