Capex & Project Evaluation
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Hands-on frameworks for comparing projects, modelling cash timing, and making confident capex decisions under uncertainty.
Hire vs Automate: Using Cash Flow and Working Capital Metrics to Decide When a New Employee Makes Sense
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Capex & Project Evaluation: How Corporate Finance Teams Use Cash Flow Models to Pick the Right Projects
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Buy vs Lease with Real Cash Obligations: A Capex Modeling Template for CFOs
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Enter vs Close a Market: Modeling Forward Cash Impact Against Entry and Exit Criteria
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Equipment Vendor Financing: How to Compare Cash Pros & Cons in One View
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Maintenance vs Growth Capex: Simple Rules for Protecting Net Working Capital and Future Growth
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Construction → Commissioning: Modeling Interest During Construction in Project Cash Flow
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New Location Decisions: Modeling Incremental Cash Only and Entry Criteria
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Rank Projects by Dollar: A Simple Cash Ladder vs NPV for Faster Investment Decisions
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A curated selection of articles that show how to evaluate, prioritise, and de-risk capital investments using cash-based logic.
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Buy vs Lease with Real Cash Obligations: A Capex Modeling Template for CFOs
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Maintenance vs Growth Capex: Simple Rules for Protecting Net Working Capital and Future Growth
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