Economic feasibility for the production of syringes in Portugal

Mestrado Bolonha em FinançasIn the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic, the World experienced a string shortage of syringes needles. The aim of this Master Final Work is to analyse the economic feasibility of a large factory in Covilhã, Portugal with the purpose of turning Portugal autonomous from other countries in the production of syringes. The project is economically and financially viable, with a high internal rate of return (IRR) of 11.7%, a payback period of 7.75 years and an NPV, at the end of the period under analysis, of €1,335,983. It is intended: To obtain a loan of €1,800,000, with a grace period of 24 months and a repayment period of 60 months after that. The present study was based on an exchange rate of $1 = €0,86, corresponding, on this date 30 September 2021. The study concludes that the project is economically and financially viable for the entrepreneur, while generating 75 direct jobs and allowing the autonomy of the country in the production of syringes.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio