BMO announces Q2 profits that exceed Analysts Expectations

Bank reported doubling of profit in some divisions and strong profit versus loss a year ago

 

The Bank of Montreal released their Q2 results today and beat analysts expectation.

Canada’s 4th largest lender announced profits for their capital markets unit of just over a half a billion dollars and reverse a 68 million dollar loss a year ago in the same period.

The Wealth Management Department at the bank announced that profits there had doubled to $346 million dollars.

On a share level the net profit translated into $3.13 per share with analysts expecting $2.77 per share.