Erste Group Bank (OTC: EBKDY) reported quarterly earnings of $1.44 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.41 by 2.13 percent. This is a 20 percent increase over earnings of $1.20 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.154 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.420 billion by 28.64 percent. This is a 45.35 percent increase over sales of $2.170 billion the same period last year.