CAGR vs XIRR: Understanding Which Investment Return Measure to Use Finance Beyond Numbers – Episode 6 When reviewing an investment, one of the first questions investors usually ask is: “What return have I actually earned?” You may have seen two different measures in your mutual fund or investment statement — CAGR and XIRR . Both are annualised measures of investment return, but they approach the calculation differently. Understanding the distinction becomes particularly important when you make multiple investments over a period of time. A Simple Example Let us consider an investor who makes the following investments: Date Investment 1 January 2023 ₹1,00,000 1 January 2024 ₹50,000 1 January 2025 ₹50,000 1 January 2026 Current value ₹2,50,000 The total amount invested is ₹2,00,000 , while the investment is worth ₹2,50,000 on 1 January 2026. At first glance, an investor may simply compare the total investment with the current value and conclude that the investment has generated a ...
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XIRR Calculation: Measuring the True Return on Your Investments Description How do you measure the actual return on an investment when money is invested or withdrawn at different points in time? In this episode of Finance Beyond Numbers , we explore XIRR (Extended Internal Rate of Return) — a useful method for calculating the annualised return on investments involving multiple cash flows occurring on different dates. Unlike a simple return calculation, XIRR takes both the amount and timing of each cash flow into account. This makes it particularly useful for analysing investments such as SIPs, staggered investments, withdrawals and portfolios with irregular cash flows. The objective is not merely to calculate a percentage, but to understand what that percentage actually tells us about the performance of an investment. Finance Beyond Numbers Knowledge that Creates Wealth... Decisions that Create Value. Please watch our Youtube Video - https://youtube.com/shorts...
What is CAGR? Understanding Compound Annual Growth Rate with a Simple Example CAGR – Compound Annual Growth Rate – is one of the most commonly used measures for understanding the growth of an investment over a period of time. You may have seen CAGR mentioned in mutual fund statements, investment reports or financial discussions. But what does it actually mean? A simple illustration Suppose you invest ₹5 lakh as a lump sum . After five years, the value of your investment becomes ₹8 lakh . The investment has therefore increased by ₹3 lakh during the five-year period. But simply looking at the total gain does not tell us the equivalent annual rate at which the investment grew on a compounded basis. For this investment, the CAGR is 9.86% per year . This means that ₹5 lakh growing to ₹8 lakh over five years represents an equivalent annual compounded growth rate of 9.86% . Why is CAGR useful? CAGR is particularly useful when we want to evaluate the growth of a lump-sum inves...
Discounted Cash Flow (DCF): Understanding the Value of Future Cash Flows Hello and welcome to Finance Beyond Numbers.\ I am K. Srinivasa Ragaven, Founder of KSR Financial Guidance. With over 40 years of experience in finance, both in India and abroad, my objective is to introduce financial concepts used by finance professionals and explain them in a simple and practical way for individuals, families, professionals, business owners, and investors. Following my previous episode, one of our viewers asked: "You mentioned Projected Cash Flows. What exactly are they, and how are they evaluated before making a financial decision?" That's an excellent question. When a business approaches a bank for project finance, it prepares Projected Cash Flows, usually year by year over the proposed loan repayment period. These projections help the bank assess whether the project is likely to generate enough cash to meet its operating expenses, pay interest, and repay the loan within the agre...
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Welcome to Finance Beyond Numbers, where we explore powerful corporate finance concepts and discover how they can help individuals and families make better financial decisions. Have you ever wondered why banks ask for projected cash flows before lending money? Or why businesses carefully evaluate major investments before committing funds? Yet, when we make some of the biggest financial decisions in our own lives, we rarely follow the same disciplined approach. Whether you're investing ₹5,000 every month through a SIP or planning a much larger investment, the principles of sound financial decision-making remain the same. Only the numbers change. One of the most important concepts used in corporate finance is Discounted Cash Flow, or DCF. Don't worry—this series is not about complicated formulas. It is about understanding how these concepts can help us make better financial decisions in our everyday lives. In the coming episodes, we'll discuss concepts like: Discounted Cash...
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