MSA Safety, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Gems, Jewellery And Watches
  • ISIN: US5534981064
USD
170.14
-6.47 (-3.66%)
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is MSA Safety, Inc. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 19.73%
2
Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.61 times
3
Positive results in Jun 25
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at USD 5.78
4
With ROCE of 26.28%, it has a expensive valuation with a 6.97 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -7.77%, its profits have fallen by -0.8%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to MSA Safety, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Gems, Jewellery And Watches should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Gems, Jewellery And Watches)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is MSA Safety, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
MSA Safety, Inc.
12.41%
-0.20
24.45%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.70
20.15%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.82%
EBIT Growth (5y)
14.52%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
11.67
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.61
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.28
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.06
Tax Ratio
24.09%
Dividend Payout Ratio
29.63%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
96.46%
ROCE (avg)
19.73%
ROE (avg)
15.12%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
38
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
7.97
EV to EBIT
28.16
EV to EBITDA
23.91
EV to Capital Employed
6.31
EV to Sales
6.04
PEG Ratio
26.99
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
22.39%
ROE (Latest)
20.96%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

12What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 363.86 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 6.4

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.24% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 34.7 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 6.4 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 510.91 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 137 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 115.73 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 88.83 MM

0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS

Here's what is working for MSA Safety, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 363.86 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 6.4 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 510.91 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 137 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 115.73 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 88.83 MM
in the last five periods
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Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 34.7 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.4 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.24% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Depreciation
Highest at USD 18.66 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)