** Shares in Norma Group NOEJ.DE are up 3% in early trade
after the automotive and industrial supplier reported Q2 results
and confirmed FY guidance
** The company posted Q2 sales of EUR 324 mln (1.5% below
Refinitiv average estimates of EUR 329 mln) and adj EBIT of EUR
27.1 mln (5.2% above Refinitiv average estimates of EUR 25.7
mln), resulting in an adj EBIT margin of 8.4%
** "Margin beat despite slight sales miss should be good
enough for a bounce," a local trader says
** Norma Group is at the top of the German small-cap index
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(Reporting by Amir Orusov)
((Amir.orusov@thomsonreuters.com))