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Bank of Nova Scotia (Bank of Nova Scotia) Cash Flow from Investing : $-9,259 Mil (TTM As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Bank of Nova Scotia Cash Flow from Investing?

Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).

For the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Bank of Nova Scotia spent $109 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained $0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent $0 Mil on purchasing business. It gained $0 Mil from selling business. It spent $29,633 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained $13,305 Mil from selling investments. It paid $0Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it received $15,549 Mil from other investing activities. In all, Bank of Nova Scotia spent $889 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Jan. 2024.


Bank of Nova Scotia Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bank of Nova Scotia's Cash Flow from Investing 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 Cash Flow from Investing Chart

Bank of Nova Scotia Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Cash Flow from Investing
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Bank of Nova Scotia Quarterly Data
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Cash Flow from Investing Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -14,208.76 11,694.60 -15,456.06 -4,608.37 -888.77

Bank of Nova Scotia Cash Flow from Investing Calculation

Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).

If a company spends cash on property, plant and equipment (PPE), this will reduce their cash position. This is called Capital Expenditures (CPEX).

Likewise, if a company buys another company for cash, this will reduce their cash position.

Bank of Nova Scotia's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as:

Bank of Nova Scotia's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:


Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-9,259 Mil.

* 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.


Bank of Nova Scotia  (NYSE:BNS) Cash Flow from Investing Explanation

Cash flow from investing contains nine items:

1. Purchase Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Purchase of PPE indicates the amount used to purchase property, plant, and equipment.

Bank of Nova Scotia's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-109 Mil. It means Bank of Nova Scotia spent $109 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment.

In the capital spending for property, plant and equipment (PPE), some part of spending may be from the expansion of business. The business needs more property, plant and equipment (PPE) as it grows. Another part may be from replacement of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of existing business. For some companies, the cash spent on replacing of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business will be close to the depreciation of property, plant and equipment (PPE) reported in the income statement.

In Warren Buffett's definition of Owner's Earnings, he deducts the estimate of the cost of replacing the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business from cash flow from operations. The cash spent on the new property, plant, and equipment is not deducted. The reason is because these are not costs of the existing business. In his 1986 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett wrote this about owner earnings:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume....Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

2. Sale Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Sale of PPE indicates the amount gained from selling property, plant, and equipment.

Bank of Nova Scotia's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0 Mil. It means Bank of Nova Scotia gained $0 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

3.Purchase Of Business:
Purchase of business indicates the amount used to purchase business.

Bank of Nova Scotia's purchase of business for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0 Mil. It means Bank of Nova Scotia spent $0 Mil on purchasing business.

4. Sale Of Business:
Sale of business indicates the amount gained from selling business.

Bank of Nova Scotia's sale of business for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0 Mil. It means Bank of Nova Scotia gained $0 Mil from selling business.

5. Purchase Of Investment:
Purchase of Investments represents cash outflow on the purchase of investments in securities.

Bank of Nova Scotia's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-29,633 Mil. It means Bank of Nova Scotia spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}29,633 Mil on purchasing investments.

6. Sale Of Investment:
Sale of Investments represents cash inflow on the sale of investments in securities.

Bank of Nova Scotia's sale of investment for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $13,305 Mil. It means Bank of Nova Scotia gained $13,305 Mil from selling investments.

7. Net Intangibles Purchase And Sale:
Net Intangibles purchase and sale means the net cash inflow received by a company that comes from the purchase and sale of intangibles. It equals the cash received from sale of intangibles minus the cash spent on purchasing intangibles.

Bank of Nova Scotia's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0 Mil. It means Bank of Nova Scotia paid $0 Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale.

8. Cash From Discontinued Investing Activities:
Cash from discontinued investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from the discontinued investing activities.

Bank of Nova Scotia's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was 0 Mil. It means Bank of Nova Scotia paid $0 Mil for discontinued investing activities.

9. Cash From Other Investing Activities:
Cash from other investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from other investing activities.

Bank of Nova Scotia's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $15,549 Mil. It means Bank of Nova Scotia received $15,549 Mil from other investing activities.


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

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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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