Stock comparison
MSA Safety
Napco Security Technologies
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
MSA
MSA Safety
Market cap
$6.6B
Sector
Industrials
NSSC
Napco Security Technologies
Market cap
$1.34B
Sector
Industrials
Overall winner
Napco Security Technologies NSSC
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | MSA | NSSC | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 56C | 70B | NSSC |
| Benjamin Graham | 79B | 90A | NSSC |
| Philip Fisher | 63C | 77B | NSSC |
| Peter Lynch | 52C | 63C | NSSC |
| Joel Greenblatt | 42D | 63C | NSSC |
| Charlie Munger | 56C | 72B | NSSC |
| Terry Smith | 55D | 72B | NSSC |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | MSA | NSSC |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $6.6B | $1.34B |
| P/E (TTM) | 22.5x | 38.9x |
| EV/EBIT | 17.4x | 28.7x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 14.03% | 18.36% |
| Gross margin | 46.8% | 56.97% |
| Net margin | 15.16% | 18.7% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.57% | 6.05% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 90.49% | 22.67% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.5x | 0.0x |
| Dividend yield | 1.26% | 1.42% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
MSA leads on
- Market cap$6.6Bvs $1.34B+80%
- EPS CAGR 5y90.49%vs 22.67%+75%
- P/E (TTM)22.5xvs 38.9x+42%
- EV/EBIT17.4xvs 28.7x+39%
NSSC leads on
- Debt / Equity0.0xvs 0.5x+94%
- ROIC (TTM)18.36%vs 14.03%+24%
- Net margin18.7%vs 15.16%+19%
- Gross margin56.97%vs 46.8%+18%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.