---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000066570-23-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSA"
cik: "0000066570"
company_name: "MSA Safety Inc"
filed_at: "2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T15:03:45.493615+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSA Safety Q3 net sales $447M (+17% YoY), diluted EPS $1.65, raises FY sales outlook to mid-teens

## Summary
- Net sales $447M (+17% YoY); GAAP op income $94M (21.1% of sales); adj op income $101M (22.7% of sales).
- GAAP diluted EPS $1.65; adjusted diluted EPS $1.78 (+23% YoY).
- Raised full-year 2023 sales growth outlook to mid-teens from prior guidance.
- Americas segment net sales $314.3M (+14%); International $132.5M (+25%).
- Repaid $68M debt; paid $18M dividends; net leverage improved to 1.3x from 1.7x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066570-23-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSA
- cik: 0000066570
- company_name: MSA Safety Inc
- filed_at: 2023-10-24T23:59:59+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/66570/000006657023000040/0000066570-23-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000040/msa-20231024.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MSA Safety Inc reported the quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $447 million, net income $65 million, EPS $1.65 per diluted share. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $447 million
  - Net income: $65 million
  - EPS: $1.65 per diluted share
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: and solutions provider MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2023. Quarterly Highlights • Achieved quarterly net sales of $447 million, a 17% increase year-over-year, reflecting broad-based strength across MSA's product portfolio and regions. • Generated GAAP operating income of $94 million, or 21.1% of sales,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657023000040/0000066570-23-000040-index.htm

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