MSA Safety is engaged in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products. Co.'s product line is used in a range of markets, including fire service, the oil, gas and petrochemical industry, construction, industrial manufacturing applications, utilities, mining and the military. Co.'s core products include breathing apparatus where self-contained breathing apparatus is the principal product, fixed gas and flame detection systems, portable gas detection instruments, industrial head protection products, firefighter helmets and protective apparel and fall protection devices. Co.'s non-core products include respirators, eye and face protection, ballistic helmets and gas masks. The MSA stock yearly return is shown above.
The yearly return on the MSA stock yearly return page and across the coverage universe of our site,
is a measure of the annual return over the calendar year 2014 for the given stock.
When performing this calculation it is important to factor in dividends, because a financial instrument's annual return is
more than just the change in price if that instrument pays a dividend or coupon.
One way to factor dividends into the return is simply to count them as cash — we don't do
that here. Instead, our website aims to empower investors
by performing the MSA annual return calculation with any dividends reinvested as applicable (on ex-dates).
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