MSA Safety Inc
Business
MSA Safety Inc designs, manufactures and sells advanced safety products, technology and solutions to protect workers and facility infrastructure worldwide. Its main offerings include fire service equipment (SCBA, helmets, protective apparel), detection systems (fixed and portable gas and flame detectors) and industrial PPE (head protection, fall protection), supplemented by software and services under the MSA+ platform (e.g., MSA Grid, FireGrid). The company reports operations across Americas, International and Corporate, organized into four geographic operating segments. It sells via direct channels and a global network of authorized distributors to end-users in energy, fire service, construction, utilities and industrial markets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-14
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 1,875 | 1,808 | 1,788 | 1,528 | 1,400 | |
| Cost of products sold | 1,004 | 948 | 936 | 854 | 785 | |
| Gross profit | 871 | 860 | 852 | 674 | 615 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 414 | 395 | 397 | 339 | 333 | |
| Research and development | 65 | 67 | 68 | 57 | 58 | |
| Restructuring charges (Note 4) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 16 | |
| Currency exchange losses, net | 16 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 216,000 | |
| Loss on divestiture of MSA LLC (Note 21) | 0 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | |
| Product liability expense (Note 21) | 0 | 0 | 3,000 | 21 | 185 | |
| Operating income | 372 | 389 | 231 | 239 | 23 | |
| Interest expense | 32 | 37 | 47 | 22 | — | |
| Other income, net (Note 17) | −26 | −23 | −22 | −21 | −12 | |
| Total other expense, net | 5 | 14 | 25 | 604,000 | −824,000 | |
| Income before income taxes | 366 | 375 | 207 | 239 | 24 | |
| Provision for income taxes (Note 11) | 87 | 90 | 148 | 59 | 2 | |
| Net income | 279 | 285 | 59 | 180 | 22 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 7.11 | 7.24 | 1.49 | 4.58 | 0.54 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 7.09 | 7.21 | 1.48 | 4.56 | 0.54 | |
| Dividends per common share (in dollars per share) | 2.1 | 2 | 1.87 | 1.82 | 1.75 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 165 | 165 | 146 | 163 | 141 | |
| Trade receivables, less allowance for credit loss of $10,286 and $8,047 | 306 | 279 | 295 | 297 | 254 | |
| Inventories (Note 5) | 343 | 297 | 293 | 338 | 281 | |
| Prepaid income taxes | 22 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 21 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 32 | 44 | 40 | 44 | 43 | |
| Total current assets | 869 | 803 | 786 | 880 | 793 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 6) | 283 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 208 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net (Note 18) | 57 | 56 | 53 | 44 | 50 | |
| Prepaid pension cost (Note 16) | 279 | 225 | 172 | 142 | 163 | |
| Deferred tax assets (Note 11) | 21 | 26 | 33 | 25 | 35 | |
| Goodwill (Note 14) | 732 | 621 | 628 | 621 | 637 | |
| Intangible assets, net (Note 14) | 299 | 246 | 266 | 282 | 307 | |
| Other noncurrent assets | 14 | 17 | 20 | 137 | 159 | |
| Total assets | 2,554 | 2,206 | 2,170 | 2,377 | 2,396 | |
| Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt (Note 13) | 8 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 0 | |
| Accounts payable | 111 | 108 | 112 | 113 | 107 | |
| Employees compensation | 58 | 55 | 73 | 45 | 50 | |
| Income taxes payable (Note 11) | 14 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 5 | |
| Other current liabilities | 98 | 84 | 101 | 101 | 113 | |
| Total current liabilities | 289 | 288 | 333 | 346 | 331 | |
| Long-term debt, net (Note 13) | 573 | 482 | 575 | 565 | 598 | |
| Pensions (Note 16) and other employee benefits | 144 | 134 | 144 | 138 | 190 | |
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities (Note 18) | 46 | 46 | 44 | 35 | 41 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities (Note 11) | 128 | 108 | 102 | 32 | 33 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 8 | 5 | 4 | 337 | 370 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,187 | 1,062 | 1,203 | 1,453 | 1,562 | |
| Preferred stock, 4.5% cumulative, $50 par value (Note 8) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Common stock, no par value (180,000,000 shares authorized; 62,081,391 shares issued; 38,912,629 and 39,260,080 shares outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively) | 344 | 330 | 312 | 282 | 260 | |
| Treasury shares, at cost (Note 8) | −485 | −398 | −363 | −361 | −330 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 7) | −42 | −142 | −129 | −159 | −149 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,546 | 1,350 | 1,143 | 1,158 | 1,050 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 1,367 | 1,143 | 967 | 924 | 834 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 2,554 | 2,206 | 2,170 | 2,377 | 2,396 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 72 | 64 | 61 | 56 | 50 | |
| Tax-effected loss on divestiture of MSA LLC (Note 21) | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stock-based compensation (Note 12) | 15 | 18 | 30 | 20 | 19 | |
| Pension income (Note 16) | −14 | −8 | −8 | −11 | 2 | |
| Deferred income tax benefit (Note 11) | −5 | −98,000 | −9 | 5 | −39 | |
| Loss on asset write-down and dispositions, net | 1 | 819,000 | 173,000 | 6 | 788,000 | |
| Pension contributions (Note 16) | −7 | −8 | −5 | −5 | −6 | |
| Currency exchange losses, net | 16 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 216,000 | |
| Product liability expense (Note 21) | 0 | 0 | 3,000 | 21 | 185 | |
| Product liability payments (Note 21) | 0 | 0 | −5 | −37 | −40 | |
| Contribution on divestiture of MSA LLC (Note 21) | 0 | 0 | −341 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trade receivables | −5 | −1 | −7 | −39 | 4 | |
| Inventories (Note 5) | −10 | −15 | 52 | −67 | −18 | |
| Accounts payable | −5 | 3 | −5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Other current assets and liabilities | 27 | −49 | 54 | −2 | 823,000 | |
| Other noncurrent assets and liabilities | 295,000 | 3 | 2 | 3 | −13 | |
| Cash Flow From Operating Activities | 364 | 296 | 93 | 157 | 199 | |
| Capital expenditures | −68 | −54 | −43 | −43 | −44 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (Note 15) | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −392 | |
| Property disposals and other investing | 79,000 | 468,000 | 3 | −1 | −5 | |
| Cash Flow Used In Investing Activities | −258 | −54 | −40 | −4 | −415 | |
| Payments on long-term debt (Note 13) | −1,076 | −1,244 | −1,871 | −1,023 | −1,347 | |
| Proceeds from long-term debt (Note 13) | 1,144 | 1,150 | 1,895 | 1,010 | 1,640 | |
| Debt issuance costs | −3 | −200,000 | −1 | 0 | −2 | |
| Cash dividends paid | −82 | −79 | −73 | −71 | −69 | |
| Company stock purchases (Note 8) | −90 | −37 | −4 | −34 | −6 | |
| Exercise of stock options (Note 8) | 600,000 | 500,000 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| Employee stock purchase plan (Note 8) | 2 | 1 | 963,000 | 891,000 | 855,000 | |
| Cash Flow Used In Financing Activities | −105 | −209 | −52 | −113 | 204 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 127,000 | −17 | −17 | −17 | −7 | |
| Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 895,000 | 17 | −16 | 23 | −20 | |
| Interest paid in cash | 32 | 36 | 47 | 21 | 9 | |
| Income tax paid in cash | 102 | 103 | 69 | 60 | 46 |