The Bank of Nova Scotia

TSX:BNS.PRI Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$76.2b

Bank of Nova Scotia Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Bank of Nova Scotia has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1.7%, while the Banks industry saw earnings growing at 6.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.5% per year. Bank of Nova Scotia's return on equity is 9.6%, and it has net margins of 23.9%.

Key information

1.7%

Earnings growth rate

2.2%

EPS growth rate

Banks Industry Growth6.2%
Revenue growth rate2.5%
Return on equity9.6%
Net Margin23.9%
Next Earnings Update27 Feb 2024

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Bank of Nova Scotia makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

TSX:BNS.PRI Revenue, expenses and earnings (CAD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Oct 2329,2526,99115,8260
31 Jul 2328,6977,69515,2920
30 Apr 2328,8138,11314,9960
31 Jan 2329,3168,67914,6170
31 Oct 2229,8019,65614,4580
31 Jul 2230,44710,11814,2680
30 Apr 2230,43710,04014,1610
31 Jan 2229,9549,73414,0700
31 Oct 2129,4359,39113,9650
31 Jul 2128,2998,72513,8290
30 Apr 2126,4757,63113,7660
31 Jan 2125,3456,58513,8920
31 Oct 2025,2526,58214,0960
31 Jul 2026,0936,97414,2740
30 Apr 2027,4867,48114,4290
31 Jan 2028,3068,36314,3100
31 Oct 1927,8828,20814,1530
31 Jul 1927,6508,18513,9920
30 Apr 1926,9428,30213,5880
31 Jan 1926,5368,21913,3350
31 Oct 1826,1648,36112,6910
31 Jul 1825,5828,23312,3820
30 Apr 1825,6658,29312,3010
31 Jan 1825,1358,21612,1430
31 Oct 1724,9067,87612,2720
31 Jul 1724,8317,79812,1540
30 Apr 1724,5797,64211,9580
31 Jan 1724,4277,16611,7420
31 Oct 1623,9386,98711,6100
31 Jul 1623,3116,83311,2910
30 Apr 1622,8866,74011,1960
31 Jan 1622,5336,97811,0720
31 Oct 1522,1076,89710,8360
31 Jul 1521,7066,48610,7410
30 Apr 1522,1516,98610,6030
31 Jan 1522,0126,95810,4390
31 Oct 1421,9016,91610,3860
31 Jul 1421,8077,14010,3420
30 Apr 1420,9196,51010,2300
31 Jan 1420,4396,27810,1840
31 Oct 1320,0116,1629,8330
31 Jul 1319,4755,9939,7360
30 Apr 1319,3846,3029,4590
31 Jan 1318,9546,1719,1580

Quality Earnings: BNS.PRI has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: BNS.PRI's current net profit margins (23.9%) are lower than last year (32.4%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BNS.PRI's earnings have grown by 1.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: BNS.PRI's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: BNS.PRI had negative earnings growth (-27.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Banks industry average (-13.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: BNS.PRI's Return on Equity (9.6%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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