Scotiabank reports lower Q2 profit as it set aside more money for bad loans
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The Bank of Nova Scotia reported its second-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it set aside more money for loan losses.
The Bank of Nova Scotia reported its second-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it set aside more money for loan losses.
The bank said Tuesday its net income fell to $2.09 billion or $1.57 per diluted share for the quarter ended April 30, down from $2.15 billion or $1.68 per diluted share in the same quarter last year.
Revenue totalled $8.35 billion, up from $7.91 billion a year earlier.
The bank’s provision for credit losses for the quarter amounted to $1.01 billion, up from $709 million in the same quarter last year.
On an adjusted basis, Scotiabank says it earned $1.58 per diluted share in its latest quarter, down from an adjusted profit of $1.69 per diluted share a year earlier.
The average analyst estimate had been for a profit of $1.56 per share, according to data provided by LSEG Data & Analytics.
“The bank delivered solid results this quarter against a backdrop of ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, reporting positive operating leverage driven by revenue growth and continued expense discipline,” Scotiabank chief executive Scott Thomson said in a statement.
Scotiabank said its net income attributable to equity holders for its Canadian banking business totalled $1.01 billion, down from $1.06 billion a year earlier primarily to a higher provision for credit losses and non-interest expenses, partly offset by higher revenues.
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