Bank of Nova Scotia Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
Bank of Nova Scotia has total assets of CA$1,412.0B and total equity of CA$84.1B. Total deposits are CA$943.8B, and total loans are CA$760.8B earning a Net Interest Margin of 2.2%. It has insufficient allowance for bad loans, which are currently at 0.9% of total loans. Cash and short-term investments are CA$433.2B.
Key information
16.8x
Asset to equity ratio
2.2%
Net interest margin
| Total deposits | CA$943.85b |
| Loan to deposit ratio | Appropriate |
| Bad loans | 0.9% |
| Allowance for bad loans | Low |
| Current ratio | Low |
| Cash & equivalents | CA$433.19b |
Recent financial health updates
No updates
Financial Position Analysis
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Balance Sheet
Financial Institutions Analysis
Asset Level: BNS's Assets to Equity ratio (16.8x) is moderate.
Allowance for Bad Loans: BNS has a low allowance for bad loans (97%).
Low Risk Liabilities: 71% of BNS's liabilities are made up of primarily low risk sources of funding.
Loan Level: BNS has an appropriate level of Loans to Assets ratio (54%).
Low Risk Deposits: BNS's Loans to Deposits ratio (81%) is appropriate.
Level of Bad Loans: BNS has an appropriate level of bad loans (0.9%).
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/18 05:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/10/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/10/31 |
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Analyst Sources
The Bank of Nova Scotia is covered by 32 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| John Aiken | Barclays |
| Brian Morton | Barclays |