** Shares in Vitesco VTSCn.DE are up 4.4% after the German
EV components producer's preliminary FY earnings beat
expectations
** Jefferies says the company's preliminary earnings and
free cash flow for Q4 and FY22 came in above consensus
**
FCF
is up at EUR 123.2 million ($130.72 million)from EUR 113.3
million a year earlier
** "While revenue was in line with ours and consensus
expectations, adjusted EBIT came in at EUR 222.9 Mln ahead of
street expectations" J.P. Morgan says
** It now expects consensus estimates to move slightly
higher, saying it is currently 3% ahead of consensus on adjusted
EBIT forecasts for 2023
** The stock hits the top of German's small-cap index
.SDAXI
($1 = 0.9425 euros)
(Reporting by Ozan Ergenay)
((ozan.ergenay@thomsonreuters.com))