** Shares of auto parts manufacturer Gentex Corp GNTX.O up
~1% at $26.54 premarket on Q1 results beat
** Co reports Q1 earnings of 42 cents/shr vs est of 38
cents/shr - Refinitiv data
** Co also beats Q1 sales expectations - Refintiv data
** GNTX expects FY23 revenue at $2.2 bln, slightly above
Wall St estimates of $2.1 bln - Refinitiv data
** Easing supply chain issues and improving demand
contributed to co's results - CEO Steve Downing
** Up to last close, stock had fallen 3% YTD
(Reporting by Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru)
((johann.mcherian@thomsonreuters.com;))