---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000066570-24-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSA"
cik: "0000066570"
company_name: "MSA Safety Inc"
filed_at: "2024-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T05:56:08.989676+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSA Safety Q1 2024: sales $413M (+4% YoY), adjusted EPS $1.61 (+18%), margin expands

## Summary
- Net sales $413M (+4% YoY); GAAP diluted EPS $1.47 vs (3.83) loss last year.
- Adjusted operating income $88M, margin 21.3% (up from 19.4%); adjusted EBITDA $101M, margin 24.5%.
- Americas segment sales $295.5M (+5%) with 29.2% adjusted op margin; International $117.8M (flat) with 11.5% margin.
- Maintained full-year mid-single digit sales growth outlook; Investor Day on May 22, 2024 announced.
- Cash flow from operations $50.9M; capex $11M; returned $18.5M via dividends; repaid $5M debt.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066570-24-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSA
- cik: 0000066570
- company_name: MSA Safety Inc
- filed_at: 2024-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657024000019/0000066570-24-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657024000019/msa-20240429.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MSA Safety Inc reported the quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $413 million, net income $58 million, or $1.47 per diluted share, EPS $1.47 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $413 million
  - Net income: $58 million, or $1.47 per diluted share
  - EPS: $1.47 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: and solutions provider MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2024. Quarterly Highlights • Achieved quarterly net sales of $413 million, a 4% increase year-over-year. • Generated GAAP operating income of $80 million, or 19.4% of sales, and adjusted operating income of $88 million, or 21.3% of sales. • Recorded
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657024000019/0000066570-24-000019-index.htm

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