Is Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (BNS) stock halal?

Is Bank of Nova Scotia (The) stock halal? Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (BNS) is listed on TSX / NYSE and is covered in this site's broader research layer outside the tracked Sharia ETF set. Based on our research signals, this company does not currently look Sharia-friendly enough for a positive lean.

Current status

  • Ticker: BNS
  • Exchange: TSX / NYSE
  • Status: Outside the tracked Sharia ETF stock set
  • Research signal: looks constrained

Research factors

Sector: Financial Services

Industry: Banks - Diversified

Company name and listing descriptor suggest restricted activity exposure: core_conventional_finance.

  • Debt level: Total debt / Market capitalization is 250.22%. This is compared against a 33.00% reference threshold.
  • Cash / liquidity proxy: Cash and cash equivalents / Market capitalization is 389.66% using a proxy value. This is compared against a 33.00% reference threshold.
  • Receivables level: Accounts receivable / Market capitalization is 6.10%. This is compared against a 33.00% reference threshold.
  • Interest income proxy: Interest income / Total revenue is 155.27% using a proxy value. This is compared against a 5.00% reference threshold.

What this means

This company is part of the broader listed-stock research layer rather than the tracked Sharia ETF stock set.

We surface business-activity, debt, cash, receivables, and interest signals for due diligence, without claiming a religious ruling.

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