Key Takeaways
- The Bank of Nova Scotia on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit below what analysts expected, with elevated costs offsetting improved revenue.
- Revenue rose nearly 4% year-over-year, but profit dropped roughly 13% due to the higher costs and provisions for credit losses.
- Scotiabank CEO Scott Thomson noted the bank's recent investment in KeyCorp as a potential growth opportunity that can improve the company's overall profitability.
The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) on Tuesday reported higher third-quarter revenue but lower profit than last year, as its costs and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:provisions for credit losses (PCL) rose.
The nearly 4% year-over-year bump in revenue to 8.36 billion 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Canadian dollars ($6.21 billion) was almost entirely due to a nearly C$300 million rise in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:net interest income (NII). Both revenue and profit fell short of analysts' consensus estimates compiled by Visible Alpha.
Higher Costs, PCL Drive Income Lower
Despite the higher revenue, Scotiabank faced higher costs and set aside more money to account for potential credit losses, leading the bank's profits to drop by nearly 13% to C$1.91 billion.
Scotiabank 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Scott Thomson saidಞ the bank fac💃ed a "continued challenging environment" in the quarter.
Thomson also noted the bank's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:recent investment in KeyCorp (KEY) as a prꦇoject that can "enhance near-term profitability, grow and diversify our well-esta🗹blished U.S. business, and create future strategic optionality for Scotiabank as we expand our presence in the North American corridor."
Scotiabank shares rose almost 3% to $49.93 as of 10:45 a.m. ET Tuesday t🧜o move into positive territory for the year.