MSA Safety reports Q1 adjusted EPS $1.36, consensus $1.05

Reports Q1 revenue $398M, consensus $361.75M. "We had an outstanding start to the year, with our team delivering another quarter of double-digit revenue growth and strong incremental margins," said Nish Vartanian, MSA Safety Chairman, President and CEO. "Our Q1 results reflect the breadth and depth of our leading portfolio of safety solutions as well as the diversification and resiliency of our end markets. Underlying the 20% quarterly sales increase was double-digit order growth and a book-to-bill ratio over 1.1. The continued strength in customer demand is encouraging, with broad-based expansion across our product categories and key regions."