Stock Research: Bank of Nova Scotia

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Bank of Nova Scotia

TSX:BNS CA0641491075
31
  • Value
    23
  • Growth
    21
  • Safety
    Safety
    77
  • Combined
    34
  • Sentiment
    47
  • 360° View
    360° View
    31
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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 31 (better than 31% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Bank of Nova Scotia are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Bank of Nova Scotia. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 77, which means that the share price of Bank of Nova Scotia is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 77% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 21, 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. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 23, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 77% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 53% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 47. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
77 95 91 87
Growth
21 23 89 61
Safety
Safety
23 10 39 35
Sentiment
47 42 5 55
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31 34 63 65
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
19 21 5 80
Opinions Change
50 50 4 25
Pro Holdings
n/a 39 21 8
Market Pulse
86 89 56 80
Sentiment
47 42 5 55
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
77 95 91 87
Growth
21 23 89 61
Safety Safety
23 10 39 35
Combined
34 34 97 67
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
57 91 81 87
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
82 86 81 76
Price vs. Book (P/B)
27 51 61 27
Dividend Yield
96 96 96 100
Value
77 95 91 87
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
16 48 80 76
Profit Growth
34 60 82 20
Capital Growth
5 11 45 79
Stock Returns
87 17 63 51
Growth
21 23 89 61
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
4 3 4 10
Refinancing
45 34 77 47
Liquidity
58 57 58 78
Safety Safety
23 10 39 35

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