MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) reported quarterly earnings of $1.99 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.82 by 8.74 percent. This is a 18.45 percent increase over earnings of $1.68 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $463.600 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $451.295 million by 2.73 percent. This is a 10.03 percent increase over sales of $421.340 million the same period last year.