Bank Of Nova Scotia BNS
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Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2019)

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) posted quarterly Cash & Equivalents of $7.9 billion for Q3 2019, up 29.39% year-over-year from $6.1 billion in Q3 2018, and up 9.42% quarter-over-quarter from $7.3 billion in Q2 2019.

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) has reported Cash & Equivalents for 9 consecutive years, with $7.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2019.

  • In Q3 2019, Cash & Equivalents rose 29.39% year-over-year to $7.9 billion; the TTM figure through Jul 2019 stood at $7.9 billion (up 29.39% YoY), while the FY2018 annual figure was $7.0 billion, up 16.89% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Equivalents climbed to $7.9 billion in Q3 2019 per BNS's latest filing, from $7.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash & Equivalents topped out at $7.9 billion in Q3 2019 and bottomed at $5.1 billion in Q4 2015.
  • Historically, Cash & Equivalents has averaged $6.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $6.2 billion in 2017.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2016 — Cash & Equivalents increased 2.41% — and 2019, when it rose 29.39%.
  • Bank Of Nova Scotia's Cash & Equivalents stood at $5.1 billion in 2015, then advanced by 2.41% to $5.2 billion in 2016, then grew by 19.68% to $6.3 billion in 2017, then increased by 10.3% to $6.9 billion in 2018, then grew by 14.97% to $7.9 billion in 2019.
  • Business Quant data shows BNS's Cash & Equivalents at $7.9 billion in Q3 2019, $7.3 billion in Q2 2019, and $7.4 billion in Q1 2019.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Equiv. (Qtr)
1 Bank Of America 441.62 Bn -146.87 Bn 30.39 Bn 229.75 Bn
2 Hsbc Holdings 357.01 Bn 357.01 Bn - 227.80 Bn
3 Royal Bank Of Canada 286.58 Bn 87.66 Bn - 33.31 Bn
4 Wells Fargo & Company 254.86 Bn 50.89 Bn - -
5 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 251.70 Bn -141.92 Bn 10.89 Bn -
6 Citigroup 223.37 Bn -2,078.94 Bn 24.75 Bn -
7 Banco Santander 209.76 Bn 30.11 Bn - 160.42 Bn
8 Toronto Dominion Bank 194.48 Bn 19.99 Bn - 5.48 Bn
9 UBS Group AG 167.76 Bn -47.95 Bn - 215.72 Bn
10 Bank Of Nova Scotia 108.17 Bn -56.16 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2019 7.94 Bn
Apr 30, 2019 7.26 Bn
Jan 31, 2019 7.36 Bn
Oct 31, 2018 6.91 Bn
Jul 31, 2018 6.14 Bn
Apr 30, 2018 5.80 Bn
Jan 31, 2018 6.19 Bn
Oct 31, 2017 6.26 Bn
Oct 31, 2016 5.23 Bn
Oct 31, 2015 5.11 Bn
Oct 31, 2012 54.80 Bn
Jul 31, 2012 62.44 Bn
Apr 30, 2012 67.62 Bn
Jan 31, 2012 52.89 Bn
Oct 31, 2011 45.22 Bn
Jul 31, 2011 48.71 Bn
Apr 30, 2011 63.35 Bn
Jan 31, 2011 44.63 Bn
Oct 31, 2010 46.03 Bn
Apr 30, 2010 3.74 Bn