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Why banks always fail Sharia screening

Conventional banking and insurance are excluded under all three Sharia standards (AAOIFI, DJIM, MSCI Islamic) because their core revenue is interest (riba) on deposits/loans, and their balance sheets are dominated by interest-bearing liabilities. Even if you're comfortable with the sector exclusion, banks routinely have debt ratios above 200% of market cap, which fails Gate 2 across the board.

Summary: All FAIL all three standards.

Verdicts (AAOIFI default)

TickerCompanySectorDebtCashARVerdict
RYRoyal Bank of CanadaFAIL218.65%35.03%0.58%FAIL
TDThe Toronto-Dominion BankFAIL245.50%64.88%0.72%FAIL
BMOBank of MontrealFAIL260.02%65.25%3.54%FAIL
CMCanadian Imperial Bank of CommerceFAIL218.96%54.06%0.53%FAIL
BNSThe Bank of Nova ScotiaFAIL327.28%68.56%0.53%FAIL
NANano Labs LtdPASS548.51%881.41%0.03%FAIL
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.FAIL59.57%40.91%2.52%FAIL
BACBank of America CorporationFAIL96.00%62.79%2.88%FAIL
WFCWells Fargo & CompanyFAIL76.61%69.14%1.07%FAIL
CCitigroup Inc.FAIL164.24%156.15%2.36%FAIL
GSThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.FAIL140.86%59.92%10.27%FAIL
MSMorgan StanleyFAIL122.44%26.87%8.08%FAIL
VVisa Inc.FAIL4.01%3.03%3.14%FAIL

Verdicts shown for AAOIFI standard. Run any ticker against all three standards in the dashboard. Educational use only — confirm with your qualified scholar.

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