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MSAfety (MSAfety) Beta : 1.04 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is MSAfety Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-26), MSAfety's Beta is 1.04.


MSAfety Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for MSAfety's Beta can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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MSAfety Beta Chart

MSAfety Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.89 0.94 1.00 0.97 0.95

MSAfety Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.97 0.83 0.90 0.99 0.95

Competitive Comparison of MSAfety's Beta

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, MSAfety's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


MSAfety's Beta Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, MSAfety's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MSAfety's Beta falls into.



MSAfety Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


MSAfety  (NYSE:MSA) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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MSAfety (MSAfety) Business Description

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Address
1000 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Township, PA, USA, 16066-5207
MSA Safety Inc makes safety products that are used to protect workers in the oil and gas and mining industries. The products include breathing apparatuses, fall protection, portable gas detection systems, industrial head protection, fire and rescue helmets, and fixed gas and flame detection systems. End markets include the fire service, contractor, industrial, mining, oil and gas, and utilities industries. MSA Safety generates most of its revenue in North America. The company's reportable geographic segments are Americas, International and Corporate.
Executives
Rebecca B Roberts director 1000 LOUISIANA, SUITE 5800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jonathan D. Buck officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Bob Willem Leenen officer: Vice President 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Richard W Roda officer: Vice President, Secretary, CLO 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Stephanie L Sciullo officer: Vice President, CLO 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Nishan J. Vartanian officer: Vice President 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Lee B Mcchesney officer: Senior VP, CFO and Treasurer 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
Robert A Bruggeworth director C/O RF MICRO DEVICES, INC., 7628 THORNDIKE ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27409
William M Lambert officer: Vice President C/O MSA SAFETY, 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TWP PA 16066
Ryan John T Iii director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO P O BOX 426, PITTSBURGH PA 15230
Kenneth D. Krause officer: VP, CFO and Treasurer 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Luca Savi director C/O ITT CORPORATION, 1133 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Sandra Phillips Rogers director 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Blanco Steven C. Sr. officer: Vice President 1000 CRANBERRY WOODS DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
Diane M Pearse director P O BOX 426, PITTSBURGH PA 152300426