MSA Safety Incorporporated Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

Free cash flow was a highlight. Beck said the company generated $106 million of free cash flow in the quarter, equal to 122% of earnings and up 13% from the prior year. MSA returned $61 million to shareholders in the quarter via $21 million in dividends and $40 million in share repurchases.Gross margin was 46.9%, up 40 basis points sequentially and flat year over year. Beck said year-over-year gross margin reflected the effects of MSA’s pricing actions to mitigate tariffs and inflation, as well as positive ...