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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · MSA Safety (MSA)

MSA Safety Q4 EPS rises to $2.22 from $1.93; sees low-single-digit 2025 organic growth

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

MSA Safety reported fourth quarter and full year 2024 results. Fourth quarter net sales rose 1% to $500 million, and GAAP diluted EPS rose 15% to $2.22 from $1.93. Full year net sales were $1.8 billion, up 1%, and full year GAAP diluted EPS was $7.21 versus $1.48 in 2023, a figure that included a $129 million divestiture loss in 2023. Full year free cash flow fell 39% to $242 million, and the company expects low-single-digit full-year organic sales growth in 2025.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 net sales $500 million, up 1% GAAP and 2% organic; adjusted diluted EPS $2.25 versus $2.06
  • Full year 2024 net sales $1.8 billion, up 1%; adjusted diluted EPS $7.70 versus $7.03
  • Full year 2024 free cash flow $242 million versus $397 million in 2023
  • 2025 outlook: low-single-digit full-year organic sales growth; conference call February 13, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern

The filing

CompanyMSA Safety (MSA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 12, 2025, 5:02 PM ET
Accession number0000066570-25-000004

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:59 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 12, 2025.

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