Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS) reported quarterly earnings of $2.02 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.94 by 4.12 percent. This is a 32.89 percent increase over earnings of $1.52 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $9.837 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $9.673 billion by 1.69 percent. This is a 8.12 percent increase over sales of $9.098 billion the same period last year.