bank of nova scotia on tuesday reported a 33 rise in thirdquarter net profit on the back of higher revenue and lower credit provision losses the canadian bank made a net income attributable to shareholders for the three months ended july 31 of c254 billion us195 billion compared with c246 billion for the same period a year earlier earnings per share were c209 up from c199 while adjusted earningswhich strips out exceptional and other oneoff itemswere c210 a share up from c201 for the year prior adjusted eps consensus taken from factset was c211 a share total revenue rose to c78 billion from c776 billion but missed a consensus of c816 billion the bank booked a provision for credit losses of c412 million compared with c380 million scotiabanks tier 1 capital ratio which measures the equity capital and disclosed reserves stood at 114 at the end of the quarter down about 20 basis points from the prior quarter