Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) reported quarterly earnings of $1.47 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.42 by 3.52 percent. This is a 16.67 percent increase over earnings of $1.26 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.918 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $6.850 billion by 0.99 percent. This is a 3.24 percent increase over sales of $6.701 billion the same period last year.