Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS.PR.O.PFD) GF Score : 80/100 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is Bank of Nova Scotia GF Score?

Bank of Nova Scotia has the GF Score of 80, which implies that the company is Likely to have average performance.

The GF Score is a stock performance ranking system developed by GuruFocus using five aspects of valuation, which has been found to be closely correlated to the long-term performances of stocks by backtesting from 2006 to 2021. The stocks with a higher GF Score generally generate higher returns than those with lower GF Scores. Therefore, when picking stocks, investors should invest in companies with high GF Scores. The GF Score ranges from 0 to 100, with 100 as the highest rank.

GF Score takes following five key aspects into consideration:

1. Financial Strength : 3/10
2. Profitability Rank : 6/10
3. Growth Rank : 7/10
4. GF Value Rank : 9/10
5. Momentum Rank : 10/10

Each one of these components is ranked and the ranks also have positive correlation with the long term performances of stocks. The GF score is calculated using the five key aspects of analysis. Through backtesting, we know that each of these key aspects has a different impact on the stock price performance. Thus, they are weighted differently when calculating the total score. The Profitability Rank and the Growth Rank are weighted fully, while other parameters have less weight.

Based on research and backtesting result, GuruFocus believes Bank of Nova Scotia is Likely to have average performance.

Please click GF Score to see more details on the GF Score's 5 Key Aspects of Analysis.

Competitive Comparison of Bank of Nova Scotia's GF Score

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Bank of Nova Scotia's GF Score, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Score 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 GF Score Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Bank of Nova Scotia's GF Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bank of Nova Scotia's GF Score falls into.

Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS.PR.O.PFD) GF Score Explanation

Based on the historical long-term performances among five valuation aspects, the GF Score is found to be closely correlated to the long-term performances of stocks. It ranges from 0 to 100, with 100 as the highest. GuruFocus divided GF Score into following 5 categories:

GF Score	Performance Potential and All-in-One Screener Examples ⁽¹⁾
91 - 100	Highest outperformance potential
81 - 90	Good outperformance potential
71 - 80	Likely to have average performance
51 - 70	Poor future performance potential
0 - 50	Worst future performance potential, or not enough data

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our GF Score filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab.

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Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS.PR.O.PFD) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

BNSPF.PFD:USA BNS:USA BNS:Mexico BKN:Germany BNS.PR.I.PFD:Canada BNS:Canada

Address

1709 Hollis Street, Scotia Plaza, 8th floor, Halifax, NS, CAN, B3J 1W1

Website

https://www.scotiabank.com

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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