vitesco technologies group ag said tuesday that its firstquarter earnings and sales were above expectations despite semiconductor shortages and the negative impact of supply chains related to the war in ukraine according to preliminary figures the german auto supplier said quarterly adjusted earnings before interest and taxes were around 45 million euros 482 million up from eur17 million in the same period last year sales in the three months to the end of march were around eur226 billion slightly below last years eur230 billion both figures were ahead of consensus expectations of eur32 million for adjusted ebit and eur214 billion for sales according to the company adjusted ebit margin for the period was 20 up from 07 last year and above consensus of 15 vitesco said the results came despite burdens related to the covid19 pandemic supply shortages for production components such as semiconductors and russias invasion of ukraine and the related negative impacts on global supply chains it said shares in frankfurt are up 09 on the news vitesco said it will release its full quarterly earnings on may 13