Tools for restaurant financial analysis – Part IV - Restaurant Systems Pro

Tools for restaurant financial analysis – Part IV

Posted October 12, 2010

In 1. David Scott Peters, The Numbers, Tip of the Day

By David Scott Peters

Restaurant Tip of the Week

Payback period

The payback period is the number of years it takes to recover the initial investment and is calculated by counting the number of years it takes for the restaurant’s cumulative free cash flow to equal zero. Note that some investors require a faster payback for a riskier investment. The calculation is investment divided by the net profit.

Investment/Net profit = Payback period

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