Bank of Nova Scotia
About the company
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.
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Why: Banks and insurers earn their money on their balance sheet, so value follows book value and how much the company earns on it (return on equity).
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Assumptions: growth 14.72%, discount rate 9.60%, terminal growth 2.40% (sector defaults). See a worked example.
Blended growth assumption: 14.7% (sector default 5.4%, own revenue history 24.0%).
5-year outlook: relative outlook of about 9.2% a year (High confidence), anchored to a 7% market return and adjusted for how this company ranks against others. A ranking aid, not a prediction. See the full forecast.
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Why this model: Banks and insurers earn their money on their balance sheet, so value follows book value and how much the company earns on it (return on equity).
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— CAD 116.11 (-9.7%)
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EV/Sales (Rule of 40)
— CAD 189.48 (+47.4%)
Not used: Used only for technology and communication companies whose cash-flow value is far below the price.
| Bear CAD 88.66 | -45.0% |
| Base CAD 189.48 | 32.1% |
| Bull CAD 290.30 | 55.7% |
Margin = (value − price) / value, so it is measured against the value and reads lower than the upside to value, which is measured against the price. Positive means the price is below that case.
Track record: see the methodology page for how this model has performed historically, including its limits. Treat it as a screen, not a forecast.
Price history and fair value
5 years price change: +105.19% · CAD 128.57 · Market data through 05 Nov 2026 ; dashed line is today’s model base value (CAD 189.48). The fair value is today’s estimate, not what the model said in the past.
Saved price history is current through 05 Nov 2026; last refreshed 06 Nov 2026 18:14 (2 hours, 49 minutes ago).
08 Nov 2021Range CAD 47.67 – 134.5005 Nov 2026
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More detail: quality, peers, price history, dividends and financials
Quality score: 80 / 100
Five equal checks on reported history: profitability, cash generation, revenue growth, balance sheet and margins. It describes business quality, not whether the price is attractive.
| Profitability | 5 of 5 years profitable | 20 / 20 |
| Cash generation | free cash flow positive in 5 of 5 years | 20 / 20 |
| Growth | revenue +22.9% a year | 20 / 20 |
| Balance sheet | net debt 18.4x EBITDA | 0 / 20 |
| Margins | EBITDA margin 20% | 20 / 20 |
Peers in Financials
Same-sector companies with a valuation, most undervalued first. Compare the margin of safety, yield and quality score side by side.
| Company | Price | Margin of safety | P/E | P/B | Yield | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNS.TO (this company) | CAD 128.57 | -44.2% | 15.7 | 1.8 | 3.8% | 80 |
| PSH.L Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. | GBP 38.66 | 68.4% | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.3% | 76 |
| LRE.L Lancashire Holdings Limited | GBP 6.86 | 45.8% | 7.1 | 1.6 | 3.3% | 76 |
| ACA.PA Credit Agricole S.A. | EUR 15.84 | 36.1% | 6.8 | 0.7 | 6.9% | 78 |
| PRU.L Prudential plc | GBP 9.23 | 34.4% | 8.0 | 1.6 | 1.9% | 78 |
| V Visa Inc. | USD 422.59 | 33.3% | 8.9 | – | 0.2% | 100 |
| AGS.BR ageas SA/NV | EUR 77.50 | 32.6% | 8.1 | 1.5 | 5.0% | 76 |
| NWG.L NatWest Group plc | GBP 5.87 | 30.2% | 8.2 | 1.3 | 5.0% | 88 |
| SYF Synchrony Financial | USD 74.07 | 29.9% | 7.2 | 1.4 | 2.1% | 100 |
| Peer median | 7.6 | 1.4 | ||||
Dividends
Paid in the last 12 months: CAD 4.48 per share · yield 3.48% at the current price.
| Year | Dividends per share |
|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 4.480 |
| 2025 | 4.320 |
| 2024 | 4.240 |
| 2023 | 4.180 |
| 2022 | 3.060 |
| 2021 | 4.600 |
Trailing 12-month financials
TTM through 31 Jul 2026 · quarterly EODHD data · data downloaded 06 Nov 2026 14:11
| Revenue | CAD 71,066,000,000 |
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| EBITDA | CAD 14,261,000,000 |
| EBIT | CAD 12,665,000,000 |
| Net income | CAD 10,009,000,000 |
| Free cash flow | CAD 6,322,000,000 |
| Capital expenditures | CAD 633,000,000 |
| Debt | CAD 272,463,000,000 |
| Cash | CAD 10,329,000,000 |
| Working capital | CAD -226,388,000,000 |
| Shares outstanding | 1,226,000,000 |
| Reported dividends per share | CAD 4.8662 |