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How MSA Safety Incorporated stacks up
MSA · against 472 other Industrials companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
53/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #154 of 473 · scores higher than 67% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score62 peers with a valuation score of 50–59, including MSA · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 53?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Industrials norm.
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 6.9% vs peer median 6.9%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 4.7% vs peer median 3.8%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 64% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 5.3% vs peer median 3.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MSA, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MSA | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 468 reported | 4.6% | 3.0% | 75% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 472 reported | 7.2% | 6.3% | 61% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 430 reported | 5.3% | 3.3% | 72% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 466 reported | 20.8% | 32.3% | 34% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MSA| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 462M USD | 100 | 86 | |
| 1 | 323M USD | 100 | 82 | |
| 1 | 1.5B USD | 100 | 78 | |
| 1 | 3.0B USD | 100 | 62 | |
| 1 | 3.5B USD | 100 | 57 | |
| 148 | 1.1B USD | 54 | 64 | |
| 148 | 22.5B USD | 54 | 59 | |
| 154 | 3.1B USD | 53 | 56 | |
| 154 | 8.6B USD | 53 | 68 | |
| 154 | 6.7B USD | 53 | 69 | |
| 154 | 640M USD | 53 | 34 | |
| 154 | 7.5B USD | 53 | 49 | |
| 154 | 940M USD | 53 | 46 | |
| 160 | 4.9B USD | 52 | 78 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score