** Shares in PVA Tepla TPEG.DE drop 9.1% in early Frankfurt trade after the German industrial equipment maker gave a soft earnings guidance for 2025
** It expects annual EBITDA of 34-39 million euros ($37-42 million) vs LSEG consensus of 44 million euros, with a margin of only 17.7% vs 20.3% expected by analysts
** "Disappointing profitability should weigh on TPE shares today," a local trader says
** The stock is at the bottom of the German small-cap index .SDAXI
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(Reporting by Anastasiia Kozlova)
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