MSA Safety (NYSE: MSA) reported quarterly earnings of $1.61 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.56 by 3.21 percent. This is a 18.38 percent increase over earnings of $1.36 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $413.302 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $428.367 million by 3.52 percent. This is a 3.78 percent increase over sales of $398.262 million the same period last year.