---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000066570-23-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSA"
cik: "0000066570"
company_name: "MSA Safety Inc"
filed_at: "2023-07-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T22:28:25.303674+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSA Q2 net sales $447M (+20% YoY); raises FY sales outlook to low double-digits

## Summary
- Net sales $447M (+20% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.70; adjusted EPS $1.83 (+42% YoY on adjusted basis).
- GAAP operating income $95M (21.2% sales); adjusted operating income $104M (23.2% sales).
- Net income $67M (+41% YoY); cash flow from operations $95M; repaid $59M debt, paid $18M dividends.
- Raising FY 2023 sales growth outlook to low double-digits; net leverage improved to 1.7x from 2.0x.
- Americas segment sales $308M (+22% YoY), adjusted op margin 30.7%; International $139M (+16% YoY), adj op margin 15.7%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066570-23-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSA
- cik: 0000066570
- company_name: MSA Safety Inc
- filed_at: 2023-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000035/0000066570-23-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000035/msa-20230731.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MSA Safety Inc reported the quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $447 million, net income $67 million, EPS $1.70 per diluted share. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $447 million
  - Net income: $67 million
  - EPS: $1.70 per diluted share
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Global safety equipment and solutions provider MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2023. Quarterly Highlights • Achieved quarterly net sales of $447 million, a 20% increase year-over-year, reflecting broad-based strength across MSA's product portfolio and regions. • Generated GAAP operating income of $95 million, or 21.2% of sales, and adjusted operating income of $104 million, or 23.2% of sales. • Recorded GAAP net income of $67 million, or $1.70 per diluted share, and adjusted earnings of $72 million, or $1.83 per diluted share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000035/0000066570-23-000035-index.htm

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