Feb 23 (Reuters) - Bank of Nova Scotia BNS.TO :
* SCOTIABANK REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2021 RESULTS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$1.86
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE C$1.53 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* Q1 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE C$1.88
* SCOTIABANK - QTRLY RETURN ON EQUITY OF 14.2%, UNCHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEAR
* SCOTIABANK - QTRLY TOTAL REVENUE $8.07 BILLION VERSUS $8.14 BILLION
* Q1 REVENUE VIEW C$7.74 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* SCOTIABANK - QTRLY NET INTEREST INCOME $4.35 BILLION VERSUS $4.39 BILLION
* SCOTIABANK - QTRLY PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES WAS $764 MILLION, COMPARED TO $926 MILLION
* SCOTIABANK - TOTAL ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES AS AT JANUARY 31, 2021 WAS $7,810 MILLION.
* SCOTIABANK - CET1 CAPITAL RATIO WAS 12.2% AT JANUARY 31, 2021, AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 40 BPS FROM PRIOR QUARTER