AGENT 36 / 50 · M&A & STRATEGY

Business Case Builder

Turns an investment cost and expected annual benefit into NPV, IRR-style return and payback — the standard test for whether a project is worth funding.

READS FROMProject cost estimate, Financial Modeling Agent output

MCP SERVERCore Banking Server

MODELRouted to reasoning-tier open model

HANDS OFF TOCapital Allocation Agent, Sensitivity Analysis Agent

RUN THE AGENT

Set the investment and returns, generate the case

Adjust upfront cost, annual benefit, discount rate and horizon — NPV and payback recalculate instantly.

ASSUMPTIONS

Upfront investment £500K

Annual benefit £160K

Discount rate 10%

Evaluation horizon 5 years

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Net present value

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Simple payback

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Total ROI

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Verdict

HOW IT WORKS

What the agent actually does

1. Pull the numbers	Reads the upfront cost estimate and expected annual benefit from the project brief and Financial Modeling Agent
2. Discount the cash flows	Discounts each year's benefit back to present value at the chosen rate
3. Sum and compare	Nets the discounted benefits against the upfront investment to reach NPV, and computes simple payback
4. Hand off	Passes a positive case to the Capital Allocation Agent for prioritisation, or the Sensitivity Analysis Agent to stress-test the assumptions