In my Scotiabank (BNS) Is A Terrible Long-Term Investment post at Dividend Power, I explain why investors might want to cast their net wider. I last reviewed Scotiabank (BNS) in my August 25, 2022 'Avoid Scotiabank Despite Its Attractive Valuation' post on this site. In the Final Thoughts segment of that post, I indicate that [...]
Scotiabank (BNS) is an investment holding to which I pay very little attention. Quite frankly, if: I did not receive restricted share units as part of my employee compensation package an Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) did not exist in which employees receive a 50% match up to a specific amount it likely would not [...]
The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.to) has generated investment returns over the last several years which have lagged the other 4 of the Big 5 Canadian banks. This is partially attributed to the bank having exited 23 countries and 7 - 8 businesses within the past several months that were deemed non-strategic. The restructuring is [...]
Scotiabank (BNS) released its Q4 and FY2018 results on November 27, 2018. BNS has underperformed its Big 5 counterparts over various timeframes and shares are currently off ~21% from the 52 week high. Rather than view this as a negative I encourage investors to view this as a positive. The time to invest in great [...]
Summary BNS recently reported strong FY2017 results which coincided with a recommendation by PAA Research that investors short the Canadian banks. BNS generates 50+% of its revenue from Canada but its international operations are in 4 key countries where the GDP growth outlook is superior to that for Canada and the US. BNS continues to [...]
Summary This The Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Analysis is the fifth of a 6 part series covering the Big 6 Canadian Banks. BNS reported Q2 2017 results May 30th and its Liquidity Ratios continue to be strong thus providing investors with assurances that an investment in the bank is relatively safe. BNS is Canada’s [...]
