present value
noun
: the sum of money which if invested now at a given rate of compound interest will accumulate exactly to a specified amount at a specified future date
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web First, investors might want a fatter return than 7.5% for the high-risk of owning Twitter, meaning its present value isn't really $41 billion but less. 
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 May 2022 By my back of the envelope calculation, the deal could generate a positive net present value of $4.4 billion. Peter Cohan, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 Goldman Sachs analysts, led by David J. Kostin, also argued that dividend stocks may present value moving forward in a Monday note to clients. Will Daniel, Fortune, 13 June 2022 That’s more like $20 million based on the value of today’s dollars, a calculation known as net present value. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 Growth stocks in particular can get hit from higher yields as their present value is largely determined by growth expectations, which shrinks when calculated with a higher interest rate. Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022 Higher rates reduce the present value of future corporate profits, from which stocks ultimately derive their worth. Mark Zandi For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 20 July 2022 The price of the bond will be equal to the present value of the payment. Rick Miller, Forbes, 27 June 2022 Second, once again, Twitter would only merit to a present value of $41 billion if all of those aspirational assumptions somehow materialize. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 May 2022 See More
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 May 2022 By my back of the envelope calculation, the deal could generate a positive net present value of $4.4 billion. Peter Cohan, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 Goldman Sachs analysts, led by David J. Kostin, also argued that dividend stocks may present value moving forward in a Monday note to clients. Will Daniel, Fortune, 13 June 2022 That’s more like $20 million based on the value of today’s dollars, a calculation known as net present value. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 Growth stocks in particular can get hit from higher yields as their present value is largely determined by growth expectations, which shrinks when calculated with a higher interest rate. Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022 Higher rates reduce the present value of future corporate profits, from which stocks ultimately derive their worth. Mark Zandi For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 20 July 2022 The price of the bond will be equal to the present value of the payment. Rick Miller, Forbes, 27 June 2022 Second, once again, Twitter would only merit to a present value of $41 billion if all of those aspirational assumptions somehow materialize. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1831, in the meaning defined above