MSA Safety Incorporporated
MSA Industrials Security & Protection Services
MSA Safety Incorporporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.9 billion, up 3.69% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 6.16%, EPS grew 39.4%, free cash flow grew 118.3% and total debt fell 11.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) Beneish M-score
MSA Safety Incorporporated's Beneish M-score for fiscal 2025 is −2.50; values above −1.78 are the model's flag for possible earnings manipulation — a statistical screen, not a finding.
Beneish M-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Beneish M-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.50 | 0.00 |
| FY2024 | −2.50 | 0.12 |
| FY2023 | −2.62 | (0.30) |
| FY2022 | −2.31 | 0.53 |
| FY2021 | −2.84 | (0.22) |
| FY2020 | −2.63 | (0.16) |
| FY2019 | −2.47 | 0.39 |
| FY2018 | −2.86 | 0.03 |
| FY2017 | −2.89 | (0.21) |
| FY2016 | −2.68 | (0.26) |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days’ sales in receivables index | 1.06 | — | 0.97 | |
| Gross margin index | 1.02 | — | 0.54 | |
| Asset quality index | 1.02 | — | 0.41 | |
| Sales growth index | 1.04 | — | 0.92 | |
| Depreciation index | 1.15 | — | 0.13 | |
| SG&A index | 1.01 | — | −0.17 | |
| Total accruals to total assets | (0.03) | — | −0.16 | |
| Leverage index | 0.97 | — | −0.32 | |
| Beneish M-score | Low — no pattern the model associates with manipulation | −2.50 | ||
How the Beneish M-score works
M = −4.84 + 0.920 × DSRI + 0.528 × GMI + 0.404 × AQI + 0.892 × SGI + 0.115 × DEPI − 0.172 × SGAI + 4.679 × TATA − 0.327 × LVGI (Beneish, 1999): eight changes in the accounts from one fiscal year to the next, which the model weighs for the pattern seen in companies that later restated their earnings. Higher is worse.
| below −2.22 | Low — no pattern the model associates with manipulation |
|---|---|
| −2.22 to −1.78 | Elevated |
| above −1.78 | Flagged by the model |
−1.78 is the cut-off usually quoted from the paper, −2.22 a common conservative one. A statistical screen, not a finding of wrongdoing.
When asset quality, depreciation or SG&A cannot be worked out, that index is set to 1, as Beneish did, and the breakdown says so; with all three missing there is no score. Depreciation includes amortisation, and asset quality leaves out securities. Not worked out for banks, insurers and REITs.
Beneish M-score against peers
| Company | Beneish M-score |
|---|---|
| EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. compare | −3.2× |
| NSSC NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. compare | −3.0× |
| ADT ADT Inc. compare | −2.8× |
| BCO Brink's Company (The) compare | −2.7× |
| MSA MSA Safety Incorporporated | −2.5× |
| ALLE Allegion PLC compare | −2.5× |
| BRC Brady Corporation compare | −2.4× |
| CXW CoreCivic, Inc. compare | −2.1× |
| GEO Geo Group Inc (The) compare | −1.7× |
What Beneish M-score is
The Beneish M-Score combines eight year-on-year changes in the accounts into a statistical screen for patterns seen in companies that overstated earnings.
−4.84 + 0.920 × DSRI + 0.528 × GMI + 0.404 × AQI + 0.892 × SGI + 0.115 × DEPI − 0.172 × SGAI + 4.679 × TATA − 0.327 × LVGI