Ex-post means actual profit and is translated from Latin as “post factum”.
Ex-post analysis looks at financial results after they have occurred and uses them to predict the likelihood of future returns.
The actual value is obtained by taking into account the initial and final value of the asset, the growth and decline of the asset and any income earned.
Ex-post is different from ex-ante, which uses scores to evaluate future performance. Ex-post is a standard practice as it relies on proven results.