Stock Research: Bank of Nova Scotia

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Bank of Nova Scotia

TSX:BNS CA0641491075
10
  • Value
    24
  • Growth
    25
  • Safety
    Safety
    33
  • Combined
    8
  • Sentiment
    41
  • 360° View
    360° View
    10
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Company Description

The Bank of Nova Scotia, also known as Scotiabank, is a Canadian chartered bank offering various financial services. It operates in banking, wealth management, and global markets. Scotiabank serves clients in Canada, internationally, and in 13 countries for investment funds. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $67,802 million and 88488 employees. Revenue and profits were not available.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 10 (better than 10% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Bank of Nova Scotia are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all four indicators below average for Bank of Nova Scotia. The consolidated Value Rank has a low rank of 33 which means that the share price of Bank of Nova Scotia is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 67% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 25, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is lower than for 25% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 24, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 76% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a low rank of 41, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 59% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Last update: 13-Nov-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
33 95 91 87
Growth
25 23 89 61
Safety
Safety
24 10 39 35
Sentiment
41 42 5 55
360° View
360° View
10 34 63 65
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
16 21 5 80
Opinions Change
53 50 4 25
Pro Holdings
n/a 39 21 8
Market Pulse
86 89 56 80
Sentiment
41 42 5 55
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
33 95 91 87
Growth
25 23 89 61
Safety Safety
24 10 39 35
Combined
8 34 97 67
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
19 91 81 87
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
50 86 81 76
Price vs. Book (P/B)
11 51 61 27
Dividend Yield
97 96 96 100
Value
33 95 91 87
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
17 48 80 76
Profit Growth
38 60 82 20
Capital Growth
9 11 45 79
Stock Returns
95 17 63 51
Growth
25 23 89 61
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
3 3 4 10
Refinancing
42 34 77 47
Liquidity
64 57 58 78
Safety Safety
24 10 39 35

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