Commercial Project ROI Calculator
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Commercial Project ROI Calculator
Evaluate the financial performance of a commercial project by calculating net profit, ROI percentage, payback period, and annualized ROI based on your total investment, annual revenue, annual operating costs, and project lifespan.
Total Initial Investment ($)
Annual Revenue ($)
Annual Operating Costs ($)
Project Lifespan (Years)
Salvage / Residual Value at End ($)
Effective Tax Rate (%)
Calculate ROI
### Results
Annual Net Profit (after tax) Total Net Profit over Lifespan Total ROI Annualized ROI Simple Payback Period Profit-to-Investment Ratio
function comFmt(val) { return '$' + val.toLocaleString('en-US', {minimumFractionDigits: 2, maximumFractionDigits: 2}); } function comFmtPct(val) { return val.toFixed(2) + '%'; }
function comCalc() { var errEl = document.getElementById('com-error'); var resEl = document.getElementById('com-result'); errEl.style.display = 'none'; resEl.style.display = 'none';
var investment = parseFloat(document.getElementById('com-investment').value); var revenue = parseFloat(document.getElementById('com-revenue').value); var opcost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('com-opcost').value); var years = parseFloat(document.getElementById('com-years').value); var salvage = parseFloat(document.getElementById('com-salvage').value) || 0; var taxrate = parseFloat(document.getElementById('com-taxrate').value);
// --- Validation --- var errors = []; if (isNaN(investment) || investment 100 || !Number.isInteger(years)) errors.push('Project Lifespan must be a whole number between 1 and 100.'); if (isNaN(salvage) || salvage 100) errors.push('Tax Rate must be between 0 and 100.'); if (!errors.length && investment === 0) errors.push('Total Initial Investment must be greater than zero to calculate ROI.');
if (errors.length) { errEl.innerHTML = errors.join(''); errEl.style.display = 'block'; return; }
var taxDecimal = taxrate / 100;
// Annual gross profit (EBIT proxy, ignoring depreciation for simplicity) var annualGrossProfit = revenue - opcost;
// Annual net profit after tax // If gross profit is negative (loss), tax benefit is not modelled — tax = 0 on losses var annualTax = annualGrossProfit > 0 ? annualGrossProfit * taxDecimal : 0; var annualNetProfit = annualGrossProfit - annualTax;
// Total net profit over lifespan including salvage value (after tax on salvage gain) // Salvage is treated as a capital recovery; tax applied on salvage if positive var salvageTax = salvage > 0 ? salvage * taxDecimal : 0; var netSalvage = salvage - salvageTax;
var totalNetProfit = (annualNetProfit * years) + netSalvage - investment;
// Total ROI = (Total Net Profit / Initial Investment) * 100 var totalROI = (totalNetProfit / investment) * 100;
// Annualized ROI = ((1 + totalROI/100)^(1/years) - 1) * 100 var annualizedROI = (Math.pow(1 + totalROI / 100, 1 / years) - 1) * 100;
// Simple Payback Period = Investment / Annual Net Profit (pre-salvage) var payback; var paybackStr; if (annualNetProfit years) { paybackStr = payback.toFixed(2) + ' yrs (exceeds lifespan)'; } else { paybackStr = payback.toFixed(2) + ' years'; } }
// Profit-to-Investment Ratio var pir = totalNetProfit / investment;
// Populate results document.getElementById('com-net-profit').textContent = comFmt(annualNetProfit) + ' / yr'; document.getElementById('com-total-profit').textContent = comFmt(totalNetProfit); document.getElementById('com-roi').textContent = comFmtPct(totalROI); document.getElementById('com-ann-roi').textContent = comFmtPct(annualizedROI); document.getElementById('com-payback').textContent = paybackStr; document.getElementById('com-pir').textContent = pir.toFixed(3) + 'x';
// Verdict var verdict = document.getElementById('com-verdict'); if (totalROI >= 50) { verdict.style.background = '#d4edda'; verdict.style.color = '#155724'; verdict.textContent = '✅ Excellent ROI — Strong commercial viability.'; } else if (totalROI >= 15) { verdict.style.background = '#fff3cd'; verdict.style.color = '#856404'; verdict.textContent = '⚠️ Moderate ROI — Project is viable but review cost assumptions.'; } else if (totalROI >= 0) { verdict.style.background = '#fff3cd'; verdict.style.color = '#856404'; verdict.textContent = '⚠️ Low ROI — Marginal returns; consider optimizing costs or revenue.'; } else { verdict.style.background = '#fdecea'; verdict.style.color = '#c0392b'; verdict.textContent = '❌ Negative ROI — Project does not recover its investment under these assumptions.'; }
resEl.style.display = 'block'; }
#### Formulas Used
Annual Gross Profit = Annual Revenue − Annual Operating Costs
Annual Tax = Annual Gross Profit × Tax Rate (only if Gross Profit > 0)
Annual Net Profit = Annual Gross Profit − Annual Tax
Net Salvage Value = Salvage Value × (1 − Tax Rate)
Total Net Profit = (Annual Net Profit × Years) + Net Salvage Value − Initial Investment
Total ROI (%) = (Total Net Profit ÷ Initial Investment) × 100
Annualized ROI (%) = [(1 + Total ROI / 100)1/Years − 1] × 100
Simple Payback Period = Initial Investment ÷ Annual Net Profit
Profit-to-Investment Ratio = Total Net Profit ÷ Initial Investment
#### Assumptions & References
- Reference: Investopedia — Return on Investment (ROI); CFA Institute — Capital Budgeting.
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