The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)

49.49 -0.58  -1.16%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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The Bank of Nova Scotia Valuation

No matter how good a company is, if the price that you pay to buy it is too high, you won't make much money. These valuation metrics should give you a sense of reasonable prices, but be careful with them. Always seek to understand why a valuation is changing over time.

Price Multiples

Price Multiples show how much you get for the price you pay. They can fluctuate drastically over time. Looking at price multiples over time and comparing to those of competitors will help to triangulate a reasonable valuation.

Price to Sales Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of sales.

BNS 1.960
TD 2.469
RY 2.331
CM 1.734

Price to Earnings Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of earnings.

BNS 10.27
TD 12.01
RY 16.42
CM 9.227

Price to Book

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of net assets (net assets is total assets - total liabilities).

BNS 1.850
TD 1.659
RY 2.030
CM 1.992

Enterprise Valuation

Enterprise Value (EV) multiples tell you what you would get if you were to buy the whole company (including paying off all debt). Similar to price multiples, they can be compared across time and with peers.

EV / EBITDA Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Revenue Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of sales if you were buying the whole company.

EV / EBIT Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest and taxes if you were buying the whole company.

EV / Free Cash Flow Pro

Tells how much you are paying for one dollar of current free cash flow if you were buying the whole company.

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BNS News

RT @michaelbabad Why David Rosenberg is keen on Canada's banks http://stks.co/3zTn $NA.CA $RY $RY.CA $TD $BMO $BMO.CA $CM $CM.CA $BNS
about 3 days ago by eyeonequities
Why David Rosenberg is keen on Canada's banks http://stks.co/3zS4 $NA.CA $RY $RY.CA $TD $TD.CA $BMO $BMO.CA $CM $CM.CA $BNS $BNS.CA
about 3 days ago by michaelbabad
RT @ScottAdams_Edit Canadian banks: Don't rush to buy them http://stks.co/3xRw $BMO.CA $CM.CA $RY.CA $TD.CA $BNS.CA $BMO $CM $TD $RY $BNS
about 5 days ago by eyeonequities
Canadian banks: Don't rush to buy them http://stks.co/3wBP $BMO.CA $CM.CA $RY.CA $TD.CA $BNS.CA $BMO $CM $TD $RY $BNS
about 6 days ago by ScottAdams_Edit
Some other potl Buffet buys $TD $BNS $RY
about 20 days ago by TrendHunter
RT @Iamfree4Lunch Canadians Dominate World’s 10 Strongest Banks http://stks.co/3eSO via @BloombergMrkts $FXC; $CM; $TD; $RY; $BNS; $BMO
about 25 days ago by tsxstocks
The Safe Haven of Canadian Banks
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$RY,$CY,$BNS,$TD,$BMO At Canada banks, mediocre returns are still enough for a big exec payday http://stks.co/3Bni
about 55 days ago by eyeonequities
$BNS http://stks.co/2p7l long setup
about 76 days ago by stt2318
Today's top business news http://stks.co/2iT2 $AC.B.CA $HG_F $BNS $BNS.CA $GW.CA $AAPL #cdnecon #greece #eurozone
about 81 days ago by michaelbabad
$RY, $TD and $BNS charts looks bearish.
about 81 days ago by Noviceadvisor
This morning's top business news http://stks.co/2hx3 $AC.B.CA $HG_F $BNS $BNS.CA $GW.CA $AAPL #greece #eurozone #cdnecon #ipad
about 82 days ago by michaelbabad
Bank of Nova Scotia acquires Howard Weil http://stks.co/2hoa $BNS $BNS.CA
about 82 days ago by michaelbabad
O Canada! Interesting deal in the brokerage world. Toronto's Scotiabank ($BNS) buying New Orleans-based energy boutique firm Howard Weil.
about 82 days ago by lamonicabuzz
Bank of Nova Scotia to acquire U.S. energy investment boutique Howard Weil Inc. Details soon from @globebusiness $BNS $BNS.CA
about 82 days ago by michaelbabad
Nice earnings report for $BNS. It will be interesting to see if the canadian banks can keep it up if resources really take a bigger turn.
about 82 days ago by bradloncar
Nice! Scotiabank ($BNS) increases its dividend (again) http://stks.co/2hWY #dividendinvestor
about 82 days ago by mitchfanning
Today's top business news http://stks.co/2hJB $BNS $BNS.CA $IBM $C $GC_F $CL_F $$ #eurozone #greece #cdnecon #cdnpoli
about 82 days ago by michaelbabad
This morning's top business news http://stks.co/2grm $BNS $BNS.CA $GC_F $CL_F #cdnecon #cdnpoli #greece #eurozone
about 83 days ago by michaelbabad
And this time with the link: http://stks.co/2gfU Where things stand before North American #markets open $BNS $BNS.CA #eurozone #greece
about 83 days ago by michaelbabad
Where things stand before North American #markets open $BNS $BNS.CA #eurozone #greece
about 83 days ago by michaelbabad
Bank of Nova Scotia hikes dividend, post higher Q1 http://stks.co/2gfC $BNS $BNS.CA
about 83 days ago by michaelbabad
Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia hikes dividend by 3 cents as Q1 EPS jump to $1.20. Details soon from #globebusiness $BNS $BNS.CA
about 83 days ago by michaelbabad

Recent Quotes

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