earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.80
MSA Safety Reports Q4 2024 Net Sales of $500M, EPS of $2.22; Full Year EPS $7.21
MSA Safety Inc
2024-FY EPS reported
$7.21
revenue$1,808,140,000
- Q4 2024 net sales $500M, up 1% GAAP and 2% organic year-over-year; GAAP operating income $118M (23.5% of sales).
- Q4 GAAP net income $88M, diluted EPS $2.22; adjusted EPS $2.25, up 9% from prior year.
- Full year 2024 net sales $1.8B, up 1%; GAAP net income $285M, diluted EPS $7.21; adjusted EPS $7.70, up 10%.
- Repaid $94M of debt in 2024, returned $79M via dividends and $30M in share repurchases; net leverage 0.7x.
- 2025 outlook: expects low-single digit organic sales growth; cites mixed industrial demand and FX headwinds.