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Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 4.69 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-15), Bank of Nova Scotia's share price is C$65.47. Bank of Nova Scotia's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was C$13.96. Hence, Bank of Nova Scotia's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 4.69.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bank of Nova Scotia's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:BNS' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.72   Med: 4.56   Max: 390.96
Current: 4.76

During the past 13 years, Bank of Nova Scotia's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 390.96. The lowest was 0.72. And the median was 4.56.

TSX:BNS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
63.08% of 994 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 6.59 vs TSX:BNS: 4.76

Bank of Nova Scotia's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was C$1.76. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was C$13.96.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Bank of Nova Scotia was 31.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -16.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Bank of Nova Scotia's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 173.90% per year. The lowest was -124.40% per year. And the median was -10.00% per year.


Bank of Nova Scotia Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bank of Nova Scotia's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 1.23 - 4.86 2.16

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
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.76 - 3.34 2.16 4.50

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Bank of Nova Scotia's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Bank of Nova Scotia's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Bank of Nova Scotia Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Bank of Nova Scotia's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=65.47/13.958
=4.69

Bank of Nova Scotia's Share Price of today is C$65.47.
Bank of Nova Scotia's Free Cash Flow per Share 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 C$13.96.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Bank of Nova Scotia  (TSX:BNS) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS) 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.