Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2011)

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) reported Debt to Equity of $2.42 for Q4 2011, up 1468.04% year-over-year from $0.15 in Q4 2010, and up 1772.38% quarter-over-quarter from $0.13 in Q3 2011.

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2011) Analysis & Trends

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) has 3 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $2.42 in Q4 2011.

  • Debt to Equity for Q4 2011 came in at $2.42, up 1468.04% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Oct 2011 was $2.42 (up 1468.04% YoY), and the FY2011 annual result was $0.34, up 117.17% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity improved to $2.42 in Q4 2011 per BNS's latest filing, from $0.13 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $2.42 in Q4 2011 and troughed at -$0.44 in Q4 2009.
  • A 3-year average of $0.52 and a median of $0.15 in 2010 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2010 and 2011: Debt to Equity jumped 134.76% in 2010, then surged 1468.04% in 2011.
  • A 3-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at -$0.44 in 2009, then jumped by 134.76% to $0.15 in 2010, then surged by 1468.04% to $2.42 in 2011.
  • Business Quant data shows BNS's Debt to Equity at $2.42 in Q4 2011, $0.13 in Q3 2011, and $0.33 in Q2 2011.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 1,329,940,501.22 Bn 1,329,940,501.43 Bn - 0.00
2 Hsbc Holdings 37,228.00 Bn 37,228.45 Bn - -
3 Royal Bank Of Canada 2,913.28 Bn 2,841.72 Bn - -
4 Toronto Dominion Bank 959.65 Bn 952.85 Bn - -
5 Bank Of Montreal 416.15 Bn 416.15 Bn - 0.09
6 Bank Of America 390.60 Bn -216.10 Bn 29.24 Bn 1.20
7 Barclays 379.37 Bn -269.24 Bn - -
8 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 271.88 Bn -414.40 Bn 3.81 Bn 2.26
9 Wells Fargo & Company 252.38 Bn 177.30 Bn - 1.49
10 Bank Of Nova Scotia - - - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Oct 31, 2011 2.42
Jul 31, 2011 0.13
Apr 30, 2011 0.33
Oct 31, 2010 0.15
Oct 31, 2009 -0.44