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present value

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noun

  1. the current capital value of a future income or outlay or of a series of such incomes or outlays. It is computed by the process of discounting at a predetermined rate of interest

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For every $1 a company currently spends on AI infrastructure such as graphics processing units, he said, the estimated net present value is just 20 cents.

From MarketWatch

Each dollar invested in generative AI infrastructure yields about 20 cents of net present value, compared to $1.40 for cloud 1.0.

From Barron's

Haissl asserted that each dollar invested in generative AI infrastructure produces only about 20 cents of net present value, a measure that compares the value of cash inflows and outflows to gauge profitability.

From Barron's

Next, lower rates increase the net present value of companies with distant earnings, by reducing the discount rate in valuation models.

From MarketWatch

“There’s $100 billion present value with gas out there,” the 83-year-old billionaire said in an interview.

From The Wall Street Journal