** Shares of industrial machinery and equipment distributor
DXP Enterprises Inc DXPE.O up 4.11% at $27.13
** Co reports Q1 earnings of 95 cents per share, above
analysts' est. of 56 cents per share - Refinitiv data
** Q1 rev of $424.3 mln also tops analysts' est. of $369 mln
** "We have diversified our end markets and business model
exposure. Our acquisitions continued to perform well,
contributing strongly to our overall sales and adjusted EBITDA
growth for the quarter" - CFO Kent Yee
** DXPE stock down ~1% YTD
(Reporting by Rupali Chaudhary in Bengaluru)
((Rupali.chaudhary@thomsonreuters.com))