Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS)

NYSE · Financial · Banks - Diversified · Canada

Bank Of Nova Scotia is a large cap company (market value between $10 billion and $200 billion) in the Banks - Diversified industry.

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Bank Of Nova Scotia stock.

Our verdict on BNS

Overvalued: intrinsic value $59.89 per share, market price $93.76, margin of safety -56.5% (as of 2026-10-30).

Book value at 1.15x, the multiple a 11.6% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $59.89; the price of $93.76 is 57% above that value.

Leak Score: 44/100 on 9 of 12 signals (On Watch).

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Is BNS undervalued or overvalued?

BNS is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-30 close). Book value at 1.15x, the multiple a 11.6% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $59.89; the price of $93.76 is 57% above that value.

What is the intrinsic value of BNS?

$59.89 per share (as of the 2026-10-30 close), against a market price of $93.76. That is a margin of safety of -56.5%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What return is priced into BNS stock?

The price needs the bank to earn more on its equity than it does today. Return on equity the price needs: 18.2%. Return on equity it earns: 11.6%.

What is Bank Of Nova Scotia's Leak Score?

44 out of 100, which we rate "On Watch", on 9 of 12 value investing signals.