Manufacturing Project Portfolio & Capex worked example

Capex ROI with equipment and capex investment of 12,500 $: a worked example

Suppose equipment and capex investment falls to 12,500 $. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate capex roi for manufacturing project portfolio and capex using production-ready inputs so teams can screen a capital project before a detailed business case.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Equipment / capex investment: 12,500 $ (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 25,000)
  • Annual savings from the capex: 18,000 $ / yr (held at the documented default)
  • Annual maintenance & support cost: 2,500 $ / yr (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Net annual capex roi savings = annual capex roi savings - annual capex roi support cost.
  • Capex roi payback period works out to 0.81 yr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Net annual capex roi savings works out to 15,500 $ / yr at these inputs.
  • Capex roi investment works out to 12,500 $ at these inputs.
  • Five-year net capex roi value works out to 65,000 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where equipment and capex investment sits at 25,000 $ and the headline result is 1.61 yr, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 0.81 yr.
  • It computes the simple payback period in years by dividing the capital investment by net annual savings (gross savings minus annual support cost). When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Capex roi payback period: 0.81 yr (headline result)
  • Net annual capex roi savings: 15,500 $ / yr
  • Capex roi investment: 12,500 $
  • Five-year net capex roi value: 65,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Capex ROI calculator, set equipment and capex investment to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.