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MSAfety (MSAfety) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 3.00% (As of Dec. 2023)
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MSAfety's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.47.

The historical rank and industry rank for MSAfety's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

MSA' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 6.8   Max: 38.3
Current: 3

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of MSAfety was 38.30% per year. The lowest was 2.00% per year. And the median was 6.80% per year.

MSA's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
74.29% of 350 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 10.4 vs MSA: 3.00

During the past 12 months, MSAfety's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

MSAfety's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.23. As of today, MSAfety's Dividend Yield % is 1.01%.

Warning Sign:

MSA Safety Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, MSAfety's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, MSAfety's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MSAfety's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



MSAfety 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


MSAfety  (NYSE:MSA) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

MSAfety's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.47/ 2.06
=0.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of MSAfety was 1.85. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.47.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

MSAfety Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.4702024-02-142024-02-152024-03-10Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4702023-11-142023-11-152023-12-10Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4702023-08-152023-08-162023-09-10Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4702023-05-152023-05-162023-06-10Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

MSAfety's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.88/185.55
=1.01 %

Current Share Price is $185.55.
MSAfety's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.88.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of MSAfety was 3.29%. The lowest was 0.96%. And the median was 1.53%.

Warning Sign:

MSA Safety Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year low.

* 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 (MSAfety) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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