MSA Safety
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Vitals
- Today's Low:
- $172.55
- Today's High:
- $175.34
- Open Price:
- $172.55
- 52W Low:
- $107.3843
- 52W High:
- $185.57
- Prev. Close:
- $173.06
- Volume:
- 66252
Company Statistics
- Market Cap.:
- $6.80 billion
- Book Value:
- 21.062
- Revenue TTM:
- $1.67 billion
- Operating Margin TTM:
- 22.2%
- Gross Profit TTM:
- $673.83 million
- Profit Margin:
- 0.8%
- Return on Assets TTM:
- 10.06%
- Return on Equity TTM:
- 1.6%
Company Profile
MSA Safety had its IPO on 1990-03-26 under the ticker symbol MSA.
The company operates in the Industrials sector and Security & Protection Services industry. MSA Safety has a staff strength of 5,000 employees.
Stock update
Shares of MSA Safety opened at $172.55 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.
The stocks traded within a range of $172.55 - $175.34, and closed at $172.87.
This is a -0.11% slip from the previous day's closing price.
A total volume of 66,252 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.
In the last one week, shares of MSA Safety have slipped by -6.57%.
MSA Safety's Key Ratios
MSA Safety has a market cap of $6.80 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 6.2836 and a price to sales ratio of 3.4621.
In the last 12-months MSA Safety’s revenue was $1.67 billion with a gross profit of $673.83 million and an EBITDA of $428.47 million. The EBITDA ratio measures MSA Safety's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.
In the trailing 12-month period, MSA Safety’s operating margin was 22.2% while its return on assets stood at 10.06% with a return of equity of 1.6%.
In Q2, MSA Safety’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 40.5% while revenue growth was a positive 20.1%.
MSA Safety’s PE and PEG Ratio
- Forward PE
- 0
- Trailing PE
- 524.4242
- PEG
- 1.7
Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.33 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 0 and a PEG multiple of 1.7. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.
The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into MSA Safety’s profitability.
MSA Safety stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 3.8329 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 37.3204. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.4621.
MSA Safety stock pays annual dividends of $1.85 per share, indicating a yield of 1.09% and a payout ratio of 28.88%.
Balance sheet and cash flow metrics
- Total Assets
- $2.20 billion
- Total Liabilities
- $299.95 million
- Operating Cash Flow
- $-7281000.00
- Capital Expenditure
- $9.92 million
- Dividend Payout Ratio
- 28.88%
MSA Safety ended 2024 with $2.20 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.20 billion while shareholder equity stood at $831.13 million.
MSA Safety ended 2024 with $102.74 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $299.95 million in other current liabilities, 294364000.00 in common stock, $1.04 billion in retained earnings and $626.26 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $146.90 million and cash and short-term investments were $146.90 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $26,492,000 while long-term debt stood at $787.53 million.
MSA Safety’s total current assets stands at $850.38 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0.00. Its net receivables were $302.20 million compared to accounts payable of $107.05 million and inventory worth $337.95 million.
In 2024, MSA Safety's operating cash flow was $-7281000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $9.92 million.
Comparatively, MSA Safety paid $0.29 in dividends in 2024.
Other key metrics
- Current Trading Price
- $172.87
- 52-Week High
- $185.57
- 52-Week Low
- $107.3843
- Analyst Target Price
- $163.5
MSA Safety stock is currently trading at $172.87 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $185.57 and a 52-week low of $185.57. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $163.5.
Its 50-day moving average was $173.1 and 200-day moving average was $146.68 The short ratio stood at 2.35 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.
Around 619.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8182.4% are held by institutions.
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About
MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products and software that protect people and facility infrastructures in the oil, gas, petrochemical, fire service, construction, industrial manufacturing applications, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration, utilities, military, and mining industries in North America, Latin America, and internationally. The company’s core product offerings include permanently installed fixed gas and flame detection instruments, such as permanently installed gas detection monitoring systems, and flame detectors and open-path infrared gas detectors, as well as replacement components and related services to detect the presence or absence of various gases in the air. Its core product offerings also comprise breathing apparatus products, such as self-contained breathing apparatus; hand-held portable gas detection instruments; industrial head protection products; firefighter helmets and protective apparel; and fall protection equipment, including confined space equipment, harnesses, lanyards, and self-retracting lifelines, as well as engineered systems. In addition, the company offers air-purifying respirators, eye and face protection products, ballistic helmets, and gas masks. It serves distributors and end-users through indirect and direct sales channels. The company offers its product under the V-Gard, Cairns, and Gallet brand names. MSA Safety Incorporated was founded in 1914 and is based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.