Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS) reported quarterly earnings of $2.28 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.09 by 9.09 percent. This is a 21.28 percent increase over earnings of $1.88 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $10.535 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $10.012 billion by 5.22 percent. This is a 11.06 percent increase over sales of $9.486 billion the same period last year.