BNS BN

BNS Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3

Financial Services · Banks - Diversified

5 · Fair Momentum 10.0 · Strong Safe

93.48

+1.36%

About the company

The Bank of Nova Scotia provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally. It operates through Canadian Banking, International Banking, Global Wealth Management, and Global Banking and Markets segments. The company offers financial advice and solutions, and banking products, including debit and credit cards, chequing and saving accounts, investments, mortgages, loans, and insurance to individuals; and retail automotive financing solutions. It also provides business banking solutions comprising lending, deposit, cash management, and trade finance solutions to small, medium, and large businesses. In addition, it provides wealth management advice and solutions, including online brokerage, mobile investment, full-service brokerage, trust, private banking, and private investment counsel services; and retail mutual funds, exchange traded funds, liquid alternatives, and institutional funds. The company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

3.52%
60.93%
3.29
113.9B
17.31
5.40
79.95

52-week range

93.5
low 63.0 high 95.7
Yield Growth Momentum Safety Value Health

Dividend deep dive

Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3 (BNS) operates in the Banks - Diversified industry within the Financial Services sector. The equity currently offers a dividend yield of 3.51%. This yield is below its 5-year historical average of 5.53% and also below its 5-year low of 4.55%, indicating a relatively high price compared to past yields. The company holds a dividend rating score of 6.0 out of 10. In terms of intrinsic metrics, BNS has a strong momentum score of 10.0 but a low value score of 1.7, suggesting it is performing well recently but may be considered expensive.

Dividend history

BNS currently has no dividend increase streak, with the dividend per share not consistently increasing year over year. The 3-year dividend CAGR is -2.52%, reflecting a recent decline in dividend growth. However, the 5-year dividend CAGR stands at 2.01%. Historical dividend payments include 2.346 USD in 2014, 2.162 USD in 2015, 2.222 USD in 2016, 2.422 USD in 2017, 2.518 USD in 2018, 2.656 USD in 2019, 2.68 USD in 2020, 2.864 USD in 2021, 3.196 USD in 2022, 3.096 USD in 2023, 3.138 USD in 2024, and 2.96 USD in 2025, demonstrating some fluctuations.

Dividend safety

The dividend for BNS is classified as 'safe'. The market payout ratio stands at 59.49% of earnings, which generally indicates adequate coverage.

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Price history

89.6 65.1 40.5 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2020-08 · 43.2 2020-09 · 41.5 2020-10 · 41.6 2020-11 · 48.8 2020-12 · 54.0 2021-01 · 53.3 2021-02 · 58.3 2021-03 · 62.5 2021-04 · 63.7 2021-05 · 67.3 2021-06 · 65.1 2021-07 · 62.4 2021-08 · 61.9 2021-09 · 61.5 2021-10 · 65.6 2021-11 · 62.4 2021-12 · 71.7 2022-01 · 72.0 2022-02 · 72.3 2022-03 · 71.7 2022-04 · 63.3 2022-05 · 67.7 2022-06 · 59.2 2022-07 · 61.0 2022-08 · 55.3 2022-09 · 47.6 2022-10 · 48.3 2022-11 · 52.2 2022-12 · 49.0 2023-01 · 54.1 2023-02 · 49.5 2023-03 · 50.4 2023-04 · 49.9 2023-05 · 48.3 2023-06 · 50.0 2023-07 · 50.4 2023-08 · 47.4 2023-09 · 45.6 2023-10 · 40.5 2023-11 · 44.8 2023-12 · 48.7 2024-01 · 46.8 2024-02 · 48.5 2024-03 · 51.8 2024-04 · 45.9 2024-05 · 47.3 2024-06 · 45.7 2024-07 · 46.7 2024-08 · 49.9 2024-09 · 54.5 2024-10 · 51.5 2024-11 · 57.0 2024-12 · 53.7 2025-01 · 51.2 2025-02 · 49.6 2025-03 · 47.4 2025-04 · 50.0 2025-05 · 53.5 2025-06 · 55.3 2025-07 · 55.6 2025-08 · 62.5 2025-09 · 64.7 2025-10 · 65.6 2025-11 · 69.3 2025-12 · 73.7 2026-01 · 74.7 2026-02 · 75.8 2026-03 · 69.3 2026-04 · 77.8 2026-05 · 80.0 2026-06 · 86.8 2026-07 · 89.6
Price

Dividend profile

Frequency
Semi-annual
Growth (TTM)
-73.8%
CAGR 3y
-2.5%
+2.0%
0 years

(5-year)

Now 3.5%
4.5% avg 5.5% 6.4%

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Dividend history

CAGR 3y -2.5% CAGR 5y +2.0%
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Per-share dividend by year

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Debt & leverage

Debt vs cash
Debt Cash
Total debt
349.9B USD
Total cash
531.2B USD

Latest reported balance-sheet figures.

Held by 2 investors

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