Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) reported quarterly earnings of $1.65 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.53 by 7.84 percent. This is a 20.44 percent increase over earnings of $1.37 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $7.610 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $7.204 billion by 5.64 percent. This is a 10.23 percent increase over sales of $6.904 billion the same period last year.