National Bank of Canada Beats Q2 Estimates With C$3.23 EPS

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 27

C$3.23 a share in fiscal Q2 topped the C$3.14 analyst forecast for National Bank of Canada in the three months through April.
Strength across the Montreal-based lender’s major business segments drove the earnings beat.
Lower-than-expected provisions for bad loans also supported the quarter, indicating less credit pressure than analysts had anticipated.

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