Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) reported quarterly earnings of $1.47 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.46 by 0.68 percent. This is a 38.68 percent increase over earnings of $1.06 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $7.174 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $6.770 billion by 5.97 percent. This is a 13.42 percent increase over sales of $6.325 billion the same period last year.