MSA Safety posts higher 4th-quarter profit

MSA Safety Inc.'s profit in the fourth quarter rose 29 percent on higher revenue. The Cranberry-based maker of safety equipment for firefighters and miners said it had net income of $32.7 million, or 86 cents a share, in the October-December quarter. The results compared with net income of $25.4 million, or 67 cents a share, in the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue in the quarter was $311.2 million, up 7 percent from revenue of $291.4 million a year earlier.