Stock Evaluator: The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)

The Bank of Nova Scotia BNS

$87.77 -0.07 -0.08%
July 31, 2026 4:00:02 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 2,386,232
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Financials Banks

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COMPANY SUMMARY
The Bank of Nova Scotia provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally. It operates through Canadian Banking, International Banking, Global Wealth Management, and Global Banking and Markets segments. The company offers financial advice and solutions, and banking products, including debit and credit cards, chequing and saving accounts, investments, mortgages, loans, and insurance to individuals; and retail automotive financing solutions. It also provides business banking solutions comprising lending, deposit, cash management, and trade finance solutions to small, medium, and large businesses. In addition, it provides wealth management advice and solutions, including online brokerage, mobile investment, full-service brokerage, trust, private banking, and private investment counsel services; and retail mutual funds, exchange traded funds, liquid alternatives, and institutional funds. The company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics BNS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $106,930.2 $716.9 97%
Shares Out (Mil) 905.1 15.7 93%
Institutional Ownership 100.0% 83.0% 99%
Float (Mil) 1,203.9 21.2 93%
Beta 1.22 0.48 71%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 2,094 53 83%
Price Change
(52-week)
56.7% 96.7% 82%
Growth BNS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 3.5% 7.6% 29%
Net Income (5yr) 1.8% 11.1% 42%
EPS (5yr) 0.3% 10.1% 31
Dividends (5yr) 2.6% 3.6% 95%
Cash Flow (5yr) 30.5% (17.0%) 86%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 11 12 12
Current EPS $1.490 $5.914 $6.622
Month Ago EPS $1.491 $5.910 $6.596
# Rev Up 0 1 0
# Rev Down 1 0 1
Three Months Ago EPS $1.485 $5.836 $6.532
Year/Year Chg 1.4% 46.1% 84.9%
Financials BNS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $25,136 $190 93%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $7,014 $51 98%
EPS (TTM) $5.351 $2.500 87%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($24,568) $34 0%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($1,237) $1 3%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $215,291 $100 100%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) na $0 na
Valuation BNS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 1.68 1.27 44%
P/E 16.5 12.9 40%
Dividend Yield 5.2% 2.2% 94%
PEG (5yr hist) 54.9 1.1 99%
Ratios BNS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin na 68.8% na
Net Margin 27.9% 28.9% 87%
ROA 0.7% 1.0% 43%
ROE 11.2% 11.1% 61%
Liabilities to Assets 94.2% 89.8% 91%
F-Score 2 4 7%

Passing Stock Screens

As of 7/31/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies, BNS meetings the criteria of 1 screen:

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