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MSA Safety Incorporated MSA
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MSA Safety Incorporated Financial Ratios 2025-2011 | MSA
Brief overview of MSA Safety Incorporated's valuation multiples
The review covers five available annual periods spanning 2021 to 2025.
Key multiples at the end of the period are P/E 91.71x (median 91.71x), EV/EBITDA 98.96x (median 25.65x), P/S 4.25x (median 3.82x). The multiple basket looks neutral against its history, differing from median levels by roughly 0%.
The 1/P/E calculation produces a 1.1% earnings yield. It does not capture future growth or capital structure.
Current measures of operating quality are ROE 6.4%, ROA 3.4%, ROCE 27.2%. Profitability remains low. Market valuation has limited fundamental support until resource returns improve.
On PEG (1.45x), the market prices growth without an obvious discount or excessive premium.
The cash return period is stable at 132.2 days initially and 133.5 days at the end.
What the ratios show
MSA Safety Incorporated's profile looks neutral, with price and fundamental efficiency broadly aligned.
Annual Financial Ratios MSA Safety Incorporated
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E |
91.7 | 70.6 | 120.0 | 30.8 | 250.7 | 48.1 | 39.2 | 30.4 | 114.8 | 29.7 | 22.5 | 18.3 | 21.8 | 18.4 | 17.0 |
P/S |
4.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
EPS |
2.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
EV (Enterprise Value) |
8.99 B | 7.11 B | 8.08 B | 6.83 B | 6.77 B | 6.87 B | 6.2 B | 4.6 B | 3.94 B | 3.41 B | 2.4 B | 2.24 B | 2.49 B | 2.23 B | 1.81 B |
EBITDA per Share |
11.3 | 11.5 | 7.43 | 7.53 | 1.74 | 5.44 | 6.67 | 5.91 | 2.74 | 5.5 | 4.53 | 4.69 | 4.68 | 4.71 | 4.5 |
EV/EBITDA |
99.0 | 25.7 | 21.5 | 17.6 | 32.0 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 9.0 | ||||
PEG |
1.45 | 1.18 | 2.33 | 0.41 | -161.57 | 2.95 | 4.36 | 0.08 | -1.59 | 1.0 | -1.11 | 4.99 | -6.67 | 0.65 | 0.21 |
P/B |
5.8 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
P/CF |
21.9 | 20.9 | 75.7 | 35.2 | 26.9 | 28.9 | 41.6 | 16.4 | 14.5 | 25.0 | 83.9 | 22.1 | 25.9 | 14.1 | 21.7 |
ROE % |
6.36 | 7.69 | 6.06 | 19.45 | 2.56 | 15.47 | 18.80 | 19.59 | 4.36 | 16.47 | 13.71 | 16.58 | 15.58 | 19.58 | 16.11 |
ROA % |
3.40 | 3.99 | 2.70 | 7.56 | 0.89 | 6.46 | 7.84 | 7.72 | 1.54 | 6.79 | 4.97 | 7.00 | 7.15 | 8.15 | 6.26 |
ROCE % |
27.20 | 34.04 | 23.93 | 25.89 | 2.73 | 21.44 | 15.04 | 14.26 | 4.74 | 15.07 | 11.70 | 14.00 | 13.60 | 15.23 | 13.78 |
Current Ratio |
2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
DSO |
57.0 | 57.9 | 60.4 | 65.8 | 66.0 | 68.7 | 67.4 | 66.8 | 79.8 | 67.9 | 78.0 | 69.0 | 68.8 | 61.7 | 63.9 |
DIO |
116.3 | 113.5 | 123.1 | 132.2 | 111.3 | 92.8 | 88.2 | 76.6 | 85.5 | 60.1 | 72.9 | 72.6 | 81.2 | 74.7 | 73.5 |
DPO |
39.8 | 42.4 | 43.8 | 46.9 | 45.0 | 42.7 | 42.5 | 38.3 | 48.4 | 36.6 | 39.5 | 41.4 | 39.7 | 32.6 | 26.1 |
Operating Cycle |
173.3 | 171.4 | 183.5 | 198.1 | 177.3 | 161.5 | 155.6 | 143.4 | 165.2 | 128.0 | 150.9 | 141.5 | 150.0 | 136.4 | 137.4 |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
133.5 | 129.1 | 139.7 | 151.2 | 132.2 | 118.8 | 113.1 | 105.1 | 116.8 | 91.4 | 111.4 | 100.1 | 110.3 | 103.8 | 111.3 |
All numbers in USD currency
Quarterly Financial Ratios MSA Safety Incorporated
| 2026-Q1 | 2025-Q4 | 2025-Q2 | 2025-Q1 | 2024-Q4 | 2024-Q3 | 2024-Q2 | 2024-Q1 | 2023-Q4 | 2023-Q3 | 2023-Q2 | 2023-Q1 | 2022-Q4 | 2022-Q3 | 2022-Q2 | 2022-Q1 | 2021-Q4 | 2021-Q3 | 2021-Q2 | 2021-Q1 | 2020-Q4 | 2020-Q3 | 2020-Q2 | 2020-Q1 | 2019-Q4 | 2019-Q3 | 2019-Q2 | 2019-Q1 | 2018-Q4 | 2018-Q3 | 2018-Q2 | 2018-Q1 | 2017-Q4 | 2017-Q3 | 2017-Q2 | 2017-Q1 | 2016-Q4 | 2016-Q3 | 2016-Q2 | 2016-Q1 | 2015-Q4 | 2015-Q3 | 2015-Q2 | 2015-Q1 | 2014-Q4 | 2014-Q3 | 2014-Q2 | 2014-Q1 | 2013-Q4 | 2013-Q3 | 2013-Q2 | 2013-Q1 | 2012-Q4 | 2012-Q3 | 2012-Q2 | 2012-Q1 | 2011-Q4 | 2011-Q3 | 2011-Q2 | 2011-Q1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EPS |
1.83 | - | 1.6 | 1.51 | - | 1.69 | 1.83 | 1.48 | - | 1.66 | 1.71 | -3.83 | - | 1.15 | 1.21 | 0.9 | -1.57 | 0.54 | 0.64 | 0.93 | 0.39 | 0.75 | 0.93 | 1.12 | 0.8 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 0.6 | 0.65 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.85 | -0.87 | 0.84 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.83 | 0.31 | 0.56 | 0.43 | 0.65 | 0.26 | 0.88 | 0.52 | 0.6 | 0.38 | 0.67 | 0.52 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.76 | 0.65 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.36 |
EBITDA per Share |
2.87 | - | 2.65 | 2.39 | - | - | 2.94 | 2.43 | - | - | - | -1.16 | - | 2.71 | 1.57 | 1.45 | - | 1.75 | 1.19 | 1.4 | - | 1.31 | 1.5 | 1.76 | - | 1.79 | 1.65 | 1.08 | - | 1.29 | 1.47 | 1.42 | - | 1.77 | 0.82 | 0.72 | - | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.01 | - | 1.32 | 1.44 | 0.84 | - | 0.6 | 0.41 | 0.2 | - | 0.63 | 0.43 | 0.21 | - | 0.66 | 0.43 | 0.22 | - | 0.69 | 0.46 | 0.23 |
ROE % |
15.28 | 11.10 | 17.18 | 19.16 | 18.92 | 26.43 | 27.86 | 28.94 | -3.93 | 1.41 | -0.78 | -4.72 | 13.59 | 6.22 | -0.67 | 2.33 | 2.67 | 11.80 | 12.90 | 14.41 | 15.39 | 19.45 | 21.61 | 22.58 | 14.50 | 19.82 | 19.32 | 19.07 | 15.66 | 21.03 | 21.07 | 17.94 | 9.87 | 14.21 | 13.18 | 16.65 | 12.01 | 15.10 | 13.86 | 13.00 | 9.67 | 13.29 | 13.81 | 13.32 | 10.46 | 13.90 | 13.73 | 13.76 | 11.09 | 15.30 | 16.01 | 17.82 | 19.58 | 19.28 | 19.73 | 18.21 | 16.11 | 4.61 | 4.52 | 3.07 |
ROA % |
10.37 | 8.10 | 11.07 | 11.83 | 8.87 | 11.84 | 11.84 | 11.67 | -0.87 | 1.02 | -0.08 | -1.66 | 4.82 | 2.26 | -0.16 | 1.13 | 1.53 | 4.87 | 5.50 | 6.15 | 6.61 | 8.27 | 9.12 | 9.48 | 6.05 | 8.15 | 7.82 | 7.59 | 6.17 | 8.08 | 7.88 | 6.56 | 3.50 | 5.29 | 5.17 | 6.72 | 4.95 | 6.07 | 5.41 | 4.82 | 3.51 | 5.04 | 5.44 | 5.51 | 4.41 | 5.99 | 6.05 | 6.22 | 5.09 | 6.84 | 6.99 | 7.56 | 8.15 | 7.92 | 7.98 | 7.22 | 6.26 | 1.79 | 1.76 | 1.19 |
ROCE % |
20.57 | 15.21 | 23.56 | 26.37 | 26.07 | 36.91 | 39.39 | 41.15 | 14.46 | 22.10 | 18.90 | 12.42 | 17.55 | 21.48 | 12.82 | 16.99 | 13.51 | 18.64 | 19.84 | 21.70 | 18.48 | 26.70 | 29.78 | 31.26 | 20.15 | 26.46 | 24.56 | 24.44 | 20.70 | 27.38 | 27.74 | 22.61 | 12.05 | 19.22 | 19.71 | 26.04 | 20.90 | 26.02 | 23.97 | 22.77 | 17.26 | 17.26 | 12.13 | 4.75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Current Ratio |
2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | - | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | - | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
DSO |
62.1 | - | - | - | - | 60.8 | 57.0 | 63.3 | - | 61.0 | 59.4 | 66.1 | - | 29.8 | 29.9 | 68.7 | 52.7 | 59.8 | 60.4 | 70.6 | 59.3 | 75.6 | 73.2 | 67.9 | 62.0 | 66.3 | 66.6 | 70.0 | 61.8 | 67.5 | 65.9 | 68.5 | 64.4 | 75.2 | 77.2 | 77.9 | 64.6 | 68.7 | 64.6 | 72.3 | 67.8 | 77.6 | 74.0 | 79.0 | 62.0 | 70.1 | 68.3 | 70.9 | 62.7 | 69.0 | 64.0 | 66.2 | 61.8 | 64.5 | 62.5 | 63.0 | 57.9 | 58.9 | 59.6 | - |
DIO |
130.0 | - | - | - | - | 136.3 | 119.4 | 125.3 | - | 132.5 | 134.3 | 144.7 | - | 75.2 | 70.6 | 146.2 | - | 115.3 | 109.7 | 122.2 | - | 106.0 | 104.5 | 95.1 | - | 87.8 | 89.5 | 88.5 | - | 78.2 | 77.0 | 79.3 | - | 85.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DPO |
42.8 | - | - | - | - | 52.6 | 47.4 | 48.0 | - | 43.1 | 41.7 | 46.0 | - | 22.6 | 23.8 | 52.2 | - | 43.5 | 43.6 | 46.6 | - | 46.5 | 45.9 | 43.7 | - | 42.3 | 43.1 | 43.4 | - | 39.1 | 38.5 | 42.3 | - | 48.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
192.1 | - | 174.3 | - | - | 197.1 | 176.4 | 188.7 | - | 193.5 | 193.7 | 210.8 | - | 105.0 | 100.5 | 214.9 | 52.7 | 175.1 | 170.1 | 192.8 | 59.3 | 181.7 | 177.7 | 162.9 | 62.0 | 154.1 | 156.1 | 158.5 | 61.8 | 145.7 | 142.9 | 147.8 | 64.4 | 160.8 | 77.2 | 77.9 | 64.6 | 68.7 | 64.6 | 72.3 | 67.8 | 77.6 | 74.0 | 79.0 | 62.0 | 70.1 | 68.3 | 70.9 | 62.7 | 69.0 | 64.0 | 66.2 | 61.8 | 64.5 | 62.5 | 63.0 | 57.9 | 58.9 | 59.6 | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
149.3 | - | 132.1 | - | - | 144.4 | 129.0 | 140.7 | - | 150.3 | 152.0 | 164.7 | - | 82.4 | 76.7 | 162.7 | 52.7 | 131.7 | 126.5 | 146.1 | 59.3 | 135.1 | 131.8 | 119.2 | 62.0 | 111.8 | 113.0 | 115.1 | 61.8 | 106.6 | 104.4 | 105.5 | 64.4 | 112.4 | 77.2 | 77.9 | 64.6 | 68.7 | 64.6 | 72.3 | 67.8 | 77.6 | 74.0 | 79.0 | 62.0 | 70.1 | 68.3 | 70.9 | 62.7 | 69.0 | 64.0 | 66.2 | 61.8 | 64.5 | 62.5 | 63.0 | 57.9 | 58.9 | 59.6 | - |
All numbers in USD currency
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