MSA Safety (MSA) Tops Q4 Earnings Estimates

Core Insights - MSA Safety reported quarterly earnings of $2.25 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.22 per share, and showing an increase from $2.06 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of 1.35% [1] - The company posted revenues of $499.7 million for the quarter ended December 2024, which was 3.52% below the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but an increase from $495.36 million year-over-year [2] - MSA Safety has surpassed consensus EPS estimates in all four of the last quarters, but has only topped revenue estimates once in the same period [2] Earnings Outlook - The future performance of MSA Safety's stock will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the trends in earnings estimate revisions [3][4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $1.71 on revenues of $421.6 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $7.99 on revenues of $1.86 billion [7] Industry Context - The Security and Safety Services industry, to which MSA Safety belongs, is currently ranked in the top 37% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8] - Empirical research suggests a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked using tools like the Zacks Rank [5][6]