EXHIBIT 99.1     
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FROM: MSA Safety Incorporated
Ticker: MSA (NYSE)
Media Relations Contact: Mark Deasy (412) 559-8154
Investor Relations Contact: Larry De Maria (917) 245-7463


MSA Safety Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

Second Quarter 2025 Highlights
•Achieved quarterly net sales of $474 million, a 3% GAAP increase and flat organic(a) year-over-year

•Generated GAAP operating income of $86 million, or 18.1% of sales, and adjusted operating income of $101 million, or 21.4% of sales

•Recorded GAAP net income of $63 million, or $1.59 per diluted share, and adjusted earnings of $76 million, or $1.93 per diluted share

•Acquired M&C TechGroup, a leading manufacturer of gas analysis and process safety technologies, in a transaction valued at $188 million, net of cash acquired
•Repurchased $30 million of common stock, invested $29 million for capital expenditures, including a strategic footprint investment, and paid $21 million of dividends

PITTSBURGH, August 4, 2025 - Global safety equipment and solutions provider MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2025.

“Our second quarter financial performance demonstrates our team's commitment to our Accelerate strategy and creating long-term value for our stakeholders," said Steve Blanco, MSA Safety President and CEO. "Although we had a difficult comparison within our broader portfolio, leveraging the MSA Business System enabled strong backlog conversion of key customer orders, and we are energized by the momentum in our growth accelerator product categories of detection and fall protection. Lastly, we deployed capital for the acquisition of M&C TechGroup to expand our addressable market in detection, further diversify our end markets, and create a synergistic platform for growth in the gas analysis and process safety markets.”
(a) Definition of organic sales change provided on the bottom of page nine.
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Financial Highlights
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions, except per share data and percentages)20252024
% Change (a)
20252024
% Change (a)
Net Sales$474.1 $462.5 3%$895.5 $875.8 2 %
GAAP
Operating income85.9 99.9 (14)%163.6 180.1 (9)%
% of Net sales18.1 %21.6 %(350) bps18.3 %20.6 %(230) bps
Net income62.8 72.2 (13)%122.4 130.4 (6)%
Diluted EPS1.59 1.83 (13)%3.10 3.30 (6)%
Non-GAAP
Adjusted EBITDA$116.5 $121.9 (4)%$218.0 $223.2 (2)%
% of Net sales24.6 %26.4 %(180) bps24.3 %25.5 %(120) bps
Adjusted operating income101.4 108.2 (6)%188.9 196.2 (4)%
% of Net sales21.4 %23.4 %(200) bps21.1 %22.4 %(130) bps
Adjusted earnings75.9 79.7 (5)%142.4 143.2 (1)%
Adjusted diluted EPS1.93 2.01 (4)%3.61 3.62 — %
Free cash flow37.9 39.0 (3)%88.9 78.6 13 %
Free cash flow conversion60 %54 %73 %60 %
Americas Segment
Net sales$320.1 $314.7 2 %$613.3 $610.2 — %
GAAP operating income91.3 96.2 (5)%167.8 180.3 (7)%
% of Net sales28.5 %30.6 %(210) bps27.4 %29.6 %(220) bps
Adjusted operating income93.3 98.5 (5)%172.0 184.7 (7)%
% of Net sales29.1 %31.3 %(220) bps28.0 %30.3 %(230) bps
International Segment
Net sales$154.0 $147.8 4 %$282.2 $265.5 6 %
GAAP operating income12.2 22.8 (46)%29.5 33.9 (13)%
% of Net sales8.0 %15.4 %(740) bps10.5 %12.8 %(230) bps
Adjusted operating income20.2 24.3 (17)%38.9 37.8 3 %
% of Net sales13.1 %16.4 %(330) bps13.8 %14.2 %(40) bps
(a) Percentage change may not calculate exactly due to rounding.

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"Our balance sheet remains strong, enabling us to invest in growth and return cash to shareholders through our disciplined capital allocation strategy," stated Elyse Brody, Interim CFO of MSA Safety. "Highlights this quarter include the acquisition of M&C TechGroup, our 55th consecutive annual dividend increase, share repurchases, and a strategic footprint investment in Cranberry Township, Pa., to expand manufacturing and engineering capabilities at our detection Center of Excellence. We reaffirm our low-single-digit organic sales growth outlook for 2025 while actively preparing for a wide range of macro scenarios, including tariffs, industrial demand, and the timing of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) approval for our next-generation self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)," Brody added.
2025 Net Sales Outlook
The company maintained its low-single-digit full-year organic sales growth outlook for 2025, while acknowledging ongoing risk due to macroeconomic factors and the timing of the NFPA standard approval process.
Conference Call
MSA Safety will host a conference call on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss its second quarter 2025 results and outlook. The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be webcast at http://investors.msasafety.com/ under the “News and Events” tab, subheading “Events & Presentations.” Investors and interested parties can also dial into the call at 1-844-854-4415 (toll-free) or 1-412-902-6599 (international). When prompted, please instruct the operator to be joined into the MSA Safety Incorporated conference call. A replay of the conference call will be available at http://investors.msasafety.com/ shortly after the conclusion of the presentation and will be available for the next 90 days.



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MSA Safety Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Net sales$474,116 $462,463 $895,456 $875,765 
Cost of products sold253,406 239,434 481,351 457,205 
Gross profit220,710 223,029 414,105 418,560 
Selling, general and administrative112,078 105,075 206,042 199,226 
Research and development16,996 17,070 32,665 32,988 
Restructuring charges488 1,543 2,412 4,560 
Currency exchange losses (gains), net5,286 (603)9,363 1,730 
Operating income85,862 99,944 163,623 180,056 
Interest expense8,116 9,664 14,951 20,403 
Other income, net(5,000)(4,148)(12,022)(10,382)
Total other expense, net3,116 5,516 2,929 10,021 
Income before income taxes82,746 94,428 160,694 170,035 
Provision for income taxes19,973 22,194 38,316 39,662 
Net income$62,773 $72,234 $122,378 $130,373 
Earnings per share attributable to common shareholders:
Basic$1.60 $1.83 $3.11 $3.31 
Diluted$1.59 $1.83 $3.10 $3.30 
Basic shares outstanding39,258 39,389 39,296 39,375 
Diluted shares outstanding39,359 39,541 39,430 39,549 

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MSA Safety Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
June 30, 2025December 31, 2024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$146,988 $164,560 
Trade receivables, net
333,754 279,213 
Inventories
343,883 296,796 
Other current assets
62,836 62,461 
    Total current assets
887,461 803,030 
Property, plant and equipment, net279,419 211,865 
Prepaid pension cost234,355 224,638 
Goodwill733,245 620,895 
Intangible assets, net310,934 246,437 
Other noncurrent assets104,797 98,919 
   Total assets
$2,550,211 $2,205,784 
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt, net
$8,383 $26,391 
Accounts payable
126,421 108,163 
Other current liabilities
150,660 153,539 
   Total current liabilities
285,464 288,093 
Long-term debt, net670,965 481,622 
Pensions and other employee benefits152,344 134,251 
Deferred tax liabilities132,696 107,691 
Other noncurrent liabilities56,100 50,808 
Total shareholders' equity1,252,642 1,143,319 
   Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
$2,550,211 $2,205,784 

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MSA Safety Incorporated
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Net income$62,773 $72,234 $122,378 $130,373 
Depreciation and amortization18,099 16,047 34,350 31,605 
Change in working capital and other operating(13,654)(34,979)(27,677)(57,790)
Cash flow from operating activities
67,218 53,302 129,051 104,188 
Capital expenditures(29,334)(14,341)(40,118)(25,560)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(187,774)— (187,774)— 
Property disposals and other investing1 74 19 74 
Cash flow used in investing activities
(217,107)(14,267)(227,873)(25,486)
Change in debt172,686 (8,250)165,220 (13,260)
Cash dividends paid(20,848)(20,099)(40,881)(38,589)
Company stock purchases under repurchase program(29,998)(10,000)(39,994)(10,000)
Other financing(2,249)(284)(10,366)(5,869)
Cash flow from (used in) financing activities
119,591 (38,633)73,979 (67,718)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash
equivalents and restricted cash		6,949 (1,881)7,692 (10,557)
(Decrease)/Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$(23,349)$(1,479)$(17,151)$427 







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MSA Safety Incorporated
Sales by Product Group (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except percentages)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2025ConsolidatedAmericasInternational
DollarsPercentDollarsPercentDollarsPercent
Detection(a)
$193,835 41%$127,174 40%$66,661 43%
Fire Service(b)
163,306 34%110,815 35%52,491 34%
Industrial PPE and Other(c)
116,975 25%82,150 25%34,825 23%
Total$474,116 100%$320,139 100%$153,977 100%
Three Months Ended June 30, 2024ConsolidatedAmericasInternational
DollarsPercentDollarsPercentDollarsPercent
Detection(a)
$170,848 37%$111,405 35%$59,443 40%
Fire Service(b)
172,269 37%118,487 38%53,782 37%
Industrial PPE and Other(c)
119,346 26%84,819 27%34,527 23%
Total$462,463 100%$314,711 100%$147,752 100%



Six Months Ended June 30, 2025ConsolidatedAmericasInternational
DollarsPercentDollarsPercentDollarsPercent
Detection(a)
$354,906 40%$237,065 39%$117,841 42%
Fire Service(b)
313,922 35%216,722 35%97,200 34%
Industrial PPE and Other(c)
226,628 25%159,512 26%67,116 24%
Total$895,456 100%$613,299 100%$282,157 100%
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024ConsolidatedAmericasInternational
DollarsPercentDollarsPercentDollarsPercent
Detection(a)
310,064 35%207,700 34%102,364 38%
Fire Service(b)
335,962 39%240,738 39%95,224 36%
Industrial PPE and Other(c)
229,739 26%161,811 27%67,928 26%
Total$875,765 100%$610,249 100%$265,516 100%
(a) Detection includes Fixed Gas and Flame Detection and Portable Gas detection. Detection includes sales from M&C TechGroup Germany GmbH and its affiliated companies ("M&C"), acquired by the Company, from May 6th, 2025, onward (Americas and International).
(b) Fire Service includes Breathing Apparatus and Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel.
(c) Industrial PPE and Other includes Industrial Head Protection, Fall Protection and Non-Core.

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MSA Safety Incorporated
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Organic sales change (Unaudited)


Consolidated
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Detection(a)
Fire Service(b)
Industrial PPE and Other(c)
Net Sales
GAAP reported sales change13%(5)%(2)%3%
Currency translation effects—%(1)%1%(1)%
Less: Acquisitions(7)%—%—%(2)%
Organic sales change6%(6)%(1)%—%
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Detection(a)
Fire Service(b)
Industrial PPE and Other(c)
Net Sales
GAAP reported sales change14%(7)%(1)%2%
Currency translation effects1%—%2%1%
Less: Acquisitions(4)%—%—%(1)%
Organic sales change11%(7)%1%2%

Americas Segment
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Detection(a)
Fire Service(b)
Industrial PPE and Other(c)
Net Sales
GAAP reported sales change14%(6)%(3)%2%
Plus: Currency translation effects1%—%2%1%
Less: Acquisitions(3)%—%—%(1)%
Organic sales change12%(6)%(1)%2%

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Detection(a)
Fire Service(b)
Industrial PPE and Other(c)
Net Sales
GAAP reported sales change14%(10)%(1)%1%
Plus: Currency translation effects1%—%3%1%
Less: Acquisitions(1)%—%—%(1)%
Organic sales change14%(10)%2%1%


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International Segment
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
Detection(a)
Fire Service(b)
Industrial PPE and Other(c)
Net Sales
GAAP reported sales change12%(2)%1%4%
Plus: Currency translation effects(4)%(4)%(3)%(3)%
Less: Acquisitions(11)%—%—%(5)%
Organic sales change(3)%(6)%(2)%(4)%

Six Months Ended June 30, 2025
Detection(a)
Fire Service(b)
Industrial PPE and Other(c)
Net Sales
GAAP reported sales change15%2%(1)%6%
Plus: Currency translation effects(1)%(1)%(1)%(1)%
Less: Acquisitions(7)%—%—%(2)%
Organic sales change7%1%(2)%3%

(a) Detection includes Fixed Gas and Flame Detection and Portable Gas Detection. Detection includes sales from M&C, acquired by the Company, from May 6th, 2025, onward (Americas and International).
(b) Fire Service includes Breathing Apparatus and Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel.
(c) Industrial PPE and Other includes Industrial Head Protection, Fall Protection and Non-Core.
Management believes that organic sales change is a useful metric for investors, as foreign currency translation, acquisitions and divestitures can have a material impact on sales change trends. Organic sales change highlights ongoing business performance excluding the impact of fluctuating foreign currencies, acquisitions and divestitures. There can be no assurances that MSA's definition of organic sales change is consistent with that of other companies. As such, management believes that it is appropriate to consider sales change determined on a GAAP basis in addition to this non-GAAP financial measure.

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MSA Safety Incorporated
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted operating income (Unaudited)
Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)
(In thousands)

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Adjusted EBITDA
$116,513 $121,931 $217,979 $223,185 
Less:
     Depreciation and amortization15,079 13,741 29,043 26,985 
Adjusted operating income101,434 108,190 188,936 196,200 
Less:
     Restructuring charges
488 1,543 2,412 4,560 
     Currency exchange losses (gains), net
5,286 (603)9,363 1,730 
     Acquisition-related amortization3,153 2,306 5,439 4,620 
     Net cost for product related legal matter— 5,000 — 5,000 
     Transaction costs (a)
6,645 — 8,099 234 
GAAP operating income85,862 99,944 163,623 180,056 
Less:
     Interest expense8,116 9,664 14,951 20,403 
     Other income, net(5,000)(4,148)(12,022)(10,382)
Income before income taxes
82,746 94,428 160,694 170,035 
Provision for income taxes
19,973 22,194 38,316 39,662 
Net income
$62,773 $72,234 $122,378 $130,373 
(a) Transaction costs include advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees incurred in connection with acquisitions and divestitures. These costs are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures and operating ratios derived from non-GAAP measures. Adjusted operating income is defined as operating income excluding restructuring charges, currency exchange gains / losses, acquisition-related amortization, net cost for product related legal matter and transaction costs. Adjusted operating margin is defined as adjusted operating income divided by net sales to external customers. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as adjusted operating income plus depreciation and amortization, and adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by net sales to external customers. These metrics are consistent with how management evaluates segment results and makes strategic decisions about the business. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding our operating performance and trends, and to facilitate comparisons with the performance of our peers. Adjusted operating income, 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, 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 and net income determined on a GAAP basis in addition to these non-GAAP measures.




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MSA Safety Incorporated
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted earnings (Unaudited)
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)


Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
20252024%
Change		20252024%
Change
Net income
$62,773 $72,234 (13)%$122,378 $130,373 (6)%
Currency exchange losses (gains), net5,286 (603)9,363 1,730 
Restructuring charges
488 1,543 2,412 4,560 
Transaction costs (a)
6,645 — 8,099 234 
Acquisition-related amortization3,153 2,306 5,439 4,620 
Asset related losses
884 701 892 752 
Pension settlement721 1,308 721 1,308 
Net cost for product related legal matter
— 5,000 — 5,000 
Income tax expense on adjustments
(4,021)(2,827)(6,937)(5,417)
Adjusted earnings
$75,929 $79,662 (5)%$142,367 $143,160 (1)%


Adjusted diluted earnings per share
$1.93 $2.01 (4)%$3.61 $3.62 0%
Diluted shares outstanding39,359 39,541 39,430 39,549 
(a)Transaction costs include advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees incurred in connection with acquisitions and divestitures. These costs are included in Selling, general and administrative expense in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.


Management believes that adjusted earnings and adjusted diluted earnings per 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.

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MSA Safety Incorporated
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Debt to adjusted EBITDA / Net debt to adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)
(In thousands)

Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2025
Operating income$372,744 
Depreciation and amortization 57,217 
Restructuring charges4,249 
Currency exchange losses, net11,271 
Acquisition-related amortization9,994 
Transaction costs (a)
8,751 
Adjusted EBITDA$464,226 
Total end-of-period debt679,348 
Debt to adjusted EBITDA1.5 
Total end-of-period debt$679,348 
Total end-of-period cash and cash equivalents146,988 
Net debt$532,360 
Net debt to adjusted EBITDA1.1 
(a) Transaction costs include advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees incurred in connection with acquisitions and divestitures. These costs are included in Selling, general and administrative expense in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Management believes that Debt to adjusted EBITDA and Net debt to adjusted EBITDA are useful measures for investors, as management uses these measures to internally assess the company’s liquidity and balance sheet strength. There can be no assurances that that MSA's definition of Debt to adjusted EBITDA and Net debt to adjusted EBITDA is consistent with that of other companies.

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About MSA Safety:    
MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) is the global leader in advanced safety products, technologies and solutions. Driven by its singular mission of safety, the Company has been at the forefront of safety innovation since 1914, protecting workers and facility infrastructure around the world across a broad range of diverse end markets while creating sustainable value for shareholders. With 2024 revenues of $1.8 billion, MSA Safety is headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania and employs a team of over 5,000 associates across its more than 40 international locations. For more information, please visit 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. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve various assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or other comparable words. Actual results, performance or outcomes may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements and may not align with historical performance and events due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the sections of our annual report on Form 10-K entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors,” and those discussed in our Form 10-Q quarterly reports filed after such annual report. 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. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and caution should be exercised against placing undue reliance upon such statements, which are based only on information currently available to us and speak only as of the date hereof. We are under no duty to update publicly any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this earnings press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures. These financial measures include organic sales change, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted earnings, adjusted earnings per diluted share, debt to adjusted EBITDA, and net debt to adjusted EBITDA. These non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding our operating performance and trends, and to facilitate comparisons with the performance of our peers. Management also uses these measures internally to assess and better understand our underlying business performance and trends related to core business activities. The non-GAAP financial measures and key performance indicators we use, and computational methods with respect thereto, may differ from the non-GAAP financial measures and key performance indicators, and computational methods, that our peers use to assess their performance and trends.
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The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures does not comply with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). These non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplemental in nature, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. When non-GAAP financial measures are disclosed, the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation G requires: (i) the presentation of the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP and (ii) a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP financial measure presented and the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. For an explanation of these measures, with a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, see the Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures to Non-GAAP Financial Measures in the financial tables section above.

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