MSA Safety Announces Third Quarter Results

Rhea-AI Summary

MSA Safety reported Q3 2021 revenues of $340 million, up 12% year-over-year. Core product revenue increased by 19%, while GAAP operating income fell to $29 million (8.5% of sales). Earnings per diluted share were $0.48, down from $0.71 in Q3 2020. Adjusted operating income was $51 million (15% of sales). Operating cash flow improved to $46 million. The company completed its acquisition of Bacharach, enhancing its gas detection market position. However, inflationary pressures and supply chain challenges persist, impacting costs and driving record backlog levels.

Positive

• Total revenue increased by 12% year-over-year to $340 million.
• Core product revenue rose 19% on a reported basis.
• Operating cash flow improved to $46 million from $27 million a year ago.
• Acquisition of Bacharach enhances market presence in gas detection.

Negative

• GAAP operating income decreased to $29 million, from $41 million in Q3 2020.
• Earnings per diluted share dropped to $0.48 from $0.71 year-over-year.
• Adjusted operating income fell to $51 million from $54 million in the same period last year.
• Inflationary pressures and supply chain constraints are expected to continue affecting costs.

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global safety equipment manufacturer MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) today reported results for the third quarter of 2021.

Quarterly Highlights

• Total revenue was $340 million, increasing 12 percent from a year ago on a reported basis and 3 percent on an organic constant currency basis. Core product revenue was up 19 percent on a reported basis and 9 percent on an organic constant currency basis.
• GAAP operating income was $29 million or 8.5 percent of sales, compared to $41 million or 13.5 percent of sales in the same period a year ago. Adjusted operating income was $51 million or 15.0 percent of sales, compared to $54 million or 17.6 percent of sales in the same period a year ago.
• GAAP earnings were $19 million or $0.48 per diluted share, compared to $28 million or $0.71 per diluted share in the same period a year ago. Adjusted earnings were $37 million or $0.94 per diluted share, consistent with the same period a year ago.
• Operating cash flow was $46 million, compared to $27 million in the same period a year ago. The increase was driven by strong working capital management. In the third quarter, MSA completed the acquisition of Bacharach, Inc. and funded $17 million of dividends to shareholders.

Comments from Management

"MSA delivered double-digit growth in quarterly revenue and cash flow while broadening our reach in the safety market and launching ground-breaking safety solutions for our customers," said Nish Vartanian, MSA Chairman, President and CEO. "Order pace strengthened through the third quarter and demand is intact. At the same time, inflationary pressures and supply chain constraints have intensified, which is creating a very dynamic cost environment and driving backlog higher. Our book-to-bill ratio was in excess of 1x and backlog is trending at record levels," he said.

MSA completed its acquisition of Bacharach on July 1, 2021, a move that expands MSA's addressable market in the gas detection vertical.  "Bacharach is a leader in monitoring and managing the usage of refrigerants, which present risks to the environment, to workers, and to our customers' cost of doing business. The acquisition provides MSA with another avenue to help customers achieve their safety and sustainability goals, while also improving productivity," Mr. Vartanian said. He noted that integration activities are on track and Bacharach's order pace was up strongly in the quarter.

"In addition to completing strategic acquisitions, we continue to invest in R&D programs to bring advanced safety technologies to market. We recently unveiled the ALTAIR io™ 4 Gas Detection wearable device, which is a fully connected safety solution," he said. The gas detector works in concert with the company's new MSA+™ safety subscription offering to simplify safety through actionable data. "Our new connected services platform is a hardware/software combination that simplifies safety and increases productivity for our customers," Mr. Vartanian said.

"The strategic acquisitions we've made in 2021 and our innovative pipeline of new products and services position us well for the future. While we expect ongoing supply challenges to persist for the foreseeable future, I remain very confident in our ability to strengthen our market positions and advance our mission of safety as business conditions continue to improve," he concluded.

MSA Safety Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021				2020				2021				2020
Net sales	$	340,197			$	304,392			$	989,915			$	959,975
Cost of products sold	194,199				172,160				556,263				528,799
Gross profit	145,998				132,232				433,652				431,176
Selling, general and administrative	87,450				64,793				246,339				214,066
Research and development	14,946				13,851				42,149				41,723
Restructuring charges	3,853				7,603				12,239				18,475
Currency exchange losses (gains), net	100				2,759				(359)				3,821
Product liability expense	10,688				2,077				25,235				4,878
Operating income	28,961				41,149				108,049				148,213
Interest expense	3,764				2,305				7,847				7,907
Other income, net	(2,266)				(1,117)				(8,773)				(4,376)
Total other expense (income), net	1,498				1,188				(926)				3,531
Income before income taxes	27,463				39,961				108,975				144,682
Provision for income taxes	8,640				11,727				28,165				36,251
Net income	18,823				28,234				80,810				108,431
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—				(200)				(448)				(668)
Net income attributable to MSA Safety Incorporated	$	18,823			$	28,034			$	80,362			$	107,763
Earnings per share attributable to MSA Safety Incorporated common shareholders:
Basic	$	0.48			$	0.72			$	2.05			$	2.77
Diluted	$	0.48			$	0.71			$	2.04			$	2.74
Basic shares outstanding	39,194				38,906				39,152				38,853
Diluted shares outstanding	39,430				39,260				39,424				39,269

 

MSA Safety Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
	September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	117,302			$	160,672
Trade receivables, net	219,481				252,283
Inventories	249,449				197,819
Notes receivable, insurance companies	3,884				3,796
Other current assets	135,263				139,708
Total current assets	725,379				754,278
Property, net	204,410				189,620
Prepaid pension cost	108,842				97,545
Operating lease assets, net	50,731				53,451
Goodwill	636,113				443,272
Notes receivable, insurance companies, noncurrent	44,330				48,540
Insurance receivable, noncurrent	94,950				85,077
Other noncurrent assets	394,697				200,701
Total assets	$	2,259,452			$	1,872,484
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt, net	$	20,000			$	20,000
Accounts payable	92,634				86,854
Other current liabilities	224,187				203,691
Total current liabilities	336,821				310,545
Long-term debt, net	592,742				287,157
Pensions and other employee benefits	199,486				208,068
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	40,854				44,639
Deferred tax liabilities	49,898				10,916
Product liability and other noncurrent liabilities	215,474				201,268
Total shareholders' equity	824,177				809,891
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,259,452			$	1,872,484

 

MSA Safety Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021				2020				2021				2020
Net income	$	18,823			$	28,234			$	80,810			$	108,431
Depreciation and amortization	14,182				9,856				36,270				29,284
Change in working capital and other operating	13,224				(10,953)				13,063				(27,560)
Cash flow from operating activities	46,229				27,137				130,143				110,155
Capital expenditures	(10,675)				(12,864)				(30,963)				(32,698)
Acquisition, net of cash acquired	(329,445)				—				(392,437)				—
Change in short-term investments	1,017				(9,935)				26,062				(19,337)
Property disposals and other investing	(5,309)				251				(5,249)				334
Cash flow used in investing activities	(344,412)				(22,548)				(402,587)				(51,701)
Change in debt	281,855				4,000				308,859				(5,000)
Cash dividends paid	(17,255)				(16,771)				(51,322)				(49,811)
Other financing	(19,715)				2,792				(24,107)				(21,332)
Cash flow from (used in) financing activities	244,885				(9,979)				233,430				(76,143)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(3,270)				1,986				(4,177)				(1,668)
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	(56,568)			$	(3,404)			$	(43,191)			$	(19,357)

 

MSA Safety Incorporated
Segment Information (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except percentage amounts)
	Americas				International				Corporate				Consolidated
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Sales to external customers	$	229,076			$	111,121			$	—			$	340,197
Operating income													28,961
Operating margin %													8.5		%
Restructuring charges													3,853
Currency exchange losses, net													100
Product liability expense													10,688
Acquisition related costs													7,351
Adjusted operating income (loss)	44,364				12,599				(6,010)				50,953
Adjusted operating margin %	19.4		%		11.3		%						15.0		%
Depreciation and amortization (a)													11,823
Adjusted EBITDA	52,514				16,142				(5,880)				62,776
Adjusted EBITDA %	22.9		%		14.5		%						18.5		%
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Sales to external customers	$	194,303			$	110,089			$	—			$	304,392
Operating income													41,149
Operating margin %													13.5		%
Restructuring charges													7,603
Currency exchange losses, net													2,759
Product liability expense													2,077
Acquisition related costs													41
Adjusted operating income (loss)	40,898				15,658				(2,927)				53,629
Adjusted operating margin %	21.0		%		14.2		%						17.6		%
Depreciation and amortization (a)													9,856
Adjusted EBITDA	47,465				18,848				(2,828)				63,485
Adjusted EBITDA %	24.4		%		17.1		%						20.9		%

(a) Excludes acquisition related amortization, which is included in acquisition related costs above.

The Americas segment is comprised of our operations in North America and Latin America geographies. The International segment is comprised of our operations in all geographies outside of the Americas. Certain global expenses are allocated to each segment in a manner consistent with where the benefits from the expenses are derived.

Adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted operating margin, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA margin are the measures used by the chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources.  As such, management believes that adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are useful metrics for investors. Adjusted operating income (loss) is defined as operating income excluding restructuring charges, currency exchange gains / losses, product liability expense, acquisition related costs, including acquisition related amortization. Adjusted operating margin is defined as adjusted operating income (loss) divided by segment sales to external customers.  Adjusted EBITDA is defined as adjusted operating income (loss) plus depreciation and amortization and adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by segment sales to external customers.  Adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are not recognized terms under GAAP and therefore do not purport to be alternatives to operating income or operating margin as a measure of operating performance.  The Company's definition of adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.  As such, management believes that it is appropriate to consider operating income determined on a GAAP basis in addition to these non-GAAP measures.

	Americas				International				Corporate				Consolidated
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Sales to external customers	$	655,123			$	334,792			$	—			$	989,915
Operating income													108,049
Operating margin %													10.9		%
Restructuring charges													12,239
Currency exchange gains, net													(359)
Product liability expense													25,235
Acquisition related costs													11,891
Adjusted operating income (loss)	138,778				41,794				(23,517)				157,055
Adjusted operating margin %	21.2		%		12.5		%						15.9		%
Depreciation and amortization (a)													33,716
Adjusted EBITDA	161,861				52,095				(23,185)				190,771
Adjusted EBITDA %	24.7		%		15.6		%						19.3		%
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Sales to external customers	$	629,787			$	330,188			$	—			$	959,975
Operating income													148,213
Operating margin %													15.4		%
Restructuring charges													18,475
Currency exchange losses, net													3,821
Product liability expense													4,878
Acquisition related costs													202
COVID-19 related costs													757
Adjusted operating income (loss)	149,708				45,719				(19,081)				176,346
Adjusted operating margin %	23.8		%		13.8		%						18.4		%
Depreciation and amortization (a)													29,284
Adjusted EBITDA	169,343				55,075				(18,788)				205,630
Adjusted EBITDA %	26.9		%		16.7		%						21.4		%

(a) Excludes acquisition related amortization, which is included in acquisition related costs above.

The Americas segment is comprised of our operations in North America and Latin America geographies. The International segment is comprised of our operations in all geographies outside of the Americas. Certain global expenses are allocated to each segment in a manner consistent with where the benefits from the expenses are derived.

Adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted operating margin, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA margin are the measures used by the chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources.  As such, management believes that adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are useful metrics for investors. Adjusted operating income (loss) is defined as operating income excluding restructuring charges, currency exchange gains / losses, product liability expense, acquisition related costs, including acquisition related amortization, and COVID-19 related costs. Adjusted operating margin is defined as adjusted operating income (loss) divided by segment sales to external customers.  Adjusted EBITDA is defined as adjusted operating income (loss) plus depreciation and amortization and adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by segment sales to external customers.  Adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are not recognized terms under GAAP and therefore do not purport to be alternatives to operating income or operating margin as a measure of operating performance.  The Company's definition of adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.  As such, management believes that it is appropriate to consider operating income determined on a GAAP basis in addition to these non-GAAP measures.

MSA Safety Incorporated
Reconciliation of As Reported Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Constant currency revenue growth (Unaudited)
Consolidated
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Breathing Apparatus		Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel*		Industrial Head Protection		Portable Gas Detection		Fixed Gas and Flame Detection*		Fall Protection		Core Sales			Non-Core Sales			Net Sales
GAAP reported sales change	13	%	27	%	25	%	28	%	14	%	15	%	19	%		(28)	%		12	%
Plus: Currency translation effects	—	%	(2)	%	(1)	%	(1)	%	(1)	%	(3)	%	(1)	%		(1)	%		(1)	%
Constant currency sales change	13	%	25	%	24	%	27	%	13	%	12	%	18	%		(29)	%		11	%
Less: Acquisitions	—	%	21	%	—	%	—	%	22	%	—	%	9	%		—	%		8	%
Organic constant currency sales change	13	%	4	%	24	%	27	%	(9)	%	12	%	9	%		(29)	%		3	%
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Breathing Apparatus		Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel*		Industrial Head Protection		Portable Gas Detection		Fixed Gas and Flame Detection*		Fall Protection		Core Sales			Non-Core Sales			Net Sales
GAAP reported sales change	1	%	22	%	13	%	16	%	—	%	15	%	9	%		(27)	%		3	%
Plus: Currency translation effects	(2)	%	(3)	%	(1)	%	(3)	%	(2)	%	(3)	%	(3)	%		(2)	%		(2)	%
Constant currency sales change	(1)	%	19	%	12	%	13	%	(2)	%	12	%	6	%		(29)	%		1	%
Less: Acquisitions	—	%	16	%	—	%	—	%	8	%	—	%	4	%		—	%		4	%
Organic constant currency sales change	(1)	%	3	%	12	%	13	%	(10)	%	12	%	2	%		(29)	%		(3)	%

*Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel and Fixed Gas and Flame Detection include the impact of the Bristol and Bacharach acquisitions completed on January 25, 2021 and July 1, 2021, respectively.

Organic constant currency sales change is a non-GAAP financial measure provided by the Company to give a better understanding of the Company's underlying business performance. Organic constant currency sales change is calculated by deducting the percentage impact from acquisitions and currency translation effects from the overall percentage change in net sales.

MSA Safety Incorporated
Reconciliation of As Reported Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Constant currency revenue growth (Unaudited)
Americas Segment
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Breathing Apparatus		Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel		Industrial Head Protection		Portable Gas Detection		Fixed Gas and Flame Detection*		Fall Protection		Core Sales			Non-Core Sales			Net Sales
GAAP reported sales change	19	%	3	%	35	%	39	%	36	%	35	%	26	%		(30)	%		18	%
Plus: Currency translation effects	(1)	%	—	%	(1)	%	(1)	%	(1)	%	(1)	%	(1)	%		(1)	%		(1)	%
Constant currency sales change	18	%	3	%	34	%	38	%	35	%	34	%	25	%		(31)	%		17	%
Less: Acquisitions	—	%	—	%	—	%	—	%	35	%	—	%	8	%		—	%		7	%
Organic constant currency sales change	18	%	3	%	34	%	38	%	—	%	34	%	17	%		(31)	%		10	%
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Breathing Apparatus		Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel		Industrial Head Protection		Portable Gas Detection		Fixed Gas and Flame Detection*		Fall Protection		Core Sales			Non-Core Sales			Net Sales
GAAP reported sales change	3	%	4	%	19	%	22	%	8	%	21	%	10	%		(32)	%		4	%
Plus: Currency translation effects	—	%	—	%	1	%	—	%	—	%	(1)	%	—	%		(1)	%		—	%
Constant currency sales change	3	%	4	%	20	%	22	%	8	%	20	%	10	%		(33)	%		4	%
Less: Acquisitions	—	%	—	%	—	%	—	%	12	%	—	%	3	%		—	%		2	%
Organic constant currency sales change	3	%	4	%	20	%	22	%	(4)	%	20	%	7	%		(33)	%		2	%

*Fixed Gas and Flame Detection includes the impact of the Bacharach acquisition completed on July 1, 2021.

Organic constant currency sales change is a non-GAAP financial measure provided by the Company to give a better understanding of the Company's underlying business performance. Organic constant currency sales change is calculated by deducting the percentage impact from acquisitions and currency translation effects from the overall percentage change in net sales.

MSA Safety Incorporated
Reconciliation of As Reported Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Constant currency revenue growth (Unaudited)
International Segment
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Breathing Apparatus		Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel*		Industrial Head Protection		Portable Gas Detection		Fixed Gas and Flame Detection*		Fall Protection		Core Sales			Non-Core Sales			Net Sales
GAAP reported sales change	5	%	164	%	(1)	%	8	%	(15)	%	(9)	%	6	%		(25)	%		1	%
Plus: Currency translation effects	(2)	%	(13)	%	(3)	%	(2)	%	(1)	%	(4)	%	(2)	%		(2)	%		(3)	%
Constant currency sales change	3	%	151	%	(4)	%	6	%	(16)	%	(13)	%	4	%		(27)	%		(2)	%
Less: Acquisitions	—	%	145	%	—	%	—	%	4	%	—	%	11	%		—	%		8	%
Organic constant currency sales change	3	%	6	%	(4)	%	6	%	(20)	%	(13)	%	(7)	%		(27)	%		(10)	%
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Breathing Apparatus		Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel*		Industrial Head Protection		Portable Gas Detection		Fixed Gas and Flame Detection*		Fall Protection		Core Sales			Non-Core Sales			Net Sales
GAAP reported sales change	(2)	%	117	%	(4)	%	4	%	(12)	%	8	%	5	%		(17)	%		1	%
Plus: Currency translation effects	(6)	%	(18)	%	(6)	%	(6)	%	(4)	%	(8)	%	(6)	%		(6)	%		(6)	%
Constant currency sales change	(8)	%	99	%	(10)	%	(2)	%	(16)	%	—	%	(1)	%		(23)	%		(5)	%
Less: Acquisitions	—	%	97	%	—	%	—	%	1	%	—	%	7	%		—	%		6	%
Organic constant currency sales change	(8)	%	2	%	(10)	%	(2)	%	(17)	%	—	%	(8)	%		(23)	%		(11)	%

*Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel and Fixed Gas and Flame Detection include the impact of the Bristol and Bacharach acquisitions completed on January 25, 2021 and July 1, 2021, respectively.

Organic constant currency sales change is a non-GAAP financial measure provided by the Company to give a better understanding of the Company's underlying business performance. Organic constant currency sales change is calculated by deducting the percentage impact from acquisitions and currency translation effects from the overall percentage change in net sales.

MSA Safety Incorporated
Supplemental Segment Information (Unaudited)
Summary of constant currency revenue growth by segment and product group
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Consolidated			Americas			International
Portable Gas Detection	27	%		38	%		6	%
Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel*	25	%		3	%		151	%
Industrial Head Protection	24	%		34	%		(4)	%
Breathing Apparatus	13	%		18	%		3	%
Fixed Gas and Flame Detection*	13	%		35	%		(16)	%
Fall Protection	12	%		34	%		(13)	%
Core Sales	18	%		25	%		4	%
Non-Core Sales	(29)	%		(31)	%		(27)	%
Net Sales	11	%		17	%		(2)	%
Net Sales excluding Acquisitions	3	%		10	%		(10)	%
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
	Consolidated			Americas			International
Portable Gas Detection	13	%		22	%		(2)	%
Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel*	19	%		4	%		99	%
Industrial Head Protection	12	%		20	%		(10)	%
Breathing Apparatus	(1)	%		3	%		(8)	%
Fixed Gas and Flame Detection*	(2)	%		8	%		(16)	%
Fall Protection	12	%		20	%		—	%
Core Sales	6	%		10	%		(1)	%
Non-Core Sales	(29)	%		(33)	%		(23)	%
Net Sales	1	%		4	%		(5)	%
Net Sales excluding Acquisitions	(3)	%		2	%		(11)	%

*Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel and Fixed Gas and Flame Detection include the impact of the Bristol and Bacharach acquisitions completed on January 25, 2021 and July 1, 2021, respectively.

 

MSA Safety Incorporated
Reconciliation of As Reported Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted earnings (Unaudited)
Adjusted earnings per diluted share (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended September 30,										Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021				2020				% Change		2021				2020				% Change
Net income attributable to MSA Safety Incorporated	$	18,823			$	28,034			(33)%		$	80,362			$	107,763			(25)%
Tax expense associated with transactions	1,713				—						1,713				—
Tax benefit associated with ASU 2016-09: Improvements to employee share-based payment accounting	(293)				(80)						(2,372)				(1,699)
Subtotal	20,243				27,954				(28)%		79,703				106,064				(25)%
Product liability expense	10,688				2,077						25,235				4,878
Acquisition related costs	7,351				41						11,891				202
Restructuring charges	3,853				7,603						12,239				18,475
Asset related losses, net	375				62						423				189
COVID-19 related costs	—				—						—				757
Currency exchange losses (gains), net	100				2,759						(359)				3,821
Income tax expense on adjustments	(5,525)				(3,700)						(12,845)				(7,614)
Adjusted earnings	$	37,085			$	36,796			1%		$	116,287			$	126,772			(8)%
Adjusted earnings per diluted share	$	0.94			$	0.94			0%		$	2.95			$	3.23			(9)%

Management believes that adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per diluted share are useful measures for investors, as management uses these measures to internally assess the company's performance and ongoing operating trends. There can be no assurances that additional special items will not occur in future periods, nor that MSA's definition of adjusted earnings is consistent with that of other companies. As such, management believes that it is appropriate to consider both net income determined on a GAAP basis as well as adjusted earnings.

About MSA:
Established in 1914, MSA Safety Incorporated is the global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures.  Many MSA products integrate a combination of electronics, mechanical systems and advanced materials to protect users against hazardous or life-threatening situations.  The company's comprehensive product line is used by workers around the world in a broad range of markets, including the oil, gas and petrochemical industry, the fire service, the construction industry, mining and the military.  MSA's core products include self-contained breathing apparatus, fixed gas and flame detection systems, portable gas detection instruments, industrial head protection products, firefighter helmets and protective apparel, and fall protection devices.  With 2020 revenues of $1.35 billion, MSA employs approximately 5,200 people worldwide.  The company is headquartered north of Pittsburgh in Cranberry Township, Pa., and has manufacturing operations in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America.  With more than 40 international locations, MSA realizes approximately half of its revenue from outside North America.  For more information visit MSA's web site at www.MSAsafety.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
Except for historical information, certain matters discussed in this press release may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include but are not limited to all projections and anticipated levels of future performance. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those discussed herein. Any number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from projections or forward-looking statements, including without limitation global economic conditions, spending patterns of government agencies, competitive pressures, the impact of acquisitions and related integration activities, product liability claims, the success of new product introductions, currency exchange rate fluctuations and the risks of doing business in foreign countries. A full listing of these risks, uncertainties and other factors are detailed from time-to-time in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including our most recent Form 10-K filed on February 19, 2021. You are strongly urged to review all such filings for a more detailed discussion of such risks and uncertainties.  MSA's SEC filings are readily obtainable at no charge at www.sec.gov, as well as on its own investor relations website at http://investors.MSAsafety.com. MSA undertakes no duty to publicly update any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. These financial measures include organic constant currency revenue growth, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted earnings, and adjusted earnings per diluted share. The presentation of these financial measures does not comply with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). For an explanation of these measures, together with a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, see the Reconciliation of As Reported Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the financial tables section above.

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FAQ

What were MSA's total revenues for Q3 2021?

MSA's total revenues for Q3 2021 were $340 million, a 12% increase from the previous year.

What is MSA's earnings per share for Q3 2021?

MSA reported earnings per diluted share of $0.48 for Q3 2021.

How much did MSA's operating income decrease in Q3 2021?

MSA's GAAP operating income decreased to $29 million in Q3 2021, down from $41 million in Q3 2020.

What acquisition did MSA complete in 2021?

MSA completed the acquisition of Bacharach on July 1, 2021.

What challenges is MSA facing in the current market?

MSA is facing inflationary pressures and supply chain constraints that are affecting costs.