MSA Safety Analysis: a great company, a good product and yet a bad investment?

Not exactly a well-known company that produces the products you need, has a good track record and management? That is every investor's dream! Isn't it?

MSA Safety $MSA - an unassuming company that focuses on manufacturing and selling its own branded self-contained breathing apparatus as well as hard-wired gas and flame detection devices, fall protection equipment, firefighter helmets and more. Just recently, on February 15, the company reported financial results for the final quarter of fiscal year 2022. Relative to what analysts expected, the business performed relatively well. With that in mind, its overall fundamental condition has shown some volatility recently. Although the business looks interesting, it still looks like the stock is not quite at the right price. Why?

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By the end of 2022, sales, earnings and cash flow were strong, helping the stock to much more growth than the broader…