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DISCOUNT.CASH (DCF)
Syntax
DISCOUNT.CASH (DCF)
The DISCOUNT.CASH; command provides functions commonly used in financial analysis.
These functions are listed in the following table.
Action Synonym Brief Description
PV.FLOW P.A* Present value yielding rate of flow
FLOW.PV A*.P Rate of flow to amortize present value
FV.FLOW SN.A* Future sum resulting from rate of flow
FLOW.FV A*.SN Rate of flow yielding future value
COMPOUND SN.P,C Future value resulting from present lump sum
DISCOUNT P.SN,D Present lump sum yielding future value
MORTGAGE A.P,M Annuity to repay present value
PV.ANNUITY P.A Present value yielding annuity
FV.ANNUITY SN.A Future value resulting from annuity
SINK A.SN Annuity yielding future value
The DISCOUNT.CASH; command may return an unpredictable result if an error is
returned. The value of the System Data item GLB.STATUS (or a data item specified by the
GLB.STATUS; command) should be checked before the result is used.
When using signed numeric data items with edit types of $, *, or -, truncation of significant
digits will occur without warning, if the lengths are too short.
DD DD DD DD
DDDDDD DDD DDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDD4
initial value
A numeric data item holding the initial value. This data item is treated as a LE; 12, ED; N,
DE; 3 data item, and thus if you specify a data item that does not have these attribute
values, you must ensure that significant truncations will not occur.
interest rate
A numeric data item holding the percentage interest rate to be applied per time unit. This
value must be positive and is interpreted as a percentage. It is treated as a LE; 10, ED; N,
DE; 8 data item.
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