BNS · Bank of Nova Scotia
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $159.1B |
| P/E | 15.90 |
| Float | 1.23B |
| Beta | 0.62 |
| Volatility | 15.6% |
| Exchange | TSX |
| Sector | Banking |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 84.6 |
| Price | 91.26 |
| Change | −0.37% |
| Prev Close | 91.60 |
| Open | 91.09 |
| Day Low | 90.86 |
| Day High | 92.24 |
| Avg Vol | 4 |
| Avg $ Vol | $396.9M |
| 52W High | 134.50 |
| 52W Low | 63.75 |
| 52W Pos | 38.9% |
| From High | −32.15% |
| From Low | +43.15% |
| Max DD 1Y | −13.36% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +0.24% |
| SMA 50 | −0.06% |
| SMA 200 | +12.18% |
| RSI (14) | 53.4 |
| Vol 30D | 17.8% |
| Vol 90D | 22.2% |
| 1Y Range | 64–134 |
| Daily bars | 536 |
| Perf Week | +3.56% |
| Perf Month | −2.66% |
| Perf Quarter | +5.21% |
| Perf Half Y | +19.64% |
| Perf Year | +41.99% |
| Perf YTD | +22.45% |
| Prev Day | −0.37% |
| Clavix | A |
| Debt / Eq | 2.84 |
| Curr Ratio | n/a bank |
| Int Cover | n/a bank |
| FCF Margin | n/a bank |
| Rev Growth | +65.3% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | High |
| Sector rank | 6 / 29 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayBNS grades A, 84.6 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (70), most exposed on Sector Resilience (64, mixed). 2 of the 3 weighted dimensions sit above the Banking median. Ranks 6 of 29 in Banking by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| BNS | Banking median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.62 | 0.93 |
| Volatilityannualized | 15.6% | 23.3% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −13.4% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.76% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 3 (1%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| BNS | Banking median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.62 | 0.93 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate 90% of 30 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Banking names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| BNS | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +3.6% |
| 1 month | −2.7% |
| Year to date | +22.4% |
| 1 year | +42.0% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| BNS | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 8 since 21 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 69 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 8 · 0 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 8 ↑ 0 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 30 Banking names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Current ratio, FCF margin and interest coverage are not shown for BNS: a deposit bank has no split of current assets and liabilities, and its operating cash flow swings with deposits and trading books rather than with the business.
Growth
| BNS | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +65.3% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Banking median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openScotia Global Asset Management is renaming its Scotia Essentials Portfolios to Scotia Essentials ETF Portfolios, increasing the portfolios' exposure to ETFs, adding active and index-tracking ETF strategies, and cutting management fees on select series.
Bank of Nova Scotia's head of Canadian banking said the bank is making progress on a strategy focused on deeper primary customer relationships, more varied revenue sources, and tight pricing and cost discipline, with digital and fee-based initiatives gaining traction.
Bank of Nova Scotia's Group Head of Canadian Banking told a Barclays conference the bank is making progress on a strategy built around deeper primary customer relationships, more varied revenue sources, and tighter pricing and cost control. The remarks suggest the bank's commercial banking segment is growing as its digital and fee-based efforts gain traction.
Bank of Nova Scotia launched the Scotia Growth Institute, a new platform aimed at long-term economic growth and competitiveness across Canada and North America. Shares are up 28.57% year-to-date at CA$131.66, with a 1.28% gain the prior day and 5.03% over the past 30 days.
Bank of Nova Scotia reported Q3 adjusted return on equity of 14.2%, up from 12.4% a year earlier and above the bank's own 14%+ medium-term target. Earnings growth came from across the business, with Canadian Banking up 12% and Global Wealth Management up 23%. Shares rose 7.2% following the report.
Nearest peers by size
Banking| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | A- | $163.6B | 17.87 | 0.75 | Compare |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | A- | $144.7B | 14.30 | 0.67 | Compare |
| C | Citigroup Inc | B+ | $208.4B | 10.78 | 1.16 | Compare |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Co | B+ | $258.3B | 10.49 | 0.94 | Compare |
| USB | US Bancorp | A- | $91.50B | 10.93 | 1.05 | Compare |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | A | $287.2B | 17.74 | 0.68 | Compare |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group Inc | A- | $86.73B | 10.98 | 0.92 | Compare |
| BAC | Bank of America Corp | A- | $354.6B | 11.04 | 1.21 | Compare |
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