---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000066570-22-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSA"
cik: "0000066570"
company_name: "MSA Safety Inc"
filed_at: "2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T03:40:09.893529+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSA Q1 sales +9% constant currency; adj EPS $1.10 vs $0.95 YoY

## Summary
- Total sales $331M (+7% reported, +9% constant currency); organic +4%, acquisitions +5%.
- GAAP EPS $0.90; adjusted EPS $1.10 vs $0.95 YoY; GAAP op margin 12.9%, adjusted 16.3%.
- Orders up double digits; book-to-bill 1.2x; record backlog; operating cash flow $24.5M (vs $45.6M).
- Americas sales $225.6M; adj op margin 23.2% (up from 21.7%); International adj op margin 8.6%.
- New product launches: ALTAIR io 4 wearable (shipping May) and V-Gard C1 hard hat with thermal barrier.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066570-22-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSA
- cik: 0000066570
- company_name: MSA Safety Inc
- filed_at: 2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657022000010/0000066570-22-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657022000010/msa-20220427.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-22-000010.txt

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