Manufacturing Project Portfolio & Capex worked example

Capex Planning Software ROI with capex planning software investment of 62,500 $: a worked example

What does the result look like when capex planning software investment reaches 62,500 $? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when capex planning software roi in manufacturing project portfolio and capex is being compared against another manufacturing project portfolio and capex project for the same budget.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Capex planning software investment: 62,500 $ (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 25,000)
  • Annual savings from the software: 18,000 $ / yr (unchanged)
  • Annual software support and license cost: 2,500 $ / yr (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Net annual capex planning software roi savings = annual capex planning software roi savings - annual capex planning software roi support cost) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4.03 yr for capex planning software roi payback period, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15,500 $ / yr for net annual capex planning software roi savings.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 62,500 $ for capex planning software roi investment.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15,000 $ for five-year net capex planning software roi value.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where capex planning software investment sits at 25,000 $ and the headline result is 1.61 yr, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 4.03 yr.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when capex planning software investment is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It treats savings and support as flat annual figures and ignores the time value of money, so it overstates value slightly versus a discounted-cash-flow analysis.

Results at a glance

  • Capex planning software roi payback period: 4.03 yr (headline result)
  • Net annual capex planning software roi savings: 15,500 $ / yr
  • Capex planning software roi investment: 62,500 $
  • Five-year net capex planning software roi value: 15,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Capex Planning Software ROI calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.