Bank Of Nova Scotia BNS
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Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Loans - Loss Allowance (2016 - 2021)

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Bank Of Nova Scotia's Loans - Loss Allowance was $1.81 billion in fiscal Q4 2021 (quarter ended Oct 31, 2021), down 69.5% from $5.93 billion a year earlier.

Analysis

Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Loans - Loss Allowance (2016 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

From fiscal Q4 2016 onward, Bank Of Nova Scotia has reported Loans - Loss Allowance for 9 quarters.

  • Loans - Loss Allowance shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.1% (FY2016 to FY2021).
  • In earlier fiscal years, Loans - Loss Allowance was $5.93 billion in FY2020 (+106.2%), $2.88 billion in FY2019 (+67.6%), $1.72 billion in FY2018 (-0.2%) and $1.72 billion in FY2017 (-5.5%).
  • The fiscal Q4 2021 figure marks the lowest quarterly Loans - Loss Allowance since fiscal Q4 2018.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Loans - Loss Allowance (Qtr)
1 Citigroup 217.23 Bn -2,082.64 Bn 24.75 Bn 19.96 Bn
2 Bhp 215.58 Bn 159.38 Bn - -
3 Bank Of Nova Scotia 112.36 Bn -322.86 Bn - -
4 Nokia 58.28 Bn 58.28 Bn 2.58 Bn -
5 Haleon 40.29 Bn 33.48 Bn - -
6 Gold Fields 32.31 Bn 29.12 Bn - -
7 Sprott Physical Gold Trust 14.84 Bn 14.70 Bn - -
8 Sprott Physical Silver Trust 11.90 Bn 11.57 Bn - -
9 Magnum Ice Cream 10.88 Bn 9.56 Bn - -
10 Sprott Physical Gold & Silver Trust 7.92 Bn 7.86 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Oct 31, 2021 1.81 Bn
Oct 31, 2020 5.93 Bn
Oct 31, 2019 2.88 Bn
Oct 31, 2018 1.69 Bn
Jul 31, 2018 1.62 Bn
Apr 30, 2018 534.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2017 1.80 Bn
Jul 31, 2017 1.71 Bn
Oct 31, 2016 1.84 Bn
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