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Bank of Nova Scotia (Bank of Nova Scotia) Tangible Book per Share : $32.31 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Bank of Nova Scotia Tangible Book per Share?

Tangible book value per share is calculated as the total tangible equity divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Total tangible equity is calculated as the Total Stockholders Equity minus Preferred Stock minus Intangible Assets. Bank of Nova Scotia's tangible book value per share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $32.31.

Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


Bank of Nova Scotia Tangible Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bank of Nova Scotia's Tangible Book per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Bank of Nova Scotia Tangible Book per Share Chart

Bank of Nova Scotia Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Tangible Book per Share
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Bank of Nova Scotia Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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Competitive Comparison of Bank of Nova Scotia's Tangible Book per Share

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Bank of Nova Scotia's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Bank of Nova Scotia's Price-to-Tangible-Book Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Bank of Nova Scotia's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bank of Nova Scotia's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.



Bank of Nova Scotia Tangible Book per Share Calculation

Bank of Nova Scotia's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(56102.684-5889.002-12538.652)/1214.04
=31.03

Bank of Nova Scotia's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(58672.428-6540.267-12650.674)/1222.13
=32.31

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total equity is a balance sheet item and equal to total assets less total liabilities of the company. Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.


Bank of Nova Scotia  (NYSE:BNS) Tangible Book per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Bank of Nova Scotia (Bank of Nova Scotia) Business Description

Address
1709 Hollis Street, Scotia Plaza, 8th floor, Halifax, NS, CAN, B3J 1W1
Bank of Nova Scotia is a global financial services provider. The bank has five business segments: Canadian banking, international banking, global wealth management, global banking and markets, and other. It offers a range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. The bank's international operations span numerous countries and are more concentrated in Central and South America.

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