MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) reported quarterly earnings of $2.40 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.13 by 12.68 percent. This is a 24.35 percent increase over earnings of $1.93 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $503.327 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $496.318 million by 1.41 percent. This is a 6.16 percent increase over sales of $474.116 million the same period last year.