National Bank of Canada (OTC:NTIOF) reported quarterly earnings of $2.36 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.29 by 3.06 percent. This is a 18 percent increase over earnings of $2.00 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.849 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.640 billion by 7.92 percent. This is a 10.94 percent increase over sales of $2.568 billion the same period last year.