HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HSBC) reported quarterly earnings of $0.37 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.32 by 15.62 percent. This is a 74.48 percent decrease over earnings of $1.45 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $16.400 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $17.103 billion by 4.11 percent. This is a 41.82 percent increase over sales of $11.564 billion the same period last year.